Show abs the mazaroff a r 0 ff My mystery steil y by 3 S Ft ETCHEn by irwia myers A its acy 7 Attro pill tri olit inc W N U ferriell Fer viell chapter V hiir 10 loi dd as he his bade butte me without i ceremony ail much its a rap I 1 opened the door 0 alisis ml apperley Apper leya s ditting room and maythorne and I 1 entered abreast lile e plunged onto nto the of thang aa A acrimonious dehat as v Z aa ondy et at its H full helfst beil lit shella stood indignant and duldt by jibe the center table alm mr was wa enthroned obal byl in IQ A fine tamper temper in en an elbow bibow chair by die tile hearth mr air tone alone we was perched on the edge of a chair in another corner nursing I 1 the handle of bin nin brelia and anti av latently ly as ila as a tier and peaceable man illan can esin be not one word good ji till you tell me how you ram came into possession Posses slOn of lint that wilar will I 1 sheb 4 eaphe with is as we arade in its 48 up lo 10 yoa to peak speak first you re I 1 she elio broke off hero there or rather maythorne thorne broke thing things off for her lie ile strode forward and rind took the words out of stella mello a mouth four tour dau glit m to a the right it rs eo he all sold in cool even accent itil it up to yon IOU to seve explanations isow now com mrs aim T bow did yon you ao 10 0 1 1 1 1 14 possession of will 1 1 1 which Is now onto me tell you iofeta safe in mr air crole strong fool come mr air elphinstone groaned wear wearily fly elut dut mrs lira bowed showed tern tem wr and fight how flow you to me 1116 militate milI tite that chaill I 1 aho she demanded de mande ant fight my illy apar lady r I 1 interrupted may stay theme pe be alm calm k and ln slon I 1 be he foot inifi think a little ettre Is 1 a viry iry wealthy roan man murdered on unter ler trost lie ile had md his hl will in ill its pallet ket with other papers and with valuables end and with money he ile la Is not only murdered but isla isis ribbed 0 evel vey y thins thing he had jn n him ln can le tie discovered dt about hi him 11 a na property then a few nighta night inter your daughter accidentally find finds out that tho will la Is hand I 1 what do you nu suppose the police cc thorit les will fay way to that mn sim im asking you air arc ElPhin elphinstone slone inked at of him ai as thoroughly ob and anti slightly stupid people am III look at a question questioners erg I 1 could eee see quilt ault well lvell that she he wae was wonder onder ing how he dared to be so 10 plain I 1 boken end nd emont s mr tz groaned once more audibly mont lost be mur munk L t keally 1 1 Itar loc that eryou er you etow if I 1 wre were yoa you 11 1 1 trink I 1 hald setd any how you got cr er 1 shout greally lr eally is till hare have to satt ay how she he got it and from choin oli served thorne that will wa we without doubt abstracted tot ato from pocket by br the man who mor bordere mi dered dere I 1 him blin and mr I 1 ana w it it 1 later discovered in 31 a L a keep ing in how floor come it th tamy mra AIM suddenly luil denly gath ered op up her wrap and her tier juni bret L ie in and nd roe rose from ier chair hat bat right hava yoa yon to ak ask me facing adoro a horo digre Ii fit gre re not a collm nim as a far for is as I 1 in aware and I 1 doal knew that you ie ve any author ity fly I 1 am going ls and who whoever ever in isbee to toe a e roe me wll will find me in 4 ar at fiort a hotel you II 11 fled tied me obrn shella Sh ellal I bill not run utter after you acain 4 that a useful thine to know mr aim ww Slay thorne still till PertIna houp you wui will no doubt d be erth 1 upon apon at sh MI ts thi this la a it matter 0 murd rl and er yu uk Ill still it or liot airs alphin et tone sr as tl it hould should b eon on j am going to know who murderer mazaroff rort if it you know you re ao an accessory after the tb crime mn alm elphinstone was at the door diar by thi this time and her tier ejea eyes wr as hard fiord as its ever ai as she wept swept jr jus alt all