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every thought to her。; 

     ;I'm sure you will。       It is a sad duty�察�but may prove a very necessary 

one。     Their devotion was absolute。           It must go hard with her when she 

realizes the whole meaning of this。; 

     He went his way�察�and Sir Walter returned to his child again。                With her 

he   visited   the  dead�察 �when   told   that he   could   do   so。 She  was now   very 

self´controlled。      She stopped a little while only beside her husband。 

     ;How beautiful and happy he looks�察─�she said。                ;But what I loved is 

gone�察�and�察�going�察�it has changed all the rest。             This is not Tom ´ only the 

least part of him。; 

     Her father bowed his head。 

     ;I felt so when your mother died�察�my dearest child。; 

     Then she knelt down and put her hand on the hand of the dead man 

and   prayed。     Her   father   knelt   beside   her�察  �and   it   was   he�察  �not   the   young 

widow�察�who wept。 

     She rose presently。 

     ;I can think of him better away from him now�察─�she said。                  ;I will not 

see him again。; 

     They returned to her old nursery�察�and he told her that he was going to 

face life and take the head of his table at luncheon。 

     ;How brave of you�察�dear father�察─�she said。              Sir Walter waited for the 

gong to sound�察�but it did not�察�and he rebuked himself for thinking that it 

would sound。        Masters had a more correct sense of the fitness of things 

than he。     He thought curiously upon this incident�察�and suspected that he 

must   be   unhinged   a   little。    Then   he   remembered   a   thing   that   he   had 

desired to say to Mary and returned to her。 

     ;I do not wish you to sleep in this room tonight�察�my darling�察─�he said。 



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     ;Jane   has   begged   me   not   to。   I   am   going   to   sleep   with   her�察─  �she 

answered。 



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                             CHAPTER IV 



                             ;BY THE HAND OF GOD; 

       Sir   Walter   always   remembered   that   Sunday   luncheon   and   declared 

that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life。 When 

big´game shooting in South Africa�察�he had once been tossed by a wounded 

buffalo bull。     By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some 

feet lower than the surrounding bush。           Thus it lost him�察�and he was safe 

from   destruction。     There�察  �however�察  �he   remained   with   a   broken   leg   for 

some hours until rescued�察�and during that time the mosquitoes caused him 

unspeakable torments。 

     To´day     the  terrible   disaster  of   the  morning     became     temporarily 

overshadowed by the necessity of enduring his friends' comments upon it。 

The worst phase of the ordeal was their pity。           Sir Walter had never been 

pitied in his life�察�and detested the experience。 This stream of sympathy and 

the chastened voices much oppressed him。 He was angry with himself also�察�

for a guilty conviction that�察�in truth�察�the interest of the visitors exceeded 

their grief。   He felt it base to suspect them of any such thing�察�but the buzz 

of   their   polite   expressions�察  �combined   with   their   cautious   questions   and 

evident thirst for knowledge�察�caused him exquisite uneasiness。 

     They   all   wanted   to   know   everything   he   could   tell   them   concerning 

Tom   May。     Had   he   enemies�拭     �Was   it   conceivable   that   he   might   have 

even bitter and unscrupulous enemies�拭�

     ;Dear   Mary   is   keeping   up   splendidly�察─  �said   Mrs。   Travers。  ;She   is 

magnificent。      Thank Heaven I have been some little help to her。; 

     ;You have�察�Nelly�察�without a doubt。; 

     ;Do try to eat mote�察�Walter�察─�urged Ernest Travers。           ;Much lies before 

you。    Indeed�察�the worst has yet to come。           You must keep up for all our 

sakes。    How thankfully I would share your load if I could� ─�

     ;I hope you are going to make this an official matter�察�Sir Walter�察�and 

communicate with the Society for Psychical Research�察─�urged Felix Fayre´ 

Michell。     ;It   is   just   a   case   for   them。 In   fact�察  �when   this   gets   known 

widely�察�as it must�察�of course�察�a great many skilled inquirers will wish to 

visit Chadlands and spend a night in the room。; 



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     ;The police will have to be considered first�察─�declared Colonel Vane。 

;This is�察�of course�察�a police affair。          I should think they will so regard it。 

There is the Service�察�too。        The Admiralty will be sure to do something。; 

     ;Is   he   to  be   buried    at  Chadlands�拭      �I   suppose    so�察  �poor   fellow�察─�

murmured Ernest Travers。            ;I think your family graves so distinguished�察�

Walter     ´  so  simple    and   fine  and   modest     ´  just  perfectly   kept�察  �grassy 

mounds�察�and simple inscriptions。            I was looking at them after service to´ 

day。     The   vicar   made   a   very   tactful   allusion   to   the   great   grief   that   had 

overtaken the lord of the manor at the end of his sermon。; 

