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CHAPTER XXVII. THE SIEGE OF KEMP’SHOUSEsmartly against the brickwork over the frame, and madehim start violently back."I’m getting nervous," said Kemp. But it was five minutesbefore he went to the window again. "It must havebeen a sparrow," he said.Presently he heard the front-door bell ringing, and hurrieddownstairs. He unbolted and unlocked the door, examinedthe chain, put it up, and opened cautiously withoutshowing himself. A familiar voice hailed him. It wasAdye."Your servant’s been assaulted, Kemp," he said roundthe door."What!" exclaimed Kemp."Had that note of yours taken away from her.close about here. Let me in."He’sKemp released the chain, and Adye entered throughas narrow an opening as possible. He stood in the hall,looking with infinite relief at Kemp refastening the door."Note was snatched out of her hand. Scared her horribly.She’s down at the station. Hysterics. He’s close here.What was it about?"Kemp swore.242
CHAPTER XXVII. THE SIEGE OF KEMP’SHOUSE"What a fool I was," said Kemp. "I might have known.It’s not an hour’s walk from Hintondean. Already?""What’s up?" said Adye."Look here!" said Kemp, and led the way into his study.He handed Adye the Invisible Man’s letter. Adye read itand whistled softly. "And you–?" said Adye."Proposed a trap–like a fool," said Kemp, "and sent myproposal out by a maid servant. To him."Adye followed Kemp’s profanity."He’ll clear out," said Adye."Not he," said Kemp.A resounding smash of glass came from upstairs. Adyehad a silvery glimpse of a little revolver half out ofKemp’s pocket. "It’s a window, upstairs!" said Kemp, andled the way up. There came a second smash while theywere still on the staircase. When they reached the studythey found two of the three windows smashed, half theroom littered with splintered glass, and one big flint lyingon the writing table. The two men stopped in the doorway,contemplating the wreckage. Kemp swore again,and as he did so the third window went with a snap243
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CHAPTER XXVII. THE SIEGE OF KEMP’S
HOUSE
smartly against the brickwork over the frame, and made
him start violently back.
"I’m getting nervous," said Kemp. But it was five minutes
before he went to the window again. "It must have
been a sparrow," he said.
Presently he heard the front-door bell ringing, and hurried
downstairs. He unbolted and unlocked the door, examined
the chain, put it up, and opened cautiously without
showing himself. A familiar voice hailed him. It was
Adye.
"Your servant’s been assaulted, Kemp," he said round
the door.
"What!" exclaimed Kemp.
"Had that note of yours taken away from her.
close about here. Let me in."
He’s
Kemp released the chain, and Adye entered through
as narrow an opening as possible. He stood in the hall,
looking with infinite relief at Kemp refastening the door.
"Note was snatched out of her hand. Scared her horribly.
She’s down at the station. Hysterics. He’s close here.
What was it about?"
Kemp swore.
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