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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-02-15, Page 6PAGE SIX THE SEAFORTH NEWS Silver turned a relieved face to- ward Lambert. -"I shall confess this much, sir," he said. trying to speak calmly and judicially: "Pine treated me !badly by taking qty toy inven- tions and by giving see very little money. When I was staying at The Manor I Iearned that Lord Garving- ton had also been treated badly by Pine. He said if we could get money that we should go shares. 1 knew that Pine was jealous of his wife, and that you were at the cottage here. so I suggested that, a.e Lord Garvington could imitate handwriting. he should forge a letter purporting to come from Lady Agnes to you, saying that she intended to elope on a certain night. Also I told Lord Garvington to talk a great deal about shooting burg- lars, so as to give calor to his shoot- ing Pine." "It was arranged to shoot him, then?" "No, it wasn't," cried Garvington. glaring at Siiver. "..411 we wanted to do was to break Pine's arm or leg so that he might be laid up in The Manor." "Yes, that is so." said Silver fever- ishly, and nodding. "I fancied—and for this reason I suggested the plot- that when Pine was ill. both Lord Garvington and myself could deal with him in an easier manner. Also— since the business would be left in my hands—I hoped to take out sc'nte money from various investn.ems. and share it with Lord Garvington. We never meant that Pine ebould be kill- ed, but only redacted tr wealteese that we might for.- -;r,: t,• r -iv. ,. hr,tlt money.- "A oney."''A very ingenfoue I tot. ' eaid Lae, - her: grimly and wondering 'wee n ,.h of the story was true. _and t.. -.. "Then Lord Garvingtcr. r;.n - rhe letter and when seeing Pit.. ` t'ave t to him saying that when ke.eeing weteh on his wife—as lee ask - 1 to." said Silver with lee e,ml t":,. whieh made Lambert wince. : Lied intercepted the letter. lin.- wa: to i- uus; ite I knew he would re. and said that he would conte to the blue door at the appointed time to prevent the supposed elopement. I told Lord Gar- vington, who was ready. and—" "And I went down, pr«tending that Pine was a burglar." said Lord Gar- vington, continuing the story in a most shameless manner. "I opened the door quite expecting to find him there. He rushed me, believing in his blind baste that I was Agrees coming to elope with you. I shot him in the arnt. and he staggered away, while I shut the door again. Whether. on find- ing his mistake, and knowing that he had met me instead of Agnes, he in- tended to go away, I can't say, as I was nn the wrong side of the door. Rut Agnes, attracted to the window by the shot. declared—and you heard her declare it at the inquest, Noel— that Pine walked rapidly away and xwas shot just as he came abreast of the shrubbery. That's all." "Anel quite enough, too," said Lam- bert savagely. "You tricky pair of hearts; I suppose you hoped to impli- cate me in the crime?" "It wasn't a crime," protested Sil- ver; "but only a way to get money. By going up to London you certainly delayed what we intended to do, since we could not carry out our plan until you returned. You did for one night. es Chaldea. who was on the watch for you. told ua, and then we acted." "Did Chaldea know of the trap?" "No! She knew nothing save that 1'—ft was Silver who spoke—"wanted to know about your reutrn. She found the letter in Pine's tent, and really believed that Lady Agnes had written it, and that you had !bot Pine, It was to force you by threats to marry her that she gave the letter to me." "And she instructed you to show it tothe .police." said Lambert between his teeth, "whereas you tried to black- mail Lady Agnes," "I had to make my money some- how," said Silver insolently, "Pine was dead and Lady Agnes hadthe coin." "You were to share in the twenty- five Thousand pounds, I suppose?" Lambert asked his cousin indignant- ly, "No; Silver blackmailed on his own. I hoped to get money from Ag- nes in another way—as her hard -up brother that is. And if--" "Oh. shut up! You make me sick," interrupted Lambert, suppressing a strong desire to choke his cousin, "You are as bad as Silver." "And Silver is as innocent as Lord Garvington." struck in that gentle- man, whose face was recovering its natural color. Lambert turned on him sharply, "I don't agree with that. You shot Pine!" Silver sprang up with a hysterical cry. Ile had judged like Agag that the bitterness of death was past, but found that he was not yet safe. "I did not shoot Pine," he declared, wringing his hands. "Oh. why can't you believe me." "Because Garvington gave you the second revolver and with that—on the evidence of the bullet—Pine was murdered." "That might be so. but—but--" Silver hesitated. and shivered and locked round with a hunted expres- sion in his eyes. •'!'stn what? You may se well ex- plain to me," "I .shan't --I refuse to. I am into - ti on can't hurt me!" .., revert brushed aside this puny eeee. ••Inspector Darby can. I shall go t.