Chapter IV.—The Wolves On the Trail.IN the meantime, while Mason had been having enquiries made about the past life of Jean Hilary, he had also been giving attention to the matter of the death of the gamekeeper. He had twice been down into Norfolk and upon both occasions had made an excuse to call in at the Hall and have a talk with Colonel Hilary. Upon one of them he had stayed to lunch and, upon the other, Jean had given him afternoon tea.
Larose heard of his activities from two sources. Calling in at North Walsham to enquire of the sergeant there if they had made any discoveries, he was informed that nothing very particular had been found out.
“Still, one or two things have come to light,” added the sergeant, “although they don't appear to have any direct bearing on the murder. We've