with a lint half contemptuous siance ar are you oa coming malcolma Malcol ml A As for you shella sheila if it you want trio agala you 11 hae have to come to fo irs diee she mad made a t shire vs which atch seemed to indicate ie thil th il ight he ached washed her of ter and of er present and without wait ini ing tor for mr ElphIn elphinstone slone she he in arched off dnton the corridor mr sir ie shook hie tits he head d wearily and despondently he ile looked round a of all of as as if 1 he wanted to but aa an corti orda came and lie and went aate WA matherne closed hlll th gocr and anti glanced at aa you mita rethink I 1 was wa too explicit perhaps watt mrs airs fph instone Ina tono he aid sald b bet I 1 don t be aleve any of you ond ennd know ing what I 1 doand dos and CD crop of course knows know knorst st it now 1 tini ti ni num beep keep this information fron from thop n police I 1 its impossible ue lie knothe the police know that Id mazaroff azaroff vas as robba as well as mar murdered dered tilsit will was wa 0 o him blind I 1 how low did mm fet set tit it 1 phe Is shielding somebody the truth I 1 I 1 now then who Is then without waiting tor for any melr or remark he tapped 1 my sho goalder ho alder older and nd set et off oft I 1 lingered a moment to exchange a word or S with shella shells and then followed bim him you think that May thorner t asked as r in paused at t the door of the r of t ne as exclaimed Dos nt iwed half an ey eye cor nor an ounce of valis 1 to be dead ce carafin T of ot that I 1 she kno knof ra knows know I 1 A abid as its I 1 ad said tn in there who Is it I 1 here one ace thing certain float if sho i pak ill III hato to tell the SA lice ilce jut 1 between ow and tomor inor row w is sell 11 have taire reflect ana pa if tse IV meantime ile 16 brot braia off abruptly oll a went down and into the street and in til lence walked quickly down fill ware road I 1 knew what he wah after and suddenly appeared before al 01 in fit drued treet street ai as if 1 be he bad had bot shot out ut 01 tb earth earm lies comer comet aid said batting ey alof aloe or bott both in to the bouic tio nac now alin all arrau arranged ged nodded hey whimpered lo together a moment then maythorne and I 1 tamed away did he lift mean that had cornel comer I 1 asked and thai that bleul F or of course answered anwer ed maythorne who ho elsel ra tAye alp they 11 watch both of em I 1 went back to my room thor muddled la in mind by ibe dav a events it seemed lidies lie ies loss to 10 iry to piece them together and still yet j could acir scarcely cely refrain from the attempt ant an 1 underneath everything everi thing iny fly an buncom forts ili I 1 snip klon which forced itself oron un nie me however much I 1 fought against it t wa ives sim tip lilliston an accessory to murder and if so afler or before out of all speculations one clear fail erner geol the t had come into possession elin of t that will which without doubt was in pocket alien till big mur aerts shot him hini all this win still till s in my mind when I 1 met Alay thorne nuit next morning morn inc at ciles cila a offlie office e were hown shown into crol crole I S sivate boorn at oncel there by ami deah desk mat at sir herman he ile save gave us t a knowing book as we walkr walk 1 in and frolo no noil noi I led at him as a much ai as to may hut that whatever was wast to be ile aid said first majo o 0 lo 10 come from the Iner thant awat remarked rote scon Ann ainther nn ther e sat down art and turned a on kloop 1 I cama cam round to sir crate ni not soon oon an as I 1 had break to tell him he salil now I 1 tell fell you it Is 1 what I 1 learned lait last night isile rn from m nnie some of my friend friends in cur ur pair of blue no monda mands have been beert andl they have heen been sold ali to a syndI calle of three we I 1 known dealers A fanar price loo r he added with a ahm cl inkle kle what arter ak 4 it Is aall nl and I 1 state pity its it quite correct two hundred lira bonoll