Lyle at once
informed him that he was under arrest, and with what he was charged,
and though the Inspector warned him to say nothing which might be
used against him, I, as his solicitor, instructed him to speak freely
and to tell us all he knew of the occurrences of last night. It was
evident to anyone that the fact of his brother's death was of much
greater concern to him than that he was accused of his murder.
"'That,' Arthur said, contemptuously, 'that is damned nonsense. It is
monstrous and cruel. We parted better friends than we have been in
years. I will tell you all that happened--not to clear myself, but to
help you to find out the truth.' His story is as follows: Yesterday
afternoon, owing to his constant attendance on his father, he did not
look at the evening papers, and it was not until after dinner, when
the butler brought him one and told him of its contents, that he
learned that his brother was alive and at the Bath Hotel. He drove
there at once, but was told that about eight o'clock his brother had
gone out, but without giving any clew to his destination. As Chetney
had not at once come to see his father, Arthur decided that he was
still angry with him, and his mind, turning naturally to the cause of
their quarrel, determined him to look for Chetney at the home of the
Princess Zichy.
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