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So much for London, continued M. Chauvet. Now, let us see what we have still to do. First, that ladys maid at Dijon must be interviewed. I think, Lefarge, you might do that. To-morrow is Sunday. Suppose you go to-morrow. You can sleep at Dijon, and get back as early as possible on Monday. Then, Mr. Burnley, that matter of the statue sent to M. Boirac must be gone into. Perhaps you would be good enough to make inquiries at Dupierres on Monday morning, and please keep in touch with me by phone. I will look into some other points, and we shall meet here at the same time that evening.
We waited in the shed till it was getting on towards dusk, and then we got the cask out to Felixs, and left it swinging in a set of chain blocks in an out-house. Well, sir, I asked more than twice the pay hed promised, and when he gave it without a word I was certain he was afraid of me. I thought, Theres some secret about that cask and held be willing to pay to have it kept quiet. And then it occurred to me that if I could get hold of it, I could charge him my own price for its return. I didnt mean to steal it. I didnt, sir, honest. I only meant to keep it for a day or two till hed be willing to pay a reward.
An expression of surprise passed over the girls face.
None, I admit.
At 9.00 a.m. next morning the Continental express moved slowly out of Charing Cross station, bearing in the corner of a first-class smoking compartment, Inspector Burnley. The glorious weather of the past few days had not held, and the sky was clouded over, giving a promise of rain. The river showed dark and gloomy as they drew over it, and the houses on the south side had resumed their normal dull and grimy appearance. A gentle breeze blew from the south-west, and Burnley, who was a bad sailor, hoped it would not be very much worse at Dover. He lit one of his strong-smelling cigars and puffed at it thoughtfully as the train ran with ever-increasing speed through the extraordinary tangle of lines south of London Bridge.
He was here, monsieur, quite latelylast week in fact. He spent one night.
CHAPTER X
This was what Broughton had expected, but he thought he saw his way.
Yes. I got there first and waited about ten minutes, and then he came up. He took the old label off the cask and nailed on another he had with him. Then he told me to take the cask to the State Railway Goods Station in the rue Cardinet and book it to London. He gave me the freight as well as the ten francs for myself. He said he should know if the cask did not get to London, and threatened that if I played any tricks he would inform Messrs. Corot what I had done.
Did these gentlemen converse together while in the bus?
First, then, I offer you my apologies for the trick played you. I wrote the note which brought you here. I feared if I wrote in my own name you would suspect some trick on my part and refuse to come.
Lets go and see, said the Inspector, and headed by the foreman they walked some hundred yards along the quay to a small brick building set apart from the warehouses, inside and in front of which sat a number of men, some eating from steaming cans, others smoking short pipes.
We are trying to trace a man whom we believe stayed here recently, explained Lefarge. His name was Lon Felix.
Thank you. Who is this Jean Duval? I shall probably want to see him and would like to know where to find him.
It was evident to Clifford that Mrs. Murphy, though an intelligent woman, would be no use to him as a witness. He remained at her house for a considerable time, and was very probing and painstaking in his questions. But all to no purpose. While she corroborated what Felix had stated about his household arrangements, she dashed any hope the lawyer might have had of establishing an alibi.
Thank you. Would you tell me how it was packed? What steadied the group?
Yes, I said so, I think, quite clearly.
Were his hat and coat wet?
Again the young merchant gave an exclamation of astonishment.
Its up to me to be there first, thought Broughton, as he hurried out of the dock gates in search of a taxi. None was in sight and he stopped and considered the situation. If Felix had a car waiting he would get to Fenchurch Street while he, Broughton, was looking round. Something else must be done.