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<v Speaker 1>Chapter twenty four of The Double by Edgar Wallace. This

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<v Speaker 1>LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Read by Aetolsharma, Winnipeg, Canada,

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<v Speaker 1>Chapter twenty four. Dick had the room next to the Superintendence,

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<v Speaker 1>a small, narrow apartment which was used at a pinch

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<v Speaker 1>to detain suspected criminals brought to the yard for examination.

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<v Speaker 1>There were steel bars on the window when the furniture

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<v Speaker 1>was of a solid and immovable kind, a necessary precaution

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<v Speaker 1>since that memorable occasion when Loupe Legade almost brained his

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<v Speaker 1>interrogator with a handy chair. Since that occurrence, the furniture

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<v Speaker 1>had been of the simplest and the unhandiest kind. He

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<v Speaker 1>sat down now in his big writing chair to read

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<v Speaker 1>the letters which had accumulated in the past two days.

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<v Speaker 1>There was nothing of importance, and he was feeling in

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<v Speaker 1>his pocket for two letters that had arrived for him

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<v Speaker 1>at the house in which he had not opened. When

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<v Speaker 1>he felt the telephone message and brought it out in

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<v Speaker 1>a hurry. The clerk had not addressed it, and when

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<v Speaker 1>Dick turned the envelope over, he saw that the flap

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<v Speaker 1>was open. He turned it over and over. It would

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<v Speaker 1>be inexpressibly mean to read her private correspondence. It would

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<v Speaker 1>be inexpressibly foolish not to do so. Besides, here was

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<v Speaker 1>a salving thought she might call him on the phone,

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<v Speaker 1>in which case he would be able to communicate the message.

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<v Speaker 1>He laid the envelope on the table and glowered at it.

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<v Speaker 1>Suppose it was something that incriminated her, or a private

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<v Speaker 1>message from some man. He felt a little pang at

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<v Speaker 1>the thought. Rubbish, she said, and with great resolution drew

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<v Speaker 1>the slip from the envelope. It was a cable from

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<v Speaker 1>Cape Town and was addressed Mary de Villiers, Mary de Villiers.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Lordy Browne had made no mistake. The girl he

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<v Speaker 1>attacked that night was the woman he thought she was.

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<v Speaker 1>Dick remembered the reference in the letter which he had

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<v Speaker 1>found in Lordy Browne's pocket, about this mysterious Miss de Villiers, who,

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<v Speaker 1>all the time he was thinking he was reading mechanically

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<v Speaker 1>without grasping the sense of the message. Presently he concentrated

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<v Speaker 1>his mind upon the words before him. It was evidently

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<v Speaker 1>from the indicator. A replied paid message and ran, thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>Miss de Villiers for money, which very handy as we're starving. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>about Lordie's death, but that was expected Missus Lordy Brown.

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<v Speaker 1>He read the message over and over again, trying to

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<v Speaker 1>make head or tail of it, though it was obvious enough.

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<v Speaker 1>Mary de Villiers had sent money to this woman and

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time had sent news of Lordie's death.

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<v Speaker 1>Then she had known Lordie. But why should she send money?

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<v Speaker 1>And what money? The solution to that mystery came in

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<v Speaker 1>a flash. When Brown had left his hotel, he had

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<v Speaker 1>a pocket full of bank notes. When his dead body

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<v Speaker 1>was found, his pockets were empty. Somebody had taken that

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<v Speaker 1>money Mary, and she had cabled the money to Missus

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<v Speaker 1>Brown in Cape Town. Why. Three facts were evident. Mary

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<v Speaker 1>Dane had been in the house on the night of

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<v Speaker 1>the murder, had either killed Lordie or found him dying.

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<v Speaker 1>More likely the latter, Lordy Browne had recognized her again

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<v Speaker 1>and had asked her to send the money to his wife.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise she could not have known of the woman's necessity.

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<v Speaker 1>It was Mary who had bound up his wounds and

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<v Speaker 1>attended to him. Probably had not left the dying man

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<v Speaker 1>until he had passed. Then who had killed Brown? Where

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<v Speaker 1>the two gangs engaged in the bazaar search and did

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<v Speaker 1>they sometimes clash. The telephone bell at his elbow shrilled,

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<v Speaker 1>and he took down the receiver. Is that you, Dick,

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<v Speaker 1>It was Mary's voice, tense and fearful, Yes, he replied, Mary,

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<v Speaker 1>I have opened that cable. Yes, yes, I know, she

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<v Speaker 1>said impatiently. From missus Browne. They told me when I

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<v Speaker 1>went back, Dick, will you do something for me if

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<v Speaker 1>I can, he began, don't if, darling. She was terribly

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<v Speaker 1>in earnest. You must. What do you want me to do?

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<v Speaker 1>He thought? He heard a whispered colloquy at the other

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<v Speaker 1>end of the wire. And then I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>let me into your house about one o'clock tomorrow morning.

