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 no

lder 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