"I have signed a warrant for Ronald's arrest, and Superintendent Galloway has notified all the local stations along the coast to have the district searched.

We think it very possible that Ronald is in hiding somewhere in the marshes.

We have also notified the district railway stations to be on the lookout for anybody answering his description, in case he tries to escape by rail." "It seems a strange case," remarked the detective thoughtfully.

"Why should a young man of Ronald's type leave his hotel and go across to this remote inn, and commit this brutal murder ?" "He was very short of money.

We have ascertained that he had been requested to leave the hotel here because he could not pay his bill.