The Widows of Broome. Arthur W. Upfield

was appointed the headmaster, but somehow he didn’t quite suit and he was superseded by Rose. It made him a little sour. He’s Rugby and Cambridge. Rose didn’t go through a public school. But Rose is a born organiser, and he understands boys. Not a bad sort, Old Bilge.”

      “I understand Percival is known as Happy,” remarked Bony.

      “That’s so,” Simmonds chuckled. “Can’t beat the kids for burrowing under surfaces. They didn’t like Percival, but he’s a damn good schoolmaster all the same. Now don’t forget, if you should ever pass Tallinbah without calling in, I’ll be after you with a shot-gun.”

      As he drove Mrs. Walters and the children back to the police station, Bony thanked her profusely for a most entertaining afternoon.

      Chapter Seven

      At Dampier’s Hotel