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CHAPTER VIII Continued
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"I'm coming to that, now," contin
ued Eccleshare. "I had told Parslave
to meet me on the path between High
Cap lodge and the Woodcock about
eight o'clock. I strolled out to meet
Win, ns soon as dinner was over at
Court hope'. That would be about
ten minutes to eight We met a little
to the further side the side nearest
the Woodcock of Kelver's den. As
far as I ean recollect. It would then
be Just after eight o'clock. We stood
a few minutes, talking. Then"
"A moment If you please," Inter
rupted Maythorne. He produced a
memorandum book, and laying It open
on the table before him, drew Ec
cleshare's attention to a rough dia
gram penciled on one of the pases.
"Here's a sketch that I made the day
of my arrival at the Woodcock." he
said. "A sketch of the paths across
the moor. Now there are two paths
that lead from the direction of High
Cap lodge and go towards the Wood
cock. One leads directly across the
front of Reiver's den, at the very foot
of the rocks we'll call that the higher
one. The other Is some fifteen or
twenty yards lower down amongst
the heather; we'll call tliat the lower
one. Which path were you and Tar
sia ve on?"
Eccleshare bent over the diagram
for a moment, twisting It round so as
to get a clear Idea of lis geography.
He put his finger on a spot.
"We were about there," he said. "On
the lower one. But I don't know If
you've made It quite plain those two
paths (one, the lower one's a mere
sheep track) almost meet on the west
side, the High Cap lodge side of
Reiver's den, near Cowle's cottage.
They're only separated there by a yard
or two. Then the lower one goes
away through the heather to the top
side of High Cap lodge; the other
one passes High Cap lodge on the
lower slda at fifty or sixty yards dis
tance and breaks Into the moorland
road to Cloughthwalte."
"Well," said Maythorne. "Anyway
you and Parslave were on the lower
one?"
"We were on the lower one per
haps a hundred yards from Reiver's
den. And," continued Kccieshnre. "as
I was saying, we stood there a few
minutes, talking. It was then quite
dark, but a clear, starlit night We
were Just moving away. In the High
Cap lodge direction, when we heard a
shot tired. It seemed, as far as we
could make out to be In Reiver's den,
or Just beyond It I think It must
have been In Reiver's den, because
there was a distinct echo from the
rocks. We beard nothing follow no
cry, scream, anything of that sort.
Neither of us took any particular no
tice I think we each had the same
Idea; that It was a gamekeeper who
was after something. In fact, we
heeded It so little that we went on
talking about our own business for a
minute or two after the Flut was fired.
Then because It was time fT I'ar
slave to be getting on to catch his
train we moved coming over to the
other path because It leads directly
to the moorland road. We had Ju-t
got on It when ve heard steps coming
along from the direction of Reiver's
den. There were some hi'.'h, thick
bushes close by, and I really d"ti't
know why we did It, bat we did!
we sort of Instinctively moved Info
their shadow, where It was quite dark.
And then, a minute later, walking very
swiftly, a woman passed u.."
"A woman!"
It was Manners who let out this
sharp exclamation. Like nil the rest
of us he had been following Keele
share closely; now he showed signs of
excitement; clearly, some notion had
suddenly come to him.
"A woman!" repeuted Eccleshare,
quietly. "A woman tall, slender,
walking very quickly Indeed we
heard her breathing, sharply. She
as past and gone, like a flash."
"In which direction?" asked May
thorne. "Towards Marrasdale," replied Ec
cleshare. "And then?" suggested Maythorne
after a brief pause.
"Then I'arslave and I went on again
he was getting pressed for time. We
neither henrd nor saw anything there.
We passed Cowle's cottage. You say
Covvle saw us together, Probable!
but we never saw him. We walked
quickly across the moor, struck the
high road, and parted. I went Into
High Cap lodge, and Pur.ilave but
let I'arslave himself tell you what he
did."
We all turned to I'arslave, who still
sat perched on the edge of a chair
near the door, twiddling his thumbs.
"Went straight ulong the road to
I'etherby station, then," said I'arslave.
"Caught the nine-fifteen trulri last
train that Is to Newcastle. Cot to
Newcastle at ten-fifty. I'ut up at a
temperance, near the station, for the
night. Went to see Mr. Uro'jam, the
lawyer, as soon as I'd had my break
fast next morning 'bout ten o'clock,
that 'ud be. When I'd done with bint,
got a bit of a snack and then caught
the twelve-ten express to I.ondou. Oot
to King's Cross at a quarter to seven
that evening. Came straight here
and been here ever since."