pounds monti replied of course they re worth that thai and more more to dve live the buyer buyers a nice hig big cheas they eel sell As Ae equally of cours ncy will weir well blaythorne ilay Slay thorne asked out but who codr mona laughed gla norIng at role to be mitre euirel I 1 to tit A per lont ArmInt ralpe pill ld 0 fa o concealment about hit ar r ahe bank book toon only drori he the north last night said maythorne where and how wae was tid this deall carried ves yes answered kloop 1 I can con i tell something of that hut but not pre pe else details I 1 should tay say by cor blaythorne looked at crole crole honk shook hll hit head lili hat concern conr ern wito he re merkel ta Is the fact that amin trade old sold abee the things prop property eriv G e know that amin trade was wo in pox poap malpa ln of what whist we well 11 call blue diamond number one and we also know that mias rot had bail blue diamond number two on him when he went north so SoMnia roff roust must hat have e met ar mintrude min trade and hande it over to him the second di diamond amend they must hive have met anino orts to anjane nt at ilay thome turned to kloop name wn was openly freely mentioned to you in to connection with this ahll he aked stoked was va Nazar offs name oh 0 ac e 1 As the source grm which the lamoria lam orid enroe came got up forame his choir chair load nd began to but button tors his hi overcoat there s only on thirst to he done donev he aid said glancing clan ring at crole you and I 1 and half must see arala trade at once we want ad at eilla nation As far as im aware those diamon la it bince the moment ss mo death have been fhe property of mr holl biot here lea I 1 ahr tb so a crole V I 1 tee crole lacon la conical foral if lie tic not got up from train his desk dealt 1 crossed over to a safe rate in to tie the comer and unlocked it took ok from some inner receptacle an envelo envelope pa heres the will he ald said take it ith me hut but I 1 think will bo found to las he all lttie right lt tit py by that I 1 mean that he will wll hav arted acted within hll his rights how f coot on t know dat but come alonar alona 1 ne l parted from kloop in the street au outline tille crote crole Slay thame and I 1 ct into a taxicab and ret oft off for Court thoe holies baniss sop med to be bard bartl lie looked op up at less la it teens retty clear cle arnow bowl I 1 thai that Sf Sl azaroff wan t murdered for ilse sake take rf ef those dla diamonds monota he muttered ered as its if it somewhat diess itIs fled at the rew turn of affairs in that rassa what was he murdered for what was wa the he mot lve rel hed otter valuable property on 0 him mra yon know op observed crole croft and there a re other 01 her people to quo ques tion when weve ame wit amin trade Eccle share for lus lance no and that min Par alave 1 ve Vs entered bank to tether and sent ant in our cards to ar mintrude min trade took look small notice of orne and myself his atterb aloa save lulf to ibe be solicitor v L ail 11 sir croler he began a IN hat bat es can is I 1 d i for you I 1 yoa yog can che gise as a some raach much needed information n mr sir armin trade replied anile nde promptly you are ware aware of coarse course thai that boring acted as the late mr air sol solicitor leffort hyre here in london I 1 lime hase emp employed loyel 1 mr air to inquire into the tile mystery tery of tila his nur dc ile now vie e bave have ascertained frore mr 1 herman ferman of I 1 ape town a c chloee ose per friend nt tit now in london that mn ain I 1 two extremely val noble diamonds one of which vin as li ills hl vila he lie went fort forth h t to 0 alor asdale am and the boher er of which hurt had ber bote conr keeping ai 94 Miza rolT sent agent fr for some months 1101 irlas UP that you lise sold these to d it igonda to A syndicate for two lit inured thou sand pound la Is that correll Armin trade whore smite smile mar ar dle d le and inscrutable had bait nem left his ills eyes m nodded eded quite cor 1 