Arthur Somers Roche

Name: "Illimore"
Author: Arthur Somers Roche

"Illimore" (1923)

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“"Illimore"”, published in 1923, is a work by Arthur Somers Roche. It explores elements such as Pelham, Tryon and Elias.

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Arthur Somers Roche, "Illimore" (1923)

“ Pelham laughed.
“That cunning scoundrel would have found my body himself and brought me ashore before the pool could have been dragged.”
“I wish that we'd caught him alive,” grumbled Tryon. “He might have been persuaded to talk.”
“Think so? A man who will serve as a butler five years in order to lay plans for a robbery, who will willingly suffer a wound in order that his part may not be suspected, who will kill himself rather than be captured. is hardly the sort to turn state's evidence. What a man, what a man!” ”

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Arthur Somers Roche, "Illimore" (1923)

“ Restless, he left Tryon and wander ed out into the grounds across the lawn to the swimming pool. Here he eat, smoking for an hour when Tryon came to him.
“I've talked to every one,” said Tryon. “Every one of the servants can prove, by several other servants, that he was nowhere near the lodge gates last night. That upsets our theory that one of the servants got the key from Hardy.”
“I suppose it does,” said Pelham, reluctantly. “But I know that the theory is right. Just the same——”
Tryon laughed. “Go to it, Mr. Pelham. But all work and no food is bad business. Let's eat.” ”

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Arthur Somers Roche, "Illimore" (1923)

“ The newspapers told us that the car containing the bandits was admitted by the lodge keeper.”
“The papers said nothing of the sort,” exclaimed Tryon.
Pelham grinned. “The papers said that the bandits arrived in an automobile and departed in one. Now, It's obvious that the lodge keeper would not have admitted a party of strangers. There is a telephone in the lodge. Before unlocking the gates to strangers, especially late at night, the keeper would have phoned the house. And quite obviously he didn't telephone, because no one, servants or family, knew that a car was coming up the drive. ”

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Arthur Somers Roche, "Illimore" (1923)

“ He puffed at an after-breakfast cigarette. “Who's engaging us?”
“Mannering,” replied Tryon. “Of course, as you and I are the only people that ever got anything on the Gray Ghost, the New York police will help us in every way, but it's a private job. Fifty thousand retainer, fifty thousand if we get the men who committed the robbery, one hundred thousand for the return of the stolen property, and a half million for the Gray Ghost himself.”
Pelham whistled. “Mannering must believe in the Gray Ghost.”
Tryon colored. “Every one does now. ”

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Arthur Somers Roche, "Illimore" (1923)

“ Elias Mannering said. “You got one of them, the traitor in my house, and I feel that you have earned that fifty thousand.”
Pelham shook his head. “I don't think so, but If you feel like writing a check, write one for a hundred thousand.”
The old man's jaw dropped. “What do you mean?” he asked.
“The bandits' car overturned in their haste to get away. They could hardly have carried their loot in their hands without attracting attention. Yet, although the woods have been scoured, there's been no trace of the stolen plate or other bulky objects. ”

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Arthur Somers Roche, "Illimore" (1923)

“ In other chairs, or standing, were at least thirty servants. Tryon was talking to one of them, the butler, as Pelham entered.
The ex-lieutenant looked at his ally. “I've got the dope up until the moment that the gang entered the dining room. Mr. Pelham,” he said. “Want to question the others?”
Pelham looked at the butler. His head was bandaged, and his face was white. His snapping black eyes seemed to glow. “Suppose you tell us what happened?” suggested Pelham.
The butler shifted from one foot to another. “All I know, m'sleu, is that a man suddenly appeared in the door. Other men followed ”

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Arthur Somers Roche, "Illimore" (1923)

“ The longest-living author of this work died in 1935, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 88 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. ”

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