"Gumley, you are unbearable," said Sir John, in his most severe accents. "The next time you attempt to interrupt the proceedings I will have you removed." "Then it was," resumed Mr. Ormsby, "that I suggested to Draycot that this man should be found--we were given to understand that he had not yet left the village--and that both he and his lodgings should be searched. The result was that one of the missing articles--a locket--was found on his person." "But nothing else has been found?" It was Mr. Drelincourt who asked the question. Draycot took on himself to answer it. "Not yet, sir. His lodgings will be thoroughly searched in the course of the next hour." Gumley felt compelled to make another protest. "As I said afore, and as I say agen, I know nothen about the murder and nothen about the robbery. I found the locket in the----" "Silence, fellow!" Almost yelled Sir John. "Once for all, let me caution you to hold your tongue." But Gumley was determined to have the last word. "All I wants is to speak the truth," he growled sullenly. "As it happens," resumed Mr. Drelincourt, "I am in a position to confirm at least one portion of this man's statement. Some time in the course of last week my wife spoke to me about having missed the locket now in question, which was rather a favorite with her, and which she was afraid she had lost a day or two previously somewhere in the grounds. Such being the case, I fail to see how the locket could have formed part of the missing jewels." Sir John and Mr. Ormsby exchanged looks. Gumley pricked up his ears. The sort of sullen apathy which had hitherto marked his demeanor vanished. From that moment he became a different man. "Your statement, Mr. Drelincourt, is certainly a strong point in the prisoner's favor," remarked Sir John, after a few moments' cogitation. "Still, bearing in mind the threats made use of by him towards Mrs. Drelincourt, I do not feel myself justified in sanctioning his release. The coroner's inquest will take place at the earliest possible moment, and I have decided to remand the prisoner till tomorrow, when he will be brought up before the bench of magistrates at Sunbridge." Draycot nudged his prisoner. "Now, then!" he said. Gumley stood up, and addressing himself to Mr. Drelincourt, said: "God-bless you, sir, for helpin' to get a pore, innercent cove out of a scrape wot he's got into through no fault of his'n." Then, as he followed Draycot, he said to himself, "It was a lie, though, wot he told about the locket. Now, wot's his little game, I wonder?" The baronet, having filled up and signed the necessary commitment order, handed it to Roden Marsh to give to the superintendent. Rodd then gathered up his papers and followed the others out of the room. Sir John stood up and stretched himself. "In spite of your evidence about the locket, Mr. Drelincourt," he said, "I am strongly of opinion that in Gumley we have got hold of the real criminal."