[The Stowmarket Mystery by Louis Tracy]@TWC D-Link bookThe Stowmarket Mystery CHAPTER V 21/21
Here, my little man, see what you can buy for half-a-crown." "What a nice gentleman he is, to be sure," thought the lodge-keeper's wife, when Brett passed through the smaller gate, assured that the struggle in the park had ended. "Just fancy 'im a-thinkin' Jimmy was the eldest, when I will be a grandmother come August if all goes well wi' Kate." The barrister signed to the groom to wait, and joined the young couple, who now appeared in the roadway.
A haggard, dishevelled, and furious man burst through the avenue hedge and ran across the drive. "Mrs.Crowe," he almost screamed, "do you see those two men there ?" "Yes, sir." The good woman was startled by her master's sudden appearance and his excited state. "They are never to be admitted to the grounds again.
Do you understand ?" "Yes, sir." Capella turned to rush away up the avenue, but he was compelled to limp. Mrs.Crowe watched him wonderingly, and tried to piece together in her mind the queer sounds and occurrences of the last two minutes. She had not long been in the cottage when the butler arrived. "You let two gentlemen in a while ago ?" he said. "I did." "One was Mr.David and the other a Mr.Brett ?" "Oh, was that the tall gentleman's name ?" "I expect so.
Well, here's the missus's written order that whenever they want to come to the 'ouse or go anywheres in the park it's O.K." Mrs.Crowe was wise enough to keep her own counsel, but when the butler retired, she said: "Then I'll obey the missus, an' master can settle it with her.
I don't hold by Eye-talians, anyhow.".
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