"Gilbert Carstairs, as you're aware, was a medical man himself--he'd qualified, anyway--and this was a friend of his.

But that was all I gathered then--they were both up to the eyes in their preparations, for they were off for Southampton that night, and I left them to it--and, of course, never heard of them again.

But now to come back to the police court the other day: I tell you, I was--purposely--in a quiet corner, and there I kept till the case was over; but just when everybody was getting away, the man on the bench caught sight of me--" "Ah!" exclaimed Mr.Lindsey, looking across at me.

"Ah! that's another reason--that supplements the ice-ax one! Aye!--he caught sight of you, Mr.Elphinstone--" "And," continued Mr.Elphinstone, "I saw a queer, puzzled look come into his face.

He looked again--looked hard.