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And," added the superintendent, significantly, "she didn't mention to the butler that I'd just telephoned to her. It's a queer business, this, I'm thinking, Mr. Lindsey. But what's your own news? and what's Moneylaws got to tell about Sir Gilbert?" Mr. Lindsey took no notice of the last question. He sat in silence for a while, evidently thinking.
"You heard what the witness Hugh Moneylaws said? that Gilverthwaite mentioned on his coming to Berwick that he had kinsfolk buried in the neighbourhood? You did? Well, Mr. Ridley, do you know if there are people of that name buried in your churchyard?" "There are not," replied Mr. Ridley promptly. "What is more, the name Gilverthwaite does not occur in our parish registers.
I'm seeking lodgings, Mrs. Moneylaws, and seeing your paper at the door-light, and your son's face at the window, I came in. Nice, quiet lodgings for a few weeks is what I'm wanting a bit of plain cooking no fal-lals. And as for money no object! Charge me what you like, and I'll pay beforehand, any hand, whatever's convenient."
Elphinstone and Mr. Gavin Smeaton were talking together in low voices near the door. Presently Murray turned to us. "We can do no more here, now, Mr. Lindsey," he said, "and I'm going to lock this place up until daylight and leave a man in the gateway below, on guard. But as to the next step you haven't the least idea in your head, Moneylaws, about Hollins's assailant?" he went on, turning to me.
And I had seized on the first porter I met, and was asking him for the next train to Berwick, when Mr. Gavin Smeaton gripped my arm. "There's a train in ten minutes, Moneylaws," said he quietly. "Come away to it I'll go with you we're all going. Mr. Lindsey thinks we'll do as much there as here, now." Looking round I saw the two solicitors hurrying in our direction, Mr.
"I'll drop in on him at his office perhaps to-morrow. In the meantime, keep your own counsel. But you'll take my offer?" "I'd be proud and glad to, Sir Gilbert," said I. "And if you'll make allowance for a bit of inexperience " "You'll do your best, eh?" he laughed. "That's all right, Moneylaws." He walked out with me to the door, and on to the terrace.
"What I'm thinking of could I give satisfaction?" He laughed at that, as if my answer amused him. "Well, there's nothing like a spice of modesty, Moneylaws," said he. "If you can do all we've just talked of, you'll satisfy me well enough. I like the looks of you, and I'm sure you're the sort that'll do the thing thoroughly. The post's at your disposal, if you like to take it."
Smeaton was expecting us he, too, was reading about me in the Advertiser when we entered, and he made some joking remark about it only being great men that were sometimes treated to death-notices before they were dead. And then he turned to Mr. Lindsey, who I noticed had been taking close stock of him. "I've been thinking out things since Mr. Moneylaws was in here last night," he remarked.
"And perhaps killed before he was thrown into the Till." "So the doctor seemed to think," I said. "And the police, too, I believe." "Aye, well," said he, "I don't know if the police are aware of it, but I'm very sure there's night-poaching of salmon going on hereabouts, Moneylaws. I've fancied it for some time, and I've had thoughts of talking to the police about it.
"To tell you the truth, I never attached much importance to this matter, in spite of my name and address being found on Phillips, until Mr. Moneylaws there came in last night and then, after what he told me, I did begin to think pretty deeply over it, and I'm coming to the opinion that there's a lot more in all this than appears on the surface." "You can affirm that with confidence!" remarked Mr.
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