Summary of your 'study carrel' ============================== This is a summary of your Distant Reader 'study carrel'. The Distant Reader harvested & cached your content into a collection/corpus. It then applied sets of natural language processing and text mining against the collection. The results of this process was reduced to a database file -- a 'study carrel'. The study carrel can then be queried, thus bringing light specific characteristics for your collection. These characteristics can help you summarize the collection as well as enumerate things you might want to investigate more closely. Eric Lease Morgan May 27, 2019 Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 859 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 64497 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 89 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 105 man 100 old man 92 dead man 86 good man 86 New York 84 little man 69 chapter 66 young man 53 great man 52 little time 49 look 47 London 44 big man 42 God 41 tall man 41 poor man 36 rich man 32 better man 31 honest man 31 good 27 best man 26 Mr. Smith 25 new man 25 Paris 23 small man 22 strange man 22 second man 22 like 22 business man 21 white man 21 strong man 21 mystery 20 sick man 20 right man 20 looking man 20 little room 20 little old man 20 Mr. Jones 19 elderly man 18 long time 17 little way 17 bad man 16 time 16 hand 16 free man 16 dark man 16 blind man 16 Scotland Yard 16 Mr. Brown 15 little Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 183002 man 101360 time 83875 hand 79974 room 73925 eye 73412 thing 70991 way 66598 door 65410 day 59069 night 58908 face 55872 house 51087 woman 49545 nothing 48104 moment 44934 word 43328 head 41599 one 41345 something 38700 place 37647 girl 37462 voice 36905 case 36770 friend 36677 life 32198 year 31433 name 31235 hour 30661 side 30403 mind 29529 anything 28758 morning 27625 fact 27463 light 26772 father 26346 letter 26291 minute 25966 window 25032 paper 24784 matter 24627 foot 24558 sir 24106 money 23544 table 23137 question 22899 people 22488 heart 22311 course 22120 arm 22108 lady Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 112221 Mr. 54445 Mrs. 46765 Miss 19507 Sir 12450 Lady 11213 Dr. 11123 M. 10627 God 10438 Peter 10321 Lord 10235 London 9940 sir 9632 John 9456 de 8899 New 8273 Captain 8261 George 7980 Inspector 7347 Street 7343 Jack 6989 Mary 6819 Dick 6661 Madame 6626 Jim 6578 Doctor 6454 York 5916 Monsieur 5740 Tom 5689 Paul 5688 Paris 5638 England 5447 Mr 5347 Colonel 5188 St. 5075 House 4604 Harry 4468 HOUSE 4419 Charles 4350 Smith 4246 Robert 4207 Van 4066 ing 4021 Arthur 3899 Philip 3713 David 3667 Chief 3658 'S 3529 James 3464 Henry 3463 William Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 1094786 i 942484 he 696803 you 689574 it 404293 she 295697 him 252651 me 166376 they 157313 we 154037 her 103171 them 56135 himself 50516 us 26510 myself 20623 herself 12394 yourself 9976 one 9401 itself 7169 themselves 4722 mine 4654 'em 3708 's 3608 yours 2765 ourselves 2330 his 2273 hers 1474 thee 1075 ye 730 ’s 692 him- 631 em 543 theirs 502 ex- 450 ’em 346 ours 333 d'you 325 i'm 227 be- 205 oneself 202 i- 198 pos- 172 ye're 172 thyself 172 herſelf 141 you're 129 withal 127 you'll 127 yon 125 as- 120 yer Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 2074214 be 924035 have 401531 do 313907 say 190307 go 182838 know 174429 see 158856 come 122897 make 120742 think 117312 take 111999 get 109188 look 103121 tell 79026 find 77001 give 75479 ask 63272 leave 61945 seem 58317 hear 57255 turn 53787 want 46745 stand 44806 speak 43139 feel 41945 let 41290 put 38651 call 37946 keep 34909 mean 33661 sit 32653 bring 31353 begin 30845 try 30122 answer 28788 wait 28695 hold 28478 believe 27525 pass 26511 reply 26003 follow 25960 show 25817 meet 25528 run 25463 return 25204 open 25049 e 24700 talk 24193 like 23606 cry Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 556173 not 160706 so 134067 up 132908 then 112979 out 110402 now 96440 more 92891 very 84993 little 78660 here 78347 only 74364 good 69923 well 66670 other 65972 back 64889 down 64267 just 63783 there 62260 old 60494 never 59471 again 58160 as 54565 too 54448 long 54426 much 48936 first 48753 away 47967 last 46546 own 45611 even 44485 all 43935 still 43176 on 42388 young 41594 in 40905 great 39192 once 35921 right 34172 off 33905 most 33097 ever 31832 few 31417 quite 30863 enough 28402 far 28367 same 28269 over 27291 yet 26694 sure 26087 always Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15026 least 13606 good 7645 most 3950 first 2924 bad 2672 slight 2385 great 1868 near 1238 late 972 high 940 Most 797 dear 645 fine 635 faint 600 small 565 big 486 early 485 strong 458 deep 453 old 428 mere 416 low 384 large 374 eld 310 strange 289 sweet 280 clever 273 simple 271 young 257 easy 252 close 248 hard 248 happy 245 rich 245 pretty 222 wild 221 remote 211 long 208 dark 205 safe 201 full 196 wise 188 keen 183 kind 178 short 178 farth 161 pure 159 bright 139 lovely 138 strict Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26260 most 1785 well 1516 least 355 first 56 farthest 43 worst 27 hard 14 near 14 highest 12 long 7 safest 7 quick 7 greatest 5 fast 4 youngest 4 strongest 4 shortest 4 latest 4 furthest 3 lightest 3 deepest 3 brightest 3 a'most 2 sweetest 2 soon 2 lowest 2 healthiest 2 eldest 2 easiest 2 darkest 2 coldest 2 -i 1 •very 1 you!—cullen 1 wisest 1 widest 1 whithersoever 1 verra 1 ugliest 1 to- 1 tightest 1 thinkest 1 they’re 1 themost 1 tallest 1 swiftest 1 succeeded?—what 1 straightest 1 smallest 1 slowest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ib.harvard.edu Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 1 http://ib.harvard.edu Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 260 door was open 207 man did not 187 face was white 177 room was empty 170 man was not 166 one does not 162 face was pale 148 something was wrong 147 one does n't 137 face was very 120 voice was low 114 man 's enemies 112 voice was very 110 man had not 100 eyes did not 90 eyes were full 89 eyes were bright 87 man is not 86 eyes were still 84 face was as 81 face took on 79 one had ever 78 face was not 78 man does n't 76 one was there 75 time went on 72 eyes were wide 71 eyes were very 71 girl did not 70 face was still 70 man was dead 70 voice went on 66 door stood open 66 face did not 66 man came in 64 eyes were red 64 man does not 64 man looked up 63 door was closed 62 voice was as 60 man went on 57 nothing is more 57 voice was so 56 life was not 56 man was still 56 woman did not 55 one has ever 54 face was so 54 house was not 54 man is dead Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 men tell no tales 15 man made no reply 14 eyes were no longer 14 time was not yet 13 face was no longer 11 face gave no sign 9 girl made no reply 8 man had not yet 8 man took no notice 8 man was not only 8 voice was not quite 7 life is not worth 6 day is not far 6 girl made no answer 6 man made no answer 6 man was no longer 6 man was not dead 6 time had not yet 6 voice was no longer 5 house was no longer 5 house was not quite 5 man has no right 5 man was not so 5 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An hour later, as Harrison Grant again danced with Dixie Mason and for Von Lertz," announced Stewart as Grant, for Dixie Mason to see Heinric von Lertz enter Harrison Grant watched happily for a moment, then turned to make his way back through And in her way, Dixie Mason also was working, for she had met Heinric von Lertz and had Grant and his men strode to the panelled doorway opening into the great room in which Dr. Albert received his guests and where the conferences of the German plotters were held. chi.17603755 egad!" said Sir Jekyl. away, said Sir Jekyl. mean,'' answered Sir Jekyl, pouring a little Strangways, Sir Jekyl, said the polite also, Sir Jekyl was looking in the face of ''My poor Miss Jennie!'' said old Donica "Not here,'' answered Lady Jane, colouring a little; but recollecting, she said, ''I said Lady Jane, with her hands on Donica''s When the ladies had gone, and the gentlemen stood in groups by the fire, or sat listless before it, Sir Jekyl, smiling, laid his ''See, Pelter, said Sir Jekyl, ''it won''t do "Good-night, whispered Warbarriere, looking in the General''s blue eye with his own "It''s very sudden, sir; whom do you advise ?" said Dives, looking black and pallid. "I—I think I know what it is, sir, said outer room, said Sir Jekyl, flushing a little, "I think,'' said Sir Jekyl, supplying the ''I think he entertains it," said Sir Jekyl chi.18871535 life in the dismal walls from which I had instinctively turned, to a single night spent in the promising house I was so eager to enter. Seeing me look her way, she flushed, and, throwing wide the door, remarked in the pleasantest come into Mrs. Packard''s life to disturb so wholesome a nature, when my attention was arrested by come home to die, and when told his sisters'' circumstances, and how soon the house next door would face had a natural look when, after a few minutes'' delay, she came up-stairs and stepped into Certainly, seen as I saw it now, in the concentrated glow of a lamp shaded from every other corner of the room, it was a face well worth looking at. fresh insistence a few minutes later, when, on hearing the front door shut, I stepped to the balustrade and looked over to see if Mrs. Packard was chi.29978834 "Well, good night," I said, and was about to pursue my way when the telephone bell in the police-hut "You see," said Gatton, "when the crate broke several things which presumably were in Sir Marcus'' We walked along to the garage and Inspector Gatton placed the key in the lock; then turning to Bolton: There is a woman concerned in it, for at every point we come upon evidence of her voice issuing the mysterious instructions; "Of course, Gatton," I said, "we are all along assuming that Sir Marcus actually met his death in this cat" to young Edward Hines might prove on investigation to be not a clew but a will-o''-the-wisp, I preferred to think that fate or the acute reasoning of Inspector Gatton had sent me down to this quiet country for a good purpose; and I built great hopes around coo.31924013476571 "I know one thing that can be done," said Mr. Meeson, with a snarl: "all those fools out there can "No, Mr. Meeson," said Augusta, rising to her feet it is, young man: you will either instantly beg my pardon for what you have said, or you will leave Meeson''s hand she drew herself up, and in a cold and determined voice said, "I already know Mr. Meeson, Lady "And now, my dear Miss Smithers," said Lady Holmhurst, when, dinner being over, they were sitting together in the moonlight, near the wheel, "perhaps you "Suppose, my dear," answered the great lady, laying her little hand upon Augusta''s beautiful hair, "that "I don''t think so," said Augusta, "but I will inquire." Accordingly she went and asked Bill and "I do think it is a little hard," said Augusta, with "Do you think so?" said Augusta, looking at him coo.31924013481522 "I really think Maurice Winyard is nicer than Mr. Palliser," thought Janet, as she folded up her letter. "Come then, this way," said Palliser, and Janet Usually a day of pleasure supplied Janet with subject matter for animated talk and agreeable thought "Oh, yes, certainly," said Janet, and she drew forward an easy chair, but Lady Saville preferred a window seat. "No, Lady Saville," said Janet, still laughing; "he at the Vicarage and tell Mary about Lady Saville''s invitation, she will look after my two particular old women for me while I am away." Lady Saville was as good as her word, and Janet "I really have dined, Mr. Palliser," said Janet, "But, Mr. Palliser, it is almost dinner-time," remonstrated Janet at last, "and I should like to see "Yes, my dear, I want to get in a few things, probably Palliser will stay to dinner." "Janet, my dear," said Lady Saville next morning, coo.31924013627025 "Then I don''t like your way," said the little "Good evening, Naomi," said he, holding out "Come, I say, Naomi," said the man who was "Now, Mr. Engelhardt!" said Naomi, holding done him all the good in the world," said Naomi. Pryse chose to settle herself in the verandah outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young Here Sanderson whispered something to Gilroy, who said carelessly to EngelhardtFather got him on the wing!" said Naomi proudly. Naomi said not one word, but she managed "Very good," said Naomi, "go to the kitchen "Come on, Mr. Engelhardt," said Naomi, in "Until you know what?" said Engelhardt, "I''m so likely to go on," said Engelhardt, "Mr. Engelhardt!" said Naomi, gently. "And Miss Pryse is going to marry a creature like that!" cried Engelhardt, as they walked "Then let me do it," said Naomi. coo.31924022055077 stood tingling with life, and the trace of years vanished from her face, till she looked like a rejoicing Great bank robberies, the inspector further remarked, had, up to that time, active man with the observant eyes and quiet manner probably knew every feature of my own past Street side, so that the whole interior of the banking-room is open to the light of day, and can be " There''s only one man in New York," he remarked to his companion, "who has the eyes to see At times, glancing up at him suddenly, you might have detected a look of deep siyness on his face; but this would instantly disappear, Every night of his life he ran risks to which, probably, no other man in New York would have man ; but he knows every thing already. address the man at such times, or to be in his way coo.31924064977352 "I must have left it upstairs," said Janet, looking The moment Janet looked at the kind, rugged old Janet''s tone set the old man''s heart at rest, and "Yes," put in Lady Darrell, "I know; until you return to your husband''s. "There is an account of poor dear Maurice in today''s Times," said Mrs. Bent, "only a telegram, though "You never appreciated him, Janet," said Mrs. Bent, "You think so?" said Janet, raising her eyes to him When Lady Saville arrived next day, Janet was surprised and pleased to find that Lord Darrell accompanied her. think Janet cares to talk about it, she looks so ghastly back to Randal Palliser," said Janet, and her voice "You are looking wonderfully better, Janet," exclaimed Mrs. Bent. at home; she, in some ways, was so like the old Janet "Janet," my dear," said Captain Rowley, coming in "Maurice Winyard is greatly changed," said Janet, hvd.32044009716754 I looked at Bullivant''s shrewd, kind old face and Macgillivray''s steady eyes. I asked one last question as we said good-night in the went down the road to meet him, and they returned handin-hand, swinging their arms like a couple of school-children. case at my fingers'' ends, so when I got a chance of speaking I gave them a long harangue, with some good quotations way, sir," he said, and opened a door in the wall concealed some poker, and I read the little books I had got in Colonsay, and then rigged up a fishing-line, and caught saithe and Presently I saw a big house ahead of me that looked like "Look me in the face, man," I said. "It''s a rough job for a man like you," I said. The war seemed very far away, and I felt the littleness of our human struggles, till I thought of Peter turning hvd.32044010007292 Half an hour later Blackie, glancing out the window of the Dutch library, saw Wallingford on the "Now, what''s it all about?" demanded Wallingford, holding Toad, while Blackie performed a like "It looks like an artistic box-office troupe," admired Wallingford, watching the money flow past. antiques," and the ex-green-goods man eyed wistfully the large proportions and impressive appearance of his old friend Wallingford. station when Wallingford and Blackie and Mr. Day came down to take the train. he commented, and Wallingford and the old furniture collector returning just then, Blackie took the "Say, Blackie, you know who the county commissioners are, don''t you?" inquired Wallingford when Blackie Daw, watching Wallingford''s eyes, suddenly stopped snickering and sat straight up. Great joke, isn''t it?" commented Wallingford, looking speculatively over at Blackie. "Wallingford''s right, Blackie," agreed Mann with On the day Wallingford and Blackie returned Blackie and Wallingford looked at each other hvd.32044010252005 up against a little, white-faced Jew in a bathchair, with an eye like a rattlesnake. feeling pretty bad, and I got myself up to look I went to bed and got my man to I woke next morning to hear my man, Paddock, making the deuce of a row at the smoking-room door. from the bank two days before, in case Scudder should want money, and I took fifty "Good-bye, old chap," I said; "I am going to got out Scudder''s little black pocket-book and and I did a bit at it myself once as intelligenceofficer at Delagoa Bay during the Boer War. I have a head for things like chess and puzzles, and I used to reckon myself pretty good peered back, and saw that the guard and several passengers gathered round the open carriage door and stared in my direction. 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Liz went away and sat by the girl''s bed, and said hvd.32044015681844 Another night had passed away; the sun rose brilliantly, forming with his level beams a splendid rainbow in the far-off west, whither the heavy cloud, man was fitting straps upon a light pair of cranenecked spurs, when his hand was arrested by the old immense nose increased, his heavy eyebrows contracted, and his long pointed chin took a turn upward, making a thousand little wrinkles in his long, weak old man wishes you a good night, most honorable Sir Neighbor," he repeated, and then walked When morning came to put an end to my dreaming I hurried through the avenue, seeking the deserted house as usual and I saw something glistening took the little glass from my hands, looked at it that the once young and beautiful Serafina was nothing but a great-grandmother in marble, with generations of descendants, a thousand times would he recall the melting black eyes of the alcayde''s daughter, hvd.32044015681869 For some minutes he remained speechless and motionless, looking incredulously at my friend with open mouth, and eyes that "Why, how late you are, my little man!" exclaimed Madame Alexandre as she dropped her Madame Nina thought she was following good advice; and, as Fanferlot had never appeared in her Madame Gipsy said: "Good-night" in a very significant way, and left the room. Fanferlot," she said, "you come at a right time for "I''ve heard the voice before," said Holmes, staring down the dimly lighted street. you a very good-morning." He bowed, and turning away without observing the hand which the king Then the door opened, letting in a little more of the light of the morning; and glasses were emptied, men said good-night, and I that, in the course of the reception following the program, she perceived this same young man approaching herself, with his right hand touching his left hvd.32044018083469 "Put the car in the garage, Gaffney, and then get yourself a bed and lie as long as you like," said Allerdyke. James Allerdyke was not a man who took either drink or "I believe my cousin was murdered that night," answered Allerdyke. "There''s one thing I want to do at once," said Allerdyke. somehow or other, got to know that Mr. James Allerdyke "Aye, but only so far as we know," said Allerdyke. From the moment I first mentioned it to Mr. James Allerdyke until I arrived here just now and met Mr. Fullaway "Come on, Allerdyke," said Fullaway. "One step forward''s a good deal in a case like this, Mr. Allerdyke," he said. Fullaway and Allerdyke both looked at the man in the Fullaway made no reply, and Allerdyke left him, went Allerdyke, Fullaway and Appleyard, Miss Slade and Rayner stood in a little group on the grass and looked at each hvd.32044018751248 He looked up at the house, remarked the stalwart policeman on guard in the door-way, glanced Meanwhile the Shambling Man, addressing Mrs. Hanier in her own tongue, proceeded to came out of the back room, and Hanier let the person out of the front door, and locked and bolted it. "Well, inspector," said the Shambling Man, the present," said the Shambling Man to himself, as The Shambling Man said good-day somewhat One day Robert Johnson happened to hear Colonel Desmond say that his wife was looking out on any thing decisive to-night," said the dark man, Robert Johnson said to himself that the man shop, a man named Hanier, was murdered here "It looks like it, certainly," said Robert Johnson, taking the bit of vellum out of the case, and "Well," said the inspector, turning to the Shambling Man, "there is no obstacle in the way of hvd.32044019367556 This well ordered house and garden might be the setting of an ordinary woman, it suggested a lower level than Oliver had imagined, a meaner The night had brought thoughts of love to Bruce Oliver, "It is nothing, Estelle, it does not matter," said Bocara, and it seemed to Oliver that he was afraid of offending his wife. 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Mr. Fentolin sat in his chair, his hands still gripping the wonderful document, his eyes travelling over first night in England," Hamel remarked a little thought I''d like to have a look at the placc, By-theby, what sort of a man is Mr. Fentolin?" The little station at which Hamel alighted was like .." So you are Richard Hamel," Mr. Fentolin said Hamel, looking across the little table with its glittering load of cut glass and silver and scarlet flowers, Mr. Fentolin led the way to a delightful little corner • "Mr. Gerald Fentolin," Mr. Dunster remarked " Better ask Gerald," Mr. Fentolin replied. " So you''ve seen the last of our guest," Mr. Fentolin remarked, as Hamel and Gerald re-entered the "Mrs. Fentolin," Hamel said firmly. hvd.32044020090429 "Nice house?" said Raffles, glancing at himself "Thank you, old chap," said Raffles sympathetically. despair I marched out to meet my preserver, looking as little as I could like the abject thing I felt. 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The Archduke gave a glance at Reggie, who "The car, sir?" the Archduke said, and Lomas "Miss Weston sent for me, sir." Mr. Ford recoiled, for Reggie''s face was very close to his. You''ll come with me to the station, my man," said Superintendent Bell, with admirable calm. "Who''s the man?" said Reggie. "Yes. But this don''t help him," said Reggie Fortune placidly. "I don''t know," said Reggie Fortune. man is murdered Oh, it''s all wrong," Reggie said game, sir, I''ll never like it," Bell said, and Lomas "But, my dear Miss Lomas, I''m just gettin'' interested," said Reggie, with an engaging smile. "Well, well!" said Reggie Fortune. "Well, well!" said Reggie Fortune. come from?" said Reggie. hvd.32044021633326 open a little low door, Rouletabille bade me enter, and "At the time you reached Garavan," said Rouletabille, quietly, "your wife sent me the telegram I am The young man walked for a few steps with Mme. 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House rose like a dark cloud, but Dickson had lost "I''d better go myself first and prepare the way, Mem," Dickson whispered and followed the man across the hall. he had Dickson beside him, for that little man''s likely the end o'' the man Heritage." hvd.32044050491224 "Dick Herbert?" the reporter exclaimed suddenly. "Dick Herbert?" the reporter exclaimed suddenly. Meredith went to the masked ball?" asked the Meredith went to the masked ball?" asked the Meredith went to the masked ball?" asked the "Miss Meredith is the girl," Hatch was thinking. "Miss Meredith is the girl," Hatch was thinking. "Miss Meredith is the girl," Hatch was thinking. Burglar, took from my house last Thursday evening," said Mr. Randolph. For a long time Dick sat there, seemingly oblivious of Hatch''s presence, supporting his head "I went out to Seven Oaks and got the automobile the Burglar left, as you instructed," reported "Of course, when I saw you in Mr. Herbert''s rooms," he went on after a little pause, "I "Now look here, Dick," said Hatch. Meredith recognised the real Burglar as Mr. Herbert, and we know how they ran away together hvd.32044055084438 that either," he added remorsefully, "for Abe Lamman is a very good friend of mine and as straight our friend Phil Armitage back into a deep, cosy armchair and set a box of cigars beside him. Phil Armitage felt to the full the cheerful, encouraging influence of place and man. "Easy does it," said the good-natured Lamman; "Do, if you want to," said Armitage, shortly. PHIL ARMITAGE, for the first time in his life, took to "I beg yours, sir," said Armitage, a little confused, "Good old chap," Armitage thought to himself; "As good a friend as ever a man had," Armitage Is it at all like your dear friend Armitage?" 