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"Look here, Mary," he said very confidentially. "I am a friend of Mr. Rattar's and I am sure you would like me to try and throw a little light on this. Perhaps something is troubling him and I could help you to clear it up." "Oh, sir," she cried, "you are very kind! I wish you could!"
"I should deduce," said this sympathetic and intelligent visitor, "the probable appearance of certain evidence bearing on our theories, Bisset." Mr. Bisset thought he had seldom met a pleasanter gentleman or a more helpful assistant. The car took Mr. Carrington straight back to the town and dropped him at the door of Mr. Rattar's office.
"He was once Simon Rattar's partner, wasn't he, Reginald?" said Lady Cromarty. "And then he swindled him, didn't he?" "Swindled several other people as well," said Sir Reginald, "myself included. However, the thing was hushed up, and brother George disappeared. Then he took to forgery on his own account and among other people's signatures he imitated with remarkable success was Simon's.
Here's a much more serious loss for our friend. Would you like to earn £1, Cicely?" "Very much," said she. "Well then if you search the road very carefully between Mr. Simon Rattar's residence and his office you may find his signet ring and obtain the advertised, and I may say princely, reward of one pound." "Only a pound!" exclaimed Lady Cromarty, "for that handsome old ring of his?"
Carrington, and at last he confessed with a candid air: "The fact is, Superintendent, that I have a theory Sir Reginald was worrying about something before his death, and as all his business affairs are conducted by Mr. Rattar, I was wondering whether he had any difficulties in that direction. Now about this bad brother of Mr. Rattar's there couldn't be trouble still outstanding, you think?" "Mr.
Miss Cicely Farmond's air as she entered Simon Rattar's room seemed compounded of a little shyness, considerable trepidation, and yet more determination.
"I can see neither a damned head nor a damned tail to it!" he said to himself as he alighted. Two days later Mr. Ison entered Mr. Simon Rattar's room and informed him that Mr. Cromarty of Stanesland wished to see him on particular business. The lawyer was busy and this interruption seemed for the moment distinctly unwelcome. Then he grunted: "Show him in."
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