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<v Speaker 1>You must tell Derreck that you are sleeping at Tommy's.

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<v Speaker 1>Stand at the door, and the moment you hear me

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<v Speaker 1>scratch at the panel, open and let me in and

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<v Speaker 1>keep all the lights out. And I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>guard me as if, as if you loved me. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>let me out of your sight. Will you do this?

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<v Speaker 1>Mins knows that I am coming. Please don't ask any questions,

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<v Speaker 1>my dear. Will you do it? Yes? He answered, and

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<v Speaker 1>instantly there was a click, and he was wrung off.

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<v Speaker 1>He hung up his receiver with a bewildered frown. Min's

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<v Speaker 1>knows that I am coming. Was Min's in the swindle?

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<v Speaker 1>If swindle, it was apparently so, here a minor confusion

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<v Speaker 1>that had to be cleared up. After he had been

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<v Speaker 1>home for a quarter of an hour, Mins, imperturbable, came

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<v Speaker 1>to his room to announce that dinner had been served.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard from his lordship to day, Sir. He is

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<v Speaker 1>returning to town at the end of the week. You

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<v Speaker 1>know his lordship is to be married. I am well

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<v Speaker 1>aware of that, but there are a lot of things

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not so well informed about, said Dick, watching him.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know miss Mary Dane. If he expected

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<v Speaker 1>hesitation or embarrassment, he was to be disappointed, Yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>said the butler. Immediately Dick stared at him in amazement.

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<v Speaker 1>You know miss Mary Dane, the nurse, Yes, sir, the

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<v Speaker 1>lady who came here one night. If I remember, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>you saw her to the station. Dick had forgotten that episode,

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<v Speaker 1>which was an excuse at any rate for the butler's calmness.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you had any communication from her, yes, sir several.

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<v Speaker 1>The man did not flinch under his questioning. Are you,

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<v Speaker 1>in a sense a confederate of hers. Mins smiled his

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<v Speaker 1>quiet and deferential smile. Well in a sense, I am, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I have given her help on several occasions when she

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<v Speaker 1>has been examining the house next door. Good God, gasped Dick,

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<v Speaker 1>almost unable to believe his ears. Do you mean to

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<v Speaker 1>say that you knew Miss Dane has been in the

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<v Speaker 1>habit at Burgling the next house? Not Burgling, Sir, said

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<v Speaker 1>Mins carefully, And I am not absolutely sure that it

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<v Speaker 1>was miss Dane. I understand the young lady has a double.

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<v Speaker 1>At any rate, the person who called herself miss Dane has,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, made several visits to mister Derrick's house. Dick

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<v Speaker 1>was not dreaming. Here was an honest, respectable man who

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<v Speaker 1>had been in the service of Tommy Wielde and his

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<v Speaker 1>father for twenty or thirty years, calmly and brazenly admitting

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<v Speaker 1>that he had assisted in a series of outrages upon

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<v Speaker 1>an unoffending neighbor. I think we'll go into this question

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<v Speaker 1>a little later, Min's, he said, quietly. I am not

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<v Speaker 1>so sure that you haven't got yourself into very serious trouble. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>the butler smiled. At any rate, Sir, I once got

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<v Speaker 1>you out of very serious trouble, he said. Surprisingly, when

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<v Speaker 1>Dick demanded an explanation, the butler asked to be excused.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't Alice in Wonderland, said Dick, after the man

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<v Speaker 1>had gone This inoffensive butler was. The whole thing was incredible,

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<v Speaker 1>except when he tested Min's conduct by his new theory.

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<v Speaker 1>Derreck called while Dick was having dinner. He had decided

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<v Speaker 1>to sleep in the house that night, he said, and

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<v Speaker 1>would Dick care to share his vigil It was a

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<v Speaker 1>proposal that Dick Staines would not have hesitated to agree to,

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<v Speaker 1>but for the promised adventure of the night. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>really matter, said Derrick when he saw the other hesitate.

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<v Speaker 1>I shall be able to fix you up tomorrow much

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<v Speaker 1>more comfortably than I could tonight. If you don't mind,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I'll ask you to put that portable bell

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<v Speaker 1>of yours into operation. If I'm scared, I will cross

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<v Speaker 1>that rather insecure wooden bridge you have fixed onto your balcony. This, also,

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<v Speaker 1>in other circumstances, might have been an acceptable proposal. Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Derrick was perplexed at his reluctance, and he laughed, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want your beauty sleep disturbed. Eh, well, if you

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<v Speaker 1>expect sleepless nights when you're in my house, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>blame you, but my own view is that in the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the next few days, we're going to lay

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<v Speaker 1>the ghost or ghosts so effectively that they will never

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<v Speaker 1>disturb the peace of Loundes Square. Again, he declined Dick's

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<v Speaker 1>invitation to share a chop. He was dining at his

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<v Speaker 1>club and would call on his way back. I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three minds about that damned house, he said, as

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<v Speaker 1>he rose to go. I tossed a coin to day

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<v Speaker 1>to decide whether I'd have the thing pulled down from

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<v Speaker 1>roof to basement and a new building put up. If

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<v Speaker 1>there is any secret place, that would be a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>effective way of finding it, he paused at the door.

