Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery

  CHAPTER LX.

  FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.

  _Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.

  "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning. Courtcrowded, proceedings very brief. Formal evidence of the arrest onlywas given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boydwill be brought up together. Mr. Pallaret was in court, and made apoint of insisting that the case shall be fully gone into on Friday.He is hurrying the prosecution on, and doesn't intend to allow it tolag. Am not sure whether it is quite wise of him, but I could no moreteach him his business than he could teach me mine. Dick lookedbetter, and fairly self-possessed. The only time he seemed on thepoint of breaking down, as he broke down in the station, was when helooked in the direction of Mrs. Inspector Robson and Mrs. ReginaldBoyd. They almost broke down, too. They were very white and miserable.Inspector Robson looked ten years older, but held up bravely. Mrs.Abel Death was there. When the case was over saw her talking excitedlyto the Robsons. To my surprise she came up to me, and asked if I knewwhere her little daughter Gracie was. I did not know. She seemed ingreat distress. Mrs. Inspector Robson and her daughter avoided me, andI did not intrude myself upon them. Of course they regard me as theirenemy. As it happens it may turn out I am their best friend. Don't youthink so?

  "Coming away from the court played some good cards. One, a subp[oe]naon Dr. Vinsen, summoning him to appear as a witness on Friday. Left itat Dr. Pye's house. Asked to see Dr. Pye. 'Not at home.' Detailed twomen to shadow the pair of them there. Travelling trunks were deliveredat the house at eleven o'clock. My man caught sight of the namepainted on them. Signer Corsi. Good. Preparing for a foreign trip. Notwithout my consent, Dr. Pye.

  "Second card. A subp[oe]na on Ezra Lynn, summoning _him_ to appear asa witness. I can't help laughing. He will be scratching his bald pateto get at the meaning of it. Let him scratch. Detailed a man to watch_his_ house, and follow him wherever he goes.

  "Third card. A subp[oe]na on Stephen Rawdon, requesting _his_attendance at the magistrate's court on Friday. I can see the sweatrunning down his face. Can't you? Did not detail a man to watch _his_movements. _He_ won't run away.

  "Three good shots.

  "Letter from friend Joseph Pitou in reply to mine of Friday last--thistime in English. He is well up in languages, is friend Joseph. Says myman is his man, he believes. Expects to be in London on Thursday nightor Friday morning. If so, he will be present in the magistrate's courton Friday, and will have a good view of our gentleman. Gives me apiece of information. Says that he had our gentleman in his custodyonce, and allowed him to slip through his fingers. Very stupid of you,friend Joseph. Says our gentleman is the kind of man who never forgetsa face, and that when he sees friend Joseph we shall know from thestart he will give what impression this meeting of old friends hasupon him. I doubt it, Joseph. Our gentleman is the kind of man whonever gives a start. A modern Sphinx, and, according to Joseph, asdesperate a character as one would wish to put the darbies on.

  "Forgot to say that Lady Wharton was not in Court this morning. Herladyship is in the country. She will present herself on Friday, toidentify the jewels. Applebee expects to get the reward. Now, it wasDick Remington who found them. I mentioned this to Applebee, and madehim uneasy. What a plucky chap that Dick is! As for his story, Ibelieve every word of it. Friday will be a regular field day."