Hale has been using threats to Basil, and the young man has turned restive.

Clancy, who is by no means such a fool as he looks, warned Hale to-night.

Therefore I take it, that Basil has some information about the murder.

Miss Saxon knows he has, and she is shielding him." "But Clancy, Hale and Mrs.Herne were all out of the house when the woman was stabbed," said Caranby, "they cannot have anything to do with it." "Quite so, on the face of it.

But that bell--" Jennings broke off.