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His wife had some inkling of his plans; but she had such a fear of her husband a fear founded upon brutal ill-treatment that she dare not write to warn the man whom she knew to be in danger. If the letter should fall into Stapleton's hands her own life would not be safe.
Upon our arrival at the "Continental" I discovered that Gastrell and Connie Stapleton's friends numbered no less than twelve, without counting Lady Fitzgraham or myself, so that in all we were sixteen. Of the people I had met before, whom I believed to be members of the gang, only Jasmine Gastrell was absent. What most puzzled me was what the reason could be they had all come to Paris.
After Stapleton's return, Edward's letters to Charles, and even to the Pope, became so pressing, that for very shame Charles could not allow his sister to remain at Paris any longer, and, rather than provoke a war, he dismissed her.
Berrington's room?" he then asked. "Yes. But I am Mr. Berrington. What is it you want?" "You are? Are you Mr. Michael Berrington?" "Yes." "Oh, then you had better come with us now." "Whom are you carrying? What has happened?" Without answering he moved onward down the corridor, with the stretcher. I walked a little way ahead, and at the room numbered eighty-eight, Mrs. Stapleton's room, I knocked.
"By the time that you discovered me upon the moor I had a complete knowledge of the whole business, but I had not a case which could go to a jury. Even Stapleton's attempt upon Sir Henry that night which ended in the death of the unfortunate convict did not help us much in proving murder against our man.
Jasmine Gastrell's career was described in detail, also Connie Stapleton's, Doris Lorrimer's, Bob Challoner's, Hugesson Gastrell's, and the careers of all the rest in addition. The names of some of these were known to us, but the majority were not.
From his knowledge of our rooms and of my appearance, as well as from his general conduct, I am inclined to think that Stapleton's career of crime has been by no means limited to this single Baskerville affair. It is suggestive that during the last three years there have been four considerable burglaries in the west country, for none of which was any criminal ever arrested.
Osborne asked quickly; "and why has she taken him?" "The gang have kidnapped him it was Connie Stapleton's idea in order to get the reward they feel sure Sir Roland will offer for his recovery.
Mr Turnbull spoke but little the whole time; but he often pressed my hand, and when I requested him to drop me at Fulham, that I might let Stapleton and his daughter know that I was safe, he consented, saying, "God bless you, my fine boy; I will see you soon." When I went up the stairs of Stapleton's lodgings, I found Mary by herself; she started up as soon as she saw me.
"Agreed, then; but where's Tom?" "Tom, I don't know; but I think he's gone after that daughter of Stapleton's. He begins to think of the girls now, Jacob; but, as the old buffer, her father, says, `it's all human natur'. Howsomever, I never interferes in these matters: they seem to be pretty well matched, I think." "How do you mean?"
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