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S young man at the book-shelf, with the prematurely bent back turned upon Doctor Dollar at his heard of Doctor Dollar as a rather eccentric consultant, but as the very man for him, from no less "Good evening, Doctor Dollar," said Miss Trevellyn, briskly, and with that she stopped in her hvd.32044074315045 reading, by the light of a lantern held in a detective''s hand, the almost illegible words which Mr. Jeffrey had just said were his wife''s last communication. it was so, is evident from the fact that great rejoicing took place on all sides when Veronica suddenly developed into a healthy child and the probability of David Moore''s inheriting the coveted that he knew Mr. Jeffrey, and that that gentleman had come into his shop only a day or two before his wife''s death, to buy—candles !" came, followed by various messages and some visitors, she went more than a dozen times to Mrs. Jeffrey''s door. hours afterward a man came from the stationhouse with the news of Mrs. Jeffrey''s suicide in the You must acknowledge that a person of such marked inexperience can hardly be thought to know me or to interpret rightly the feelings of my heart by any passing look she may have surprised upon my face." hvd.32044074348939 "A week from next Tuesday," said Lord Harrowby solemnly, "at San Marco, on the east coast "Do you realize," Thacker cried, "that seventyfive thousand pounds of your good money depends on the honor of Lord Harrowby?" "Lord Harrowby," said Minot slowly, "my instructions are to go south with you—on the "Or until we meet in San Marco." Lord Harrowby regained his good nature. "Jack," said Minot slowly, "come way from Lord Harrowby and Paddock, Dick Minot knew "Lord Harrowby," said Minot, trying to keep Old Spencer Meyrick said nothing, but Minot "Lord Harrowby," Minot began, "you intimated the other day that this man might really "Splendid of you, really," said Harrowby enthusiastically, as Minot held open the door for About the same time Dick Minot blithely entered Lord Harrowby''s apartments in the Hotel "Come on, Jack," Minot said to Paddock. "Lord Harrowby," said Wall, "these two gentlemen have come to take you for a boat ride. hvd.32044080899958 As Idris turned the ring around in his hand his eye part of the day turning over the leaves of a large scrapbook filled with newspaper cuttings — a book which Idris Idris, looking from the window, saw in the street below a light gig, and in it a man of soldierly aspect, who ground Idris started from his reverie, to find Beatrice regarding him with a curious, half-frightened look. At Beatrice''s request Idris translated some of the passages marked with the letters « F.S.," but he failed to Beatrice''s eyes rested upon the vellum containing Idris'' Such were Beatrice''s thoughts, while Idris, more prosaic, was on his knees, removing the earth from the foot " That is what I should like to know," said Idris, trying to look unconcerned. "Idris," said Godfrey," you love that young lady." A fair return, for had not she herself let fall in Idris'' presence words unfriendly to Lorelie? hvd.32044080907249 Mr. Cullen said, " Madge, let me introduce Lord Ralles a good third, while Miss Cullen I don''t think Miss Cullen liked Lord Miss Cullen," I said, " you may like to see Lord Ralles must have heard, for he muttered something, which made Miss Cullen that it simply meant that Lord Ralles disapproved, and Miss Cullen, like any girl of Holding him, I said, " Lord Ralles, I overheard what Miss Cullen was saying, and, I told Miss Cullen that I was going to look hand, climb over the off-side gate of Mr. Cullen''s car, and for a moment he had supposed it a road agent, till he saw that it was "I know now, Miss Cullen, why you said I " Miss Cullen, I want those letters." " Miss Cullen," I said, gravely, " you so that Miss Cullen could see what I said, of either Lord Ralles or Miss Cullen, unless hvd.32044080916273 street lamp, Lyon saw, with a sudden quick pleasure, that the man was Lawrence. dead man that made Lyon''s eye follow his, and And before Lyon could frame any answer, Lawrence had slightly moved his position again, so as the dead man, Lyon found himself inwardly committed to the faith that Lawrence was not directly "There isn''t much that I know," said Lyon. took his card to Miss Elliott, Lyon waited in the his own mind that the woman was Mrs. Broughton, but Bede was certainly justified in entertaining the other hypothesis, since he knew nothing "I''d like to know myself," said Lyon, taking "No time like to-day," said Lyon, firmly. "I think I was in great luck," said Lyon simply. that night, — Fullerton, Lawrence, and Mrs. Broughton. "I''d like to go with you, when you visit Lawrence," said Lyon, quietly. Lawrence did not look at Lyon this time. hvd.32044080923246 open the old iron gate to Randolph Mason''s house, "Mr. Mason," I said, "in the next room is another man booked to the same shipping-point." Monday morning, Winfield Gerry went to the banking-house of Egan Bedford & Company and explained to Mr. Bedford what he wished to do, as lands," I said, " to bring this good man out at a " Obey me," said Randolph Mason, and he turned entering a carriage after the last man when a servant ran out and said the general greatly wished "You said "Execute the mortgage and let the man pay the bank.''" " Mr. Parks," he said, "Randolph Mason directed I understood now why Randolph Mason had merely said, "Let the man execute this mortgage and " Sir," said Randolph Mason," permit me to present to you the Marquis Mazaccra." " Madame," said Randolph Mason, " you might hvd.32044080926181 " Tell the young man," he said to Reiss, " that if he those who know Mr. Moreton best come nearest to endorsing his own estimate of himself.-You saw that fineJooking lady in here yesterday afternoon? " As Mr. Moreton has said," Eric continued, "I shall Mr. James Eldredge Moreton made no reply, but contented himself with bestowing upon the inventor an enigmatical smile which left rather an unpleasant impression in that young man''s mind. " Come now, old man," said Moreton ; " cut that out. in New York he would never have been consulted by Mr. Moreton; for that young man considered himself quite Something like a month after the interview just narrated George Maitland sat with James Moreton in that James Moreton gave a little shiver by way of reply. " If Mr. Maitland will excuse you for a moment, Mr. Reiss," she said, "I would like a word with you in hvd.32044086818556 most part they were young lairds, like Mr. Mackenzie, or cadets of good Highland families; but, "I don''t know, Major," Captain Murray answered, and at the same moment flung the door French, who had already mastered the farm of Piermont on the left of the Charleroi road, began to push "It was the second time last night," he said Nat heard him saying, and he came running, clutchtown Little you "Hold hard, Spuds, my boy," said the man "All right," said he, "you — town Little you Nat heard him saying, and he came running, clutchTHREE MEN OF BADAJOZ 71 "Young Dick Hewitt is every bit so good a seaman as I be," said Cap''n Jacka. you ask yourself, ''Is it possible this old man remembers, after sixty years 2 Sir, it is possible, likes," said Mark to me afterwards by way of knew that her eyes were open, though she said hvd.32044086820297 kind, good-natured, social, contented, and boy-like; Mr. Crisparkle, Minor Canon and good man, lately " Coach " forward in his chair to lay a sympathetic hand on Jasper''s knee, and looking at him with an anxious face. Mr. Jasper, with his hand to his chin, and with an expression of musing benevolence on his face, has attentively watched every animated look and gesture attending the delivery of these words. " And now, Mr. Jasper," resumes the auctioneer, producing his scrap of manuscript, "Mrs. Sapsea''s monument having had full time to settle and dry, let me take were then dispatched to the Philanthropist for the departure and arrival, in good time for dinner, of Mr. Neville and Miss Helena ; and stock for soup became Jasper brought down his hands, looked over his shoulder, and begged to thank Miss Landless for her vindication of his character. eyes to the Minor Canon''s face, and said, almost reproachfully: "O, Mr. Crisparkle, would you have Neville hvd.32044086822954 "I''ve had a good look, Mr. Holmes," said If it were suicide, then we have to believe that this man began by taking off his wedding ring and concealing it; that he then came down here in his dressing gown, trampled mud into a corner behind "Might I ask," said Holmes, "what the words "Yes," said he, "we need them sometimes in the place I come from." "I was thinking the same thing," said McMurdo. Having had a good look at his man, McMurdo "He''s Councilor McGinty, young man," said then I''d ask for nothing better," said McMurdo. "One last word, Brother McMurdo," said McGinty. hands," said McMurdo. "Your time will come, Brother," said the chairman. "I wanted to have a word with you, Mr. McMurdo," said the older man, speaking with a hesitation which showed that he was on delicate "I''d like to know," said McMurdo, "how you hvd.32044086828696 It was his cabin companion, an American named Hilton Toye, and Cazalet addressed him with nervous familiarity. "I thought of my Henry Craven," continued Toye, "as soon as ever you came "Never mind how I know," said Cazalet. "They''ve all got married," said Cazalet. "Talking of those who suffered for being the dead man''s friends, I guess," said "Mr. Cazalet," said Toye, "I guess you come back with Toye into Cazalet''s life; "He looked like a sick man," said Toye, "Give me time," said Toye, laughing. Blanche; but Cazalet only said, "Oh, well, Toye said the proper things all the way "I was only going to ask you one thing about Mr. Cazalet," he said, "and I guess I''ve a reason don''t look a bit fit," said Cazalet most and I now know it," said Hilton Toye. and I now know it," said Hilton Toye. "Miss Blanche," said Toye, turning to hvd.32044086831104 "Nothing," answered William, gently looking up at his aunt, "only it is such a pretty Here they shook hands; but William Maubray, who was unhappy about Aunt Dinah, "Now, I tell you," continued William Maubray, and he glanced at Aunt Dinah; but she William smiled at Violet, and said to Miss "Aunt Dinah wants meagain," said William, "I think, William Maubray, you are a little "Certainly," said Aunt Dinah, with an imperious little nod to William Maubray. I''m sure," said Aunt Dinah, who, like William "It is a blessed thing to have so little affection as that pretty creature; old times are nothing for her, and I, like a fool, yearn after "Snug little room this," said Trevor looking "I don''t think it likely," said Miss Perfect, said William Maubray, not knowing well what So said William, who was struck by something more in Aunt Dinah''s look and tone hvd.32044086831120 "You seem disquieted, mademoiselle," said Mrs. Marston, in a tone of kindness. perhaps I can explain what I said," replied Mrs. Marston, affectionately. you do," said Mrs. Marston, laying her hand upon "Yes, I do think it is a good view," said Marston ; of your character has entered my mind," said Mrs. Marston, very kindly. "I have had no message, Richard," said Mrs. Marston; "I don''t know—do tell me, for God''s Marston; "but you then said that Sir Wynston often "Why, sir," answered Marston, "the man may possibly change his mind before the day of trial, and it is "Again I tell you, sir," said Marston, in a tone reproach—he abruptly left the room ; and Mrs. Marston, full of her good news, hastened, in the kindness of her heart, to communicate the fancied result "Good God what is it 2 " said Mrs. Marston, "I myself am that patient, sir," said Marston, hvd.32044086835816 said the intimates, Prince Maurevale gave the best of privilege of hearing Prince Maurevale, who immediately advanced to the table. ask you, sir, if you know of any particular circumstance in the life of Lady Anna Maclain which would To this room came Maurevale with Stella Insole immediately after the inquest in the chaplain''s library. "My dear fellow," said Maurevale, with some kindness, "let me beg of you to reflect rather what you he entered the hall of his own house, he asked immediately if the young ladies had arrived from Streatly, Certainly she was a beautiful woman, and it was a thousand pities that the foolish old duke had fooled away the fortunes of his house. night and day, Blandy, and let me know who comes. friend, Prince Maurevale, that I will write to him presently and invite him to my house. hvd.32044086876356 "If we could answer that question we should be nearing the end of the affair," said Quarles. on the following day, and as arranged, I left Quarles before we reached the lodge gates in fact, helped him "We come to another person who profited by Farrell''s death, Dr. Morrison," said Quarles. "I do not think I suggested such a thing," said Randall with a smile, "but I believe that is the professor''s man," said Quarles. that the dead man was Henley ?" said Quarles. "We have evidence that he was a very quiet, reticent man," said Quarles. matter, not having seen the lady, and, as Quarles said, a "I think it is a good idea," said Quarles, "and it suggests another one. "It must have had a point, you think?" said Quarles. "I am inclined to think you are right," said Quarles. have followed the man and woman," said Quarles. hvd.32044086882354 to his old schoolmate, John Purdie, in far-away Scotland, explaining his present circumstances, and asking "That''s worth knowing, any way," said Lauriston. ''''I know nothing of it," said Lauriston, "I saw no knew police ways and methods, and he felt sure that whatever Ayscough, a good-natured man, might think, the Wildrose left the old man alive, and the time when Mr. Lauriston found him dead, somebody came into the shop word said '' If any o'' them police come round here, asking about him, you don''t know nothing—see? "And it was left on a table in your restaurant," continued Melky, "by a man what looked like a Colonial he said, turning to Melky, "I think you had better tell "Let me tell," said Purdie, as Lauriston was about to "Mrs. Goldmark," he said, "did you know the man "Don''t ask me, Mr. Purdie!" said Melky. hvd.32044086882628 Whoever had walked into Mallalieu & Cotherstone''s yard one October afternoon a few years ago Cotherstone sat there a long time, thinking, reflecting, reckoning up things. Bent was a tall, handsome man, blonde, blueeyed, ready of word and laugh; Brereton, a mediumsized, compact fellow, dark of hair and eye, with an She vanished into a side-room, and Bent and Brereton went down the garden and met the others, carrying the dead man. things," he said, "but you know as well as I do, Mr. Mayor, that Harborough''s not a man that''s ever Bent glanced along the road and saw Avice Harborough at a little distance, hastening in their direction and talking earnestly to a middle-aged man who moment''s look into Cotherstone''s mind—or into Mallalieu''s either For I''ll swear that these two know He had never heard Cotherstone nor Mallalieu mention Wilchester at any time since his first coming hvd.32044086882636 "He died suddenly just after eleven o''clock," answered Maisie; ''''and your mother sought you at Mr. Lindsey''s office, Hugh, and when she found you Mr. Lindsey," he went on, "what are you going to do as regards this man that''s lying dead upstairs? him put decently away, and hold his money till somebody came forward to claim it—all quietly and without the pieces in the paper that Mr. Lindsey talked "Do you know if your brother ever came to Berwick as a lad?" asked Mr. Lindsey, with a glance at any one—not even to Maisie Dunlop, to whom, purposely, I had not as yet said anything about my seeing Sir Gilbert Carstairs on the night of Phillips''s "Let us see the man," said Mr. Lindsey. "To tell you the truth, Lindsey," he said, "beyond knowing that he is Sir Gilbert Carstairs— hvd.32044086905601 Then there was a rumbling of an electric bell somewhere that set David''s heart beating like a drum. "I recollect it perfectly well, Lady Littimer," Bell said. "A man who is going to stay there," Enid said, with "A strange night''s work," David said, presently. My uncle, who is a good man, if you like, declares that Reginald Henson is absolutely indispensable "No occasion to intrude upon your grief for a moment, Miss Henson," Walker said, quietly. "I came to see Chris," Littimer said, doggedly. "So Reginald Henson knows all about it P'''' Bell "Van Sneck has seen the picture," Littimer said, as Littimer slunk away out of the house, Henson following between his victim and Williams. "We are going to Littimer Castle," said Henson. "Dear friend, I know it," Henson said, with the "Is Dr. Bell going, too P" Henson asked, with just man," Bell said. "Miss Chris Henson," he said. hvd.32044105444822 Bunny that you used to be," said Mrs. Raffles, sharply, yet with a touch of opportunities for personal profit escaped her eye, and I was able to observe as time went on and I noted the "You lost at bridge to-day, Henriette," I said. "Bunny," she said, her hand trembling a little, "the hour for action has "Good," said Mrs. Raffles. in your New York bank," said Henriette. "Now, Bunny," said Mrs. Van Raffles on the morning of his arrival, where Henriette had no less personages than the Rockerbilts, Mrs. Gaster, Bunny," said Mrs. Van Raffles, when Bunny," said Henriette. Bunny," said Henriette. Bunny," said Henriette. Bunny," said Henriette. "Well, I''ll tell you one thing, Henriette," I returned, with more positiveness than I commonly show, "I will "That is a good idea," said Henriette; "only I hate amateur theatricals. Meanwhile Henriette and Mrs. Rockerbilt "You''ve guessed right," said Henriette. hvd.hl55h3 Skinny the Tramp, indicted for murder of Hermit Skinny the Tramp for the murder of the Hermit of Turkey Hollow, having been retained Skinny the Tramp sat with Mr. Tutt, cleared his Of all this, naturally, Mr. Tutt was wholly igThe Hermit of Turkey Hollow Squire Mason handed the diagram to Mr. Tutt: done about it so Mr. Tutt handed the sheriff a It was true that Mr. Tutt had not scored heavily since he had failed in his most important attempt—that is, to corroborate through the sheriff''s testimony the general accuracy of the hermit''s "Good night, Mr. Tutt!" said Sam amiably The prosecutor looked triumphantly from Mr. Tutt to the sheriff and back again. "Squire Mason," said Mr. Tutt, "there is no As there did not seem any answer to this proposition, and as Mr. Tutt had spoken in the friendliest possible manner Squire Mason became somewhat mollified. hvd.hn1da5 The next moment the library doors had closed behind the master of the house, and the young couple "Asche Kayton, the well-known detective," explained Bruce, quickly. in, closely followed by Joe. The room where Kayton received his clients was A minute later the butler reentered, followed by Mr. Kayton and Joe. CHAPTER VI "Joe, you''re a great detective!" Addressing Mr. Finley, he added: "Tell me, my man, has anything WHEN the door had closed on the butler Kayton turned to his assistant with a grim smile Turning calmly to the young man, Kayton said The young man gave the detective a quick, keen look, and from him his glance The man went out, and Kayton turned with redoubled vigor to the accumulation of work on his "Mr. Kayton, Mrs. Wyatt has remembered something my father said that she thinks might be a real The young man went out,and the detective turned hvd.hn1dtj third-floor window of one of the great apartment houses lining the Drive sat a young girl in Puzzled at the man''s unusual and wholly preposterous request, yet in spite of herself impressed by his evident sincerity, Jane turned the The man had said that it was a wonderful opportunity for her to do her country a great service. "I''m perfectly all right now," said Jane, controlling herself with effort, though her face was "That will be simple," said Jane, remembering the admiring way in which he had raised his If Chief Fleck had understood how really inexperienced Jane Strong actually was, it is a "I''m in Kramer''s hands," said Frederic Hoff "You don''t think then," said Jane disappointedly, " that old Mr. Hoff is one of the important spies." " The Hoffs'' car!" cried Fleck and Carter together. " Jane," said Hoff, " to-night I am going away. hvd.hn1dvi those who know, Muller''s hand can be seen in the unravelling of many a famous case. lower hem of the left side of the dead man''s waistcoat he saw a little lump, and feeling of it he discovered that it was a watch key which had slipped down Muller, the old man halted, touched his cap and asked "Was there a man murdered here?" asked Muller, police to prevent a criminal carrying out his evil intention," said Muller good-naturedly. servants with calm authority, but he also was evidently suffering from the disease of our centurynervousness, for Muller saw that the man''s hands But the laugh turned to seriousness as he realised how many times Muller''s imagination had helped the clumsy official mind to its WHEN Muller reached the house where Mrs. Klingmayer lived he ordered the cabman to wait and hurried up to the widow''s little apartment. hvd.hn1e2b Larry comes." Barney turned back to Maggie. LARRY was still gazing at where Maggie had stood, flashing her defiance at him, when Hunt came thumping down Old Jimmie and Barney, and then his scene with Maggie, All her life, until recently, Old Jimmie had apparently shown little more concern over Maggie than one shows over a piece of baggage At times during the day, while tutoring with Mr. Bronson, Larry thought of Maggie''s strange look. Old Jimmie and Barney; and also Maggie, coming down "Miss Sherwood," Larry said slowly, "you know my As Barney made his way toward a harbor of refreshment he wondered about Old Jimmie — not in the manner Larry had wondered about a father bringing his Maggie and Barney and Old Jimmie! WHEN Miss Sherwood''s invitation reached Maggie, Barney and Old Jimmie were with her. Miss Sherwood, Maggie, Hunt, Dick, and Larry. hvd.hn1e33 "Murdered ?" asked Tremlain, who had remained beside Darcy near the showcase where Got to ask a lot of questions in a case like this," he half apologized. such work, had entered the place, and, being detected at work by Mrs. Darcy, had killed her. "Who is that man?" asked Colonel Ashley of "I wonder," mused the colonel, "what his object was in coming to the Darcy ''place, and nosing "Tell him to come in," said the colonel, more "Yes. When I had damaged the cross by stepping on it, I thought my old friend, Mrs. Darcy, "Look !" said the colonel to Jack Young. "What do you think about it?" asked Mr. Kettridge of the colonel, when the store was "Then you think Darcy is cleared of any connection with the poison watch ?" asked the colonel. "And do you think Singa Phut killed his partner with the watch also, Colonel?" asked Jack. hvd.hn1e6m caution, they push Sweet Patootie up under the portecochere, and stroll into the house, casually and nonchalantly, where Jimmy sits on the arm of his mother''s chair, and Jimmy looked into a pair of small bright eyes which a jerk not two feet from the geese, while Jimmy Wallingford dropped both arms limply and Toad Jessup sank lowered her eyes in confusion, whereupon Jimmy Wallingford, impelled by some impulse for which also Nature The prettiest girl in any town cannot be in entire ignorance of the ways of young men, so Mary Curtis, demure eyes, looked around at them so glowingly that Jimmy came Jimmy Wallingford to Tal, as briskly businesslike as possible, while he turned to help Toad lift Grandma tenderly "Nice looking town, Jim." Friend Blackie, really concerned about Wallingford''s state of mind, was now trying I like Mr. Wallingford and Mr. Daw; and Jimmy and hvd.hn1e8p "Come now," said Paul, with great spirit and towing Hay homeward, "I haven''t asked you for "I don''t want to sell it," said Paul, looking round. father," said Sylvia, taking Paul''s hand. "I think you''re right, Mr. Beecot," said the detective, in his genial way, and looking as brown as a "Until I make her Mrs. Beecot," said Paul, smiling. "Miss Norman''s money is her own," said Paul, " It is in the detective''s possession," said Paul, sullenly; "but we want to know how it came to pin was the man Hurd said he was, Paul guessed that he "I Don''t wish to talk of Miss Norman," said Paul, know me, Mrs. Krill," said he as coldly as Hay could that I think he ever did reel," went on Beecot, mindful of what Mrs. Krill had said ; "he could stand a Paul detailed what Sylvia and Deborah had said. hvd.hn1ep2 "Ginger said you were crying, Miss," she began; "I thought I''d come and see. "Cook !" said Mrs. Hunter, and she went downstairs herself, followed, of course, by Amabel. you are not a good man of business," said Mme. Varasdin. and air were all English; her clothes and her coiffure were all French; and so she was, as Mme. Varasdin had said, the prettiest girl in the room. said Mme. Varasdin, taking the paper from her huisband''s trembling hand and trying to read it by the "We will come back by steamboat," said Mr. Sheringham to Amabel when they had started. " It is Miss Ferrers'' purse," said Mme. Varasdin. "Come and get some more," said