ere's no such
thing as a kemera ebout here?"

"No; what did you want a camera for?"

"To phowtogreph this Herding; there's a mystery about him. Nesh trested
him, and he terned out a dem traitor. Nesh mest hev known him before; he
would never trest a stranger so. Is there no wey of taking his
likeness?"

"There's a young lady staying here, you saw her at breakfast, Miss Du
Plessis, who's very clever with brush and pencil, but it's no' a very
pleasant task for a woman."

"No, but in the interests of jestice it might be well to risk offending
her. If you will reintroduce me more formally, I will esk the lady
myself."

Mr. Bangs was escorted to the garden, where the lady in question was
actually sketching Marjory and the young Carruthers in a variety of
attitudes. To the Squire's great astonishment, she professed her
readiness to comply with the detective's desire in the afternoon, if
somebody could be left to accompany her to the post office adjunct.

"How long will it take, Miss Du Plessis?" he asked. "A few minutes," she
answered, "a quarter of an hour at most."

"Then, if you will allow me, I shell be heppy to be your escort, and
indicate the features that should be emphasized for purposes of
recognition. As I ride, I ken easily overtake the perty." This being
agreed to, Mr. Bangs asked Carruthers to let him look over Nash's last
memoranda, as they might be useful, and any recently acquired papers.
Among the latter, taken from Newcome, was a paper of inestimable value
in the form of a chart, indicating, undoubtedly, the way to the abode of
Serlizer and the Select Encampment generally. In the memoranda of Nash's
note-book the detective found a late entry F. al. H. inf. sub pot. prom,
monst. via R., and drew the Squire's attention to it. "Look here,
Squire, et our dog Letin again; F. perheps Foster alias H, Herding,
informer, under my power (that's through some crime entered in this
book), premises to show the way to Rawdon's. This premise was made last
Tuesday, at Derham, a whole week ago."

"Why is Harding called an informer?"

"Because he belengs to an infamous cless raised up by our iniquitous
kestoms administration. These informers get no selery, bet are rewerded
with a share of the spoil they bring to the depertment. Semtimes they
accuse honest men, and ectually hev been known to get them convicted
falsely. Semtimes they take bribes from the greatest scoundrels, and
protect them in their villainy. Nesh t