recta I 1 he a angered pred pa do you mind telling ui us all till about it crole crete asked ark 1 I gather the lie whole thing la Is plain pl ita enough aheu a explained gislin luin as a pIl tilT ft replied r min mintrude trade with v laugh I 1 have acted as agent a or or w hather foulke you ile to rail roll it for mr macaroff Mai aroff fm sometime aonie time na ell oil favro now as regards uce blue dla I 1 1 I 1 ii 21 LH I 1 pa 1 19 I 1 is we wr were shown into crofts room at one once there by crol crate s DK dow dat mr herman kloop mind ireat rarities I 1 hav anve e bat the first in my handa hands for time the ccone remind he handed to me per tier at the lily atter after he arrived i I 1 the wio woo lew few fc ah allf ayou you noel h in there I 1 met him there therel 1 belll an I 1 what happe neill e the mile ile tit f the diamonds and caine to an tit arrange ident may I 1 ask ft hat it I 1 lie ile save gave me an option on them ah I 1 I 1 seel an option jul so toss vere ru to hae them at a pricel of bourm but III how show you the t erita iti its ing 11 hid me ahli 1 rendy really written and signel alere I 1 you aber are lie ile pro dusted a hect sheet of letter pa per and limited it to crole krole nho wild took look and slid rend read it 1 I seer he aid sald handing U 11 habit lie ile gave you the option for one cone month of buying the oil ft fira r a bun ard anti sevena 1 file pounds and jlou iu base taken it 11 up p Then about the piton money t of roure and would have been paid to mi laroff Exact lyl the money ie Is at the dis disposal of the tale late salim doffs heir or nr heirs hoce rel rest inary legatees exalee ex atee or whoever has a proper and legal rich right to toll it crole minted to 0 o ne rip mr fr fell there Is Miia rolTa re legatee he mid sald he ile comes in for ArmIn trade laughed and me a thy shy mile smile lucky fir mr air unit I 1 he remarked butare nu tare are you mitre of that I 1 understand that the will mn male le at york Is tiie tile will li Is hirer lure I 1 enid said crole 1 holding tit his envelope yoo yno can s se it ind read it if Anna trade face went a i change as he and rend the will de or 0 long 1 careful awk 1 at the si denature another an othir at crole role as AS he handed back the paper dball Vb ft hat all he aked asked what to do von a ol solicitor pay ny aholt that till 1 that nothing whatever can up set it ana yered canle promptly it wont w M contested either ev R grything that llazar otT died riled pool po aped eer tied of belongs to mr mervyn holt halt sa K so I 1 owe ier foil oil hondr hendred od and se devento vento five houind houn lilAnd nd pounds said with a laugh very rood 1 1 snail nall I 1 send the elleck and ani the papers alone along in to yon mr artile dottl ju ma it 11 rhill b he done at once olad youe youve found the will ilion e all ro nc rote te for the first nm time may borne sedr l r mintrude min wIn trade yoa you think it lii neward tary to tire give evidence at abe he nc eeten what whal ener ebia cf nail bad I 1 to river asked my with bad had tod to da with h Ms burder czi have cysts any chiy yourself his continued may thorne 1 I hare have had two one we was that he may have been followed arom ron london by somebody ome hody w who h 0 it knew hem that be had the second blise dia roond mond c him hlo lie he was wall a 11 1107 care lem lea thoughtless th oilier other that it was w just a common vulgar murder for the tike of by one or other of those bori whom been treating ft r the he had Is that ta arta here hr cock mck for Ins insane fille man who d app dpp dippe fr I 1 I 1 irs lave u eha have aa far for I 1 helle bpi e the imilie te e failed t to bratic M min 17 robbed tile le mordece mor mar dere dered body ami anti cie tred out anyhow be a vaul shed CHAPTER VIII fresh link F TOOK our 1 WB unceremoniously a as 11 if visa hau im very ordinary CU I 1 URI orl ordinary nary inarY bomers fo piere dolne doing very inne ns 1 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