"We were just consulting as to what's best to be done." "I should think that's obvious," replied Mallalieu.

"You must get to work! Two things you want to do just now.

Ring up Norcaster for one thing, and High Gill Junction for another.

Give 'em a description of Harborough--he'll probably have made for one place or another, to get away by train.

And ask 'em at Norcaster to lend you a few plain-clothes men, and to send 'em along here at once by motor--there's no train till morning.