Show thousandth efflo apka A 1 I y ERNEST NEST wo ana wua al NG auldor of ahe M CRACKSMAN RAFFLES etc wv 2 0 AWERS CHAPTER XIV C continued alabed 13 to toie a cocked him head bead at tooth both quil ques fin alon and it answer but I inclined bied it quick ly y as aa cazalot turned to him bat before PC P proceeding C mad g 1 I went want in u and nd found henf beefy craven lying iyan ag in b bab P blood ad that I a gospel aspel it ft waa so I 1 found flood him 15 ing last 1 who where Is be had fallen in a help heip out of the leather chair at his dk th the top right hind diewer of his desk a was open the key la in it and the rest real of the hunch beach suit a I 1 P A re voler toy lay as am it oad bad dropped up upon the desk it had bad upset the ilk and there were cartridges lying loose I 1 in the open pl drawer and the PS revolver 1 c we wag loaded landed I 1 it back into n the drawer torture the key hey and removed it with the bunch but there was something else I 1 on the lesk th that silver mounted towel truncheon loo and ad a man fl cap can waa blag bur a on the floor I 1 picked then them both up mr first fill instinct itt I 1 em confess itee it a waa to remove 1 l eiery a eg sign of manslaughter mi and d seena to leave lealo the scene to tie be reconstructed into one of a t seizure any t thing hin g but bat it was vas he paused as aa it waiting for far a qua co afon bisone isone om was asked tove a mouth might 10 I 1 tae hano been sewn co up him hia a aies aee ere like ilka hatkins driven drive ito into his hia head bead the th other two simply stared po it was a road mad idea but I 1 bed bad gone goes anad ad continued car bazalel Is I 1 had bad hat L ed cd the victim a live alive and d it coulden couldn I 1 change me that he was wag dead or d dung ing that did t make him a white acuto roan I 1 and neither mailho did it necessarily blacken the poor devil who had probably suf fare train from him like the rest eat of I 1 us and only struck turn him do jr in sad defense let a the revolver on ar the desk in made lade that pretty plain it was out of the all but now I 1 saw blood all over the desk as well wel it a was a soaking slaking into the bleter anil and it knocked the bottom out of my idea what was vas to be done I 1 im had meddled already how id could I 1 give the e alarm ie without giving myrtlf away to that extent sad and god gad knows how bow much burtner lurt IT ner the moat at awful moment cut of the lot came as I 1 hesitated the dinner dimier gong went off in the he hall ball outside the door I 1 remain he r matching etching the thing on the floor to see epe if f it would move then the n I 1 lost my b had bad ad absolutely I 1 to arad the e key in the door to give en self a lew few seconds grace or start it reminded me I 1 of the keys key 1 in my it bands aits nits i one of them was vas one of those little r round d hellish keys key it cd C d familiar to me even after so many am years 1 looked up and there we was my f fathers h Al michael ichael angelo closet closer with s be i t little round could bramah kelci he bole I 1 paled opened it ss the outer date door was knocked at and ad the then tried but my mad ad instinct of altering si every pa pos bible him appearance a rac to mislead the oo 00 lice fee at stuck ck to me to the last and I 1 took tooh I 1 the h a man a watch atch and chain into the olo cloedt set with me as aa well as the cap and I 1 truncheon that I 1 had bad picked up be before to 1 I don dont t know knew how long I 1 waa above bround GO a to ape speak k but one of my father a objects had bad been to make auk hla him mete retreat t abound tight old and I 1 could sear scarce azir ly IY hear what waI wa going on la in the room that encouraged me and two of you dont don t need lead telling how I 1 got out throw through it the foundations because you know all about the hota I 1 made in my y badt as I 1 boy bay 1 in the floor under order the he oilcloth oll cloth b it took tooh some aoma finding with single ingle rest matches chaw but the fear of your zack gi em a ou my ayea I 1 in our or finger ling aud lenda and gimlets giblets too by jul jove tile the worst pan pact was as getting out at the other sad end ill into the colors cellars there were wave heaps of empty