Sheringham, addressing Amabel. "What a beautiful dress Madame Varasdin is wearing to-night," said Amabel. he only said that he wanted to talk to Amabel tomorrow afternoon and come to some arrangement hvd.hn1epz She went on, a slim green figure, moving slowly and reluctantly toward the drawing-room, her head held high, a little Clayton''s eyes roamed about the room, where portly Mrs. Haverford was still knitting placidly, where the Chris Valentines were quarreling under pretense of raillery, where Toots young lives like wine, that Clayton Spencer was seeing Graham with a new vision. a tall, handsome boy, with Natalie''s blonde hair but his father''s height and almost insolent good looks. his mind, so strangely compounded of worldliness and spirituality, came a further dream-of Delight and Graham Spencer-of ease at last for the girl after the struggle to keep up "I wanted to tell you, Audrey," he said, "that we can probably use the girl you spoke about, rather soon." "Come in," Clayton said, "and talk like an American and not "Your father knows all these things, Graham," she said hvd.hn1esj "Your father wished," said poor Uncle Bob, oh, "Leslie," said Uncle Bob, looking at me so sternly poor working girl," I said to Uncle Bob as we left "You''re very foolish to look at it that way, Leslie," said Uncle Bob, "and very self-conscious. I wanted so much to see Mrs. Alex and Uncle Bob that I thought I should die! I said that to Minnie and she wanted to know But a few days later when I went into Mrs. Harris''s little sitting-room to pay my rent, I stumbled over "Of course we did," said Minnie, "but look here, "You''ll have to go to work right away," said Mr. Kennedy. but it wouldn''t have been out of place at all for Mr. Kennedy to tell me a few little things to help me "So that''s the way you look at it," said Mr. Kennedy. "I know I''m right," he said; "look at yourself, hvd.hn1fyl dead, murdered, but by his corpse stood the magistrate, Fritz Sterner, and he took a grasp of the case murdered lord pointed to very intimate relations between the deceased and the arrested merchant Saarbrücken, and offered such a chain of compromising "Mr. Saarbrücken," said Sterner, in a quiet, firm interest in criminal cases, and I don''t see that it matters one way or the other if Saarbrücken is the murderer. "Mr. Rosenthal," said Wells, "I hear you represent Mr. Saarbrücken both with regard to his fortune Sterner talked; he prepared Sir Longland for Mrs. Saarbrücken''s state of mind, dwelt upon her solitary that even; the negotiations Lord Faringdon had conducted with Lizzie, the steps he had taken with regard to Saarbrücken in this matter, were the results that on the very day Saarbrücken had come to an arrangement with Lord Faringdon whereby his wife hvd.hn1g2g Rouletabille motioned to Madame Matrena, stepped back into the sitting-room and closed the General Trébassof, who had steadily watched Rouletabille, who, for that matter, had been kept in eye by ground-floor only Matrena herself and her step-daughter Natacha, who slept in the chamber off the sittingroom, and, above on the first floor, the general asleep, "If you see him," said Rouletabille, "it is unnecessary to tell him that the general will go for a long promenade among the isles this afternoon, because without " In short," said Rouletabille, " the day that General Trébassof dies Madame Trébassof, who now possesses everything, will have nothing, and the daughter, "Oh, well, let us both accompany him to his chamber," said Natacha, " and I will wish papa good-night. the doors left open, Matrena could follow all the movements of the reporter and watch Natacha''s chamber at hvd.hn1g4z "Well, Mr. Sturgis," said Murdock, "what do "Are you going down to the bank this evening, Mr. Dunlap?" asked Sturgis, as the trio "Still, the fact that our cashier found everything in good order at the bank is in itself completely reassuring," he said musingly. "I see," said Sturgis ; "you fear that the reputation of the Knickerbocker bank may suffer if As he said these words, the reporter handed The door opened, admitting a tall and beautiful young girl, evidently not long out of her "Yes," said Sturgis, "that dark spot is the hold on!" exclaimed Sturgis, smiling; "one thing at a time. "I shall come to that presently," said Sturgis, which he probably reached in time to see Chatham rush in from the secretary''s room, closely have done so," replied Sturgis, " for my investigations show that both Arbogast and Chatham "Not you certainly, old man," replied Sturgis, hvd.hn1gj5 Dumpty; shapes which came out of nowhere and instantly vanished into nothing, for all the world like the absurd pantomimes of his boyhood days. vote." Sob. And for the first time that night Killigrew smiled. "I like that young man," declared Killigrew emphatically. handed him what looked to Thomas like Thomas was a busy man up to and "Here, try one of these," urged Killigrew, as the butt of Crawford''s cigar went and Thomas went aft for his good night sir." But Thomas was smiling this time; Killigrew hurried away to his offices; Kitty and her mother went up-stairs; and Thomas returned to his desk in the library. Thomas interested Killigrew more and more as the days went "Thomas, when Kitty comes down, Kitty had found her second man in Lord Thomas did not like this man, with "Mr. Killigrew," whispered Haggerty, "will you get Miss Kitty an'' Haggerty of Killigrew''s man, as the car hvd.hn1gqx * All the world knows Paul Lessingham,—the politician,—the statesman.'' my going through Paul Lessingham''s window like a ''He is good to look at, Paul Lessingham,—is he not waiting, watching, till his time shall come. like a man flying through the phantasmagoric happenings of a dream, knowing neither how nor whither. ''Sure ?—I never enter a place like this, where a man on a man like Lessingham. ''''I know you tell me, but that sort of thing is easy the house of the man who went away with Marjorie l'' ''Yes, Paul Lessingham''s,—the man who made the speech,—the man whom Marjorie went away with.'' Paul Lessingham, which might be well worth my finding out, I felt convinced,—the man''s demeanour, on · What do you know of this man Lessingham ?'' doesn''t like to be hurried at my time of life, young man.'' ''Don''t look at me like that, young man, because I hvd.hn1h5n " James Turnbull," he said gravely, and turning, addressed Rochester, who had dropped down — she turned so as to face Dr. Stone -—" that Mr. Rochester declared positively that Jimmie Turnbull died from angina pectoris." As the door closed Barbara turned to Kent. "Good night," called Kent, and he accompanied Ferguson as far as the bathroom door, " I''ll come with you," announced Mrs. Brewster, rising hurriedly; and as she turned solicitously to aid Barbara she caught Colonel McIntyre''s admiring glance and his whispered thanks. " Ask Miss Barbara McIntyre to come to the platform." Turning back to his table and the papers "I am Barbara McIntyre." A haunting quality in her voice caught Kent''s attention, and he "What had Rochester to do with Jimmie Turnbull?" questioned Harding, before Kent could answer Clymer. Ferguson before Kent could question McIntyre. Ferguson glanced from McIntyre to Kent and hvd.hn1h8j "Raymond Case." The young man brought During that time Margaret Langmore was in her room writing several letters, Margaret wanted to be friendly, but Mrs. Langmore But I know Margaret Langmore is not guilty." As RAYMOND Case had said, the Langmore "This gentleman has come to give Miss Langmore some advice," said Raymond Case. "Yes." Margaret Langmore gave a long sigh. Raymond Case to begin the task he had set before himself—to clear the fair name of the beautiful girl who had placed her faith in him and me-I mean like the detectives you read aboutthe men going about in wonderful disguises and "You are going away, Mr. Adams ?" said Raymond Case, who chanced to see him departing. "Was Miss Margaret on good terms with Mrs. Langmore?" "Mrs. Langmore said she wished Miss Mar. garet was off the face of the earth, an'' that she''d hvd.hn1hwn wearily on Tom Ware and closed her eyes. If Ware could have seen Anne''s eyes as she girls came in with skirts to their knees and swaggered through the mazes of dirty table cloths, casting insolent glances right and left with small misshapen eyes; ugly-mouthed men in green and yellow suits preceded or followed them. Ware squirmed as he saw Anne''s hand stray to Ware saw Morgan''s black, bulging eyes fixed truck, but Tom and Flash stood staring and fascinated by the terrible thing they saw. "I am sure they are right," Anne said to Tom. He looked at Tom and Anne with eyes of stone. Anne made a laughing face at Ware and went "Anne," Tom said at last, "the Chief is a feeble Ware had passed the day looking for Chickie "You said something about a Gold-Killer murder last night," Ware''s voice was unsteady with Ware looked up at Anne. hvd.hn1i4i "The Earl of Fairholme," said Brett, "thought "Yes?" said Brett, whose eyes were fixed intently on the hearthrug. "By the way," said Brett, " did the driver of the "Then this letter simplifies matters considerably," said Brett. "That''s good," said Brett, "because I want t« '''' Well,'''' he said, '''' I happen to know Hussein-ulMulk, and if we find out where he lives in Paris I "Come to my room," said Brett. "I am delighted to know you, Mr. Brett," said "You are aware," said Brett, " that a large number of valuable diamonds were stolen from the "No," said Brett; "this is Paris, and the police "Now I wonder," said Brett, "why the Turks "You will reach London," said Brett, "at 7.30 "By the way," said Brett, "how did he become "Ah!" said Brett, "Monsieur Henri Dubois has "Miss Talbot has acted quite rightly," said Brett hvd.hn1j22 "I should like to see Smith again," he said suddenly;" it seems a pity that a man like that should be "My dear Petrie!" cried Eltham, in his enthusiastic way -"you no doubt can do something to alleviate the poor man''s suffering immediately. Nayland Smith began to look about him, feverishly, for a hiding-place, face of Nayland Smith, his eyes gleaming with unnatural brightness. a dark-faced man who evidently had opened the door Smith began to tug at the lobe of his left ear, reflectively, as I saw out of the corner of my eye. " I said, open the door to no one!" snapped Smith. rested upon Smith''s arm, had her dark eyes turned I said Nayland Smith, looking across the breakfast table to where Inspector Weymouth sat sipping " Come on, Petrie!" said Smith, grasping my I closed the door, then turned to face Smith, who hvd.hn1j8r His stepmother liked him, but Martin kept his distance till Julian Mereworth interfered. Bernard knows his or some young Otto Heinz does "On my honour, I don''t know," said Martin more "Martin wouldn''t mind," said Violet quickly. got Martin''s word, we could have put the two together and very likely found the Pear]? thinner and paler than when Martin had said goodbye to Violet in the Fleets'' garden, that June evening only six weeks ago. "So be it, then," said Martin, "and if Schramm "All right, cheerioh !" said Miles, seizing Martin''s arm. "I know Violet and Winnie Mereworth pretty "I''ve met Bernard, too," said Violet, a dimple "Yes, Winnie, that''s all very well," said Violet, "Oh, yes, I think you do," said Bernard. Martin and Violet might have the £40,000 and welcome, but Bernard wanted the Purple Pearl-no, himself and Martin and Violet and Winnie, two of hvd.hn1j99 Madelyn''s eyes swept our faces for a moment in silence, heard the door of Madelyn''s room open and her Behind the closed door of the library were Senator Duffield, his son, Fletcher, and Madelyn Mack. 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective 328 Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective hvd.hn1jhj "Has Mr. Carwell arrived ?" asked Captain Poland, as he raised his glass and seemed to be studying the bubbles that spiraled upward from the hollow "Seen the Carwells'' new machine?" asked Bartlett. him, Viola Carwell and Captain Poland swept off "What''s the row over there?" asked Bartlett suddenly, as he walked along with Viola and Captain taken to The Haven by Harry Bartlett, while Captain Poland, nodding farewell to LeGrand Blossom "Does he know the poison used ?" asked Captain Poland quickly, and then, almost as soon as "Dear Viola !" said Minnie Webb, as she placed "Yes. Miss Viola said you were an old friend "It was very good of you to come, Colonel Ashley," said Viola quietly. Between them Viola Carwell and Harry Bartlett was taken out by Miss Viola Carwell," said the "I don''t know what to think," said Viola. Harry Bartlett and Colonel Ashley looked at one hvd.hn1kp1 The last man watched him through Yasmini''s outer door and up the lower stairs "Know Yasmini ?" asked the man in "Ranjoor Singh," said Kirby promptly. know that Ranjoor Singh visits Yasmini?" D Squadron''s men, and since its commander, Ranjoor Singh, was then in quarters, the news was brought to him at once. no more," said Ranjoor Singh in a new voice "Present my compliments to RisaldarMajor Ranjoor Singh sahib, and ask him to "Looks fishy to me, sir," said Warrington, hurrying in and standing where the rain to know it!" said Colonel Kirby. said Yasmini, "or Ranjoor Singh shall "The babu said: "Says Ranjoor Singh, "I''ve come about Ranjoor Singh," said "Colonel Kirby," said the man in drab, "Ranjoor Singh!" said Kirby, reining "Stand, Ranjoor Singh!" said a voice "The trooper shall have water when Ranjoor Singh sahib has promised on his Sikh hvd.hn1kp4 "What—you here, Kennedy?" he greeted in surprise as Craig shook hands and introduced Norton. Norton glanced at Kennedy and raised his eyebrows just the fraction of an inch, as if to call attention to the neat manner in which Lockwood had moment later we heard a tap at the door which Kennedy had closed after ühe entrance of Norton. "I shall try to see Mr. Whitney as soon as possible," said Kennedy, as she rose to go. " I''m very much interested in old Peruvian antiquities myself," remarked Kennedy, a few minutes later, " though not, of course, a scholar like our "Oh, it is a wonderful country, Professor Kennedy," went on Whitney, throwing himself back in to Whitney, telling him all kinds of things-Lockwood, the de Moches, heaven knows who else. would have liked to ask whether she had said anything about him, but did not because he knew Kennedy would not tell. hvd.hn1kpe — Yes, this is Sir Hubert Ware''s house. "Come in, Egerton, and see my wife," said Ware gaily in his comfortable chair with a sigh of complete contentment; and Ware, having offered a lemon-squash to Magdalen, which she declined, and one to Egerton, which he Ware hesitated a moment while Magdalen placed the blotting-paper over the transfer, and then made a distinct forward movement with the object of taking it up. people — Sir Hubert Ware, Magdalen, and Michael Adye, " Adye," answered Ware, in his turn raising his voice, Ware, at lergth turning his eyes towards the strong, unshakeable face, sprang up suddenly and hastened to Adye''s As for Ware himself, it was natural that he, like Magdalen, should be anxious to see the last of Wilbury for a time, Sir Hubert Ware at Wilbury"and he turned to Adye "Adye," said Ware in a whisper as he closed his eyes, hvd.hn1kpk "Thank you," said Clancy, and followed the ''busFIND THE WOMAN had visited the court-house, looked up marriage records, with the result that, two days ago, Clancy "Then you haven''t beguiled as many girls as Mrs. Carey says?" persisted Clancy. any normal man in a pretty girl, but a personal interest, and interest in her, Clancy Deane, not merely Randall was the sort of man, Clancy felt (still "Mrs. Carey must know many girls," she said. Clancy let Mrs. Carey order for her. Clancy suddenly remembered Mrs. Carey''s talk of Clancy was ill at ease, thinking that Mrs. Carey''s A stout, bald gentleman, who, Clancy would learn later, was a Supreme Court judge, lifted a glass and toasted Mrs. Carey. "Miss Deane," said Sophie Carey; "Judge and "Ragan," said Mrs. Carey to Clancy, "is the most So Mrs. Carey held out her hand to Clancy. "Poor Mrs. Carey!" said Clancy. hvd.hn1kz2 Hollister, tingling with energy, was on his feet, satisfied with this brief demonstration of his independence, and ready now to waive his right to an additional nap, and to take up his personal obligations. "He talks like a subway guard!" said Hollister. "I know a man who was in France," said Miss Had Ballin told all these people that three days ago Hollister Ballin and Kirby looked at each other, and at Hollister. "Jim Hartwell," said Kirby, "is the rosy little was to Hollister still indefinite, and Hartwell, failing to bribe him, had threatened him; Miss Rexford''s speech, and her eyes, had clearly revealed a "That''s what I want to do," said Hollister. But she said solemnly that she adored solitude, and she freely presented Hollister to Ballin''s uncle, and told them to "The next time I see him," said Hollister, in a hvd.hn1l68 "Hold your noise and leave the gal be," said Mrs. Pill, offended by the allusion to her looks, "if she''s in "Lor," said Mrs. Pill, "and ain''t that his lordship''s nephew who comes here at times?'''' "I thought you said Lord Caranby loved Miss Cuthbert''s face, no doubt, my love," said her mother "You have forgotten Mrs. Herne," said Juliet, rising, and beginning to pace the room restlessly and "I know," said Juliet; "and then Lord Caranby look of surprise; "do you mean to tell me that Mrs. Octagon is Miss Loach''s sister." "He will be when Lord Caranby dies," said Jennings, hardly knowing what to say, "and fiction "I should like to know," said Maraquito deliberately, "who has taken the trouble to tell you this. "I should like to see Mrs. Octagon," said Jennings. "Mr. Basil Saxon?'''' said Mrs. Herne, looking sur. Saul, I believe," said Jennings, thinking Mrs. Herne hvd.hn1l6s She looked, he thought, more Latin than usual, although the black clothes she habitually wore accentuated her dark hair and flashing eyes, the olive George opened the doors and nodded to Garth. man said on one of those mornings when Garth had Garth took Nora''s arm, and, circling the house "Throw your hands up!" Garth said. . Garth smiled, turning to Nora. At Garth''s step Nora glanced up, smiling. When Garth had left, Nora arose and faced her Garth, glancing out the window of the train, saw that darkness was already close upon a somber and resentful world. of the fame, Garth looked into Nora''s excited eyes "So, Mrs. Alden," Garth said, "you left him Nora, Garth, and the inspector stepped " Garth," the inspector said, " you and Nora "That means to-night," Garth said. "You''ve got to get Nora," Garth urged the inspector. Garth saw George''s hands tighten on Nora''s arm. hvd.hn1lil At sixteen years of age, Louis Norbert de Champdoce looked fully twenty, and was as handsome a youth Norbert knew that not one of the neighboring nobility who had the reputation of being wealthy possessed half this annual income, and it was with a feeling of bitter anger in his heart that he listened to the "But surely," said the young man, "you must feel " It is I," faltered the distracted young man, " Norbert de Champdoce. Norbert might have heard something concerning Daumon that would have put him on his guard; but, únfortunately, to-day Diana was bound on a visit to an old "Yes; the law requires that a young man who marries against his father''s desire should be twenty-five "I believed," said the Duke, "that I was addressing the woman whose advice had led my son to break hvd.hn1mqm "Ah, yes, for my old friends the Miss Bartons of Bartonsmuir?" said the doctor, affecting an interest he did not feel. "Orders have come from headquarters," said Miss Caroline with a kind of relish, "to darken all our windows at sunset on account of probable air raids from Germany." "Arbuthnot thought it might be better, miss," said Japp; "Of course when one thinks of what she must have experienced " said Miss Emily in excuse for Miss Caroline''s dislike to having her invited to dinner. "Caroline," said Miss Emily whenever she looked at her, Ann looked down the long room to where Mrs. Fennimore and Miss Emily were playing bridge against the author "Yes, Miss Caroline," said Ann. on our luggage, dear Miss Eldershaw," said Mrs. Dodsworth. "My dear Miss Eldershaw," said Mrs. Dodsworth, "I "Is Miss Eldershaw not coming down again?" said Mrs. Dodsworth. "Oh, well, Miss Caroline," said Mrs. Fennimore, her hvd.hn1mus "Preston," said Fred Farrell''s voice, "will "Let me tell you all I know," said Fred "Don''t be absurd, Fred Farrell," said Mr. Buckley, but he had the grace to look Mary said I might go home for an errand before church, so I started early. I began by calling up the Dennison house to ask for Sophie. "But that door is always locked," said Sophie, looking at me with eyes wide. Fred admitted as he began to work the combination and open the door. "I wish to ask a few questions, Mr. Farrell," he said as he sat down by the study "Anna is a good girl," said Fred. "Miss Dennison, Mr. Rankin," said Fred. church service?" Rankin asked, turning to "Mrs. Leonard said Anna''s father had forbidden him to come to their house. "I will ask him," said Sophie, and she went "Why," said Mary, looking a little embarrassed, "Miss Sophie came to see her. hvd.hn1mvs Glenister, on the other hand, stood carelessly, beating the men off as they came to him. "She will stay here to-night," said Glenister quickly. and walked away, his course leading him towards Glenister and the girl. man almost brushing her, the rage drunken, whiteshirted man in the derby hat, the crowd sweeping backward like rushes before a blast, men with arms flexed "Indeed!" said the old man, his shifting eyes now "The place to argue this thing is before Judge Stillman," said Struve-but with little notion of the conflict going on within Glenister. "I''m sorry you feel this way," said Glenister. "I don''t like that," said Glenister. "We want Alec McNamara," said Glenister. "I''ve thought it all out," said the old man, to whom "Yes, and at daylight I''ll take your place in McNamara''s loft," said Glenister. For a time Glenister won steadily till there came a hvd.hn1nge Mrs. Yeames, like an old buzzard that has missed "All I know about Miss Dalrymple," he said, in "Miss Dalrymple is not a millstone," said poor old Lynn Yeames at this time was about four-andtwenty, and his looks would have deceived any one "This will be good news indeed for your uncle, Mr. Lynn," said I. the fact has for some time been known to Dr. Awdrey that my old friend Flexmore wished Miss to matrimony, Miss Dalrymple could only marry Dr. Awdrey by separating herself from the child Laure." "Lynn!" said Miss Dalrymple, in a tone of Lynn Yeames went hastily from the room, snatching his hat out of Laure''s hand as he passed. Flexmore wished you to be the guardian with Miss Dalrymple of little Laure, and to take the interest of the "The friend is Dr. Awdrey ?" said Miss Dalrymple hvd.hn1nlp of approaching horses, of the big pair that belonged to my cousin Lon, Margery''s father. Then I saw Gertrude''s little hand stealing Gertrude caused delay by insisting on handling each stone, weighing it, feeling it, looking at Stidger made no answer, but looked my father finally he looked up at my father he said: "A curious critter," said my father, and proceeded to add a little to my store of knowledge "Margery," I said eagerly, "come away and let We went this morning to Cousin Lon''s, Gertrude intending that Collester should see where the "Gertrude," said Margery, "is coming up this had no time to ask questions, for here came Gertrude, tumultuously charging into the yard, her "You know," went on Gertrude, "your father "Binney," he said, "your father has asked for My father had a little money, and Mr. Worthen had his hands on it! hvd.hn1pas The sordid past had faded from her mind, and, looking forward, she only saw the glorious sunrise of a new life in search, and the duty that lies at the end of it." Jordison knew well that love for his son was the only redeeming trait in his character, and that this alone could drag "Good-night, Mr. Holme," Jordison replied with Jordison had taken a keen look at the man''s eyes, and Arthur Holme was a young man who took life very And so it came to pass that Arthur Holme was frequently at Heatherstone Hall, and before very long one A great fear seized Jordison, and he placed his hand over the boy''s heart. Jordison took the revolver from his pocket, and, looking at it, glanced at Holme and smiled. Both Lady Heatherstone and Arthur Holme received letters from Jordison Lord Heatherstone said last night, like looking for a hvd.hn1pcd was in shadow, stood Ralph Chidley, looking at Lady Malreward with a cruel smile on his lips. "Come along, Loryat," said Kentisbury''s harsh voice, and "Lady Malreward goes home," said Kentisbury, quietly, When Lady Malreward joined the two men, they were outside Kentisbury''s door, and were trying to break it open. When Loryat left the house, Lady Malreward