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He took charge of the coffin for the second night, and the funeral took place from there. But I'll tell you what the undertaker'll know the name, and of course the doctor does. They're both close by." Gilling took names and addresses and once more pledging the landlady to secrecy, led Copplestone away. "That's the end of another chapter," he said when they were clear of that place.
The little room was almost as dark as the hall and quite as still. There was a distinct smell of old clothes and camphor. "A match," demanded Ellery. "Quick!" "I ain't got none," quavered Mr. Pepper. "They're all in the box in the settin' room. Oh, my godfreys mighty! What'll I do? What undertaker'll I have?
"You won't ever stretch them again, you may be sure of that," said a hollow voice, none other than that of Anthony Stubbs, American war correspondent, who now aroused himself enough to predict dire results. "What?" said Colonel Anderson. "And why won't I ever stretch my legs again?" "The undertaker'll do it for you," groaned Stubbs.
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