Another,
unwilling to conform to public opinion, did likewise. And he, too, went
into the great unknown. The list of Brellier's victims--supposed, of
course, to be burnt up by the Frozen Flames--grew fairly lengthy in the
four years that he has been using them as a screen for his underhanded
work. A guard--and I've seen one of the men myself during a little
midnight encounter that I had with him--went wandering over that part of
the district armed with a revolver. The first sight of a stranger caused
him to use his weapon. Meanwhile, behind the screen of the lights the
bank robbers were bringing in their gold by motor and hiding the sacks
down in a network of underground passageways that I also discovered--and
traversed. They ran, by devious ways, both to a field in Saltfleet
conveniently near the factory, and by another route up to the back
kitchen of Merriton Towers.
"You'll admit that, when I discovered this to be the case, I felt pretty
uneasy about Sir Nigel's innocence. But a still further search brought to
light another passage, which ran straight into the study of Withersby
Hall, occupied by the Brelliers, and was hidden under the square rug in
front of the fireplace.
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