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And after mutual desires that the Lester affair should be satisfactorily settled, but without telling Stipp anything about the ten thousand pounds, he left the office with a promise to call a few days later.
Stipp's face showed a little surprise at this announcement, and he glanced from one man to the other as if he were puzzled. "Oh!" he said. "Dear me! Why what has Mrs. Lester called you in for?" Easleby, who had brought another marked newspaper with him, laid it on the manager's desk. "You've no doubt read of this Scarnham affair, Mr. Stipp?" he asked, pointing to his own blue pencillings.
He just found out what he wanted to know and went away." "And, evidently, next day travelled to Scarnham," observed Easleby. "Now, Mr. Stipp, have you any idea whether his visit to Scarnham was in connection with the money affair of yours and young Lester's?" Again the look of undoubted surprise; again the appearance of genuine perplexity. "I?" exclaimed Mr. Stipp. "Not the least!
"Now, Hollis was a sharp fellow. He immediately began to suspect things. He talked awhile with Stipp, and contrived to find out that the portrait over the mantelpiece was that of Godwin Markham. He also found out that Mr. Godwin Markham was rarely to be found at his office that there was no such thing as daily, or even weekly attendance there by him.
I was unexpectedly called for at Plaquemine, as I was informed that Medical Inspector Stipp had ordered the Thomas to stop for me. They were already landing before they found me. I caught up my bonnet and shawl and threw them on while hastening through the cabin. Sister Backus ran with me to the plank, where we snatched a parting kiss.
You and I must be fools if, inside ten minutes, we can't find out if Stipp knows that Godwin Markham is Gabriel Chestermarke! We will find out! And if we find out that Stipp doesn't know that, if we find that Stipp is utterly unaware that there is such a person as Gabriel Chestermarke, or, at any rate, that he doesn't connect Gabriel Chestermarke with Godwin Markham why, then "
Lester has told us, of course, that her son, the young officer, is in debt to your governor. Well, last week, Mrs. Lester handed a certain sum of money to the Mr. Frederick Hollis who's been found dead at Scarnham, to be applied to the settlement of her son's liability in that respect." Mr. Stipp showed undoubted surprise at this announcement. "She did!" he exclaimed. "Gave Mr.
I've only been to the offices in Conduit Street a few times," said Castlemayne. "The chap you see there is a fellow called Stipp Mr. James Stipp. A nice, smooth-tongued, mealy-mouthed chap you know. I say d'ye think you'll be able to fasten anything on to Markham, or Chestermarke, or whatever his name is?"
"Most people have, I think. Or perhaps it's escaped your notice." "Hardly could!" answered Mr. Stipp, with a friendly smile. "Yes I've read it. Most extraordinary! One of the most puzzling cases I ever did read. Are you in at it? But this call hasn't anything to do with that, surely? If it has what?" "This much," answered Easleby. "Mrs.
But, I say! you'll excuse me, now what is it you're trying to get at? Do you think Hollis went to Scarnham on this business of young Lester's? And if you do, why?" Easleby rose, and Starmidge followed his example. "We don't know yet exactly why Hollis went to Scarnham," said the elder detective. "We hoped you could help us. But, as you can't well, we're much obliged, Mr. Stipp.
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