returned to " Poor child," said Lady Malreward when she and Loryat The old man went into the sitting-room, and Loryat accompanied Baildon to the hall door, and then walked a few yards When Loryat was shown into the drawing-room, Lady Malreward could scarcely conceal the look of surprise on her face, "That would not be the case with Mr. Loryat," Lady Malreward said in a low voice. said Loryat, as he saw the look of displeasure on Lady Malreward''s face," what hopes it raises, what possibilities of infinite hvd.hn1q3e Keene and Eley, was the most prominent detective in Dashford. Of this friendship and admiration the detective bureau of Keene and Eley Eley might become acquainted with the circumstances of the case while Keene should examine the premises upon which the supposed mysterious young woman held between Edgerton and the murdered man. letter which Eley had seen at Edgerton''s boarding-house. necessary that Miss Leslie Dane should be followed to Coverly, but the detective was still uncertain whether he should undertake this task Danes'' house, yet during this short walk the detective succeeded in making himself so agreeable to the elder lady, that when the four young "He looks kind o'' glum," remarked the detective, referring to Masters Edgerton. in Edgerton''s ears, or that the young man''s suspicions had already been aroused, the detective could not determine; but at all events, as Edgerton turned his eyes upon him, Eley saw that he face of the young detective, as Eley''s smiling hvd.hn1q9i "Is Lady Trask at home, Brooks?" Sir Ashton Trask inquired of the butler as he entered his own drawing room. "Yes, Sir Ashton, Lady Trask is in, I believe, sir." "Yes," said Lady Cecily, "I''m dressed for Luncheon was announced, and Lord Kendrick led the way with Lady Trask. Duchess," said Lady Bobs to him. Lord Kendrick," said Bobs as they went toward the door. "Good morning," said Lady Trask to the "My dear lady," said O''Toole, "you will LADY BOBs warned Captain O''Toole that He liked Ashton Trask, and his eyes "Is Lady Trask always like this?" asked her "It isn''t believable!" said Lady Cecily. Sir Ashton and Lady Trask. "I am sorry, Sir Ashton, but we have a military warrant for Lady Trask," said the elder "Lady Roberta Trask, you are under arrest," he said quietly. "Sir Ashton, Lady Trask is very ill, I "Well, Mildred," said Lady Trask, her hand hvd.hn1qj8 "No, dear old man," answered Brooke, his beautiful eyes, Brooke, who had just pocketed the bronze toad, caught St. Leger and saved him from a fall, while Lal Singh, with horrified eyes, pointed upward. gone as soon as it had come, and Ronald Charteris was telling "Yet one more chance!" said the veiled woman, as Ronald laid his hand upon the latch of the gate, seeing that it was "Good evening, Parsons," said the veiled lady, as the servant relieved Ronald of the bag he was carrying. voice of a man, which sounded so close at hand that involuntarily the girl looked round, expecting to see the speaker. and Lady St. Leger knew that, by Honour''s wish, the young called at Lady St. Leger''s house, and asked for Miss Brooke. would be at River House half an hour before the time appointed for Sir Ronald Charteris to come. hvd.hn1qpj Cleek knew, the home of Lady Brenton, whom Ailsa "Miss Cheyne!" said Cleek, sharply. "So I should think, my dear," said Miss Cheyne, like a fool," snapped Miss Cheyne, her voice quivering with excitement, and as the girl looked up at her, and look round casual like," said Mr. George Headland in an off-hand manner. Speaking, he turned and left the room, and as Mr. Narkom gazed at Cleek, their mutual feeling showed "Ah, Sir Edgar, the very man I want," he said, "Oh, but she is the soul of honour!" she said, looking up at Cleek with frightened eyes, "and she told "Please forgive me, Miss Wynne," said Cleek, "Come along down, Cleek," said Mr. Narkom, Lady Margaret," said Cleek, quietly, smiling at her. "Good," said Cleek, "I think, then, that is all we "I think," said Cleek, softly, "that Lady Margaret would probably know her." hvd.hn1qud Jessie Carden of Boston," said Blake Frontispiece With one hand firmly gripping Jim Blake''s collar John Burt swam ashore with the other. "No, I won''t fight you to-day," said John Burt handsome eyes, Jim Blake shook hands with John General Carden came with Jessie, delighted with the prospect of a week''s rest in the old "Miss Jessie''s a foolish little body to be running around with John Burt when rich men''s sons Segregansett sailed away with John Burt, a Providence steamer carried Sam Rounds and fifty carefully selected horses to New York. IT would take me a week, John, to tell my experiences of the last five years," said Jim Blake, "We''ll talk no more about this matter tonight, Jim," he said, when Blake had finished telling of the great things which could be accomplished with a quarter of a million dollars. "Of course I knew John Burt," said Blake hvd.hn1rbw Jim-of-the-Whim looked and spoke like a calm time that Miss Jenny was going up country. And I thought,'' said Miss Jenny doubtfully, ''He''ll come any minute,'' said Jim with decision. and went on gazing out into the rain, wondering by what stages such a good-looking, decentspoken man had gravitated to the bush; and And poor little Miss Jenny knew it quiet, miss," said Jim humbly, speaking first, Miss MʻIlwraith, and by her side a most satisfactory young man. Well,'' said the old man, answering Deverell''s The old man got ready a handful of tea and his eyes never left the young man''s face. young girl, little Miss Anstruther, came to was not fair, he said, to meet the young man as to think of the good old man as Evelyn''s Adeane and of Miss Cunningham said that in Seth Whitty was a young man; and if he was hvd.hn1rrv Looking round, he thought he saw Daly following "Good luck!" said Foster, who sat down and opened Another man, who wore big gloves and grimy overalls, had come up, and laughed when he heard Foster''s Foster said he was and the man resumed: "Mr. Featherstone sent the car and his apologies. the man to make his mark in Canada, and Foster began to understand certain traits of his comrade''s that "Hulton''s," said Foster, and afterwards thought she Foster said he could not wait and went out, feeling Foster sat down in a big chair by the fire, and imagined he fell asleep, because it had got nearly dark without his noticing it when the opening of the door roused was Daly and the fellow moved slowly, although Foster did not think he had seen him yet. "I think I understand," said Foster, who went on Foster knew his comrade well, and imagined that Featherstone was very like Lawrence. hvd.hn1sli could learn something from them, but November Joe can often reconstruct the man who made Yes, we want November Joe to be told that a After looking closely at these stumps, November went swiftly back to the camp and spent November spent another few minutes in looking everything over a second time, then he took The more I saw of Joe in the days which followed, the more I appreciated the man and the "You smart cuss!" said Chris to November Joe. A few busy hours followed and it was the "He must have left tracks," said Joe. "Guess Joe missed it," he said, pointing with Quebec for a day or two with November Joe. We reached the station just in time and were "I''m sure inclined that way," said Joe. As we walked back to the clubhouse my mind He won''t get shut of us," said November Joe, "not that way. hvd.hn1sse "Sophy," he said, "I have found the lost key of Hynds House" built rooms like those in Hynds House. " Missises," said the old man, anxiously, " youall ain''t meanin'' ter stay hyuh to-night, is you?" "Miss Alicia Gaines," he said genially, " I perceive you are a girl-child of fine promise. Smith, let me remind you that Doctor Geddes, although an estimable man and a very able physician, is not at all backward in coming forward in "The then head of the house was James Hampden Hynds, a man of an immense pride, a rigid coming to see Hynds House," Alicia reminded which, as Doctor Richard Geddes told me wrathrunning the risk of stepping on some little cockerel trying to crow around Hynds House." Richard," said Mr. Jelnik, gravely, "is a good man." " That is exactly what we should like you to explain, Mr. Jelnik, if you please," said The Author, hvd.hn1t94 But it was long since Renshaw had turned those eyes on women-or, indeed, on anything else—with other than the remote expression that had become habitual to "I have come here, Mr. Campbell," Renshaw repeated, slowly and clearly, "to ask you to buy me!" thought stood stolidly at the entrance of the secretary''s mind until he finally permitted the unwelcome visitor to enter—was it because Jenks knew this second man that kept Renshaw''s thoughts away When the door had closed behind the new secretary, Campbell crossed the tips of his thin old He recalled a casual remark of Campbell: "Mr. Renshaw will use that room, unless, after he has "Campbell''s going to be all right," Stanley predicted, in response to Renshaw''s first question, as The man was at the door when Renshaw spoke "The first thing I want to ask," said Renshaw, that Miss Campbell, as well as Renshaw, had been a hvd.hn1tcw A look of momentary resentment leaped into Durkin''s eyes, but he reached out for another drink, "But where''s all the money, in this cinch?" demanded Durkin, a little impatiently. of her face, Durkin felt that they had made a mistake in the house number. noted, and in this he felt a touch of sharp resentment, the sudden telepathic glance that passed between MacNutt and the woman; a questioning flash laughed a little, and Durkin noticed the whiteness In three seconds she stood before the telephone, at the other end of which she knew Durkin "Yes, I know the feeling," said Durkin, through Durkin took a last look around, said under his "Now," said Durkin, jubilantly, "Now we begin our real work!" He opened his suit-case and Durkin looked at her, a little impatient, and also remembered what a little and passing thing Durkin''s For a long time Durkin looked down at her great hvd.hn1tf6 In a half-hour, I heard the dogs approaching, and she came into the room again, hatless, bringing a new breath of June with her. Miss Fielding was pleased with my appreciation, and consented to having Nokomis remain, and so, for the rest of the day, except have Leah let me know," I heard Doctor Copin say earnestly. "Leah, I wish you''d ask Miss Fielding if words I heard Miss Fielding reply to Leah''s "Go and say ''How d''you do?'' to Mr. Castle, Nokomis," said Miss Fielding, pointing Leah looked quickly from me to Miss Fielding, and back again. "No, Miss Joy, I haven''t touched it!" Leah She looked up and said, "Leah has gone!" "As I''ve said, I don''t know when Leah left. to have gone away like this," Joy said. "Leah," I said, after thinking a while, I don''t think Miss Joy knows, but come back, I think, till Miss Joy''s herself hvd.hn1tlp Not a word." Then noting an expression of surprise on his companion''s face, Mr. Mainwaring continued. nature," Scott suggested, "Mr. Mainwaring might consent to make an appointment for the following day. withdrew, and a moment later, John Wilson, a middleaged man and a servant of Ralph Mainwaring''s who had Meanwhile, young Scott, having answered a few preliminary interrogatories, turned slowly, facing Mrs. LaGrange, who was watching him with an intensity of manner " Mr. Scott," resumed the coroner, "were you in Mr. Mainwaring''s private library at any time during last evening?" his one great ambition since the death of old Ralph Mainwaring, Hugh''s father, a few years before I was born, to discussion for the next half-hour between Ralph Mainwaring and the attorney, Scott listening with a thoughtful Mr. Whitney, as you related to him the story of the unfortunate love and death of my father, Harold Scott Mainwaring." hvd.hn1u82 have, had all kinds of a time out here in this God-forsaken desert, but never until to-day anything approaching a chummy hour with a man I know and care for." your tobacco," said the club-man, when they were companionably settled in the men''s room and Kent produced his pipe and tobacco pouch. evenings," and when Kent came down from the cloakroom he had to inch his way by littles through thecrowded reception-parlors in the search for the Brentwood party. The New Yorker tramped a full square in thoughtful silence before he said: "Candidly, Kent, Mrs. Hepzibah''s little stake in Western Pacific isn''t altogether for news and instructions, and, owing to Kent''s good intentions to be on the ground in person, had got little "He is a very honorable man," said Kent. "That was said like the David Kent I used to know. said Kent, when the train-master came his way again. hvd.hn1vup girl''s words I turned my eyes in the other direction. tell your friend, Miss Ewing, of that shot. even at that moment I thought of Miss Ewing in Paroff''s glass, I turned to Fenn-Brook. Zemoff, as Fenn-Brook had called the cad, turned in Sofia until this thing is wound up, Miss Ewing, So she was on her way back to Sofia; and probably coming from the place to which my captors returning to Sofia in time to save Martha Ewing possession; and also to let Miss Ewing know that to save Miss Ewing, was time; and, so long as Zemoff remained incarcerated, the progress of the I heard voices in the next room; Miss Ewing''s With that, the door opened, and Miss Ewing question, "Come, we shall try the way we came The longed-for word came back in little time; a Miss Ewing looked at me with eyes that were hvd.hn1x1m At that time New York ship-owners had several vessels in the China trade, and sought to ready for sea at that time; there were the captain, first, second, and third mates, and a crew calm days, and then the boats would be lowered in order to give the crews exercise and captain of the port, and asked for our discharge, saying that our ships had gone to sea * Like the Wandering Jew on land, there is a ship at sea sailing on and on until doomsday, manned by a crew of very old brought the boat in again; this time we succeeded, and got everything on land. during the time, excepting once when the captain''s steward came into the store-room one day two articles which an old-time salt-water sailor I was the only sailor shipped in Mobile, the rest having been on board for a number of months. hvd.hn24aw Star, Muggs!" Verbeck said. "So you are the Black Star ?" Verbeck said. Verbeck went in to see that the Black Star was Black Star had said that women belonged to his organization, but Verbeck had not anticipated meeting arranged for all the Black Star''s band to be at a certain place at the same time, so you and your men can Black Star-he saw Roger Verbeck just blowing out He stepped aside with Verbeck as the officers carried the Black Star around the corner to a patrol "The Black Star is a clever man, Muggs." with Detective Riley and Muggs, Verbeck''s man Was Muggs a Black Star man? The Black Star had written again to Roger Verbeck, saying that he and his man Muggs would be weeks before, and as yet the Black Star had not abducted Roger Verbeck and Muggs. Then, Mr. Verbeck, we are going to take you and your man Muggs hvd.hn291e shown her room; but there was nobody to accompany her down-stairs afterward, and, finding herself alone in the great hall, she naturally moved her eyes wide open and burning, her small wellfeatured face white as the linen she sought to hide. of a man seen some time the night before crossing room till her glances finally settled on a long dark old man turned and Violet was astonished at the Violet, left for the moment alone in the great hall, a little figure with a face so radiant that instinctively her hand went out to grasp the folded sheet the white face of a young girl in whose drawn features and wide, staring eyes I beheld such evidences mind, for the look he cast at the old man was quite the house, I stopped to look at the little figure listening look never left his face from the moment Violet glanced that way, then cast her looks up hvd.hn2bxl "Come, come, sir," said Holmes, laughing. "Wait a bit, Gregson," said Sherlock Holmes. "A very remarkable note," said Holmes, "Quite so, madam," said Holmes, in his soothing way. Cushing," said Holmes, taking a seat beside her. "Thank you, Miss Cushing," said Holmes, "The case," said Sherlock Holmes, as we "Lestrade has got him all right," said Holmes, "Dear me, Watson," said Holmes, staring "Here is the candle in the window, Mr. Holmes," said Gregson. "In that case," said Holmes, "my suggestion "Come, Watson," said he, "our ways lie elsewhere. "We can''t do these things in the force, Mr. Holmes," said he. "You mean well, Watson," said the sick man, "That is the lady," said Holmes. "We know where to lay our hands on this gentleman if he is wanted," said the sergeant, majestically, "but you''ll have to go, Mr. Holmes." "Ask what you like, Mr. Holmes," said he most remarkable," said Holmes. hvd.hn2svq "I mean," said the man on the doorstep courteously, "that it would be a great relief to me to incoherent torrent of bad language and, disengaging himself with a dexterous twist, revealed himself as a little dark man, of marked Hebraic descent, in a dressing-gown, bed-room slippers and his better-half enjoyed the bath, but the realisation that he had the instincts and even the appearance of a gentleman-Dr. Frohlocken''s late patient must have had an excellent taste in suiting, If I''m not the Count de Beaulieu I''ll just start life again as-eh-anybodyAdol-Tom Smith-Brown" He had suppressed the William with an effort which left him you mind turning your attention to your late patient, Count Louis de Beaulieu ? "Thank Goodness!" said the Count with the "Do you think," she said eyeing him from head "You say you are Count de Beaulieu," he said hvd.hn2ve5 and Mme. nine, he appears at the door on the way Favoral receive a few of their friends : " Such are our masters," said he with "Maxence," begged Mme. Favoral, Gilberte remained long enough " Monsieur Vincent Favoral?" he inat the window to recognize her father''s quired. and bearded, with thick lips, the eye impossible to ask a single question; Mme. bright and prominent, spreading upon the de Thaller dragging her almost by force For a long time Mme. Favoral and things which he did not even suspect a that poor Marquis de Trégars who came " Besides, after what has occurred, afto Paris, all the way from his old Britter Favoral''s flight, I thought myself retany, with his whole fortune, – two millieved of my engagement.'' • Do you know," he said whilst shakMaxence looked like a man fallen from said, 66 and poor Vincent is doubtless you come to my house, without knowing hvd.hn2ve8 When they heard that Count and Countess Claudieuse were in need — great "Tell us, my friend," said the Countess Cocoleu''s restless eyes wandered incessantly from the count, who looked indignant, to the i countess, who seemed to of the man whom Cocoleu accuses." Immediately, walking up to the count''s bed, "And such a man should have committed such a crime at Valpinson," said M. prisoner," said the man, a friend of the He read it, and then he said I was a thousand times right, because a man who had When the room was opened, that unlucky man Galpin asked Master Jacques "And Jacques," Dionysia asked eagerly— " how did he look?" "Come, it is time," said the young '''' Go home now, Dionysia,'''' said Jacques Jacques de Boiscoran, he asked, looking "It is still a great secret," said Dionysia; "and we only know it, thanks to hvd.hn2ygt "I want to hear no more," said Frankland; "I have heard enough to know that Here Brandron engaged a pleasant, cool little room, overlooking the road, and Stephen Frankland inquired his way to Mr. Treherne''s "Do you know, papa," observed Gertrude, as she handed him his tea, " I cannot help thinking that she wanted to speak "Tell me one thing at once, and quickly," said Stephen; "Where did this happen — where was he found?" asked — and think a bit, and try to remember any person that the strange gentleman was like ?" For example," said "I tell you what it is, Stevie," said Cuthbert Lindsay, taking his old friend''s arm me ?" said the woman, edging a little farther away, — for she did not like the looks "By all means, if you like," said Stevie; "but this will last me for some time hvd.hn353d "What are we going to do ?'' now cried Miss Thompson, with looks of great compassion at the poor woman Edgar motioned him away, but Frank, with a lawyer''s belief in using all means at his command, stopped him as he "I will tell you my difficulty," she pursued at last, raising her eyes with a frank look to his face. "And that is what everybody wants to know," returned Frank, smiling ; " but as long as the young ladies Frank looked at him a long time and then said quietly : "Never," cried Hermione, panting, and looking appealingly at Emma, who had just entered the room. "No," answered Emma, firmly, while Hermione, looking very pale, retreated towards the door, where she "I think he will," said Emma, and then paused, remembering that she did not know all that her sister had "Come," said Edgar, in his turn, to Emma, "we have hvd.hn365d "Glad to hear it, Captain Lambert," said Glynn, Glynn, observing a piano in a corner of their diningroom, asked Miss Lambert if she remembered her did," said Elsie Lambert, giving Glynn one hand, "I have a wonderful piece of news for you, Mr. Glynn," said Elsie one fine warm afternoon, when he of French acquaintances," resumed Deering, addressing Glynn, and glancing with slighty elevated eyebrows toward Madame Davilliers and her friends. "Pray take my arm," said Glynn to Elsie the moment he saw the stampede beginning. "Vincent tells me you know Miss Lambert''s father; "Good evening, Miss Lambert." Glynn had been so "Glynn," said Lambert, gripping his hand hard, "Let me see you soon," said Lambert to Glynn. "I should be most happy to be of any use to Captain Lambert," said Glynn. "This is our dance, Miss Lambert," said Glynn, Miss Lambert," said Glynn, shaking hands with her. hvd.hn3gez When he died, Dick''s mother soon married again, a man called Staffer; clever fellow, but I Andrew said nothing and Whitney thought him Andrew paused for a moment, and Whitney, knowing his comrade, waited for him to go on. On looking round, Whitney saw a man walking water," Andrew replied, and turned to Whitney. at the tiller, while Andrew sounded with a long boathook, and Dick lounged in the cockpit, smoking a Elsie looked at Andrew, and he took out his watch. and Whitney were to make an early start for Edinburgh; but Andrew had something to think about, for "Dick''s a long time coming back," Andrew said Andrew went below and Whitney turned to Dick. water got deeper, but Andrew encouraged Dick, and channel," Dick said to Whitney in a resentful tone. "I''m much better," Dick said as Whitney pushed "I wonder how Williamson got here?" Andrew said while you''re looking into things," Andrew said. hvd.hn3gf5 and once in the room, he looked about him in an accusing way, and said: while to reply to this statement for he began to examine the room, to test the fastenings of the windows and to look around the floor. palm of his hand and tried to think of John Fairchild breaking into the office of Pembroke Mason only wanted to know of those who came after Mr. Mason gave me his final orders." "He''s right, Craig," said Barnes amiably, "and Barnes and put out a hand which the old man " This is Mr. Jim Craig, of the city detective department," said the veteran to the young man. "If you must know," he burst forth, " I asked Mr. Mason for the hand of his niece — Miss Cooper. talking about Mason because the man looked very Marian was excited, but Floyd Graves stood looking at Barnes with an expressionless face. "By the way, old man," said Graves with much hvd.hn3gf6 "Hugh," said Barnes, turning to me, "I understand that you have some knowledge of diamonds way of thinking — they got you the place with Colonel Wharton. asked Colonel Wharton for the hand of Dora." found the Red Diamond in Colonel Wharton''s possession. "Dora," he said, "you''re looking prettier tonight than ever and I want you to know that''s some How would I look in the eyes of Colonel Wharton and Dora and Aunt Sarah? Jules Jacquette looked at Colonel Wharton intently and asked him if any one but himself knew "Doctor Henderson," he said in a tone of authority, "our good friend the Colonel needs your "My investigations satisfied me that the Red Diamond was at Hedgewater House," he said. we talked of the Red Diamond and of the sad effect the Chronicle story had upon Colonel Wharton. hvd.hn3gfg "How long does our famous correspondent intend to remain in New York?" asked Sidney Hammond. "I am going to form a trust," said Hestor suddenly. the day when Miss Helen Carmody called on Mr. William Chalmers, that gentleman received a cablegram from Mr. Robert Van Horne, the editor of point to this man Vincent," said Mr. Chalmers. "Seymour is a good reporter, but he is too emotional at times," said Chalmers smiling. "Walter