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THE VIADUCT MURDER

"Running?"

"Yes. It was my conjecture that he intended to catch the 10.30, and had not very much time to do it in."

"Good Lord, this is awful! I say, have you seen Gordon?"

"He is just outside. He wanted me to do a round with him, but I found myself unable to comply. The fact is, my wife returns today, and I have to go down to the house to prepare for her⁠—just see that the servants are not intoxicated, and that kind of thing. If you want a round, Gordon is your man."

"Thanks, I think that's just what I do want. Hullo, Gordon, you going out? Just let me get my clubs, and I'm with you."

It was not till they were walking together along the fairway from the first tee that Reeves opened his griefs. "I say, have you heard this about Davenant?"

"Yes, most inconsiderate of him to confess just when you'd arranged to clap the darbies on another man. Lucky for you you hadn't said anything to Marryatt about it."

"Well, the fact is, I had."

"You had?"

"Yes, I've just been talking to him from the steward's office, through that confounded metaphone thing. I told him the whole story, as we had put it together———"

"I pass the we."

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