"Let - me ask I'arslave a question
while I think of It." said Crole. 'Tar
slave! do yon mean to say that since
you left Marrasdale, you've never
heard of the murder there? from the
newspapers?"'
"I can't read, sir," answered I'ar
slave. "I've no scholarship. Can't
neither read nor write."
T.ut you've been In the company of
Doctor Eccleshare's housekeeper,"
continued Crole. "lo you mean to
say that she's never read anything
about It to you out of the papers?"
I'arslave shook his head.
"No, sir she hasn't," he replied.
"Pon't seem a paper-reading woman,
that. Her reads them story papers
tales such like. Rut I niu't seen her
a-reading of newspapers."
"Well, but you've no doubt been In
the habit since you've been here, of
going out to hnve a glass of ale at
some public house or other," persisted
Crole. "Have you never heard It men
tioned at such times?"
"No, sir," answered Parslave, with
solemn assurance. "Never! I always
go out to take a pint of ale at the
public up the street, but I ain't never
talked to nobody don't understand
this London talk 'tis all so much
furrin language to me. And I ain't
never heard nobody talking of the
murder."
"You can take It from me, Mr.
Crole," said Eccleshare, "that I'ar
slave never heard of Mazaroff's mur
der at all until last night, when I re
turned home. I told him we had a
talk last night about our own experi
ences near Reiver's den that evening
In the light of what we remembered,
of course."
"That's Just what I want to ask
you some questions about. Doctor,"
said Crole. "It seems to tue that
we're getting nearer a solution of this
mystery than we've ever been before.
Now, you won't mind If I ask you a
few straightforward questions?"
"Ask nie anything you like," replied
Eccleshare.
"You were at the Inquest on Maza
rofl"s body at the Woodcock." said
Crole. "You gave evidence "
"Purely professional evidence," In
terrupted Eccleshare.
"Precisely as to the cause of death,"
assented Crole. "Now, why didn't you
tell the coroner and the Jury what
you've told us Just now?"
"And If I may put a word In," said
Manners, quickly, "why didn't you tell
us the police all you've Just told us
ab-ut Parslave, when you knew quite
well that we were looking for him 7
"As to your question, Manners, I
wasn't aware of the hue-and-cry for
I'arslave to the extent you think,"
answered Eccleshare. "My time
wasn't spent In the Marrasdale dis
trict, so much as on the east side of
my host's house. As to yours, Crole
well, I've told you I possibly made a
mistake no doubt I did. Rut I had
reason for silence. They're easily
summed up. The person that I'ar
slave and I saw hurrying away from
Reiver's den, where, presumably, mur
der had Just been committed was a
woman !"
Crole summoned our undivided at
tention with a swift glance round the
table. lie went forward to Eccleshare.
"Now, Doctor!" he said. "Don't
let's beat about the bush any longer
let's get at the truth, however un
pieasant It may be. Did you form any
opinion as to who that woman was?"
Eccleshare made a gesture of dis
like at the situation. Rut he bowed
his head and replied without hesita
tion. "I did ! certainly !"
"Who was she?"
"Mrs. Elphlnstone!'
"You feel sure of that?"
"Positive without doubt. Ask Par
slave !"
Crole turned sharply on Parslave.
And I'arslave threw up his head with
a Jerk.
"What do you say, Parslave? Who
was the woman that passed you?"
"Mistress Elphlnstone, sir no doubt
on It! Never had no doubt myself."
Crole turned again to Eccleshare.
"You said It was dark, then, but
clear, star-lit. How did you recognize
her?"
"Figure, walk, profile," replied Ec
cleshare. "I'd no doubt nt the time,
and I've none now. The woman who
passed I'arslave and myself Just after
at least almost Just after we heard
the shot fired, was Mrs. Elphlnstone."
"That's why you kept silence?" sug
gested Crole.
"I thought things out, next morn
Ins," answered Eecleaiuire. "I kept
silence I'arslave, of course, had gone.
I well, I didn't want to give a woman
away. And after all there might be
explanations."
"Explanations!" exclaimed Crole.