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<v Speaker 1>I see you were in that bomb affair at Eastbourne.

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<v Speaker 1>What the dickens do you make of that? Who was

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<v Speaker 1>he an anarchist? I do not know the politics of

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<v Speaker 1>mister Hermann, Levinsky, said Dick quietly, But I should imagine

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<v Speaker 1>that there was violence in them. Walter Deryck's eyebrows met

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<v Speaker 1>Levinsky was that his name sounds like a foreigner to me,

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<v Speaker 1>He laughed with great heartiness at this banality, and Dick

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<v Speaker 1>wished for a long time after he'd gone that he hadn't.

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<v Speaker 1>He settled himself down to pass away the hours that

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<v Speaker 1>would intervene before the arrival of Mary on her mysterious

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<v Speaker 1>errand he had ceased to be puzzled, ceased to wonder.

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<v Speaker 1>He had speculated upon Mary's peculiar behavior until his head reeled.

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<v Speaker 1>Mins had brought the coffee in and had set the

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<v Speaker 1>tray solemnly on the table, when, for no reason at all,

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<v Speaker 1>beyond the sudden impulse which prompted the question, Dick asked,

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<v Speaker 1>have you ever been in South Africa? Yes, Sir, Dick

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<v Speaker 1>turned in his chair to face the man. When was

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<v Speaker 1>this after his lordship the late Earl died, Sir, when

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<v Speaker 1>Master Thomas as we called him, was still a child,

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<v Speaker 1>I took service in South Africa. Now there is a

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<v Speaker 1>peculiar expression familiar to every experienced police officer, a kind

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<v Speaker 1>of embarrassment born of uncomfortable self consciousness. And this dawned

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<v Speaker 1>and faded in Min's face. It was only there for

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<v Speaker 1>the fraction of a second, but long enough to be detected.

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<v Speaker 1>Mins said Dick softly, were you ever in trouble in

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<v Speaker 1>South Africa. The man licked his lips. Yes, sir, he

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<v Speaker 1>said huskily. There was an accusation made against me for

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<v Speaker 1>stealing Min's had gone very pale. Yes, sir, I was

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<v Speaker 1>perfectly innocent. Were you convicted? The man shook his head. No, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>than the ghost of a smile hovered on his lips.

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<v Speaker 1>I was one of those innocent men who really was innocent.

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<v Speaker 1>The court dismissed the case, though I will tell you

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<v Speaker 1>this much. It was touch and go until fortunately the

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<v Speaker 1>real criminal was found. Though he was never caught. Lord E. Brown,

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<v Speaker 1>said Dick quickly, and Mins shook his head. His name

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter, sir. He obtained a position as footman in

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<v Speaker 1>the house of a well known African millionaire and stole

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<v Speaker 1>a quantity of plate. I could give you all the

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<v Speaker 1>particulars tomorrow, sir, if you wish. My sister in law

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<v Speaker 1>has the newspaper cuttings. When you've read those, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think you'll doubt for a moment that I was an

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<v Speaker 1>innocent party, hum said Dick thoughtfully. You never told me

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<v Speaker 1>you knew him. Mins did not answer. Did you meet

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<v Speaker 1>miss Dane in South Africa? No, Sir, I met her father,

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<v Speaker 1>but not Miss Dane, Miss de Villiers, she was called,

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<v Speaker 1>suggested Dick. I believe that is so, Sir said Mins.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there anything else you require? This might possibly be

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<v Speaker 1>an explanation for the butler's extraordinary attitude. He knew this

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<v Speaker 1>mysterious family, and then a thought occurred to him. Tommy

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<v Speaker 1>had a library which was mainly devoted to certain works

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<v Speaker 1>of reference. He went upstairs and searched the shells for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time before he found what he sought. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a five year old volume devoted to boxing records,

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<v Speaker 1>and he brought it down and searched the pages diligently.

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<v Speaker 1>There were short biographies of boxers dead and alive, and

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<v Speaker 1>after a while he came upon the name for which

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<v Speaker 1>he had been looking without any great hope. Henry had

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<v Speaker 1>spoken the truth here It was farrs W G. Digger,

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<v Speaker 1>Bill Ferrers, featherweight Champion of Australia, featherweight Champion of South Africa.

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<v Speaker 1>He followed a record of his fights. Dick's finger went

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<v Speaker 1>down the page until it stopped. Cape Town tenth July

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen ninety eight, knocked out in thirteenth round by H.

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<v Speaker 1>De Villier's examateur featherweight world champion. Henry had spoken the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>De Villiers. Henry had not only spoken the truth, but

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<v Speaker 1>had disclosed his real name. Mary had told him she

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<v Speaker 1>had a father. It was Henry. End of Chapter twenty four.