• Westbury this evening and tell him "Ned don't cio that:" cried Care- inete creatly agitated. "Think of 't the family!" tl:i:;ii of Juerrce: You TWO beasts to be at large. I'ni off." and 1“9(15 torfer the door. i.: .. moment Silver was clutching No. don't:" he screamed. • •1 en. i_:nocent: Lord Garvington, say. thet I ,r, innocent!" -Oh. -.— you, get out of the bole a: :'est you ea0! I'm in as big a mese as yo.i are-. tini* s Lambert acts de- eEniy." " reeoentlr, you wicked little devil." .. ie.e, ru!ly. •'I only t,ro- pcse toe do what any decent man would do. Von trapped Pine by means of the letter. and Silver shot him.-' I didn't: I didn't!" "Von had the revolver!" I hadn't. I gave it away! I lent its.' tamed Sliver. crying with terror. .Yen lent i, n:, _;tee. ib -you liar! Who ,to?" Silver :coked round again far some +way to escape. but ,crotid see none. Miss Greehy. She—she—she ,hot Pine. I swear she did." CHAPTER XIX. It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he fett ;both tired and bewildered. The examination of Silver had .been so long, and 'what he revealed so am- azing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think ov- er the el:nation. It was a very perp- lexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it sem'ed almost impossible to preserve the name of the ;family ,from disgrace Stoted in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily !glared at the ,carpet, recalling all that had been confessed Iby the .foxy secretary of ,Miss Greehy. 'llhat he Amid aeons; her of committing fire crime -leen -led unreasonable. According. en Silver. the woman had overheard 'hy 'chance the scheme to hire Pine to the Manor. Rn -win that the •millionaire .vias (0001) t'• Abbot's \Woad• the eecretary had pro - .1n -omitted the plan to .Garvington Long before the man's arrival. Hence the eemetant calk of the .host ahcnut !burg tars and his somewhat unnecessary threat to shhnot ane- one who tried ,to 'break into the house. The versistcnce CHIROPRACTOR Office — Commercial Hotel Electro Therapist — Massage Hours—Mon. and Thurs. after- noons and by appointment. • FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation—Sun-ray treatment. Phone 227. of this remark had roused Miss Gree-. i*y'e curiOttsity, and Il0tiftg that. Sil- ver and his ho-twere frequently in one another; company, she had seiz- ed her opportunity 10 listen. For some time, so cautious were the plotters. she had heard nothing ,particular, hitt after .her recognition of Hearne a; Pine mtleen she !vi ited the ;gypsy camp she 'became aware that these secret talks were connected with his pres- ence. Then a chance remark tof Garv- inLton's—the was always loose-tongu- cd--'gate her the clue, and by threats of eupostere site managed to make Silver confess the ,whole plot. Far from thwarting it she agreed to let them carry 9 out, and promised ,sec- recy.- .only extracting a prcmdse that site should he -advised of the time and place for the trtao;piug of the ,million- aire. And it was his acquiescent of Miss Gree -by' s which ;puzzled Lam.- hem On the face of it, since she was in love with stint, it was ,better. for- iter own private ,!fans. that. _Pine- s!itou•ld remain alive. because the marriage :placed Agnes:beyond his reach, \\'hy, then, should !Miss tireeby have re- moved the- barrier --and at the cost of bring hanged for Murder? Lambert had asked Silver this question, ,but had cvht.dned no definite answer, since the secretary prate=ted that she had not explained her reasons, jokingly referring' to possih'le 'burglar., .she had borrowed the revolver from Silver which he had obtained +front Garving- ton• and it was this action .which first led the little secretary to suspect her. \fterward, knowing that :chs shad met Pine in Abbot's Wood, he kept a close watch on her every action •to see if she intended to take a hand in the game. But Silver protested that he could see no 'reason for her ,doing so, and even sup to the moment when he confessed to Lambert mitt! not con- jecture why she Karl acted in such a !tanner. However, it appeared that she was duly informed of the hour when Pine sonht probably arrive to .prevent the pretended elopement, and also learn- ed that be w -o1111 be hanging about the blue door. \\'hen Silver retired for the niht he watched the door ,,f her cdr,"nu--which !Vas in the sante ting of the mansion as hie own, Also „ rasi'ma11V looked 'nu to see if i'He flad arrived. as ::he window of room afforded a •fair vicm• of the bine door and the ;hruhhery. For over an hour—as he told Leinhert- ire di - tided his ettentir'n between the pass- age told the window. 