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I intended to inquire for them." At a sign from Goldberger, Simmonds opened a suit-case and placed a bundle on the table. Goldberger unrolled it and handed it to Swain. "Are these the clothes?" he asked. "Yes," said Swain, after a moment's examination. "Will you hold the shirt up so the jury can see it?" Swain held the garment up, and everybody's eyes were fixed upon the blood-soaked sleeve.
"Suppose we sit down," she said, and just then the sentry at the door saluted and Simmonds stepped into the room. I saw him shake his head in answer to Godfrey's questioning look and knew that Silva had not been found. Then I brought him forward to Miss Vaughan and introduced him. "Mr.
A very few minutes sufficed for Hughes and Freylinghuisen and I to tell all we knew of this tragedy and of the one which had preceded it. Grady seemed already acquainted with the details of d'Aurelle's death, for he listened without interrupting, only nodding from time to time. "You've got a list of the servants here, of course, Simmonds," he said, when we had finished the story.
With an exclamation of astonishment, Simmonds took the glass and examined the stains; then he handed it to Godfrey, who finally passed it on to me. Looking through it, I saw that Goldberger was right. The stains had been made by human fingers. Most of them were mere smudges, but here and there was one on which faint lines could be dimly traced.
It's sitting there, too," and he opened the outer door, passed through, and held back the curtain at the farther end. I was just behind Goldberger and Simmonds, and I heard their gasp of amazement, as they saw what lay beyond. The scene had not changed in the slightest detail.
I am no longer young, but the memory of my early sorrows time can never efface; although, aided by religion, I have learned resignation and cheerfulness. One thing more," continued Miss Simmonds, "and I have done." Rising, she opened a drawer and, taking a locket therefrom, she placed it in my hand, saying,
"Can you identify that?" he asked. "Yes," said Simmonds. "It is the robe worn by Miss Vaughan on the night of the tragedy. My initials are on the left sleeve." "That also has blood-marks on it, I believe?" "Yes, sir;" and, indeed, we could all perceive the marks. "Human blood?" "Yes, sir. I had it tested, too."
'Stop singing, added the agent, hastily. 'You go away and have a nice cup of hot tea, said the agent, soothingly, 'and you'll be as right as anything in the morning. Henry went away. A few days later, at the Bureau, his fellow-detective Simmonds hailed him. 'Here, you! The boss wants you. Buck up! Mr Stafford was talking into the telephone. He replaced the receiver as Henry entered.
Simmonds warmly offered to make the application for a commission for him, but Ned declined. He had made up his mind, he said, to stick to the mill; there was plenty of work to be done there, and he foresaw that with a continued improvement of machinery there was a great future for the manufacturing interests of England. The Luddite movement gradually died out.
I didn't know it was so late," I added, and looked at my watch; but it was not yet eleven o'clock. "I'm earlier than usual," said Godfrey. "I cut loose as soon as I could, because I thought we'd better talk things over. I saw Simmonds in town to-night." "Ah," I said; "and what did he tell you?" "Nothing I didn't know already.
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