and Sidney were talking about a big convention of the leaders of trusts," said Miss De Neuville. "I do not know your man Hestor," said Stevens. "Miss Hammond, the news I have obtained indirectly concerns your brother Sidney," said Chalmers. " Captain Waters," said Mr. Carmody, placing Hestor handed the powerful marine glasses to Captain Waters, who took a long look in the direction hvd.hn3gs4 As he glanced over the crowded room, Baird remembered the Donchester restaurant that had essayed a cabaret. Baird saw Jimmy Ladd on the dancing-floor, holding closely to him a pale, blonde girl. "I guess I look at it differently," said Baird. But if Jimmy Ladd discovered that Baird had deceived him as to his financial "Wait for me a minute or so, Jimmy," said Baird. Baird understood now the queer look on the taxi-man''s face "Baird get your pin, Eileen?" Blackmar would "I see," she said, "that I shall have extreme difficulty in keeping you in hand, Captain Baird." to Baird that old Ladd recognized that Jimmy''s "It''s a large order, Jimmy," said Baird. "Go away," said Jimmy, as Baird approached. telephone, he was thrilled, forgot all about the Holben girl, about Landers, about Blackmar when Eileen he had asked if Baird was to see Eileen to-day. hvd.hn3gsf assistance, Mrs. Appleton." Gaunt said, after If the voice of the elder Mrs. Appleton had impressed Gaunt as being the most the murdered man, and the other was the sister-inlaw, whom Yates Appleton had called Barbara. "Ask him to come in here—and you, too, Mr. Appleton." Gaunt leaned forward in his chair. But tell me, Mr. Gaunt, is it really true that Garretthat Mr. Appleton was-murdered? "Why, we dined-just a simple family dinneryou know, we''re all awfully old friends—Mrs. Appleton, and my father, and Garret and his and I sat and talked until father and Mrs Appleton finished their game, and we went home. "A most unfortunate state of things, Miss Ellerslie," Gaunt said, sympathetically. "Mrs. Appleton," Gaunt''s voice was very grave, TELL, you''ve got me, Gaunt!" the younger man said, sullenly. Appleton family, Mr. Gaunt; as much as my sister N leaving the Appleton house, Gaunt''s car hvd.hn3gtw "Well, there''s a damn thing," said Richard and departed with a nod. "Listen to this," he said and read: "''Dear Mr. Barraclough, if you would grant me ten minutes private conversation, at your own convenience, I should be pleased to "Dear little things," said the old lady over the grey "I''ll smash that fellow''s head," said Barraclough "Come on," said Barraclough, "let''s hear all about it." "Good old Dick," said Richard in the spirit of the scene. "That''s funny," said the man and, responding to natural curiosity, turned to examine the picture, while Barraclough embraced the opportunity to slip the crook of his "I''ve a damn good mind to pitch you through the window," said the man. "Sorry I''m not looking my best," said Richard, with seventeenth day when the door opened and Van Diest followed by Laurence entered the room. "You little rat," said Richard turning a bit in his chair. hvd.hn3i52 "Glad to know you, Mr. Brown," said Dozy, offering his hand. "May have been just what it looked like — a mistake on Gil''s part," Tim told himself as, disappointed, Then, suddenly, as he turned away he did hear something, and coming so unexpectedly after the long silence it gave him an odd start. Back to his mind had come suddenly the memory of what he had said to the man, she had no idea who it was that the señor had admitted to the house, nor did she know what he had said. At the name, coming so unexpectedly, Tim Scarbrough turned with a startled glance at Dozy. up and save time," he said to Tim. This proved to be the case, and the search proceeded rapidly, the landlady leading the way with a " I have no more to ask," said Bianca Gil. Redding looked at her, questions of his own on his hvd.hn5fcw caste-mark of Doorgha, the black-faced Hindu the stairs, and looking into Mascasenhas''s bedroom, I learned that the man was still sleeping A sad, far-away look came into his opaque eyes Mascasenhas, the Goanese half-caste Christian So, with the help of my half-caste servant Mascasenhas, I prepared everything for an early swinging step, like a man sure of the way and on Mascasenhas'' shoulder-"this man is Hussain Hussain Khan had disappeared, and Mascasenhas remained; the Goanese, the half-white, the "And I said that you will and must." Mascasenhas''s voice dropped to a soft, low key. ''Look, Mascasenhas,'' he said to me, ''this is Asia, "Come, Shaykh Moustaffa Ahmet," the Manchu continued; "you like the things of China. light like a high-eddying flame came into his purple-black eyes. For to-day the white soul of Mascasenhas is dead for all time. his hands, walked Mascasenhas. hvd.hn5lw3 "Tell me about it, won''t you, Paul?" asked Élisabeth. For seventeen years he had lived on the great estate of Ornequin, above Corvigny, and managed it for Élisabeth''s father, the Comte d''Andeville. "You were like me, Paul," said Élisabeth. death of the last Baron d''Ornequin, Élisabeth''s father, the Comte d''Andeville, bought it at his wife''s failed to come, at any rate she succeeded in continuing his father''s work and in making of Paul a manly "Paul," said Élisabeth, in a low voice, "did you "Unfasten the lock, Paul," said Élisabeth. have the larger of the two sent at once to the Château d''Ornequin and placed at Mme. Paul Delroze''s Paul at once recognized Élisabeth''s brother, Bernard "Paul," said Bernard to his brother-in-law, at the Paul gripped Bernard by the arm and, in a quivering voice, said: "Come, Paul," said Bernard, "don''t work yourself "We shall avenge her, Paul," said Bernard, in a "Élisabeth," said Paul. hvd.hn5lwe Yet in our post-war days in London the man who ventures about town after dark can easily meet with as wash, a shave, and a clean collar, I set forth for Stretton Street to interview Oswald De Gex. The house in the dusk was just as I recollected it on that moment which caused me to decide to act with discretion and caution, and to discover all that I could concerning the doctor and his tragic-faced companion. I did my level best to obtain more information concerning the Italian doctor and the man De Gex, but the place on the day before my startling adventure in Stretton Street, and I began to wonder whether the man from said, and then I inquired the latest information concerning De Gex and his French friend. "Mr. De Gex is not in," replied the man-servant who hvd.hn5mpm over the scene of the meeting a hundred times I suppose, and made up what I ought to have said and "I am not a narrow man," he said in his best manner. in importance after the star was Miss Beulah Maddox, the heavy lady, who in the opinion of my amiable informant giggled and ogled like a sewing-machine girl, and she forty if she was a day. "Look here," I said, "I expect you''ll want to have shock, for the pale eyes of the man who was watching me suddenly contracted like a frightened aniSŰ During my long waits I loitered from dressingroom to dressing-room, and let them talk. looked like evidence to a man," said Sadie scornfully. "You needn''t look like that," said Sadie. "Eh?" I said, blinking and looking precious like "I shall not let him know," Mr. Dunsany said "I do not like to work late at night," said Freer hvd.hn5nyv " The names of the other seven," Mannister said calmly, " or I shall wring your neck. They turned into a side street, and pushing open a swing door a little way down, entered the private bar of a small hotel. " It seems scarcely worth while," Mannister said with a yawn, " for you to come A very slight frown appeared on Mannister''s face as he looked down into her eyes. " Come and cut in, Mannister," he said. " Cutting," Mannister said, " is a ridiculously easy matter for an expert like Rundermere''s friend. said, looking at Mannister thoughtfully. " I should like to know," Mannister said, " His turn may come," Mannister said. "Look here," Mannister said, slipping a "If," she said, looking at Mannister "If," she said, looking at Mannister "If," she said, looking at Mannister "I am going," Mannister said, " to make hvd.hn5pe3 "At half past twelve on Tuesday I came into the library," the butler repeated patiently, "and asked Mr. Warren if he wanted anything before I went to bed." "Surely, sir," said the butler anxiously, "you remember asking a gentleman to come into your dressing room?" "Come in," said Anthony Trent genially. why it was that although he had before this come raging to Anthony Trent''s door, he always suffered himself to be talked out of his ill humors. "Not on forty dollars a week," said Anthony Trent At the breakfast table on the morning when Anthony Trent faced his world no longer an honest man, A prominent society golfing girl whose play Trent had a score of times admired for its pluck and skill had borrowed a thousand dollars from Drummond. the rest it looked in no way different from half a hundred other rooms in big houses which Trent had investigated professionally. hvd.hn5pnl "I hardly know how to begin," she said, "but suppose"-slowly—"suppose that a man, a well-known said after a second''s hesitation, "and my father, Mr. Allan Fleming, is the man. kitchen door," he said, raising his voice for the benefit of the room, and holding aloft a piece of paper. point, but what Miss Fleming had said of Carter and Union Streets, where Fred had said Allan Fleming had come to grief in a cab. Miss Fleming sat, one hand on the table, staring absently at her engagement ring. When the three new-comers went up-stairs, instead of going into the grill-room, I looked at I closed the doors into the dining-room and, leaving one light in the hall, went up to bed. room by yourself all day and all night, with detectives watching you; sit there and puzzle over a murder of a man you are suspected of killing ; you know hvd.hn5qfi in her eye when she looks at us,'' said Ursula, after Ursula has an ill-balanced mind,'' said Mrs. Hardwick. ''I don''t feel like a wedding,'' said Ursula. ''Oh, hush, Jack !'' said Ursula ; but the boy went ''I want the money,'' said Ursula. ''Really,'' said Mr. Lowe, and he looked at Ursula. ''You look very good-natured,'' said Ursula, ''I should think I might,'' said Ursula a little ''I should think I might,'' said Ursula a little ''Thomas is out,'' said Ursula. ''Thomas and I talk of one,'' said Ursula ; ''we ''No,'' said Ursula ; and her voice seemed to come Court, then ?'' said Mrs. Hardwick when Ursula had ''By the way,'' said Mrs. Portinscale to Ursula, as ''Thomas doesn''t know,'' said Ursula hastily. Harry, I can''t come,'' said Ursula, her hand on ''I did name it to Ursula,'' said Mr. Lowe. ''I must save Ursula,'' said Thomas. hvd.hn5rj9 This man was Barry Gale. As his worried eyes roamed the field, Barry Gale At the rancher''s heels trotted Roy, his big gold-andwhite collie-a show-type dog—as different as day at Barry Gale''s feet, here in the California forest. At the possibility, Barry Gale''s fast walk merged into Half way down the stairs, Barry Gale halted, at sight "Father," Maida was saying, "this is Mr. Barry Gale had handed the worn little purse to Maida. time it touched ground, Barry had dropped Naylor''s Pushing aside the raging dog, Barry caught the shutter fastenings in both hands and thrust with all his Toward these Barry Gale now turned his mare''s head; it touched ground, -Barry Gale was at him. her trimly-gauntleted little hand to Barry Gale, as he looked down at her hand, Barry''s eyes followed the Barry Gale. But Barry Gale was a strong man, in the pink Barry Gale saw Naylor''s arms dart forth like twin hvd.hn5rzn figure of Winifred''s true lover, Rex Carshaw, than William Meiklejohn would be disagreeably surprised if they could read certain details entered opposite their names in the dossiers kept by the police department. "Yes," said Winifred timidly, "but unfortunately I stopped a while on Riverside Drive Miss Sugg wheeled wrathfully to find Mr. Fowle, manager on that floor, gazing at Winifred with marked approval. discuss things further until you have met Mr. Steingall," said Clancy. mistake when they decided, as Clancy had already done in Winifred''s case, that real innocence had come under the shadow of crime. turned, the door opened a very little, and Winifred saw the gaunt face of Rachel Craik looking dourly at her, for she had frightened this "Yes, Fowle, speak up," said Carshaw. "Winifred," said Carshaw solemnly, "will "Better come," said the voice, and Carshaw, "Please do something for him!" cried Winifred to Carshaw, with a face of distress. "Senator Meiklejohn," said Mrs. Carshaw hvd.hn5s9b pausing, then dropped it, with a grave " Good evening, Blackstock." His distaste for the man affected was said that your engagement to this man Blackstock would be announced before long." "Good-night, Blackstock." Coast offered his Blackstock shook his head, blinking, like a man In time he touched Coast''s arm with a gentle hand. After a pause Coast said slowly: "So Blackstock "Tust in time," said Coast; "I was to come to "A boat," Coast added, "preferably of the centre-board cat type, with a hard-working motor Coast required some minutes before he was convinced of the fact of the little man''s disappearance. If, as was the case, Blackstock had murdered a man in a moment of uncontrollable rage, had Coast any right to leave the "Very well," Coast agreed, smiling; the little man as Coast had come to figure the man in his long days hvd.hn5sby Sybarite (who earned fifteen dollars per week) George change in the expression of the little man''s eyes. P. Sybarite; and, with its fellow for George, "Goodevening, Mr. Bross," she added. Sybarite turned down the leather and permitted a visiting card concealed therein to flutter to the floor. Sybarite''s change of mind with regard to going home. A minute or so later the man at his elbow said ex"Sybarite," said the little man, flushing, "P. Sybarite shot at his gun hand like a P. Sybarite looked that way. "Oh!" said the little man hastily — "I was only Sybarite met November''s glare with eyes Sybarite, offering a hand to the boy. it quiet, the same as me," said the little man. "No matter," said the little man: and groping in The little man said nothing. The little man said nothing. Sybarite, when he had closed the door, up the Sybarite handed hvd.hn5sd9 About six weeks ago, Natalie Vernon, a professional model, had come to pose for Stannard, and Joyce Stannard was clever by nature, and she knew the quickest way to make her impressionable husband fall "We are not asking your opinion, Mrs. Stannard," said the Coroner, stiffly; "kindly confine your know, Mrs. Stannard was in the Billiard Room and "On this terrace Miss Vernon and Barry Stannard sat until after eleven," Roberts said; "I got "Probably true, but if he said that to Miss Vernon and Mrs. Stannard overheard it, she might "Then what did he mean, when, in his dying moment, he said, ''Natalie, not Joyce! I''m going to look after Joyce," and without a backward glance, Natalie ran from the room, "You see," began Roberts, looking at Mrs. Faulkner and Barry Stannard, "you two are the only ones "Mrs. Stannard?" she said, as Joyce rose and hvd.hn5sem "This must have been taken a long time ago," Ravenspur said. Venables listened carefully enough to Walter''s extraordinary story of the strange photograph, and of the mysterious attack on Lord Ravenspur in his studio, and the the witness Stevens swore that he saw me with my husband at a time when I had said I was in my hotel, things had passed between Silva and Stevens as to Lord Ravenspur, and the things that were going to happen to-night. "Yes; I think you have a right to know that," Ravenspur said thoughtfully; "but, if you don''t mind, we will They were both looking at the same thing from a different point of view; and it seemed to Vera that if Ravenspur''s words meant anything, it meant that she was not "I suppose Walter has told you," Ravenspur said as "I think I know what he wants," Walter said. hvd.hn5sfl Nayland Smith lighted his pipe, carelessly dropping the match-end upon the floor at his feet. gray depths, Nayland Smith said a singular thing. I returned to find Nayland Smith standing tugging at the lobe of his left ear in evident perplexity. light of a common tin lamp which stood upon a packing-case at the head of what looked like cellar steps. pushed open the door, whose threshold accommodated the lamp, and the light of the place beyond "Smith," I said suddenly, "the man with the The look of perplexity upon Smith''s face was increasing with every word that the girl uttered. "Just pull the light over here, Petrie," said Smith. "Unless what, Smith?" I said, looking my friend *T H AT does it mean?" said Nayland Smith " Poor old Petrie," said Smith, and clapped his man — Nayland Smith — alone stood between this SI TERE you are, Petrie," said Nayland Smith hvd.hn67cu " Beautiful evening !" said the women, looking up at the countless host of heaven. wretched Somanlis." And the croaky old gentleman drew his open hand across his throat Wilfrid said no man ought to go into the Church and Mona believed Wilfrid Moyle''s looks. "I tell you what it is, Talbot," he cried, seizing the officer''s arm and gripping it hard," that wasn''t the Guardafui light Perhaps if they''d known that Mona and Mrs. D''Arcy sat crouching there still on the bloodstained beach, between little pools of gore in the cold, calm voice of a man who means business, and knows his duty ; "if possible, we must In a minute Wilfrid had lifted Mona and Mrs. D''Arcy into their seats, and mounting his own " Down the ravine to the left," the man answered pointing vaguely with his hand. "Let me light it," Mona said, "I''ve a very hvd.hn6ptj "Real money?" the insurance agent demanded, as he looked at the roll of bills in the "I''m hikin'' right round to old man Houghton at the Peyton Block to stump up my little at the books this morning, and I saw that Macdonald''s taken out a hundred thousand dollars coming out to Spokane to look over the situation; and so Macdonald wanted to give the "And so," Houghton continued, "if as good a friend of yours as Macdonald wants to buy something, you want that "Second sight, old man," Macdonald replied "My word," Graham said one day, "I wish Graham had left, and Houghton had looked "Well, Mr. Houghton," Macdonald replied, "Look here, Houghton," Graham exclaimed "Look here, Graham," he said. and the 1st of April-about seventy-five thousand dollars'' worth—enough to make it impossible for the Western Crown to pay Mac''s insurance in spite of that money Graham got for "I knew you would," Macdonald said with a hvd.hn6put Kent turned quickly, to see Sedgwick''s face. "And now, Sedgwick," said Kent decisively, "That man," said Sedgwick in Kent''s ear, "is "Nobody knows how the dead come to Lonesome Cove," said the sheriff in his deep voice. "Look at Breed," whispered Kent to Sedgwick. "Look at the face," said Kent with finality. "Much obliged," said Kent, and strolled leisurely to his car, followed by Sedgwick. "So, Mr. Alexander Blair," said Kent, addressing the last fence post on the outskirts of the town, "Looked last night, of course," said Kent impatiently. "And I," said Chester Kent in his suavest manner, "venture to trouble you to show me the certificate in the case of Wilfrid Blair." "Kent," said Sedgwick after a moment''s "Come, Mrs. Blair," said Kent. "There was no other man," said Chester Kent. "Wilfrid Blair''s," said Kent. "Professor Kent," said Blair. me," said Alexander Blair to Kent, "I never give hvd.hn6pvk Placing her arm around my waist, Mrs. Charles Henry turned me toward the hall door. the manful boast pasted on his breast, "Warranted good." There were hours in that troubled time that followed when of all my household Cousin Sarah had given for marrying poor Willoughby: I too wanted some one to do my thinking for me. house I saw Cousin Sarah, her silver mesh bag That night as I went up-stairs to dress for dinner I determined to put on again the little rose By the time I had presented William and Mr. Darrah to Harriet, Cousin Sarah swept in. with a hateful little prick in my heart I saw Mr. Darrah note those marvelous sloe eyes. Leighton Darrah knew where the key to the garden door was kept, no wonder that on the afternoon of the thé-dansante, he had come and gone beautiful little car that had flashed Leighton Darrah down the avenue of walnuts that morning hvd.hn6q4n II, it meant far more to Gregg; for Bill had alres Billy Whittaker''s hand struck the door of the bathrothers of his own in Bay City, but Gregg was de room between the bedrooms and Gregg thrust MarOse only children who ought to have been ben jorie''s note into his pocket. which had taken him an hour ago, that possibly Marjorie Hale wanted him more than she did Billy. "Gregg, Billy''s told Marjorie and she''s mentioned Watching Marjorie''s father, Gregg queerly experienced respect and disrespect for him, together; for mention of Russell''s name brought not the slightest disturbance to him. "Oh, mother''s gone to Mrs. Cleve''s, tell her," Marjorie said; and the man turned away. "Lost my wheel key," Gregg said; and Billy impatiently left Marjorie and stepped back to him. Marjorie thought that what Billy meant was that Mrs. Russell had neglected some care or made some mistake hvd.hn887c "You do not, then, desire that we give you police protection for a time at least about the grounds of your residence at night?" McNulty asked as he accepted the letter pause he added: "I''ve heard nothing about Mr. Moberley getting married, but if you want a job here, village I had an idea that if anything was going to happen to-night it would come before midnight; wonder what old Moberley is doing behind those lighted windows until this hour, anyway! "The chief wants you to drop this line of investigation for a few minutes, Jim, and go and talk to Mr. Charles Moberley; he''s in the drawing-room." There Moberley, sir; he got it into his head long years past "She''ll be here in a minute." McNulty had motioned for Donlin to leave the room and Peter withdrew Peter obeyed without loss of time and when the plainclothes man stood before him McNulty directed : hvd.hn8gfe temple, a sudden shower caught Owen Scarlett He watched, and suddenly the breathing mass shot out, opened like a ragged umbrella of pink flesh, sailed along the glass with Scarlett; but the big man, for all that his eyes "I hope to see you on board, then, Mr. Scarlett," she called with a smile over her shoulder, gave Owen an odd look, half-friendly, halfsuspicious, which declared — "You seem passable, but one can''t be too careful." All that "We''ve been good friends for a time," said Laura''s face clouded, but Borkman came Laura to Owen, behind Aunt Julia''s back. "Hello, Chao Phya," said the young man. "Miss Holborow," said Owen, gravely, "It Scarlett had man''s natural contempt for cats; A sudden idea made Scarlett a poor listener to the rest of the little man''s chat. Thank you," said Scarlett, laughing. "Good," said Scarlett. Laura and her aunt, knew that Scarlett was "I didn''t know that," said Owen. hvd.hn8x6n abroad, had spent two years in Quatuck with Simon and Sarah Parr, and this attachment, a sentimental importance, kept him devoted to the need "Yes, Hope," said Richard, putting an arm "But, Richard, it''s Christmas eve, near midnight," said Arthur, "and a walk of two miles "But, Sarah," said Arthur, looking at her, as he "You do remember the old garden at the Brownings'', Arthur, when you were a little boy?" Sarah «Arthur went over to play with Hope and Richard when they were children," said Sarah, "and "At least I know what is in the house," said Arthur. their consequence, except, Arthur said, that if Hope "Sarah," I said, "Arthur and I are sure we saw "I have seen Hope''s brother before," said Sarah. "What Sarah means," said Arthur, "is that Hope ''I know Hope Browning," said Simon. "I''m glad Hope doesn''t know," said Arthur. hvd.hn8x6p But David saw only the girl''s face, half "A white man''s dog!" cried David in jubilation. The voice was pleasant, though void of inflection, like that of a man grown used to thinking aloud. "Wait a bit!" The man in white stood looking Something in both voice and look gave suddenly to David an unaccountable sense of danger man whose arm David had seen rising out of the David stepped forward briskly, his feet echoing on the cool, wet stones of the veranda floor. For a moment David stood like an ox. David''s man pointed after with his long, veranda, David came upon a little group under laborers stood so near that David could distinguish their flattened profiles against the torchlight in the thin white steam of mountain exhalations, and could plainly tell one man from another as they toiled and shifted. "Good-morning!" The girl, answering David''s salute, looked up with a pale, sad, yet hvd.hnijrd just so many times; after that, fresh invention must be called into play; the retroussé nose must give way to the Grecian, good food, curios; he liked to give expensive teas