apty bottles to moie moe one by me before there was rown room to open PC the manhole but door and to squirm out over ter thib a and d I 1 thought they wag rang like a peat peal of at blue bells but I 1 put the them all back agent again and apparently nobody overheard in the scullery the big flog barked at twe me like blazes he did again the other day but who nobody Y seemed to hear bear him either iab er I 1 got to day my boat tipped a fal fellow w to on the towing path to take it back 1 and ad pay bay ITT or it why be haven t the do police so got hold held of kf kirn and d tea ran do down to the bridge over the weir I 1 it stopped ppe d abig a big car at with I a wart shaver smoking him hie pipe at th the wheel I 1 should h have thought bed bad b have come s forward tor for the ha reward th that at was waa put up but I 1 pre tended I 1 was late for dinner I 1 had bad 1 in town and I 1 I 1 let him drop in me at ills grand hotel he H cost me a fiver fir but I 1 had bad on A waistcoat out lined id with notes at and I 1 it more or t than 1 I five minutes a 1 in hand mat at ch charing cross crosa it you bant art to kitab it ft was um the time to in hand that to cave me I 1 the ahil ft hole idea of doubling back to gna genoa 1 must have been half way up to town iowa before I 1 thought of ill he ha bad told the th whole thing w aa be 1 I Y could a 1 id tell fall an actual to expert fance Us that v db one reason why y it con rang ech an 0 o IT true US to DO one list listener nor at every eriv point g but of the sick man maloom eyes eye had bad from their sockets in bourn latil ariman amazement and allton toys toya laughed shortly shanty when the end it wim was re reached hed you figure some on our credulity u him bit first mour reat 1 I don t figure on anything frow from you TOYS toye except a pair of handcuffs handcuff ine sam it first eat to toe e rose come to in prompt acceptance ol of the challenge seriously ca fazilet lot you ask us to be believe that you did all this to screen area a man lou on dida t have tit time t to recognize 1 v ve told I 1 6 you the facts facie ft ell I 1 geas a you d better tell them to the police toys toye took hla his hat but and ad stick scruton was waa struggling straggling from his chair blanche stood patri fied bad A dove under a serpents serpent B spoil spell as tye toye made ad her a sued sardonic I 1 how bow from the leading landing door dior you broke your bid aid of the ills contract miss blanchel Blanc bel I 1 guess games it 3 up to roe me to complete wait it was Scra scruton tons a raven croak create be had bad tufted tottered to him feet fact sure said toe it if youve sly any thing thang you sent rant to say as an interested party only thi ale be bea a told the truth 1 well I can he be arva prove it if 1 I 1 due doa t low know eat aard it S scruton ruton but I 1 can Y you il blanhe chimed in there Y yes s I 1 it like illo that drink first it if you don I 1 mind casalet it was as blanche who got it for him in an instant th thank kyoji you I 1 it say more it my bless blame ing ng was worth ob having havig but here a something that 1 is list listen to this you Anu american Amei alen ican ftp gentleman ui I 1 we was the he man a ho he wrote to him in naples leave it at the that a so minute I 1 its it was im my second letter to him the first r was as t to 0 austra la im 1 in answer IT to one from him blin it was the lull at history to 7 of if my 7 d downfall down lall I 1 w got warder IT to waggle smuggle it out OIL that letter was as my one chance I 1 know knew it by heart beart said C cazalet let it us liaa that and nothing else that and ciale too me leave before the shearing to meet me dpn I 1 came out ou scruton explained in a hoarse whimper toto to to its keep p we me from going straight to that met man in as a I 1 it told to id him I 1 should in my first letter but you cant hit thee the e things oft off to tile the day or the week freek bed told me v where here to write writ to him on it his toy voyage g a rod and I 1 wrote to saph NOW a but that I 1 letter etter did out not get TO ll 11 A alt you seek broke your side sid of the he co con tract miss Sla slach blanche mh an smuggled niggled out it my warder friend had bad got get U the suck I 1 hd to put what