1t was nubile looking not ,,f the last, and afet r mid nieltt, that he -a v Mks Greeby climb ant of her room and descend to the _round by meant of the ivy which .formed a natural ladder. Her window was no great height .from the ground. and She was an athletic wont- ar, much given to exerci e, Wonder- ing qvhat she intended to iso, yet afraid ,,ecnu=e of Pin's -expected arrival— !. leave the house. Silver,watched her c:ntiOus1r. She -was arrayed in a long black cloak +with a hood. he -said, !hut the brilliant moonlight he could easily distinguish her giigantic forte as she slipped into the shrubbery. When Pine arrived, Silved saw hint dash at the blue' ,door u'lien it lavas opened by Garvington, and ;wary him -fall ;back uvf- -ter the first shot. Then he heard +the. sh•a.itn^_ of the door; immediately af- terward the opening of Lady Agnes's window, and noted that Pine ran ;1 l.ckly and unsteadily down the path. As he passed the shrulbbery, the sec- ond ;shot came—at this point Silver simply gave the same description as Lady Agnes aid at the inquest—and then Pine ,fell. Afterward Garvington and his 'guests came out and ;gathered routed the ;body, 'but !Miss Greeby, slipping along tic rear of the si ru+b- hery, doubled hack to 'the shadow- at the corner of the ;house. Silver, 'hav- ing to play his. part, slid not .wait to see 'her reenter the mansion, hue pre - Sinned she did so by clambering arp the 9",, He ran down and mingled with the ;guests and servants, who were .clustered round the dead .!fan, and finally found !Miss .Greeby at Otis chbow, artlessly inquiring what had happened, For the time !being he ac- cepted -her innocent attitude. Later on when dismissed by Jarwih and in want of funds, he sought otut Miss Gretiby and accused her. At first she denied the story, but fhraly, as she judged that he •could bring home the .crime to her, the compromised evith hint by giving. 'hint the post of her secretary at a good salary. 'When be obtained the forged letter from Chaldea—and she learned this from Lambert when he was i11—Miss 'Gree - by made Stints give it to her, alleging that !by showing it it0 Agnes she could the more positively part •the 'widow from her lover. Miss Greeley, knowing v110 had 'written ,the letter, counted upon Agnes guessing Phe mruth, and 'had she not seen .that it had entered her hind, when the letter was 'brought to her, ,the would have given a hint as to the forger's name, But A,gnes's hes- itation and sudden .paletress assured Miss Greeby that she 'guessed the truth 00 the letter .was left to work its ,poison. Silver, of 'course clamored for ;his 'blackmail, but Miss 'Greeby pront- ised to recompense dint, and threaten- ed if 'he did not hold his tongue that ehe would accuse hien and Garvington of the murder. Since the latter had forged the letter and the former had borrowed the revolver which dead kill- ed Pine, it would have been tolerably easy for Miss Greeby to strbstaniate her accusation. As to her share in the crime, all She had 10dn'was eo deny that Silver had passed the harrowed revolver on to her. and there was 110 way in which dee .could prove that he had :done :n. On the ,wehale, Silver had judged it hest to fall in with Miss Greehy's plans. and preserve .ifence. especially as she •was rich and could suoply hits with whatever money ht dense to ask for. She avium hi- 1/f1Weir, and he 'ryas in her ,1,i,wer. so it WS, necessary- 10 art out tilt: Go'd.1.t rule of give and Tike. .\teat the final statertietit 3ltirh Sil- ver Ver tirade to Lambert intimated that 1.ttr'illti 1011 'Aa" ignorant •'. the truth. 