The Angel of Terror
meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him. J
" asked the o
Meredith," sa
cer, startled. "He ha
ef, quick examination of the body. A bullet had entered just bel
id the police officer seriously. "Can
tles you, but it is the fact. He was married less than ten minutes ag
comrades came on the scene, and Jack led the way back
aiting for them,
n, you're Inspector Colhead,
lves, Mr. Glover, I don't think I should make any sta
rning with a little smile, and procee
o eight this morning, and surrendered himself to my partner. At eight o'clock exactly, as you are well aware, Mr. Ren
taying here, sir?" asked the
o be here. I knew that if it was humanly possible, Mr. Meredith would come to this ho
hat is asking you a leading qu
hook h
t, any more than the Home Secretary helped him whe
rned to the shed, and Jack an
t, in a shaking voi
," said Ja
ici
ked at h
commit suicid
is the
wing-room with Mrs. Re
h," corrected
I think we can get out of our share of the trou
he drawing-room. Lydia, looking
d then she guessed from his fa
. Her beautiful lips were drooped a little. There was a l
mself?" she aske
arded he
Lydia winced at the cruelty in his voice, "is
quick flush that came to her cheek was the
murder. James Meredith was found with a revolver clutched in his right hand. He was shot through the left temple, and if you
s a dead
with a little shrug, "p
and stood there with downcast head and
. "I can well understand, believing such dreadful
and her voice gre
edith," she said,
arry somebody else," said Jack
o you think it is right to say these thi
he saw in his humorous eyes a hard
nothing but the truth. I hate her perhaps beyond understanding-Mrs. Meredith." He empha
d Jean Briggerland slowly. "I
ed, and it was no
dding! And shall I tell you why you arrived too late?" His eyes were laughing again. "It was because I had arranged with the vicar of St. Peter's to be here at nine o'clock this morning, well knowing that you
visible evidence of the anger which Ly
somebody who does not know him, I can only accept his choice." She turned to the girl and held out her hand. "I am very sor
le by Glover's uncouthness, and could only warm
little unsteadily. "For you
ered, and then without a word she walked out of t
car deposited Lydia Meredit
anxiety, and the stout little woman almo
round here from your newspaper office asking where you are. I thought you had bee
r mind has been under the wheels of a dozen motor-b
at her. She had nolder as she went up the stairs. "I haven't really you know, onl
ollapsed on t
said incredulously. "W
gan, you could never have supposed that I should be married in such a violent, desperate way. I'm going to bed." She paused on the landing and looked down at the dumbfounded w
mmered the woman
orrow. "And if that lawyer man comes, will you please tell him that I shall have twenty thousand pounds in
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