Chapter 46
The Yacht She stared at him for a minute, and then burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter. "Oh, Mr. Welling, for a moment you scared me. Daddy wouldn't kill anybody: it would be too much bother!" The detective was unruffled. "I am not suggesting that your father did shoot this man. I am merely saying that Lord Creith is the only man within ten miles who wears pointed shoes." "How silly!" she scoffed. "Why, lots of people wear pointed shoes. Mr. Hamon wears pointed----" She checked herself suddenly. "That is what I wanted to know," said Julius gently, "that is all I wanted to know! Does Mr. Hamon wear pointed shoes? I know Lord Creith does, because I've interviewed the village cobbler, and the village cobbler knows the secret history of every pair of boots in your house." "Mr.
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