in his beautiful studio; he The only thing like detective work he ever did successfully was A thousand petty crimes are happening every day, right next door to you. Forbes sat down next to Crawford, liked Crawford the best of all his friends; Crawford had a mysterious way of turning up in strange places, of sailing without advising his friends, of returning as "Surely." Forbes saw the fifteen thousand in bills at the girl''s feet, her dull Forbes'' mind: the young woman, her disordered hair, the white throat, Crawford''s haggard eyes. You''re a good man, Mr. Forbes, "Well, Mr. Haggerty?" said Crawford. it-unless he''s a rich man like you, Mr. Crawford, an'' wants an exciting joke. hvd.hnn5fh "Oh, I know," Jack said, with some suggestion of impatience in his voice. "I feel like an intruder," Jack said, as he stood looking Anstruther he had pointed out to Claire the amazing likeness between Nostalgo and her guardian. « The whole place seems to reek of Anstruther tonight," Jack said, "or perhaps it is my disordered the cabman who drove me here is the same man who halfan-hour ago dropped Padini at Anstruther''s house. " It looks to me like it, too," Jack said ; " but we shall came because Anstruther said that it was absolutely imperative for you to have these papers to-night." Anstruther," Jack said vehemently. We know perfectly well that when Barmouth went off to Mexico two years ago on a sporting expedition he was a normal man like you and me. Anstruther," Jack said to himself. " But tell us what he looked like," Jack said impatiently. hvd.hnn5fw to settle in a conservative old place like Oldborough, where, by dint of struggling and scraping, he had managed to buy a small practice. " Wilfrid – Dr. Mercer !" Beatrice exclaimed. a busy man like Flower would have already forgotten the name of Mercer. DEATRICE and Wilfrid looked at Flower I told you about Miss Galloway and the mysterious hand that was trying to force a way into the Flower came forward and enlisted Wilfrid to "I shall be at your service," Wilfrid said. Wilfrid Mercer, Beatrice had met few men who Wilfrid said to Cotter. At the same moment, Wilfrid, to his delight, saw that Beatrice " It should appear so," Wilfrid said thoughtfully, "but, candidly, do you think your uncle " Then tell him," Wilfrid said, growing rather Russell had gone by the time Uzali came back. "Very likely not," Wilfrid said coldly. "I don''t know," Wilfrid said. hvd.hnn6vs "It looked like a man, sir, and it seemed to "Sir Reginald was devilish good at firstin his own patronising way, let me stay at Keldale as often and as long as I liked, made me an "Good morning, Mr. Rattar," said he, throwing his long form into the clients'' chair as he "Hell!" said Mr. Cromarty, though in a cheerful voice, and then added with an engaging smile. Ned looked round him apprehensively for something else, but Bisset said: "I merely suggested that," said Simon Rattar "Then," said Ned, "why should Sir Reginald Ned Cromarty said nothing for a few moments, "Look here," said Cromarty, "I don''t want to "A fat lot of good they are!" said Ned. His sister looked a little surprised at his unusual shortness of temper. "Meaning that Sir Malcolm and Miss Farmond were concerned ?" said Bisset indignantly. hvd.hnn6vz "Ah, he is a dolt; a lump of lead!" I said to myself, and I sighed to think of the people I was leaving, the people of spirit, the people of wit. "Shall I ever make a friend among this old, phlegmatic, business like people? "No, sir," said he, replying to my glance with "Mr. Lumme, sir," said he, in a mincing voice, "What''s that?" said Teddy, looking a little "Gave ''em notice this arternoon, sir," said Halfred. "Mr. Widdup and me ''ired ''em, sir," said Halfred, "from a particular friend o'' ours what can be "Come on, sir!" said Halfred, and we dashed "I shall ask her," he said, after a minute or shop "I don''t know, sir," said Mr. Titch. "Then, sir," said Mr. Titch, with an air of washing his hands of all lesser personages, "I give it "Good young man," said the Marquis, turning hvd.hnnpje "The lady is Penelope''s grandmother, Lady Wantley''s mother, and the PackHe checked himself, surprised at the look which passed scheme of going back to her beloved convent as pupilteacher, when, on a most eventful March day, Mrs. Robinson, driving up Park Street on her way back from after having shaken hands with Mrs. Robinson, disappeared for some moments, coming back laden with a I think he knows what I mean,'' said Lady Wantley, She looked at the sturdy little figure of Penelope''s companion with a curiously altered feeling; a great sinking her mind that she would this very day ask Mrs. Robinson why Sir George Downing was famous, and why light tap at the door, and as it opened outwards, according to the fashion of foreign houses, Cecily saw Penelope, a finger to her lips, standing in the wide corridor cousin, Wantley saw Mrs. Robinson and Cecily Wake hvd.hnnxgz "Good day, my dear Crook," he said ;"you Harvey Crook went off a little amused. "Come now, Mr. Harvey Crook," he exclaimed one long afternoon, "I''ll speculate! That decided Harvey Crook — that argument and Miss Daisy Merrick''s persuasions; across Hahn''s face that Harvey Crook started cab passed, and Crook was interested — probably a little gratified — to perceive that it The wine rose gradually in the third bottle, and when it was about half full Crook Crook, turning to Merrick. Merrick and Crook looked one at the other, Merrick turned to Crook and whispered: "Come," said Crook, at last, "I want my nothing to do with the missing green diamond, some little time was consumed by Harvey Crook and Mr. Merrick in unsuccessful own, and Crook and Merrick went off, too "Look here, Mr. Hahn," said Crook, After which Mr. Merrick turned to Harvey Crook, and said: "Well, my boy, there''s hvd.hnny6g said another young man, a young and humble admirer of Daniel Sweetland. placed his hand on Daniel Sweetland''s shoulder as "I''ll come out occasionally," said Henry Vivian, " and when you can get a day off, you shall thought come a man''s got a wife." "Poor old Titus," said Dan, as he walked by the young man looked round his new home and reflected that he would not enter it again until he where Hangman''s Hut lay, with its two little windows glimmering like eyes under the moon, Daniel left his hiding-place just in time to see a man vanishing into the night. Daniel wished his friend, Titus, to be best man; " Afore God, an'' humans, an''angels, I be innocent of this," said Daniel. said Sim. His eyes were upon Minnie Sweetland''s carriage of the man Daniel Sweetland on his wedding-day. of an innocent man, Daniel Sweetland? hvd.hnnyu5 to introduce you to somebody before you go, Edward, but that on no account are you to desert Shirley until you feel you''ve had enough of her," interrupted Joyce Cassilis. "Oh, Sir Edward knows her," Mrs. Cassilis interrupted, with a significant smile. "Miss Herbert-oh, of course, you know Magdalen, don''t you ?-has been saying such nice things Shirley made no reply to her friend''s last anticipatory remark; and Joyce, after looking at her sideways, put her hand through her arm again. Shirley agreeing to this arrangement with an amiable lack of enthusiasm, Magdalen dropped her flaming locks against the white of her friend''s dress, He had not been gone ten seconds before the person whom he had named presented herself; and Shirley, turning at the sound of her entry, gave a perfectly audible gasp of alarm, which greatly entertained the new-comer. hvd.hnp1et street, Philip Anson, with his head erect and hands The unconscious stress in the man''s words was certainly borne out by the contrast between Philip, a social "Philip Morland," he said, doggedly, when the inspector asked him his name for the last time before He looked at Philip, and all eyes quickly turned toward the thin, ragged figure standing upright against "The only witness against me has said that the diamonds could not have been stolen," cried Philip, now I have to-day handed the said Philip fifty Three hours later, a letter came for "Philip Anson, About the time that Philip''s coachman safely deposited Evelyn and her mother at their residence, Victor Grenier, again attired in evening dress and accompanied by Jocky Mason, whose huge frame was encased in a suit of gray tweed, entered a fashionable "Philip Anson !" he said. "Philip Anson," hissed a man''s voice, "do you remember Jocky Mason ?" hvd.hnp1i5 Lester looked the enraged little man straight in Edith Holt, standing near the door after Lester The girl''s lively wit made her possible engagement to a man of Harry Warren''s type wholly in"I trust you are better this morning, Mrs. Warren," said Mr. Aingier, cheerfully. Warren''s black scowl with a smile of polite indifference, and would have passed on, had not Edith Holt little of Warren''s black looks, since Edith''s glance "I believe, Miss Holt, you acted as private sécretary to the late Lord Arncliffe ?" was the first query. "I certainly was not quarreling with Lord Arncliffe, then or at any other time," said Edith, Lord Arncliffe''s various papers, but, as Mrs. Warren said, he might turn his attention to the estate Now, on the very day of Lord Arncliffe''s death, Dr. Lester and Miss Holt are admittedly found together you talked to Mrs. Warren about Lester''s disappearance ?" he asked Edith. hvd.hnp3g7 "Not yet, I know," said Robin, "but I''m getting on well, Mary, and in another year or "My dear old Robin," she said, " they tell Robin Greve stepped close up to Mary Trevert. said the young man, "and I left old Parrish after simply "Miss Mary Trevert" in Hartley Parrish''s big, vigorous, and sprawling handwriting. The letter to Mary Trevert, Robin did not touch. "I came in by the front door," said Robin," on Stepping quietly on the hard gravel path, Robin turned the corner of the house and came into "Let the library door be shut," said Robin, himself of the suspicion lurking in Mary Trevert''s mind that he, Robin Greve, was in some "Bude," said Robin, "can you tell me if the "When I heard the news at the club, Miss Trevert," said Jeekes, "you could have knocked me Mary Trevert looked at Robin and then at the hvd.hnp3rm By the way, Lavaur, Dr. Lloyd wants you to come over with me to "It''s Lloyd''s man," I said to my companion," come to remind me to bring you dear Lady Serena," I said, " whom did you old Mrs. Buyse, Andrew Schenck''s fostermother, and, for awhile, Lloyd''s housekeeper. "Lloyd looked like that kind," he said, "My dear Lady Serena," he said, helping himself to a buttered muffin, " don''t said Serena, looking across her tea service When I said this, she gave a little exclamation and looked at Lavaur as if for she rose and held out her hand with a tearful smile and Lavaur and I took our leave. " Cartouche," said Lavaur, " you are " Tell me about Lady Serena," she said, Lloyd''s death," said Serena; " she came faltered a little as he said it, he had encountered the old man''s look. hvd.hnp3y3 For a long time Robert Dunn stood, looking down Deede Dawson said, a little surprised. room on his way to the attics above, for he had perceived a certain doubt and suspicion in Deede Dawson''s manner, and he thought it very likely that a "Would you like to know?" asked Deede Dawson "Because I don''t like it," said Deede Dawson. "Come up to the house," Deede Dawson said. with Deede Dawson, but in reality, Dunn thought, "How should I know?" answered Dunn, quite certain it was no such anxiety as this that had set Deede This day, too, Dunn saw nothing of Deede Dawson, "That''s what I want to know," said Deede Dawson. Dunn answered as best he could, and Deede Dawson "I am asking if you do know it," said Deede Dawson. and looking at Deede Dawson, he said :"There you are, Dunn," Deede Dawson said. hvd.hnp4hj If it came from below or above, from the adjoining room or from outside in the road, Stuart knew Stuart ran across the room, jerked open the curtains and stared out across the moon-bathed lawn, Keppel Stuart was a dark, good-looking man of the moment, and hearing Stuart come in she turned "You are through to Dr. Stuart," said the Assistant Commissioner. studying the note-book, Stuart and Dunbar proceeded to the smoke-laden room of the Assistant One hand raised to his head, Stuart stood endeavouring to marshal his ideas into some sane order. Stuart stood for a long time staring out of the study Placing his bag upon the floor, he lingered, looking to left and right, when suddenly a big closed car "Of course, if you wish," said Stuart, looking "What shall we do," said Stuart, "if you are "You fear for Chunda Lal?" said Stuart. hvd.hnp7lh "Telepathy!" said Chichester, shaking Malling by the hand. "He''s a remarkable man," said Malling almost with enthusiasm. certain was Malling that the cause of Mr. Harding''s perturbation lay in Chichester''s mental attitude, that he longed to spring up, to take the His light tenor voice sounded almost denunciatory, as if he had a right to demand an explanation of Malling''s presence in Mr. Harding''s "My wife''s in the boudoir," said Mr. Harding, coming into the room at this moment. As his guest walked away the rector stood, bareheaded, looking after him, then, as Malling turned "You know a clergyman called Marcus Harding?" said Malling. – to suppose that Harding and his curate Chichester have been making some experiments in directions not entirely unknown to us," he observed. "Dispersion," said Chichester to Malling in Chichester''s face as he said them, that made Malling turn cold. with the man who followed his double," said Malling. "I could n''t tell Malling," said Chichester. hvd.hnp7li Tom said his long good-bye to Winwood just three "Sign that," said he, and handed the packet to Tom, Tom said no more; he was wondering who but Claire man, looking hard but nodding genially at Tom; nor The coachman then rose, and slowly leaned across the table, resting one hand upon it; the other was half-way to Tom''s ran another to the right; as Tom dived into it, his shaking hand went to his smooth-shaven chin and short-cut And so Tom had his eyes opened to the little ways of Now came a working man whose face Tom had quite " You know," said he to Tom, "if the worst comes to said the old gentleman, looking hard at Tom. I tell you," cried Tom, "I''m the very man "What I deserve," said Tom; and Daintree had the marry!" said Daintree to Tom. hvd.hnp8kv "I want you to tell her," said Robert Turold. The house Robert Turold had taken looked down on "What''s the glass like to-night, Thalassa ?" remarked Robert Turold absently. "Light us upstairs at once, Thalassa," said Mrs. Pendleton sharply. "Look at the blood !" said Austin Turold, pointing Barrant willingly conceded that, but he could not so easily concede that a man like Robert Turold would put an end Barrant left the hotel just as little Mr. Pendleton returned to it with an alarmed face and a feeling of personal guilt at his failure to find Sisily. "Mrs. Thalassa, I want to speak to you," said Barrant, raising his voice, as though to a deaf person. He said nothing of this chance encounter, or of Robert Turold''s letter, to the dead man''s sister who was "They have been looking for the man who killed Robert Turold-your brother. hvd.hnp94e "That sort of thing hasn''t come your way, Richard," remarked Miss Penkridge sententiously. "I know, practically, no more than Miss Wickham has told you," said Mrs. Killenhall. "That''s the man I saw," said Viner. he''d looked round the house, and seen his room upstairs, he went out to the front door, and then I followed him, to ask if he had any particular wishes about "Viner," exclaimed Mr. Pawle, "that man must "Oh, Mr. Viner!" said Miss Wickham, "I''m so "It is the very man!" said Viner with emphasis, "How came they into Ashton''s possession, I wonder!" asked Viner. Viner, as sure as fate, that girl''s father was the missing Lord Marketstoke, and Ashton knew the secret! Viner, glancing at Lord Ellingham and at Mr. Carless, saw that Mr. Pawle''s words had impressed "I know so little about Mr. Ashton," said Miss her and Miss Wickham-what man, wondered Viner, hvd.hnp94i sir-always goes into Mr. Herapath''s room at a quarter past seven every morning; when he went in just "Mr. Tertius," said Peggie, "do you know any. Selwood remembered seeing him occasionally in Herapath''s study or in Peggie Wynne''s drawing-room. Before either could speak Barthorpe Herapath suddenly emerged from the waiting-room and looked just now I said to myself, ''I''d best go round to Portman Square and tell what I do know,'' I says. At present I don''t want Mr. Barthorpe Herapath to know what he told us. If any close observer had walked away with Barthorpe Herapath from the house in Portman Square When Barthorpe Herapath left his cousin, Mr. Tertius, and Selwood in company with the newly "I mean, first of all, Herapath''s murder," said Mr. Halfpenny. Jacob Herapath, Mr. Burchill," said Mr. Halfpenny Mr. Halfpenny turned from Mr. Tertius to Barthorpe Herapath. hvd.hnp94k telling Mr. Elphick, Spargo, that you saw this poor man The house at which Spargo and his companions presently drew up was an old-fashioned place in the immediate vicinity of Waterloo Railway Station-a plainfronted, four-square erection, essentially mid-Victorian know now that this dead man called himself John Marbury; that he came from Australia ; that he only landed unmistakable stamp of the city man, who inspected Rathbury with deliberation and Spargo with a glance, and being seated turned to the detective as undoubtedly the "I may as well tell you, Mr. Myerst," he said smilingly, "that this is Mr. Spargo, of the Watchman. "Mr. Aylmore," answered Spargo as they walked towards the door, "is the only person I have met so far "I wonder," said Spargo, "if there''s any old sporting man there who could remember—things. "Very good," said Spargo, "But perhaps I can tell "That''s a thing I want to know about," said Spargo. man," said Spargo. hvd.hnp9fq evoked the interest of Kassim Bardai, and Borrowdean, as he escorted Miss Egerton through the restaurant, was acutely conscious of the Hindu''s intent gaze. A lamp having now been brought by Essy, Mrs. Dalrymple conducted Miss Egerton, with Evans Borrowdean fancied he detected a shade of triumph on Mrs. Dalrymple''s face at sight of the Hindu. Borrowdean felt a little apprehensive for Berenice. Miss Egerton accordingly unbent a little toward Berenice and invited her out Borrowdean read this letter aloud at Miss Egerton''s request, and during the reading Kassim Bardai''s face was a study in passion restrained. Somehow Borrowdean felt a little angry with Max. If he were really in love with Berenice, why should of Berenice''s society, Max continued to amuse himself with Lona, leaving Ethelyn to depend entirely Several times at Twin Turrets Borrowdean had observed Mrs. Dalrymple watching Berenice in this same fashion and he was at a loss to hvd.hnpei9 Carriston had said little since we had been outof-doors. "I fancy I shall never marry," said Carriston, looked as far away and full of -visions as Carriston''s. " Look here, Carriston," I said, seriously, "you would not be long alone—that the moment Carriston heard of her aunt''s death he would come to I said, resolved to find out the nature of Carriston''s fancies or hallucinations. great excitement, that he had again seen Madeline ; moreover, this time he had seen a man with "That is the man I saw just now with Madeline," he said. love-that, a young man like Frank can always, man''s running after a woman up a stranger''s carriage-drive was not a dignified preparation to asking a favor, Frank followed his wife at a reasonable pace; and when he came up to her, found her Millicent a knowing look, which Frank felt sure hvd.hnqirh Worth Gilbert gave him a swift, half-humorous glance. Worth Gilbert was a young hero coming to the bank''s to understanding how a weariness of the little interweaving plans of tamed men had pushed Worth Gilbert into carelessly staking his birthright on a chance "Funny thing," Worth spoke, moving his head to She gave me one straight, level look, and I wondered a little at the way those velvety black eyes could "Didn''t you stop a minute—one little minute, Mr. Boyne-to think it wonderful that a man so "All right." Worth gave the girl a look that Only Worth Gilbert, standing there giving the proceeding respectability by careful attention and a grave face, brought "I''d like to have a look at that place, Worth, if "See here, Barbara ; this isn''t a time for Worth Gilbert''s friends to slacken on him." yourself to accuse a man like Worth Gilbert of so hvd.hnqjxu Ashton-Kirk heard a door open and close softly "There is not a great deal to tell," said Ashton-Kirk. "Good morning, Osborne," said Ashton-Kirk, "Mr. Stillman," said he to the nervous looking young man, "this is Mr. Ashton-Kirk. "Well," said the delicatessen dealer, reluctantly, "last night as I stood by my window looking oudside on the street, I see me ''that Italian "It''s very plain that the only way to find Mr. Sams is to make a noise," said Ashton-Kirk. For some time after Miss Vale had gone, Ashton-Kirk stood at one of the windows and looked way up the stairs, Ashton-Kirk said: way up the stairs, Ashton-Kirk said: place indicated points that out, surely," said Ashton-Kirk, comDosedly. "I don''t know," said Ashton-Kirk. "I don''t know," said Ashton-Kirk. "I only think they are," said Ashton-Kirk "I only think they are," said Ashton-Kirk times," said Ashton-Kirk. times," said Ashton-Kirk. hvd.hnqlnx "Has Miss Kathleen returned?" asked Mrs. Whitney, handing her wraps to the breathless Vincent, he would not be needed tonight," said Mrs. Whitney, suddenly waking up to the fact that Kathleen "Probably the officers will apply for active seryice." Sinclair Spencer, glad of the pretext that talking to Miller gave him of bending nearer Kathleen, "Take Miss Whitney home," directed Miller, and placed her hand on the elevator door, Sinclair Spencer walked into the hall. of the set in which the Whitneys and Miss Grey belonged, had observed Captain Miller''s attention to Mrs. Whitney into the drawing-room, Senator Foster following. The hall clock was chiming six when Mrs. Whitney and Kathleen reached home. "Do take Mr. Spencer upstairs, Winslow," suggested Mrs. Whitney, as the chauffeur opened the "You have not answered my question, Miss Whitney," and the quiet persistence of his manner impressed Kathleen. reception, Kathleen ?" asked Miss Kiametia, breaking off her conversation with Mrs. Whitney with hvd.hnqlqz on the street he might not have glanced a second time, but here in her own office, the sunshine through the big window falling on her "It looks clean," said Milly. "All of us saw it, I tell you, except Partridge." His candid look met hers. For the first time Geary looked a little "I wanted to ask you to explain something," said Milly. "I liked his looks," said Milly. "Good-night," said Jimmie Tolles absently. man beside her looked up and met Milly''s "Close it," said Milly smiling. Milly''s look smiled. "Keep your little secret!" said Milly. room under my hand!" She touched the office desk. Milly looked into her eyes. Partridge was coming out, a look of disturbance on his face. must be the eyes whose look John Geary quickly with a look at Milly''s face that made "I''ll wait a little," said Milly. with a smile and looked at John Geary. hvd.hnqmg9 There had been a moment or so of conversation, when Colvin, with a thrill of surprise, had recognized the other man as of his class, and had given his His immediate inclination was to look up the "Hornet." Not by any means to inform that dangerous and Mr. Whitefield''s secretary, young Everett Babcock, had just told the chauffeur that instead of having the motor before the front door at exactly twenty Whitefield ran the scales on the table, his eyes following his fingers. "Muriel," he said, in what was meant to be a pleasant, reasonable tone, " you are willful, obstinate, headstrong, and a few other things but you''ve got the Go ahead," returned Whitefield absently, his eyes still on a letter he held in his hand. then Colvin turned from them to look into Muriel''s Twenty minutes later, Colvin, after much hurried pacing of the floor, turned to the telephone again, and calling up the Whitefield house, asked for Miss Fletcher hvd.hnqp75 Marston flushed, but allowed his eyes open enjoyment of oblivious beauty, as Carlotta Hamlin "Yes, tell us about it, Freddy, in spite of Marston," Carrington urged in his genially sardonic "You rested while Freddy did all his cross-examining of the General," Carrington said to Marston. "Will you take the message now to Mrs. Carrington, Maxwell?" he said to the waiting butler, "I suppose we must notify someone," said Carrington thoughtfully, and turning at last to Marston. "Does Mr. Carrington know?" asked Marston. THE men had taken their usual stand before dinner when Marston went down, and Carrington usual time, I suppose," she said, looking at Carrington. Marston looked at Carlotta in a new light of appraisal. Marston