# Mr. Cargill — Mystery at Lynden Sands character guide

> Mr. Cargill in Mystery at Lynden Sands by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cargill, Master Cargill

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-death-at-foxhills

## Who they are

A local man with ties to the Fordingbridge household.

## In the story

### [IX: The Second Cartridge-Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/ix-the-second-cartridge-case)

Finds the second .38 cartridge case on the beach, shows it to Sir Clinton, and later confirms the man at Flatt's cottage is his old war acquaintance.

### [X: The Attack on the Australian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/x-the-attack-on-the-australian)

Approaches Sir Clinton with information but stops upon seeing Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux; later shot in the ankle and brought back by Mrs. Fleetwood.

### [XVI: The Manhunt on the Beach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xvi-the-manhunt-on-the-beach)

Revealed as the planner of the gang's operations.

### [XVII: The Threads in the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xvii-the-threads-in-the-case)

Identified as the mastermind behind the fraudulent claim, using his brother as the claimant and Staveley as a source of information.

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