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Two days later, Carter and Stone were closeted together in the room of the former at Scotland Yard.
"But he was too secretive with me, Charlie," said the lanky detective frowningly, "and he didn't even tell me where he'd found Shillington had cached the missing silver. He just said he had located it and had left it undisturbed where it had been placed. Of course, I knew he had to be very guarded in what he said, speaking as he was from Manningtree, not seven miles from Shillington's place, but he left me quite in the dark as to his reasons for wanting us to stay our hands everywhere, and let him remain on at Oakley Court. All he said was, that he was flying at much higher game than Shillington now, and that he believed Shillington to be only playing quite a minor role." Carter shook his head. "I don't like it, Charlie. It's irregular to leave so much responsibility to one man."