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He was seen to set off in this direction, and there's a probability that he crossed over here on his way to Ellersdeane. But he's never been seen since he left Scarnham." "Well," observed Creasy, "as I said just now, he wouldn't happen anything by accident in an ordinary way. Was there any reason why anybody should set on him?" "There may have been," replied Neal.
"Neighbours at a distance of a mile and who do no more than nod to each other," answered Neale. "Lord Ellersdeane and Mr. Horbury were what you might call friends, but I don't believe his lordship ever spoke ten words with either of the Chestermarkes until this morning. I tell you the Chestermarkes are regular hermits! when they're at home or about Scarnham, anyhow.
Polke and his companion returned to the Scarnham Arms, where Starmidge was in consultation with Betty and Neale. "They know nothing at all over there," he reported. "Never heard of Hollis. What's to be done now!" "Mr. Simmons must do the next thing," answered the detective. "Get back to town, Mr. Simmons, and put yourself in communication with every single one of Mr.
My brother Frederick and I were at school together at Selburgh Selburgh Grammar School, you know quite thirty-five or six years ago. One of our schoolmates was a John Horbury. And he came from this place Scarnham." The three listeners looked at each other. And Neale started, as if at some sudden reminiscence, and he spoke quickly. "I've heard Mr.
As I say, you never can make certain. Hollis may have found out that Godwin Markham of Conduit Street was in reality John Horbury of Scarnham, and then " "I'll tell you what!" interrupted Starmidge, who had been thinking as well as listening. "There's a very sure and certain way of finding out who Godwin Markham is! Do you remember? Mrs. Lester said her son had only seen him once.
For the last twenty-four hours he had let his companion supervise matters, but now, having decided on a certain policy, he took affairs into his own hands. "Now, then," he said, "he's off back to Scarnham. A word or two at the office, Easleby, and I'm after him. And you'll come with me."
The two detectives watched the lessee narrowly as that question was put. And each knew instantly that the prompt reply was a truthful one. "Never heard of him in my life," said Mr. Castlemayne. "Thank you, sir," said Easleby. "Just so! Well, sir, my friend here Detective-Sergeant Starmidge has been down at Scarnham in charge of this case from the first, and he's formed some ideas about this Mr.
But before he reached the bank he ran across Lord Ellersdeane, who, hanging about the town to hear some result of the search, had been lunching at the Scarnham Club, and now came out of its door. "Any news so far?" asked the Earl. Polke glanced round to see that nobody was within hearing. He and Lord Ellersdeane stepped within the doorway of the club-house.
"Worked it out," answered Neale. "This way! Hollis comes down to Scarnham to see Chestermarke's Bank which means one of the partners. He rings up the bank. He speaks to somebody there. How do we know that somebody was Horbury? We don't! It may have been Mrs. Carswell. Now supposing the real person Hollis wanted to see was either Gabriel or Joseph Chestermarke?
With Neale looking on at one side, and Polke at the other, Starmidge examined every separate paper. Nothing that he found bore any reference to Scarnham. There were one or two bills from booksellers made out to Frederick Hollis, Esquire. There was a folded playbill which showed that Mr.
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