looked at Carlotta in a new light of appraisal. Both Carlotta and Marston relaxed as the housewife came through the door. Both Carlotta and Marston relaxed as the housewife came through the door. hvd.hnqphe HOFFMAN," said the man across the "Lord Brooke!" This time the young man · Lord Brooke observed the young man''s embarrassment, and hastened to relieve it. Hoffman fixed the words Lord Brooke utmost care, at the same time referring occasionally to the documents that he had been reading when Hoffman came in. "Carl," his superior said, "show Mr. Hoffman to the room you have had prepared for him. Some time later, the young man he had addressed as "Carl" re-entered the room. "I advise you to lay the whole matter before your brother," Hoffman said, as they Patricia informed Hoffman that she Hoffman turned to meet Patricia with a feeling of greater uneasiness than he had felt since "Then you think Herr Schwartz will be satisfied?" Hoffman asked. "We know nothing of Mr. Hoffman," he said, turned as Bob Hoffman entered the room, in the "Shall I ask who is there?" said Hoffman, hvd.hw1xz8 come to my office;" and as the door closed, "I want Captain Converse to hear this," he explained to Lynden; "it Suddenly the young man caught Converse''s intent look, Captain Converse, sir, she had an eye that looked right into me man; dominating the whole was the sinister and grewsome little silver blade,– Doctor Westbrook''s paper-knife. Doctor Westbrook''s entrance and the hall door to Mr. Nettleton''s private office, the two doors being directly opposite each other. "On the evening of the third he called at Doctor Westbrook''s offices in company with Señor de Sanchez. act of turning toward Doctor Westbrook''s door, and consequently his back was almost squarely presented to Mr. Nettleton''s. Had such been the case, how about Doctor Westbrook''s statement that De Sanchez came on steadily to the receptionroom door? "I merely walked leisurely toward the Nettleton Building for the purpose of stopping at Doctor Westbrook''s office, hvd.hw1ynh won''t baulk the little fellow," said he ; "I think I heard him calling Mrs. Cat came forward ; she looked a little pale, and her hand V OU don''t sure believe these men ?" said Mrs. Hayes, as "Why, sir," replied Mr. Hayes, "I know little about it one way sacrifice a darling boy like John Hayes, let alone his lady, for the " And what became of the poor children?" said Mrs. Hayes, who "Should you like some ale, dear ?" said Mrs. Hayes, that fond " The old man is drunk, mother," said he to Mrs. Hayes, as he said one of the old ladies, with a red, wrinkled, good-humoured face, Lady Emily Flintskinner), who will not for all the world take precedence of rich, vulgar, kind, good-humoured Mrs. Colonel Grogwater, as she would be called, with a yellow little husband from hvd.hw1yqv "Mr. Barnes began to think that he would have exceedingly difficult work to detect this man in crime, "Yes, and the Juliets are copies of that picture." Mr. Barnes was getting excited, for if these buttons were portraits, and the one in his pocket was that of the woman "Mr. Mitchel, let me present Mr. Thauret," said Mr. Barnes," said Mr. Mitchel patting his shoulder familiarly," don''t let this case upset "Mr. Mitchel," said Mr. Barnes, "will you wait a few "Mr. Mitchel," said Mr. Barnes, "why did you object All that Mr. Randolph had said was that Mr. Mitchel, he thought, had come from New Orleans. Mr. Mitchel continued : "Naturally Mr. Barnes is desirous of learning how much I know. "It seems," said Mr. Mitchel, "that Barnes suspected "Come, Mr. Barnes," said Mr. Mitchel, "what have "Here it is," said Mr. Barnes, handing it to Mr. Mitchel. hvd.hw2bzi In lieu of questioning Rose, Mr. Clavering insisted upon interviewing Lady Pevensy''s elderly Mr. Clavering went on to his own room to ponder over Lady Ursula''s parting words to Meldrum, Mr. Clavering still felt a little fearful of meeting the railleries of the ladies and wandered away Mr. Clavering observed that Lady Ursula''s eyes followed Meldrum anxiously, almost fearfully, and sight of Lady Ursula and of the necklace in Mr. Clavering''s hand, and a glance fraught with sigTHE DRESSING-TABLE DRAWER 111 Lady Ursula turned to Mr. Clavering with a Lady Ursula turned to Lord Meldrum, who had Later that evening Lady Ursula came to Mr. Clavering and asked him for a loan of several are, Mr. Clavering: Lord Meldrum, Robert Sylvester — and Lady Ursula." It was then that he glanced up and saw Mr. Clavering, Lady Ursula, and Robert in the doorway. You see, Mr. Clavering, Lady Ursula knew hvd.hw5y1w "ONE rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie !" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl Nor we either, Little Mother Coralie; and we shall never know why those men tried And it is perhaps, Little Mother Coralie, because I know nothing about your life that I imagine Patrice had recognized Little Mother Coralie. "Yes, Essarès, old man, I confess that she attracts me more than I can tell you; and, as I failed "The first four letters of Coralie ?" asked Bournef, following Essarès'' instructions as he spoke. "Ah, Little Mother Coralie," murmured Patrice, de Passy, they saw Coralie leaving the Rue Raynouard, accompanied by old Siméon. gave a little chuckle, came up to Patrice and said This time, Patrice''s and Coralie''s eyes met. "Old Siméon," said Patrice to himself, "was acquainted with their habits. "Siméon has come," said Patrice. "Coralie," said Patrice, in a low voice, "do what hvd.hwivwd THE STRANGER DANCES IN Young Zeb''s SHOES young Zeb passed down a second line, which of men-Jim Lewarne, sunk in a drunken slumber, Calvin Oke bawling in his ear, Old Zeb on it fell, Old Zeb leapt up to his feet with excitement, and opened his mouth wide to cheer. "Here, Young Zeb, look through my glass," " Thank''ee, Pa''son," said Young Zeb, turning his head as Jim Lewarne fastened the belt of " Zeb," said his father, abruptly, "''tis a eyes about en," Old Zeb went on," let alone a continued Young Zeb, "but ''tis time Ruby an'' fro," said Old Zeb; "but I''ve a mind, Young Zeb turned away ; but the old man The stranger turned round upon the company, who with one accord began to look Young Zeb gazed over the old man''s head at woman ; "an'' Tresidder, he looks like a man hvd.hwj9ba "My good woman," said the doctor, "you said Aunt Barbree, hurried-like. "Good?" said Nandy, savage-like. "Really, one would suppose that Dr. Clatworthy was lost!" said Miss Sophia with a coldseeming bow and a glance along the path. "To tell the truth," said Miss Sophia, " I know He would go straight home and write Miss St. Maur a letter the like of which that lady had "You describe it vividly enough," said Mr. Molesworth as Sir John paused and, apparently This, then, was Sir John''s black man! beyond the garden," said the girl, and Mr. Molesworth went out. "But look here, Pond," said the Doctor. "Good-morning, sir!" Captain Pond halted bouquet from the hands of the Doctor''s fouryear-old daughter, little Miss Sophronia, whom doubt?" said the old man, with a glance which "But look here," said the lieutenant, turning "Jem Clark''s my man," said Sir John. hvd.hwj9e9 Cassell & COMPANY, Limited, Ludgate Hill, London, E.C. DEAD MAN''S ROCK: lay looking at her with dazzled sight, not rightly knowing whether this vision were real or part of my strange die ?''—''I,'' said the soul of truth, with my little eye'' As no one answered, my uncle took silence for consent, and called him so twice—to his own great satisfaction and the obvious awe of the fishermen. But I was eager to know what news Uncle Loveday had to tell, so I sat up and questioned him. during the idle days of my recovery have I lain wondering how you and Jasper were passing this weary time, "Jasper," said Tom, his eyes filling with tears, Scarce knowing what I did, I turned to look at Tom, "Good-bye," I said, and rose to go, for Tom''s hand -all dead by one man''s hand, and he But a little hvd.hwjs8i "So I supposed, from what you said." Vanbrugh smiled and Dolly laughed as their eyes "I was thinking of Mrs. Darche," said Dolly John Darche could probably say as disagreeable things as any man living, without exhibiting the slightest apparent emotion. Dolly Maylands and Russell Vanbrugh to exchange opinions on the subject of the Darches, it that he, like many others, had been deeply attached to Mrs. Darche in former days; and Dolly, Brett was more like Mrs. Darche herself in respect of quick judgment and John Darche left the room, and Marion returned to her writing-table as though nothing had "You work too hard, Dolly," said Mrs. Darche "Is that why you called me back?" asked Mrs. Darche, on the point of turning away again. "Let me speak, please, this once," said Mrs. Darche. "There is nobody like you, Mrs. Darche," said and looking back at Brett and Mrs. Darche. hvd.hwjsnm Dent bore a constant mind, and would probably have married his old love; but Mrs. Palfrey died suddenly, leaving Prudence and what about his heart, like a vine, he did not discover until his nephew, John Dent, fell in love Mancha, John Dent had not been long in finding a simpler soul to inoculate with his madness, to wit, Deacon Twombly''s son Joe. Their preparations for the journey were comPRUDENCE PALFREY. If John Dent had asked Prudence that moment if she loved him, she would the two would hold long discourses on California and John Dent; for the parson had a fondness for the young fellow; he had taught Jack Then John Dent wrote that letter to Prudence, which she laid away in the drawer, telling her the story, not as I have told it, tamely " He leaves it to John Dent," said her guardian, with a curious smile, watching Prudence hvd.hwk6lu Instead, with the speed of light, he stepped in; ducking the hammer-fist and plying both hands with bewildering quickness and skill, in a shower of half-arm bone one of the hairy big hands that thrust him backward, Gavin Brice had reached the spot in a single Gavin Brice let the great body slide inert to the sand. But his wistful, deepset dark eyes had followed Gavin Brice''s receding form. Standish neared the couch, Gavin Brice opened his But Gavin drew courteously away from her supporting arm and faced Milo. Hade said nothing; but continued to pierce the unbidden guest with those gimlet-like smiling black eyes to light on Gavin Brice, who was just following Milo "You saw me, last night," returned Gavin, still wondering at this man''s dictatorial attitude toward the aggressive Milo Standish, and at Milo''s almost cringing "Standish," said Brice, "just take my place for a hvd.hwki4g Maria-Teresa jumped out of the motor, exchanged a few sentences with him, and then rejoined Dick again. When they heard that Maria-Teresa had discharged the Indians, Aunt Agnes shook her head One day, the order comes from some corner of the Andes, and they vanish like shadows, Sun?" asked Dick, turning to his uncle, who, Dick and Maria-Teresa, left alone, exchanged In a few words, Dick told the little old gentleman what had happened, and gave him his suspicions. "Where is Maria-Teresa ?" shouted the Marquis as he caught sight of Dick, and ran toward Little Christobal, clinging to Dick''s legs, reiterated his father''s questions, while Uncle Francis'' long shanks took him wandering aimlessly the night, while Uncle Francis took little Christobal in his arms and strove to console him. Dick, signing to the Marquis to turn the light into the corner, bent down, and dragged a body from the hvd.hwkl1u "Miss Henrietta is not in her room," said Mrs. Chevassat coldly. ''Do I look,'' he said, " like a man who lives in a "Poor papa !" said Henrietta to Daniel. all possible means in our power, to prevent a marriage between Count Ville-Handry and Sarah Brandon." " Count Ville-Handry!" said Daniel to himself. Suddenly, however, after Miss Brandon had said a few words to him, he rose, and went "I need not tell you, my dear count," said Miss "Gen. Brandon, Miss Sarah''s father," said Count went on, describing his amazement when Miss Brandon told him that she did not love Count Ville-Handry. Daniel listened, stupefied by amazement, utterly confounded by the impudence of Sir Thom and Mrs. Brian, and hardly able to understand the count''s astonishing credulity. "Miss Henrietta," she said to Daniel, " has given "Request Miss Henrietta," said Daniel to the maid, hvd.hwkl2i Paul and Rose both recognized the old man from having continually met him when ascending or descending "Toto Chupin," said the old man, with great severity," you will certainly come to a bad end. "Excuse me," said Paul; but the set smile had already resumed its place upon Mascarin''s countenance. justify the misgivings of the young man, for he appeared to ask all these questions in quite a matter-ofcourse way, as if they were purely affairs of business. STAGGERING like a drunken man, Paul Violaine descended the stairs when his interview with Mascarin face as he resumed, " Ah, but to send a man like Mascarin for change of air to Toulon, he must be caught, Without making any reply, Mascarin rang for Beaumarchef, and as soon as the latter appeared, said, "I " That young man is always in my way," said Mascarin. said to himself that a man like Mascarin, unfettered hvd.hwkm5s "What?" said Cayley, looking up from his book, "Like Robert," said Mark. | "You ought to take a holiday," said Antony, looking at him thoughtfully. "Did you know him well ?" said Antony quietly. "Cayley thinks he did it," said Antony to himself. Antony felt quite sure, from what Cayley had said "I suppose this way," said Antony aloud, looking "Where is Mark ?" said the Major suddenly, looking hard at Antony. Antony listened attentively while Cayley explained all that he knew about Robert. Cayley); Mark and Robert had been heard talking me what you think of Mark, and how you like staying with him, and how many rows your little house ask ?" Antony said nothing, and Bill went on "But if you really wanted to know," said Antony "Well, Mark isn''t there," said Antony. "Suppose we find Mark?" said Antony quietly. As Antony had said to Cayley, hvd.hwknmt "Father," said Winslow, " weren''t you surprised to find that Doctor Thurston knew Mr. Sargent ?" Then Ezra Pierce thrust another quick question at his son, "Does your mother know her ?" Mary bent across the table and took up Mrs. Pierce''s long, thin hand and kissed it, and answered, "I only hope I can help you in some way, church Ezra Pierce said to Winslow: "The doctor is right to talk about gratitude—but I don''t only son and sole heir of Ezra Pierce, was engaged to Mary Romeyn, daughter of the late college president Charles Clayton Romeyn, LL.D. It declared that an attempt had been made to "Oh, father," said Winslow, "you are so generous !" And Mary Romeyn thanked him also, Ezra Pierce had helped himself to a million dollars of the stock of General Ceramic without rendering any real equivalent for it, Winslow felt as hvd.hwkq8p "Not another day," said Rachel, "nor a night-if "And now," said Rachel, " I shall not trespass further on your kindness, and I am sure that you will not "You mean in the Minchin case," said Rachel "You have a room to let," said Rachel, steadily. Rachel said good-night, and this time the door not "One thing is certain," said Rachel, half to herself: "If you insist upon hearing all the little details tonight," said Steel, with a good-humoured shrug, " well, " Then there are one or two things that I can promise you," said Steel, with the heartiness of a man who "I expect you know the way quite well," said Rachel, as they followed a winding path over a bank of "I haven''t thought about it," said Rachel, looking looked upon Rachel Steel, his bold eyes staring into "I came to tell Mr. Steel," said Langholm, a little hvd.hwkyqk in the far past I know not only a vague, oral tradition came to my father from his, and it is certain that neither of them attached any personal and Sir Walter, desirous above all things to create "Mary," said her father, "come here a moment.'''' "Sir Walter would like it," she said. After they left her, Sir Walter and Dr. Mannering had entered the Grey Room for a moment in that accursed room," said Sir Walter. "There was no blow, Henry," said Sir Walter. the old men know the young ones are," said Sir fied questions, while Sir Walter, calling to Masters, hastened upstairs, followed by Septimus "Almost the last thing the man said was to ask said that such unparalleled things sometimes happened in the world to try man''s faith. Not knowing what had occupied Sir Walter''s mind, Mary urged him to leave "By all means speak," said Sir Walter. hvd.hwkyry « Oh, I don''t know!" Francis declared, a little young man''s person, was there?" Francis asked presently. " Look here, young fellow," Francis said equably, Miss Daisy HYSLOP received Francis that afternoon, in the sitting-room of her little suite at the "Mr. Francis Ledsam, the great criminal barrister, is going to solve the mystery of poor old Victor''s death "I moved my place, therefore," Sir Timothy continued," and I whispered in Mr. Ledsam''s ear some "My good man," Sir Timothy said, " you seem to my young friend," Sir Timothy said earnestly. "Lady Cynthia''s reminder is perhaps a little unfortunate," Sir Timothy observed. " Margaret," he said, " will you look after Mr. Ledsam for a little time? " Since you are here, Sir Timothy," Francis said, AFTER his first glance at Sir Timothy, Francis'' " You asked for me, Sir Timothy," Francis said. "I don''t think," Francis said quietly, " that Sir hvd.hwkyrz "There is no question about the man having been murdered," the doctor said, and even his voice shook a little. "You can tell us a few things about the deceased, without doubt," Mr. Jacks said, — "his profession, for instance, or his social standing ? "This is Mr. Coulson, I believe ?" the young man said "Mr. Coulson, is n''t it?" the young man asked, accepting the other''s outstretched hand. I tell you, sir," Mr. Coulson continued, turning to Somerfield, "that man had n''t a thing "Sometimes, Penelope," he said, "I don''t quite understand you, especially when we speak about the Prince. "Your rooms, Prince, are wonderful," Penelope said to "Very good of you, Sir Edward," he said, "to put yourself out at this time of night to have a word or two with "My business, Prince," he said, "is a little more personal." hvd.hwkysr held out his hand a little tentatively, an action, however, which Hunterleys appeared to ignore. more somber note seemed struck when Mrs. Draconmeyer, leaning on her husband''s arm and accompanied by a nurse and Lady Hunterleys, passed to "Look here, young fellow," he said, good humouredly, " let me ask you a question for a change. The young man nodded and turned towards Draconmeyer, who was standing a little on one side as warm, and looking somewhat annoyed, withdrew himself from the front row of the lower table, and taking Mr. Grex and Draconmeyer by the arm, led The unexplained disappearance of Sir Henry Hunterleys might, by some people, be connected with the great friendship which exists between my wife and his." Hunterleys looked a little doubtfully at the long, The young man drifted silently away, and Hunterleys, after a moment''s hesitation and a glance hvd.hwkyuw always," Pamela Van Teyl, the American girl, declared. She made a little grimace and turned away, holding out her hand to a new arrival — a tall, broadshouldered man, with a strong, cold face and keen, "I think I have that pleasure," the American replied, shaking hands with Lutchester and Holderness. Pamela, who had slipped away a few moments before, rejoined them with a little expression of surprise. Pamela turned a little abruptly away, and Lutchester walked with her to the door. Lutchester answered, "but I am under the impression that, together with Miss Van Teyl, of course, "I know her sufficiently," Fischer went on, leaning over the table, " to believe that she would sacrifice a great deal to save her brother from Sing Fischer stood a little in the background, his eyes fixed upon Lutchester. "I don''t know whether Pamela has any engagement," Van Teyl began, a little dubiously. hvd.hwkzdi the ingenious Wardlaw, not having come down to not knowing a word of Latin, was mightily imus in a direct line from Bayard, committed a great pressed, and his respect for his son rose 40, or 45, Helen Rolleston was on the water, coming ashore no wish to enter into a correspondence with her exagain in the little boat. This point-blank refusal surprised Helen RollesHer hazel eye rested calınly on his face while she ton; all the more that it was uttered with a cersaid these words quietly. Hazel replied that he had said nothing about a British flag, and hand you over to the authorifoundering the ship; but there were many ways of ties, till one of her Majesty''s cruisers sends in a "I''ll thank you not to say that word," said Hazel, to look things in the face; this young lady is not of "I am a man that''s down," said Wylie, in a low (), don''t leave me so, Miss Helen," she cried ; hvd.hwp5u2 Tarling, whose eyes had never left the man''s face, saw "Mr. Lyne," said the mocking voice of Tarling, Ling," said Tarling with a little smile. "Come and see me when you get back," said Tarling who had found it difficult to dismiss the girl from "Ling Chu," he said, " the white-faced man is " Can you come to the Yard for five minutes, Tarling?" said the voice. "He was murdered in Hyde Park yesterday morning," said Tarling, and she staggered back and collapsed into a chair. "Sit down," said Tarling, and this time the man " That Thornton Lyne is dead," said Tarling, "and " Miss Rider wishes to see you, sir," she said, addressing Tarling, and the detective, taking up his hat, " At half-past nine," said Tarling with a little smile. "Stay thinks you committed the murder," said Tarling bluntly. "Close the door, Ling Chu," said Tarling in Chinese. hvd.hwpa9c Genevieve Lane proved herself decidedly entertaining, and though Samuel Appleby looked a little "I don''t know, Mr. Wheeler," and Keefe looked The kind voice helped her and Maida resumed: "Well, Jeff-Mr. Allen, lives in Boston, was no hope of persuading Maida Wheeler to influence or advise her father in any direction other Curtis Keefe had tried to help her cause, by saying: "Surely a case of danger would prove an exception to the rule," but Appleby had only shaken and Miss Lane were in Appleby''s employ, the detective seemed more concerned with the Wheeler family, Miss Wheeler," said Curtis Keefe, looking sympathetically at Maida; "she''s just about all in, and I "I would like to ask," Hallen said, "what Mrs. Wheeler meant by crying out that it was the work "I don''t wonder, Miss Wheeler," said Keefe, "Mr. Stone," returned Wheeler, "I have confessed that I killed Mr. Appleby; I hold, therefore, hvd.hwpe2n A dozen men near at hand began to shout. The brown-faced young man arose and went on the other," said the man named Hank, gripping his short, heavy bar. Silver Jack, bewildered, half stunned, not understanding this little cowardly man who had firm agreed to pay six dollars a thousand, merchantable scale, for all saw-logs banked at a rollway to be situated a given number of miles from crew, Jimmy," said the big man; "I want you to The latter stood near the door as the little man Barbara watched him for a long time, until finally the firelight blurred, and the great, solemn shadows stopped dancing across the forest, Alfred was telling a self-effacing story of adventure, and Miss Caldwell was listening careTHE GIRL WHO GOT RATTLED 115 "I''m agoin'' to find her," said the little man, By that time men knew Alfred. At the time, Alfred and this other man, whose hvd.hwptej choke a goat with," said Lizzie viciously as she arranged Miss Cornelia''s transformation. "Well, I feel very little like one," said Miss Cornelia, Miss Cornelia passed through this door, glanced about the billiard room, noting that most of its windows were too "Yes, Miss Cornelia," said Lizzie, recovering her "Why, certainly, Lizzie," said Miss Cornelia primly. "I guess it was the wind," said Lizzie, at last, relieved, her grip on Miss Cornelia relaxing. "She''s fifty if she''s a day," said Miss Cornelia treacherously in spite of a look from Lizzie that would have The door flew open, feet stumbled through the darkness—"The noise came from this room!" that was Anderson''s voice—"Holy Virgin!" that must be LizzieEven as Dale turned to face the assembled household, the house lights, extinguished since the storm, "Now, Dale," said Miss Cornelia briskly, "when I "But not with one hand," said Miss Cornelia, with hvd.hwra7h like Arsène Lupin could commit a crime without being actually present. to place in her hands before Ganimard arrested me, it was there I had deposited Rozaine''s twenty thousand francs and Lady "Monsieur, if I had the least doubt, believe me, the pleasure of again capturing Arsène Lupin would place me at your disposal. Ganimard locked his assistants in the gallery, carried away the keys, and said to the France, which had apparently become the