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They drove over in their car, and saw Miss Heredith and Sir Philip. They weren't here very long." "Where are Superintendent Merrington and Captain Stanhill?" "In the library. They come in about an hour ago. The big gentleman has to go back to London to-night I heard him say so. A good riddance too. He had all the servants in the library this morning, bullying them dreadfully."
Miss Heredith said she would arrange it with the housekeeper, and was then politely escorted to the door by Captain Stanhill. The next few hours were educative for Captain Stanhill.
The first sight that met his eye was the flushed triumphant face of Merrington bending over some articles on the table. Caldew's view of the objects was obscured by Captain Stanhill, who was also examining them, but he guessed by the attitude of both men that a valuable find had been made. He advanced eagerly to the table and saw, lying between them, a small revolver and a handkerchief.
"They must be all well-connected and very respectable people, or they would not have been invited here." "There have been very respectable and highly connected murderers before to-day, Captain Stanhill, as no doubt you are aware," rejoined Merrington caustically. "The guests were all downstairs in the dining-room at the time the murder was committed," said Caldew.
The question was put suavely enough, but a half-uttered protest from Captain Stanhill indicated that he, at least, realized the sting contained within it. But Miss Heredith, looking at Merrington with her clear grey eyes, replied calmly: "I was called out of the room to speak to our chauffeur.
Strange things can happen in a big country-house like this, filled with a large party of young people of both sexes flirtations, intrigues, and worse still." "But not murder, as a general rule," commented Captain Stanhill, with a trace of sarcasm in his mild tones. "You cannot lay down general rules about murder.
"The butler made that clear also." "But the servants would also have heard the scream and the shot," pursued Captain Stanhill earnestly. "Is it not likely that some of them would have been clustered near the foot of the staircase, wondering what had happened?" "No," replied Merrington. "Servants are even more cowardly than they are curious.
She knew my mother was ill, and she said to me after breakfast, 'Milly, would you like to go and see your mother this morning? I said, yes, I should, if she could spare me. She told me she could, so I thanked her and went." Superintendent Merrington and Captain Stanhill exchanged glances. The same thought occurred to both of them. Mrs.
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