"That the Earl of Brockelsby changed clothes with Beddingfield in order more conveniently to murder his own brother?
Where and when could the exchange of costume have been effected, considering that the Inverness cape and Glengarry cap were in the hall of the Castle Hotel at 9.15, and at that hour and until ten o'clock Lord Brockelsby was at the Grand Hotel finishing dinner with some friends?
That was subsequently proved, remember, and also that he was back at Brockelsby Castle, which is seven miles from Birmingham, at eleven o'clock sharp.

Now, the visit of the individual in the Glengarry occurred some time after 10 p.m." "Then there was the disappearance of Beddingfield," said the girl musingly.

"That certainly points very strongly to him.

He was a man in good practice, I believe, and fairly well known." "And has never been heard of from that day to this," concluded the old scarecrow with a chuckle.

"No wonder you are puzzled.