[Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces by Thomas W. Hanshew]@TWC D-Link bookCleek: the Man of the Forty Faces CHAPTER XXV 5/27
But there's no arguing with a woman any way." Cleek glanced at Narkom.
It was a significant glance, and said as plainly as so many words: "What do you think of it? You said there was no motive, and, provided Carboys fell heir to something of which we know nothing as yet, here are _two_! If that will was destroyed, one man would, as heir-at-law, inherit; ditto the other man if it was not destroyed and not invalidated by marriage.
And here's the 'one' man singing the praises of the 'other' one!" "Collusion ?" queried Narkom's answering look.
"Perhaps," said Cleek's in response, "one of these two men has made away with him.
The question is, which? and, also, why? when? where ?" Then he turned to the Captain's daughter, and asked quietly: "Would you mind letting me see the room from which the young man disappeared? I confess I haven't the ghost of an idea regarding the case, Captain; but if you don't mind letting your daughter show me the room--" "Mind? Good Lord, no!" responded the Captain.
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