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THE verdict was -'Death by Misadventure,' and this was indeed the only verdict possible. But Mr,Frost, the quiet and studious rndn whbi, in his retirement, was so oddly befriended by the immensely wealthy Conway Treeve, had seen everything as a spectator, and he had different views. The story really started when Treeve persuaded Mr Frost to live in the lonely house on the coast, and Mr Frost met Jeremy, Conway Treeve's adopted son, and Beatrice, the young woman whose connection with Treeve was at first a puzzle to him. But that was only the beginning. |