     Henry assisted his uncle to the best of his power。              It was he who went 

into the question of the Sunday service from the neighboring market town�察�

and   proved�察  �to   the   relief   of   Colonel   Vane   and   Mr。   Miles   Handford�察  �that 

they might leave in comfort before nightfall and catch a train to London。 

     ;A car is going in later�察�to meet poor Tom's father�察─�he said�察 �and if it's 

any convenience�察�it would take you both。; 

     The pair thankfully agreed。 

     Then   Colonel   Vane   interested   Sir   Walter   in   spite   of   himself。     The 

latter had spoken of an inquiry�察�and Vane urged a distinguished name upon 

him。 

     ;Do   get   Peter   Hardcastle   if   you   can�察─  �he said。  ;He's   absolutely  top 

hole at this sort of thing at present ´ an amazing beggar。; 

     ;I seem to have heard the name。; 

     ;Who hasn't�拭       �It was he who got to the bottom of that weird murder 

in Yorkshire。; 

     ;It   was   weird�察─   �said   Handford。      ;I   knew     intimate   friends    of  the 

murdered man。; 

     ;A crime for which no logical reason existed�察─�continued the colonel。 

;It   puzzled     everybody�察    �till  Hardcastle     succeeded      where    his   superior 

officers at Scotland Yard had failed。           I believe he's still young。        But that 

was less amazing than the German spy ´ you remember now�察�Sir Walter�拭�

The spy had been too clever for England and France ´ thanks to a woman 

who   helped   him。      Peter   Hardcastle   got   to   know   her�察  �then   he   actually 

disguised   himself   as   the   woman   ´   of   course   without   her   knowledge   ´ 

arrested   her�察  �and   kept   an   appointment   that   she   had   made   with   the   spy。 



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What was the spy called�拭         �I forget。; 

     ;Wundt�察─�said Felix Fayre´Michell。 

     ;No�察�I don't think so。       Hardt or Hardfelt�察�or something like that。; 

     ;Anyway�察�a jolly wonderful thing。            He's the first man at this business�察�

and I hope you'll be able to secure him。; 

     ;If he comes�察�Sir Walter�察�don't let it be known that he is here。 Keep it a 

secret。    If Hardcastle could come down as your guest�察�and nobody know 

he was here�察�it might help him to succeed。; 

     ;And   if   he   fails�察  �then  I   hope  you'll   invite  the   Psychical   Research 

Society。; 

     Sir   Walter   let   the   chatter   flow   past   him�察  �but   he   concentrated   on   the 

name of Peter Hardcastle。           He remembered the story of the spy�察�and the 

sensation it had aroused。 

     Millicent Fayre´Michell also remembered it。 

     ;Mr。   Hardcastle   declined   to   let   his   photograph   be   published   in   the 

halfpenny      papers�察   �I  remember�察─     �she    said。   ;That     struck    me   as   so 

wonderful。      There was a reason given ´ that he did not wish the public to 

know   him   by   sight。    I   believe   he   is   never   seen   as   himself�察  �and   that   he 

makes up just as easily to look like a woman as a man。; 

     ;Some people believe he is a woman。; 

     ;No� �You don't say that�拭─�

     ;To have made up as that German's friend and so actually reached his 

presence ´ nay�察�secured him�           �It is certainly one of the most remarkable 

pages in the annals of crime�察─�said Ernest Travers。 

     ;Is he attached to Scotland Yard still�察�or does he work independently�拭─�

asked Miles Handford。 

     ;I   don't   know    yet。   Mannering       has   already    urged    me   to  consult 

Scotland Yard   at   once。      Indeed�察  �he   was   going   to   approach   them  to´day。 

Mr。 Hardcastle shall certainly be invited to do what he can。                 I shall leave 

no stone unturned to reach the truth。           Yet what even such a man can do is 

difficult   to   see。  The   walls   of   the   Grey  Room   are   solid�察  �the   floor   is   of 

sound     oak�察  �the  ceiling   is  nine   or  ten  inches    thick�察 �and   supported     by 

immense       beams。     The    hearth    is  modern�察   �and   the   chimney     not   large 

enough to admit a human being。 This was proved twelve years ago。; 



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     ;Give him a free hand all the same ´ with servants and everybody。 I 

should ask him to come as your guest�察�then nobody need know who he is�察�

and he can pursue his investigations the more freely。; 

     Felix   Fayre´Michell   made   this   suggestion   after   luncheon   was   ended�察�

and Masters and Fred Caunter had left the room。                Then the conversation 

showed signs of drifting back to sentimentality。            Sir Walter saw it coming 

in their eyes�察 �and sought   to head them  off by  inquiring concerning their 

own movements。 

     ;Can I be of any service to simplify your plans�拭              �I fear this terrible 

event has put you all to great inconvenience。; 

     ;Our inconvenience is nothing beside your sorrow�察�dear Walter�察─�said 

Nelly Travers。 

     All declared that if they could serve the cause in any way they would 

gladly stop at Chadlands�察�but since they were powerless to assist�察�they felt 

that the sooner they departed the better。 

     ;We go�察�but we leave our undying sympathy and commiseration�察�dear 

friend�察─  �declared   Mr。 Trav

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