"Kx-"
"Here's something that needs ex
planation," Interrupted Maythoino,
"IWtor Eccleshare and Parslave agree
that they beard a shot fired near
Ilelver's den soon after eight o'clock.
Old Mr. Ilnssendeane told ns. Crole,
when you, Holt, and myself met him
there, that be heard tt shot fired,
about ton o'clock. Now then which
of those shots was It that killed Maa
ro!T? Remember I neither Eccleshare
nor Parslave saw anything of Maa
roif near Reiver's dea at eight o'clock.
And yet, If the eight o'clock shot killed
him, he must have been ubout there
when they were. What do you make
of that?"
"Don't know It needs thinking out,"
answered Crole. "Hut to my mind,
the pertinent thing Is this. Doctor
Eccleshare and Parslave are both dead
certain they saw Mrs. Elphlnstone
come away from Reiver's den, where,
afterwards MararofTs lifeless body
was found, robbed of money, valu
ables, papers, nnd his will. Now then,
neither Manners nor Corkerdale know
this nnd I'm going to tell them, as
police officers. A few nights after the
murder, Mrs. Elphlnstone was found
to be In possession of the will I How
did she get It?"
CHAPTER IX
Missing!
It needed no more than a glance at
the two policemen to see that this an
nouncement produced an effect on
their officially trained minds which
was equivalent to letting In a sudden
tlood i f Illuminating light on a hither-
A Woman!"
to dark subject. Corkerdale looked nt
Manners; Manners stared nt Corker
dale; then both turned on the solicitor.
"Mrs. Elphlnstone !" exclaimed Man
ners. "In possession of the missing
will?"
Rut Corkerdule's first remark was
In a quieter tone.
"That'll need some explanation," be
said, with a significant look. "As I
understand matters, the will was In
Muzaroff's pocket when he was mur
dered." "As far as Is known, It was," re
plied Crole. "He carried It away from
Postlethwaite's oillce at York, In his
pocket, anyway, and It certainly wasn't
amongst his effects at the Woodcock,
which we examined after his dea'h.
Explanation, yes! Put I'll tell you
how we came to find out that Mrs.
Elphlnstone got It." He went on to
narrate the happenings of the previ
ous night but one, on which ,Sli"i!a
came to me with the missing wil!.
"Now," he continued, "the thing of
course, Is how, where, under what cir
cumstances did Mrs. Elphlnstone get
hold of that will? Last night, after
Mrs. Elphlnstone arrived In London,
Maythorne saw her and tried to get au
explanation out of her. He got noth
ing!" "Not a word!" said Maythorne.
"She showed nothing but defiance. I
pointed out the Inference that might
Of Course Smart Dog
Evidently Dynamite Is well named
not the explosive, but the six months'
old terrier In Denver which was cred
ited with telephoning the police to
liberate hi in from a Jewelry store
where be hud been Inadvertently
locked In.
It seems that Dynamite fell asleep
under a counter when his master was
making a purchase. He failed to wake
up until after the store was locked
for the night. When he did nwake, It
was to find the place In darkness, and
barks and howls proved of no avail.
Finally he Jerked the telephone to the
floor, thus releasing the receiver from
the hook and signaling the operator.
She heard the dog's hark nnd notified
the police, wlih the result that the
riot squad hastened to the scene,
' Ancient Sea Varriors
The word "viking" Is not a racial
term. It lias a twofold meaning, be
ing both locatlonal and martial. The
old Norso spelling of this word was
"vlklngr," which literally meant "Inlet
man," the ba'ivvord "vlk" meaning
"Inlet of thW "Vlklngr" was also
the NorstiSyiiohym. of the Anglo-Saxon
word "wlclng," which was composed of
"wl" (war) nnd "clng" (king) by which
was meant a sea wurrlor.
be drawn; the suspicion that might bo
thrown upon her all no good I !sho
refused to say or tell anything,"
"And that makes mo think," re
marked Crolo, a Utile eagerly, "that
Mrs, EIddiisloneL ufteiHlljjnityJiiiv?
it proper and reasonable explanation
to give, I can't think that n woman of
any common sejise and she's a
shrewd, clever, bard woman I would
be so foolish ns to behave In this
fashion unless sho knew she was safe.
You hinted that you'd have to give In
formation to the police, didn't you,
Maythorne?"