I 1 it got get to eay my BO abhat that you to could read it 11 two wa wab so I 1 told ou on C cazalet at I 1 we was going straight up the river tor for a to row and it you an C can pronounce I 1 that two ways ya and I 1 said old I 1 hoped I 1 boldn t break a scull but bt there 8 a another bot her way of a spelling that led and it was a the other unseat way my I 1 meant he be chuckled hackl grimly 1 wanted ou on to lie low law a and ad let to me lie tow low if that happened I 1 wanted just one man in the world to k know id I 1 d ow done it 11 but bal that a how w wa came 1 to in timed miss each other for far you timed it 1 to a tick if f y you an t misread me bout boat 1 the river ile he drunk drank again stood straighter and found a fuller faller voice yet I 1 never meant to do it net he made ad me and at the back ot at my bram brain I 1 never or thought h ho would 1 thought bed he d do something tor we me after all bed bad done before shall I 1 11 tell tei y you what bat he a did gt got oat it hla him revolver cried C caza let t in ht a voice as that was his own instill justini cation t ton aa well on pretending dill it was going to be his bis che check c it i book said eaid scruton hla him tot to teeth t h but I 1 heard beard him trying to cook cock it inside his drawer there thera waa vas im bis special constable I 1 truncheon hanging her gin g on n the wall silver mounted t ar for all 11 th the 0 world d to know how bed stood up for law and order in the sight eight of men 1 I tell yia it vms J oy 1 to in feel the weight of that truncheon and to as aee the he hero of trafalgar square fumbling with ft A thing he didat tin deratany dera derst tand artill I 1 tilt bit him as hard as Z god d would id let me awl anil the tha test you IS benow low except that I 1 ties nearly IY did trip over the man who sw dewora ITS it was broad blood day light at the time he tottered tattered to the folding doors door and ad stood there ft a moment pointing painting to cazalet with a head band that twit twitched chad as terribly aa him dreadful to face no the th test reat you din did the rest you did to save eav what easm wasn 9 worth baa ing inga but I 1 think I 1 11 hold bold out long 1009 enough to thank you lost lust I ft little he was gone with ft a gibbering sailly owlet turned straight to toye toy at the other th r do door wall AT areat t Y yoa gain going too you we were me near enough gh you sea I 1 in an accessory all right he dropped his him voice ac but 14 1 be pran elbal if 1 I 1 could W d instead of him but tua toie had bad come bee back bit into the tha room twinkling k I 1 a mth ith triumph eten a lianda rubbing hia J handa you aee nebout you yo t see aee I 1 never ter meant t to go at all it was a a bit of bluff to make him own up and it did too bully the a gasped I 1 you mean to toll tell me C cried ed care cara let that ou on believed my story all the time why 1 I did dian didn t have a moments moment why doubt beat about jt it cazalet drew av aay my from ibe gie chuck ling creature and his bis crafty glee but blanche came fare forward S rd and held out her hand U will III you forgive we me mr air toys sure bar if I 1 bad anything to forgive me zia it a the other way around t gleea mad t end and about tirl time I 1 did g to help he edged up to to the folding door this 1 ia a two me man job cazalet the way I 1 make it out guess it ft a my uh u h on deck dark the others othera the th way my to the police station said aid carabet d densely ly toye toy turned IT on I 1 it aba its the way any to hell heh if ali alsa blanch ch will forgive me this thia 1 ia wore more like the other place thanks thank to you yen talk olm guess leave the angela angel in charge angelic or 1 not cot the poll pair we were alone 1 at and ad through the it doors they 1 beard it a quavering croak of welcome to tha he rather he how human a god fr irom the american america t rime machine bitte 1 am I afraid hell hall never a go back u iab lou iou to the wath bush whispered blanche blancha bernina Scruton 1 no fis 1 tm I afraid to too but I 1 wanted to take wk somebody Bome body else out too iwas I 1 waa trying to say BO an over a week ago when we were talking about old ve venua potts potta Blanch fe will you come THE END I 1 |