Home Front Detective--Books 1, 2, 3 by Edward Marston

Author:Edward Marston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

The three friends met at Hambridge’s house. Leach was interested to hear that the carpenter had received notification of his appearance before a military tribunal. It was only a matter of time before it was Leach’s turn. Price was still bewailing the fact that he’d captured the man who’d been painting words on the side of the Ablatt house, only to lose him when a detective intervened. He now knew that the man had been identified and arrested.

‘Even Sergeant Keedy could manage that,’ he said with a sneer.

‘You can’t blame him, Mansel,’ said Hambridge. ‘When he saw two people fighting in the dark, he wasn’t to know which one was you. You should remember that he was actually there. Just like you, Sergeant Keedy had worked out that the man might come back in the night. If you hadn’t got in the way, he’d have nabbed him.’

Price was livid. ‘I didn’t get in the way.’

‘You tried to do the police’s job for them.’

‘How was I to know that the sergeant was there as well?’

‘You should have had more trust in him.’

‘I wanted to get my hands on that sneaky bastard with the paintbrush,’ said Price. ‘You never know – he might turn out to be the killer as well.’

‘That’s unlikely, Mansel,’ said Leach. ‘If the police thought they’d got the right man, he’d have been charged by now and it would have been all over the Evening News. Instead, there was only a mention of that plumber being arrested. I don’t think he’s anything to do with the murder.’

‘I’d have beaten a confession out of him.’

‘He can’t confess to something he didn’t do.’

‘You can’t solve every problem with your fists, Mansel,’ said Hambridge, sternly. ‘You’ve been in trouble with the police before for doing that. When are you going to learn your lesson?’

Price smouldered. ‘I can’t change the person I am, Fred,’ he said. ‘At least I was trying to take action. All that Gordon’s been doing is looking for a way to get out of being called up.’

‘That’s not what I was doing at all,’ said Leach, vehemently.

‘Yes, it was.’

‘It was … just one option.’

‘I never took you for a coward until now.’

‘I’m not a coward,’ said Leach, jumping to his feet.

‘Then why were you trying to hide behind Ruby?’

‘Don’t keep on about it!’

‘What happened to the promise to stick together?’

Leach brandished a fist. ‘Shut up, Mansel!’

‘If you want a fight, you can have it,’ said Price, leaping up.

Hambridge got to his feet and pushed them apart. He stared angrily at each of them in turn until they lapsed back into their chairs. Both of them were sulking.

‘That’s the last thing we need,’ he warned. ‘If we fall out with each other, we all stand to lose.’ He sat down beside Price. ‘It’s unfair to keep on at Gordon. He made a mistake and he’s owned up to it. He’s not going to get married until he can do it properly in a church. Isn’t that right, Gordon?’

Leach puffed his cheeks.

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