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"
We
had
no
clue
in
the
Acton
affair
.
But
here
we
have
plenty
to
go
on
,
and
there
's
no
doubt
it
is
the
same
party
in
each
case
.
The
man
was
seen
.
"
"
Ah
!
"
"
Yes
,
sir
.
But
he
was
off
like
a
deer
after
the
shot
that
killed
poor
William
Kirwan
was
fired
.
Mr.
Cunningham
saw
him
from
the
bedroom
window
,
and
Mr.
Alec
Cunningham
saw
him
from
the
back
passage
.
It
was
quarter
to
twelve
when
the
alarm
broke
out
.
Mr.
Cunningham
had
just
got
into
bed
,
and
Mr.
Alec
was
smoking
a
pipe
in
his
dressing-gown
.
They
both
heard
William
,
the
coachman
,
calling
for
help
,
and
Mr.
Alec
ran
down
to
see
what
was
the
matter
.
The
back
door
was
open
,
and
as
he
came
to
the
foot
of
the
stairs
he
saw
two
men
wrestling
together
outside
.
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One
of
them
fired
a
shot
,
the
other
dropped
,
and
the
murderer
rushed
across
the
garden
and
over
the
hedge
.
Mr.
Cunningham
,
looking
out
of
his
bedroom
,
saw
the
fellow
as
he
gained
the
road
,
but
lost
sight
of
him
at
once
.
Mr.
Alec
stopped
to
see
if
he
could
help
the
dying
man
,
and
so
the
villain
got
clean
away
.
Beyond
the
fact
that
he
was
a
middle-sized
man
and
dressed
in
some
dark
stuff
,
we
have
no
personal
clue
;
but
we
are
making
energetic
inquiries
,
and
if
he
is
a
stranger
we
shall
soon
find
him
out
.
"
"
What
was
this
William
doing
there
?
Did
he
say
anything
before
he
died
?
"
"
Not
a
word
.
He
lives
at
the
lodge
with
his
mother
,
and
as
he
was
a
very
faithful
fellow
we
imagine
that
he
walked
up
to
the
house
with
the
intention
of
seeing
that
all
was
right
there
.
Of
course
this
Acton
business
has
put
everyone
on
their
guard
.
The
robber
must
have
just
burst
open
the
door
--
the
lock
has
been
forced
--
when
William
came
upon
him
.
"
"
Did
William
say
anything
to
his
mother
before
going
out
?
"
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"
She
is
very
old
and
deaf
,
and
we
can
get
no
information
from
her
.
The
shock
has
made
her
half-witted
,
but
I
understand
that
she
was
never
very
bright
.
There
is
one
very
important
circumstance
,
however
.
Look
at
this
!
"
He
took
a
small
piece
of
torn
paper
from
a
notebook
and
spread
it
out
upon
his
knee
.
"
This
was
found
between
the
finger
and
thumb
of
the
dead
man
.
It
appears
to
be
a
fragment
torn
from
a
larger
sheet
.