1.'trtil the •1mHct Waz produced in the library t- :it the revolver it had never struck Garvington that the- other weapon had hecn useri to kill Pine. And he had'hintestly believed that Sit yet—as was actually the rase --shad re- mained in his bedroom all the time. utii.he came downstairs to play his part. As 10 Mies Greeby being con- cerned in the matter, such en idea lead never entered Garvington'e head. The little man's hesitation in producing the revoiver. when he got an inkling of truth. w'as d11e 10 his dread hat if Sil- ver was accused of the murder—and at the time it :seemed as though the secretary w:as .guilty ---he might 'turn king's evidence to ea•ve his neck, and explain the very shady plot in which Garvington had !been 'emerged, But Lambert had forced his cousin's 'hand, and Silver had been !brought 'to'hook, with the remelt that the young man navy sat in this roans at the inn, quite convinced that !Lies Greeby 'was guil- ty, yet wondering 'wheat 'motive had led her to act in such a anurderous may. Also, Lambert !wondered what was !best to the done, in order to save the !family name, Df the went to the police and led Miss Greeby arrested, the truth of Garviugton's .shady dealings would certainly .conte to light, espec- ially as Silver lyes an accessory after the fact. On the other hand, if he left things as +they 'were, there 'was al- ways a chance that hints might be t.hrovvn our by Chaldea--who had everything to gain and nothinlg to lose ---that be and Agnes were et- 'sponsible for the death of Pine. Of c:aur.se, Lambert, not knowing that ch•aldea had been listening to the conversation in the cottage, believed that flit +girl was ignorant of the true state of affairs, and he .wondered how he could inform her that the actual criminal 'was known without risking her malignity. He wanted .to dear his character and 'Phut of his wife; like- wise he !wished to save the family name. But it seemed to hint that the issue of these !things lay in the hand of Chaldea, and she'Wail bent 01)00 in- juring him if she could. it was all very perplexing. It was at this point of his medita- tion that Mother Cockleshell arrived at the inn, He heard her jovial voice outside and judged from its tone that the old dame was in excellent spirits. Her visit seemed to be a hint from heaven as to what he should do. Gen- tilia hated Chaldea. and loved Agnes, so Lambert felt that she would be able to help him. As soon as possible he had her brought into the sitting room, and, having made her sit down, closed both the door and the window, preparatory to telling her all that he had learned. The conversation was, indeed, an important one, and be was anxious that it should take place without witnesses. "You are kind, sir," said Mother Cockleshell, who had been supplied with a glass of gin and water. "But it ain't for the likes of me to be sitting down with the likes of you." "Nonsense! We must have a long talk, and I can't expect you to stand. all the time—at your age." "Same Gentiles ain't so an9:10115 to save the legs of old ones," remarked Gentilla Stanley cheerfully. "But I always did say as you were a golden one for kindness of heart. Well, them as does what's nnt-xpeeted gets whet. they can't hope for," '•I have got my heart's desh•e. Moth-'. rr." said Lambert. sitting down and lighting his pipe. "1 em happy now." Not is happy as you'd like to be. sir," said the old woman. speaking quite in the Gentile manner. and look- ing like a decent charwoman, "You've a dear wife, lis 1 don't deny, 91i. Lan' 9,ei't, but money is what you want," "I have enough for my needs." 'Not for her needs, sir. She should be wrapped in cloth of gold and have Fa ptith of flowers to tread upon." 'It's a path of thorns just now," muttered Lambert moodily. "Not for long, sir; not for long. I come to put the crooked straight and to raise a lamp to banish the dark. Very good this white satin is," said 'Mother Cockleshell irrelevantly, and alluding to the gin. "And terbaceer goes well with it, as there's no deny- ing. You wouldn't mind my taking a whiff, sir, would you?" and she pro- duced a blackened clay pipe which had seen much service. "Smoking is good for the nerves, Mr. Lambert." ('1'o Be Continued') WINTER SOIYIEWHERE IN FRANCE w'st• Office Pheta-Craw» Copyright reserved -Courtesy Canadian Pacific r, .n troch should feel at home in scenes like this, It is x Royal Air Force encamp - meet somewhere behind 1'.^.e lines in ?`ranee where they are having oneof ibe coldest winters they have experienced .n many years. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1940 PROFESSIONAL CARDS MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC Dr. E. A, McMaster, M.B., Graduate of University of Toronto. J. D, Colquhoun, M.D., C.M., Grad- uate of Dalhousie University, Flalifax. The Clinic is fully equipped with, complete and modern x-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic and thereuptle equipment. Dr. Margaret K. Campbell, MD., L,A.B.P., Specialist in Diseaees in Infants and Children, will be at the Clinic last Thursday in every month from 3 to 6 p.m. Dr. F. J. 39. 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