Edgar Wallace

“ A little after breakfast a detective called at the house and then Jimmy learned the details of the tragedy, which were very few. A constable on patrol duty had seen a man lying on the heath in the early light of dawn and, going toward him, was horrified to discover that he was bleeding from four or five wounds. He had been shot at close range by an automatic pistol, in the hands of somebody who was not used to the employment of firearms, said the detective, and gave reasons for his conclusion. ”

“ The body had been found at the point where Blake had seen the ambulance, about fifty yards from the postern gate of the Warden's Lodge.
It was when he accompanied the detective to Gerald's study that he realized how useful the girl might be if she could give the time to the service. The desk and innumerable pigeonholes were littered with sheets and scraps of closely written memoranda, and when these came to be examined, Gerald found that they were written in Dutch. ”

“ Stephens had gone to Woolwich to the hospital to make the final arrangements for Gerald's funeral and this last ordeal and service Jimmy rendered to his cousin that afternoon. He and a dozen men, most of whom were elderly professors, were the chief mourners at that melancholy function. ”

“ If I'm liable to be called out in the middle of the night, and I think that this won't be the only time I shall be away from home, I should be worried about the girl.”
She came in soon after and learned of his decision. ”