it. Anyway I caught
sight of our old friend at Paget Gardens nosing about, and so as soon as it
was dark I left the Spatts. It's a horrid thing to say, but I never was so
glad about anything as I was at leaving the Spatts. I didn't tell them
where I was going, and they didn't ask. I'm sure the poor things were very
relieved to have me go. Miss Ingate tells me to-day she's heard they've
both resigned from the Union. Mr. Spatt went up to London on purpose to do
it. And can you be surprised?"

"Yes, you can, and yet you can't!" exclaimed Miss Ingate. "You can, and yet
you can't!"

"I met Miss Ingate on Frinton front," Jane Foley proceeded. "She was just
getting into her carriage. I had my bag and I asked her to drive me to the
station. 'To the station?' she said. 'What for? There's no train
to-night.'"

"No more there wasn't!" Miss Ingate put in, "I'd been dining at the
Proctors' and it was after ten, I know it was after ten because they never
let me leave until after ten, in spite of the long drive I have. Fancy
there being a train from Frinton after ten! So of course I brought Miss
Foley along. Oh! It was vehy interesting. Vehy interesting. You see we had
to think of the police. I didn't want the police coming poking round my
house. It would never do, in a little place like Moze. I should never hear
the last of it. So I--I thought of Flank Hall. I----"

Jane Foley went on:

"Miss Ingate was sure you wouldn't mind, Mrs. Moncreiff. And personally I
was quite certain you wouldn't mind. We left the carriage at Miss Ingate's,
and carried the bag in turns. And I stood outside while Miss Ingate woke up
Mr. Aguilar. It was soon all right."

"I must say Aguilar was vehy reasonable," said Miss Ingate. "Vehy
reasonable. And he's got a great spite against my dear Inspector Keeble. He
suggested everything. He never asked any questions, so I told him. You do,
you know. He suggested Miss Foley should have a bed in the tank-room, so
that if there was any trouble all the bedrooms should look innocent."

"Did he tell you I'd come here to see him not long since?" Audrey demanded.

"And why didn't you pop in to see _me?_ I was hurt when I got your note."

"Did he tell you?"

"Of course he didn't. He never tells anybody anything. That sort of
thing's very useful at times, especially when it's combined with a total
lack of curiosity. He fixed every, thing up. And he keeps the gates locked,
so that people can't wander in."

"He d