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"Why I want and must find her at once is to ask her a simple question. What was she doing in James Allerdyke's room? For I've an idea." "What?" demanded Allerdyke. "This," replied Fullaway. "They were fellow-passengers on the Perisco. Your cousin as I daresay you know was the sort of man who readily makes friends, especially with women.
You described the maid very well indeed. Now describe the man." "I can do that quite well," said Celia, with assurance. "And I can tell you the circumstances. The steamer the Perisco got into the river at Hull about a quarter to nine and anchored off the Victoria Pier. We understood that she couldn't get into dock just then because of the tide, and that we must go on shore by tender.
"Had you taken any special notice of your fellow passengers on board the Perisco?" "No not at all. They were just the usual sort of passengers I wasn't interested in them. Of course, I talked to some of them, in the ordinary way, as one does talk on board ship. But I don't remember anything particular about them, nor any of their names, even if I ever knew their names. Of course I remember Mr.
"There's a telegram in it that came at four o'clock this afternoon she couldn't send it on, because she didn't know exactly where it would find you in Manchester." Allerdyke took the envelope, tore it open, drew out the telegram, and stepped beneath the nearest lamp. He muttered the wording of the message "On board SS. Perisco "63 miles N.N.E. Spurn Point, 2.15 p.m., May 12th.
A lot of Perisco passengers twenty, at least had come to the hotel by that time." "Did any of them join Mr. James Allerdyke at his table, I mean?" "I don't remember no, I think not. He sat at a table, one end of which adjoined the wall he put the hand-bag at that end. I remember wondering why he carried his bag about with him.
Allerdyke slipped the card into his pocket and turned to the night-porter. "My cousin wants me to go up to his room at once," he said. "Just show me the way. Do you happen to know what time he got in last night?" he continued, as they went upstairs. "Was it late?" "Passengers from the Perisco, sir?" answered the night-porter.
The Perisco officials had not seen anything suspicious in the conduct or personality of any of their passengers. They had observed James Allerdyke in casual conversation with some of them they had seen him talking to Miss Lennard, to Dr. Lydenberg, to others, ladies and gentlemen who subsequently put up at the Station Hotel for the night.
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