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Perhaps, when I know more will you forget my words, for the time?" The 'phone bell rang. "Hullo!" cried Eltham "hard luck, doctor!" but I could see that he welcomed the interruption. "Why!" he added, "it is one o'clock!" I went to the telephone. "Is that Dr. Petrie?" inquired a woman's voice. "Yes; who is speaking?" "Mrs. Hewett has been taken more seriously ill. Could you come at once?"
We found his revolver, but there was no one there nothing. When we all stood again on the lawn, I thought that I had never seen Smith so haggard. "What in Heaven's name can we do?" he muttered. "What does it mean?" He expected no answer; for there was none to offer one. "Search! Everywhere," said Eltham hoarsely.
Moreover, he would appear to have come down to Eltham by rail immediately on landing in England, leaving his luggage in the cloak-room at Charing Cross. This pointed to a definiteness of purpose quite inconsistent with his casual disappearance from the house. "On the other hand, the idea that he might have been murdered by Hurst was not inconceivable. The thing was physically possible.
He had long had a friendship with George Eltham, Lord Eltham's younger son; and among many projects which the young men had discussed, one related to the marriage of Elizabeth. She had, indeed, no knowledge of their intentions, which were on a mercenary basis, but this did not prevent Antony from feeling that Richard had in some degree frustrated his plans.
Not a footstep could be heard. Then slowly we walked on. At the edge of the little coppice we stopped again abruptly. Smith turned and thrust his pistol into my hand. A white ray of light pierced the shadows; my companion carried an electric torch. But no trace of Eltham was discoverable.
"Oh, indeed I am," I returned, quite shocked at this. "I am so delighted for mother and Dot and Carrie." "But not for yourself," she persisted. There was no deceiving Ruth, so I made a full confession, and stammered out, in great confusion, that I did not like losing her and Flurry; that it was wrong and selfish, when Carrie wanted me so; but I knew that even at Eltham I should miss the Cedars.
Seein' as 'ow this cove, though a murderer in intent, ain't a murderer in fact, yet you must ex-cuse me if I with'old 'is name. And here's Eltham Village an' yonder's the 'Man o' Kent' a good 'ouse v'ere I'm known, so if you'll 'old the 'oss, sir, I'll get down and ax a question or so." And I, sitting outside this sleepy hostelry in this quiet village street, thought no more of Mr.
Loram's by stating that her name was Augustina Gwendoline Dobbs, and that she was housemaid to Mr. George Hurst, of "The Poplars," Eltham. "Mr. Hurst lives alone, I believe?" said Mr. Loram. "I don't know what you mean by that," Miss Dobbs began; but the barrister explained: "I mean that I believe he is unmarried?" "Well, and what about it?" the witness demanded tartly.
Flurry and I had always been very fond of the common, where Flossy had often run barking round the pond, after a family of yellow ducklings. "Eltham Cottage is still to let," I observed, looking up at the board; "it is such a pretty house" Allan made no response to that, but bade me enter, as he wanted to look at it.
He ran off into the rose garden, and began beating about among the flowers like a madman, muttering: "Vernon! Vernon!" For close upon an hour we all searched. We searched every square yard, I think, within the wire fencing, and found no trace. Miss Eltham slipped out in the confusion, and joined with the rest of us in that frantic hunt. Some of the servants assisted too.
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