' "I did!"
"And It produced no effect on her?"
"Not the slightest! Her whole atti
tude was that of mind your own
business !"
Crole began to drum the table with
his lingers, looking round at the rest
of us as If he wondered whether any
body had got any suggestion to make.
As nobody spoke, he made one him
self. "I wonder of Mar.nroff, or Merchlson,
ns ho really was, met Mrs. Elphln
stone, or Mrs, Merchlson, as she really
Is, at any time while he was at the
Woodcock before bis death?'' he said,
possible!"
"I don't think he did," replied May
thorne, at whom Crolo was looking
particularly. "There's nothing what
ever to suggest It. Of Course, If Mrs,
Elphlnstone could be got to speak It
would clear up a tremendous lot."
"From what I It t to I saw of Mrs.
Elphlnstone at Marrasdale," observed
Crole, "she's the sort of woman who
will not speak until It pleases her to
do so! A hard woman dd bard!"
"Where Is 'Mrs. Elphlnstone to bs
found?" asked Corkerdale.
"Short's hotel," replied Maythorne.
'Then I think Manners and I bad
better go there and see her," said
Corkerdale. He turned to Eccleshare,
"You sooke of leaving England, doc
tor? When?"
"I've not quite settled the exact
date," replied Eccleshare. "I thought
about the end of next week."
"Rotter put It off a bit, doctor."
suggested Corkerdale.'qaleiiy. "As far
as I can see, your evidence will In
wanted and so will your man's.
Now." he continued, "I suppose Pur
slave there Is a native of this place,
Marrasdale? Just sothen he's Very
well acquainted with tho personal ap
pearance of Mm. Elphlnstone?"
"Known her a many years, sir
ever since she enme to live at Marras
dale tower," replied I'arslave.
"You'd be In the habit of seeing bet
regularly, I'arslave?" suggested the
detective.
"Most every day. sir here and
there."
"And you've no doubt that It was
Mrs. Elphlnstone you s:iw that night,
comirg away from the place where
you heard the shot fired, and where
M.izaroff's dead body was afterwards
discovered f
"Not a doubt about that, sir! Take
my solemn 'davy 'twas Mrs. Elphln
stone." "An I you've no doubt either, doctor?
though you. of course, being, I
gather, a mere visitor to these parts,
wouldn't ktwv Mrs, Elphlnstone sc
well?"
"I've no doubt." replied Eccleshare.
"Although I was only a visitor, I
know Mrs. Elphlnstone well enough
My h"st, Mr. Coiirthope, Is her
nephew. He. Mr.- Armlntrade, ami
myself dined at Marrasdale tower two
of three times during my stay. I often
met Mrs. Elphlnstone out on the
moors, or la the village. I'm positive
she was the woman I'arslave and I
saw coming nway that night from
R.dver's den."
Corkerdale turned to Mariners.
"I think we'll better go round to
Short's hotel," be n marked.
"That's what I think," agreed Man
ners. "Can't be left where It Is."
We all got up. There was a brief
silet.ee. Cr.de was Just going to say
something when a knock enme at tin
door. Eccleshare's housekeeper pul
her head Inside.
"There's a young nam outside, sir,
wants to know if Mr. Maythorne Is
here?" she said. "Come In a taxi, sir,
with an old gentleman. The young
man said If Mr. Maythorne's here
which his name Is Pickles."
"One of my clerks," muttered May
thorne. "Excuse me!"
(TO EE CONTIN'CF.D)
Knew Telephone's Uses
Whether or not the dog knew what
he was doing when he "telephoned"
for help the police are at a loss to
determine, but the owners of smart
dogs will believe that he did knovr
what he was doing.
Powsr From Niagara
The first application of Niagara
power was to n sawmill built by a
Frenchman In 17-5 on tho New York
bank near the ruplds. At present Ni
agara power Is used In Syracuse, 105
miles from Its source, and nlso In
Windsor, Out., 210 miles away. Ry
treaty the amount of water that may
be diverted from Niagara for power
purposes has been limited to .'11,000
ruble feet per second on the Cana
dian side and 'ju.MiMi cubic feetpor
second on the United States side. Tho
power Is used nearby III electro-chemical
Industries, In the manufacture of
aluminum, ferro-sllleon. carborundum,
artificial graphite, liquid chlorine, cal
cium carbide, cynnamlde and othor
products,
Applause Lean Fuel
Re sure you're right, then go ahead.
