ADVENTURES OF THE PUZZLE CLUB
the edge of the cliff. There is no ledge or foothold within fifty
feet."
" Utterly impossible," said Melville, after an inspection. " What
do you propose to do ? "
I am going straight back to communicate the discovery to head-
quarters. We shall withdraw the cordon and search the coast for
the dead bodies."
"Then you will make a fatal mistake," said Melville. "The
men are alive and in hiding in the district. Just examine the prints
again. Whose is the large foot ? "
" That is Lamson's, and the small print is Marsh's. Lamson
was a tall man, just over six feet, and Marsh was a little fellow."
" I thought as much," said Melville. " And yet you will find
that Lamson takes a shorter stride than Marsh. Notice, also, the
peculiarity that Marsh walks heavily on his heels, while Lamson
treads more on his toes. Nothing remarkable in that ? Perhaps
not; but has it occurred to you that Lamson walked behind Marsh ?
Because you will find that he sometimes treads over Marsh's foot-
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