Detective and mystery stories; England -- Fiction; Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
"I do know," said Morgan positively. "I don't go about with my eyes
shut, Mr. Macandrew." And after saluting he stalked in a military way
down the street, leaving Tod to pursue his shopping--which Tod had
come out to do. Macandrew rather chuckled at the positive way in which
this official Dogberry, who could see no further than his nose,
asserted that the Pixy's House murder had been relegated to the past.
On the fourth day of Gerald's absence Tod received a letter from his
friend in the character of a bridegroom. Everything had gone well, as
the clergyman, on hearing the whole story, told in Haskins' persuasive
manner, had joined Mavis and his friend's son in holy matrimony. Now
Rebb had lost his income, as the conditions of the will had been
fulfilled, and in spite of all his precautions Mavis had come into her
own. Tod would have been less than human had he not reflected with
great glee that, the income being safe from Rebb's clutches, his wife,
as the twin sister of Mavis, would benefit to the extent of three
thousand a year. "And Lady Euphemia called me a fool," chuckled Tod
complacently. "What will she say when she knows that I have married an
heiress and will be able to get back a part of the family estate?"
In his letter, Gerald informed Macandrew with great pride that Mavis
had learned how to sign her name, and had produced a singularly fine
specimen of calligraphy. "The rest of my darling's education," wrote
the young man, "will be completed by me after all these troubles are
over, and we can spend a proper honeymoon."
Education, as a means of passing a honeymoon, did not commend itself
to Tod, and he made a grimace. Then he sat down and wrote a letter to
Amsterdam telling Charity to come over and repair to Mrs. Pelham
Odin's London flat, where he would join her later. He also gave her a
full account of all that had taken place, and detailed the story of
the Major, as to her birth, mentioning also the income which Mavis
intended to hand over, as soon as the mystery of the crime was solved.
When Tod posted this letter he took his way to Denleigh to see if he
could find Geary and arrange for him to appear at the Pixy's House. It
was necessary, as Gerald had explained, that all the actors in this
drama should come together for the clearing up all perplexities.
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