The applause doesn't matter, and, be
sides, It might never come, anyway.
Lynchburg Advance.
Scraps
of
Humo
4!
NO TIME TO PLAY
Tho season was waning ami they
were much In love, so (he summer
boarder approached the farmer to ask
for his daughter's hand.
"1-1 that Is, I lo-lo-love your
daughter, and we're going to be mar
married, and"
"Keep your troubles to yo'selfl" th
father thundered, "Don't bother me
with 'em now. I've got two sick
bosses on my hands."
BADLY WANTED
1 m&
Actress You say you nre wanted In
all the big cities they're Jun crazy
to get you?
Actor (with swelled head) Yes, I'm
wanted everywhere.
Actress hat's the charge?
Call
Tf. I do lnv all eiUir'i lounitt,
In any '(imp" or "flat."
Hut rmt iivar, ami tvrr drnr
U h purring of my rut
Hrdt Part of tha Actinf
"Is the movie actress vain and su
pcrclllous?"
"Nut naturally. She only seems
that way."
"For what reason?"
"She's frying to live tip to the repu
tation of being ns superlatively silly
ns the publicity experts have rep re
seated her."
Protected Ilii Grandmother
Frank How did Jerry get that
Mark eye?
Ernest Well, he was waiting nt the
stage d'wr the other night for a
chorus girl
Frank And her steady came along?
Ernest No; her grandson came out
and beat him up,
Tha Wall-Known Sccrat
Stranger Who Is tlmt man whom
everybody Is greeting?
Native Oh, everybody knows him
He Is our local member of the secret
police.
NOT EXPENSIVE
lie Won't you go nut to dlniiei
Willi Hie Some evening?
She Sure Inn I warn you, I eal
like a horse.
He Oh, well hay ain't so expen
sive. Ditto
I Ilka 'o tin stuff In print
That omea from my own pn;
Uut hnw I hiiis tha guy who (lis
My )oks worked ovor attain.
f Msant to Compliment
"Ah, Mr. Simpson." exclaimed n kit
lenlsh old lady, "you must remember
Unit I urn a daughter of Eve!"
"Well, honestly," replied the blun
dering man, "you don't look half so
old I"
Hit and Run
She How do you like being an an
tomoblle salesman?
He Fine. The boss gave me two
ciiKfomers to run down, and 1 hit them
both ten minutes later.
Inappropriate
Ileggar Can you spare me a pair of
rery old shoes?
Lady Rut you are wearing quite
good ones.
Ileguur I know, mn'nm, and they
are ruining my whole business.
Eaiy Money
Yolande Old absent -minded profc
sots ure all right,
(lodlvn How sot
Yolande I borrowed $10 from nn
uuce nnd be forgot all ubout ll
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Hard Luck
Algernnii - Yen ; f.ir years and
years bis benrt was net on having
reul linlne.
Clarence-Well?
Algernon Well, he married a rliiU.
vviiiiiiin. Nrw llc.lfiird Standard.
Poor Dotty
Young Wife If joii don't eat
M't'M biscuit I'll have to throw
them out to the dug.
Ilii'band -Vhat a pliy. He's hucU
a nice dog.
In a Nutihi.ll
(lie of the best Secrets of ctij.iy.
rnent Is tho art of cultivating pleas
ant asMocliiihms,
A wonmn often can't get a new bat
out of her lie;n until It's on It.
BEST reiciNE '
SHEJOWS OF
Says "Take Lydia E. rink
ham' Vegetable Compound"
Ft. Meyers, FIa.-"Lydia R Tinfc
ham's Vegetable Clompound is tho best
imeiiicinn I ever
heard of. Beforu
my baby was born
I was always weak
and rundown. I
had nervous spells
until I couldn t do
my lioiiNcwork. A
lady toldme. about
tha Veectahln
Compound and it
strengthened mo.
Ileaidu my own.
hntiHiwnrlr T Aid
now working; in a restaurant and I fuel
la tter than I liavcin tlireo years. I hopo
my letter will bo tho means of IriulinK
sotno other woman to better health,"
Miih. iiKiiTii Rtvicna, 2'jU 1'olk St..
Ft. Mcywa, i'lorida.
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