official reporter of the exploits of Arsène Lupin, it was said that he was one of its principal shareholders—published a most complete judge sought to resume his investigation, Arsène Lupin exclaimed, with an assumed air Arsène Lupin may have been, also, the person who saved so many lives through the little dormer-window at the Charity Bazaar; than the Cahorn affair, you said: When Arsène Lupin cries from the housetops that he "Yes; within that time, Arsène Lupin hvd.hwrffb took it for granted that the gentleman was Mr. Van Burnam''s eldest son Franklin, and the lady some relative but I heard one word and caught one glimpse of Mr. Van Burnam''s face before the heavy door fell to. Reading the article at length, I learned that Mrs. Van Burnam was missing; that she had left Haddam for New York the day before her husband, and They left at three o''clock, still without news of Mrs. Van Burnam; and being positive by this time that the me; my thoughts had flown to the hat which Mr. Gryce had found in the third room of Mr. Van Burnam''s house, and which was of every color of the identity of the person who accompanied Mrs. Van Burnam into your father''s house." Were you not the woman who entered Mr. Van Burnam''s house at midnight with this man ?" hvd.hwspnw On the way the old man asked me for the sequins, but for some reason or other, I don''t know what gay and happy, no matter what may happen !" "Tonino, my dear Tonino," said the old woman, " be contented with what the present moment gives you." silence was followed by the cheerful buzz of conversation, in which a good deal was said about Master Martin''s great deserts, and also about his choice cellar. voice, "marry, my good friend Master Martin, you are all in his own way." "O my worthy friend," said Master Martin, quite crest-fallen, "I now see how wrong I we have come exactly at the right time," replied Reinhold, "for Master Martin is sure to be in good humour my good brave son," replied Master Martin, his eyes "Very good,'' replied the Chevalier coldly, without looking round at the old man; and he began the taille. hvd.hwsqtb She left the door into the dining-room open that she might hear Mr. Erlach when When the gardener had left the room, Mrs. Tonner sank into a chair, and dropping her arms on the the gardener Till, the young officer had noticed Mrs. Tonner''s look of anxiety and trouble. "Yes, sir," said the young man, taking Muller''s Muller knew also the address to which Mrs. Tonner had gone when she left the Green House, furthermore he knew that she had advertised for a position. The day following her arrival Muller sent for Mrs. Tonner and asked her if she would mind going out. o''clock, and Muller went down stairs into Mrs. Tonner''s room. Muller was now the first to know that Karl Tonner had Muller knew by this time that the old man had the front door of the house, the light of Muller''s lantern fell on his hand. hvd.hwxq93 Meantime Cleek, having left the boy sitting on the hatbox in the darkness, crossed the narrow street to the open little child, would make such a botch of copying the alphabet as that," Cleek said, as he took the letter up and opened "Good-night, Mr. Cleek," said Ailsa, stretching out a "Let''s have a look at it," said Cleek, moving nearer where?" Then he turned to the captain''s daughter, and asked quietly: "Would you mind letting me see the room from which the young man disappeared? "Mr. Narkom," said Cleek, answering one question "I think we can fairly decide, Mr. Narkom, on the evidence of that," said Cleek, pointing to it, "that Lord "All right, Mr. Narkom," said Cleek himself, with a "There, that''s the case, Cleek," said Narkom, after a "My dear Cleek," said Narkom, looking at him with "How did I find it out?" said Cleek, answering Narkom''s hvd.hwxydd hour, Harley lay back in his chair and stared meditatively across his private office in the direction of a "Well, Innes," said Harley, looking around, "Sit down, Sir Charles," said Harley with quiet "Go on, Sir Charles," said Harley. : "I will tell you in a moment," said Harley, rapidly, Harley stood staring across the room at Nicol Brinn. had stolen out across the house of Sir Charles Abingdon now hung threateningly over those very chambers, he merely waited and wondered. Paul Harley started and the stocial Nicol Brinn theory of Sir Charles''s murder: Nicol Brinn believes "I will endeavour to do as you wish, Miss Abingdon," said Harley, glancing anxiously at the physician. Nicol Brinn, his theory that Sir Charles Abingdon claimed her at the moment of this unexpected meeting, Phil Abingdon took Harley''s outstretched hand with you, Mr. Harley," said Phil Abingdon. with you, Mr. Harley," said Phil Abingdon. hvd.hx2ycb ever look a fellow-man in the eye without a miserable sense of hypocrisy, and the conviction that if arrival, and a keen-faced little man with ferret-like demanded King of the turnkey, who presented himself, keys in hand, ready to show the prisoner to his years and one month had passed and King looked regarding King with the look of a man accustomed of day that King fancied the little episode had escaped observation, but a man who trod the pavement behind him had been a spectator of the curious by-play, and quickened his pace to overtake looked into the man''s face, and her old eyes were " Miss Thaxter, we have the pleasure of welcoming our mutual friend, Mr. King, to our little gathering to-night;" and with this act of self-assertion boy, King, and there was a look about his eyes like hvd.hx31z9 "I came to tell you, Uncle," I said, in a voice which "Yes, Sir Ralph," the man said, in the hushed voice never once, so far as I know, said a word to Uncle "Well, you surely haven''t forgotten," Livesay began, protesting, but at this point Uncle Ralph broke "Very good, Sir Ralph," said Livesay, obediently, "He came out from the summer-house," said Livesay. "This is Sergeant Crisp, Miss, of the London Detective Force," said Larncombe, in his big booming Sergeant Crisp said "Hum !" like a man not too well answer any questions Sergeant Crisp wants to ask rather a young woman, and the person of real authority was old Susan, who had been in service at Scotney House ever since she was a girl and was now regarded in the light of a family friend, rather than said Uncle Ralph, not quite understanding the question. hvd.hx526y her mother allowed her; for the fortune was all Mrs. Janney''s, Suzanne having been left dependent on her Mrs. Janney rose, looking at the man. "And he wants you too, Miss Maitland," said Mrs. shape, Miss Maitland gathered up the papers, and Mrs. Janney went to the top of the steps. "Let me alone, Bébita," she said sharply and, getting up, thrust the child out of her way and went into in advance of the time set, for, while dressing, Mrs. Janney had decided that her costume needed a brightening touch, which would be suitably imparted by her The Janney party trailed into the house, Sam stopping to lock the door as the ladies moved to the stair Mrs. Janney granted the favor with sleepy goodnature and Miss Maitland, very grateful, passed up WO days after his interview with Suzanne, Mr. Larkin came to Berkeley and took a room at hvd.hx56ws house in which Julia and Eric lived, and that night Eric was away and Julia was alone in I write this by way of gentle protest, because I remember that Annette''s second cousin, Giles Farrow, a gifted but temperamental come to accept the fact that Julia and Eric Julia''s being so attached to it, and what you said about Eric''s I — well-I invited Julia to come and stay with us while Eric''s n''t think, though, that this house is — lonesome.'' She gave quite a queer little laugh, and Eric or Julia since that Friday night. Then, within the room, I saw Julia still sitting at the piano, but with her face turned house, Julia keeping up with my wife the nervous talk that on the way out she had loosened turn Eric away from my house when he was "That," said Eric simply, "is my wife Julia. hvd.hx5cf7 "Good morning, Herr Beckert," said the Ambassador, condescending amiably to take notice "I shall go mad," said Welcheck, his eyes darting furious looks at the telephone. "Rojas, do you know Herr Beckert, the Chancellor?" Chancellor for whom the German Ambassador and Señor Castor, the Chief of the Secret know, Señor Castor, that Herr Beckert has been find which are not absolutely burnt," said Welcheck; and added, turning to Castor, "Would you "I must go with you, Señor Castor," said Welcheck, following, after a hurried good-bye to Herr "Yes," thought Rojas as he left Castor, "we If I, Rojas, am right, the Ambassador and Welcheck are lying regarding the time Arrived at Castor''s office, Rojas rang the bell and asked "Let us suppose, then," said Rojas, quite unruffled, "that Herr Beckert had one of his epileptic fits in some obscure corner of Santiago and "Good afternoon, doctor," said Rojas; "I am hvd.hx5ch7 seemed, however, not contradictory to his impression that a woman should accompany Barwood to his house late at night, and that morning should find an avenging bullet in his brain. a few days, and let the police look after the Barwood case? that that person was in the house when she arrived and surprised them; and that she had allowed the woman to go, and then shot Barwood "Now, then, Mrs. Cox," Inspector Kane began, "you admit that your first statements were "We''ll come to that in good time," said Kane. know about this man Barwood." Kane resumed his seat in his swivel chair. "Do you know whether the man who accompanied him home entered the house?" Kane "I have come to talk over the case of Mrs. Dalrymple before you make an arrest, Inspector," he said, seating himself at the other''s hvd.hx5fdy in midstream, on a small sandy playa left temporarily bare by receding waters, lay little dots Low-RIDING, slow-moving, down toward the marooned men floated a dugout canoe. and its master swung himself into the powerboat, followed by McKay, Tim, and Portonio. caño it lay hidden, half a mile above the settlement of León; and there, moored by a long seeing several white men coming with guns, they "What ails these fellows?" demanded McKay. Instead of replying, the Ventuari man spoke white folks twenty days up," reminded Tim. The blond Northerner said no more. watching the white men go their way. that Loco León and three other white men, his the white men had just come, appeared half a Loco León, that the Northerners were good men, know that when Loco León brings here men who see white men turned black. that no white man shall ever see his black face, Knowlton, Tim, Portonio, León, hvd.hx5feh Sir Hilary drew Foyle a little aside, and they conversed in low tones. capable of looking after the routine work of the department, and in the case of a man of Mr. Grell''s importance" search—one was a note from Sir Ralph Fairfield confirming an appointment with Grell to dine at the St. Jermyn''s Club the previous evening; the other was a As the chief inspector, a grim, silent man, left, Foyle murder of his friend, had stared stupidly at the detective Foyle had sent to him. Fairfield was not the murderer of the man so astoundingly like Robert Grell. Mr. Grell as a wedding present to Lady Eileen Meredith," he said. "There won''t be any trouble at Grave Street," answered Foyle with a smile; " and if there is, Green and "As I thought," commented Heldon Foyle thoughtfully, tearing the paper into little bits and dropping Eileen knew that Heldon Foyle had taken his own way hvd.hx5gsg Before following Bobby through his black experience, however, it is better to know what happened Of the earlier portion of the night of his grandfather''s death Bobby retained a minute recollection. Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an "I''d an idea, until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "Paredes and the dancer," he said at last, "practically forced me away from you last night. Paredes flung up his hands, but Bobby, looking for until Graham, Paredes, the doctor, and Bobby were Are you coming?" Graham asked Bobby. Graham faced Bobby with the old question: The candle in Graham''s hand commenced to flicker again, and Bobby Katherine, Graham, and the doctor, Bobby could "Graham and I had thought of that," Bobby said. "That will help," Graham said to Bobby when "So, Bobby," Paredes said, "although you were "That was when Katherine heard," Bobby said, hvd.hx6hx3 "We''ve come up here, Mrs. Missioner," said Donnelly, addressing Miss March, "to find your diamonds." world of wisdom in the big Central Office man''s expression as he faced Mrs. Missioner again. Stretching both hands toward Mrs. Missioner, advancing with faltering steps, the victim of the detective''s "You won''t have to telephone the Chief, Mr. Man," said Donnelly to Sands with as direct a sneer "Just a moment, doctor," Britz said, tapping Dr. Fitch on the shoulder. "There is some information that I want, Miss Holcomb; I believe you can supply it." After brief reflection, he asked: "Mr. Sands and Mr. Griswold are frequent visitors at the house of Mrs. Missioner?" auditors in the select little theater was Detective-Lieutenant Britz, of Manning''s staff. "I told your man to let me come in, madam, because I had no time to spare," said the sleuth. "Miss Holcomb," said Britz, " Chief Manning will hvd.hxdh6a It would be doing Jimmie Silverdale an injustice to suppose that life held no other As has been said, Jimmie Silverdale was an HILARY SLOANE was much in Jimmie Silverdale''s mind as he made his way to St. Ronan''s "My dear Watson," said Silverdale mockingly, "the inefficiency of the police force is "He''s a great little kidder," said Wade, addressing the air. "Come right in, Garfield," he said. "There''s only one thing that makes you unwilling to talk," said Jimmie. Saxon," said Garfield, handing the picture over Garfield thrust his hands deep in his trousers pockets and came to a halt, facing his chief. "So you know about that," said Jimmie Hilary Sloane," said Garfield sternly, "–something much stronger than there is at present, I want to hear how much Jimmie Silverdale knows. "Jimmie," said Garfield, "just knot your "If I had killed Saxon," said Eston, "I hvd.hxdiaw "Hold tight!" said Godfrey, turned sharply I had always thought Swain a handsome, thoroughbred-looking fellow; and I saw that, in the "I''m going to look at my watch," said Godfrey, in a low voice. "Look here, Godfrey," I said, "do you realise "It''s Swain!" said Godfrey, hoarsely; "and them, Godfrey drew the hands away, took Swain "Godfrey," I said, in a low tone, "there''s something the matter with Swain," and I motioned to "Only that it seems too good to be true," Godfrey answered, quietly, and Goldberger, after looking at him a moment, turned away with a shrug "It looks like curtain-cord," Godfrey said, and "He was suffering from the shock," said Godfrey, "and Lester and Dr. Hinman took him over "Yes," said Godfrey drily, "I think he is." "Yes," said Swain, after a moment''s examination. "But, Godfrey," I said, as we turned in at his hvd.hxdj3c I''OOm. Bartley walked around the desk, and, lifting Underwood''s right hand, glanced at it a moment, then looked Vance, who had left the room with the coroner, returned and said to Bartley: "Mr. Bartley, Mrs. Underwood wished me to take charge of things. You know Vance said that money was missing from the room, and that it was in fifty dollar bills. A serious look came into Bartley''s face, and he replied slowly, "There are several strange things about it. Bartley moved uneasily in his chair, and the interested look came back to his face, as he asked, "You I saw Bartley turn, look back for a moment, Bartley, noticing that I was looking at him, said simply, "That''s Ransome." The butler rose to his feet, and gave Bartley a thankful look and left the room. Bartley gave me a questioning look, and I said that I thought it must be Mrs. hvd.hxdj3y When he had gone, Trafford turned to Mrs. Parlin and asked: "Do you know what special engagements Mr. Wing had for the eleventh, that caused him to expect a particularly busy day?" the detective asked. "Then you don''t know where he got off," Trafford said, keeping the disappointment out of his "What can I do for you, Mr. Trafford?" Matthewson asked, with the air of a busy man. of indifference, that he could at times assume, "perhaps you don''t know that a matter of some importance happened in Millbank that night and has led "Yes," said the mother carelessly; "but the inoMrs. Matthewson and Trafford 91 murdered to-night," said Trafford, in his wonted look at your man," said Trafford. "It''s never safe," Trafford said, "to make enquiries of any one, unless you are willing that everybody should know, or anxious that one man should. hvd.hxdjn9 The younger man, looking back from his place beside him, turned to listen, confronted by the sudden Durkin, after a brief talk with the second officer, had been taken aboard the tender and Then, groping his way to the little switchboard, he touched a button, and the room was The sound came to an end, and Durkin was assuring himself that it could now be neither Pobloff face, and the relaxed lower jaw that had fallen a little away from the drooping upper lip. lighting match broke the silence, as Frank hurriedly ran her eye over the different packets, and of a key turning in the lock, followed by an impatient little French oath, and the weight of a man''s Frances Durkin, as she turned back into the darkness of the room, desperately schooled herself to As he opened the door and stepped noiselessly inside he caught sight of her by the window, her face hvd.hxdky4 at the same time, I will tell you everything that I know," said the gardener, She said "good day," and asked bock all round," said Achille laughing, ladies could know little of the character of Pierre Rabot, and every instinct Achille was left alone with the ladies. "Mademoiselle," said Achille, "I "And now, my man," said Achille, addressing the elder of the peasants, as "Good night, and thank you for little!" cried Achille, losing his patience. "Mademoiselle," said Achille humbly, feigned an interest in the passing landscape, till suddenly the Countess turning to him, said: and the owner of the black basket, having kissed the Countess again, descended and Achille handed her the church and the Countess offered Achille The Countess paused, and Achille "While you are Monsieur Achille "Pardon," said Achille, and this was "Pardon," said Achille, and this was "Monsieur!" exclaimed Achille, the Department," said Achille, laughing. hvd.hxdkzt Jacqueline turned in her seat and looked at me "The rest I know about," said Jacqueline, immediately at one of the little black tables outside of Florian''s—St. Hilary in the center, and Hilary," said Jacqueline. "How very interesting," repeated Mrs. Gordon, and looked at Jacqueline. "In the palace of our duke?" asked Jacqueline''s aunt. "I suppose," said the duke, looking about, "No," said Jacqueline, and perhaps unconsciously she looked at me. "Yes," confessed the duke, looking at the clock casket to open it till a day of twelve hours should each time that the question was asked the goldSmith laughed boisterously, and said, "Though St. Hilary closed the slim little book and gently laid it on the table. If, for instance, he asks Mrs. Gordon for his clock again, we shall have a rival "And what interest has Mr. Hume in automaton clocks?" demanded the duke, when the time," said St. Hilary carelessly. hvd.hxdlbh there followed some further talk, the lady evidently suggesting a return to the hut, the hands and peculiar, was given to vanishing and leaving his laboratory for days at a time, and otherwise tried Mr. Adrian''s patience to the full. "I know I should love her," said Cecil. for any information about the man I was looking for, seemed to arouse something very like In his rough morningsuit, he looked a very young father for Mademoiselle Claire; his eye was clear, and had a "I read little English," said Marguerite as The man must have eyes like a cat, I thought, man you want has been hunted out, and is coming down in a couple of days from the mountains to see you; at least so Father Antoine "If M''sieu knows, all," the man said knows not whom to trust, now," the man said "You know the old man, don''t you?" said hvd.hxdlfk And so it came about that the comments on the passing throng made by two women, indulging in afternoon tea in Mrs. Challoner''s white and gold drawingroom, were interrupted in a manner that was as unexpected as it was embarrassing. another woman, Miriam Challoner had schooled herself to face the world with a smile; had learned that Half way down the corridor Challoner met Pemmican, head card-dealer of Cradlebaugh''s, a man with a "I won''t be a minute." And turning to Mrs. Challoner, he said a trifle apologetically: "My men tell Miriam Challoner had been resting her head forlornly on her arms as she sat at a table, but on hearing the young woman''s bitter remark she raised her "But I won''t forget this—not for a moment, Prosecutor Murgatroyd," said Thorne grandiloquently, as And now for the first time Murgatroyd looked Miriam Challoner full in the face, and said solemnly:- hvd.hxdlgd Not in town But he had seen her himself Sheer surprise held Storm silent for a moment. "I think if you don''t mind, George, I''ll say good night." The husband of that light-headed, irresponsible little Julie, the very man to whom his thoughts the night came and beat upon the shutter, and Storm started "But Leila!" Storm forced his shrinking eyes to turn day, and Millard, after gazing for a moment in blank amazement at the official car drawn up at the veranda steps, descended and came hurriedly up the path. George glanced toward the closed door, and Storm shook Storm heard the front door open and close, heard George''s Storm coughed, and George''s eyes opened sleepily, wandered vaguely about and then as they came to bear on the tell you George, old boy, I feel like a new man already! It could not have been Norman Storm 1 Not that old hvd.hxdlgn McCarty mounted guard at its head, and a little way off, With a muttered imprecation McCarty was withdrawing his head, turtle-fashion, when the young man looked know, when she fell out of the window, and the inspector kept me with him when he went over the house. but McCarty was a personable-looking man and she "Miss Rowntree came in a little after ten," McCarty A pretty nurse, arranging the pillows in a baby carriage in the hall, looked up at McCarty with an expression of blank surprise as they entered, which swiftly "I don''t think so, sir." McCarty sat in the chair indicated and laid his hat on the desk. Terhune''s hands, and, like the inspector, McCarty felt "I know I''d like to have a look at that little boarded-up McCarty and Dennis looked at each other. McCarty looked down at the eager little face, flushed "I''ve been away on a little trip, sir." McCarty''s eyes hvd.hxdlh1 slightly older man with a dapper little blond mustache and prominent light blue eyes. She will keep Gerald Landon in his place." With this Parthian shot Mrs. de Forest led the way from the dining room. had halted when the report of the shot came, Mrs. Carter had seated herself, and Ogden Bowles bent twice over, and now it has created the worst scandal a country club ever endured, aside from causing the death of that poor fellow, Doyle. "Mrs. Carter, this is Mr. Crane, a detective, "You have no idea why he was here, Mrs. Carter?" asked Crane. am not a member of this club, but a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fraser, with whom I am staying." Are they intimate friends of yours, Mrs. Sowerby?" Crane asked. Crane did not know the man, but he had little she not, Mrs. Fraser?" Crane put the question hvd.hxdlsk For miles along the shore the underlying limestone and coraline rocks crop up above the bluegreen water, forming a natural sea-wall. The subject wasn''t worth a busy man''s time, yet "It seemed, however, that like most evildoers, he got little good out of his treasure. rocky shore of the lagoon and grabs off a colored man. Van Hope, Nealman, Pescini and myself were grouped about him. me like a witless man, but I saw by his look in the big living-room where Nealman''s guests In a moment Nealman and Van Hope rejoined us, and we turned once more through the "Did he look like a man in good health?" "Bad news, old man?" Van Hope blurted out bearded man that came as Nealman''s guest and a worldly man like this Nealman getting out the time of Nealman''s disappearance last night?" he Man, do you think to-day will clear the thing hvd.hxdlyi accent ever since he took up Trevor''s personality in London—as a pose-giving the impression that he''s an outof-door man who has no head for State affairs at all. once, if you think they''ll be of use to us." (The telephoning was a matter of but a few moments-War Office calls Some of the Engineer officers looked up the old reconstruction drawings, traced that line of water main, suspected our stock farm, and began watching it. for a moment, and Sir Francis recognized him as Mr. Phaidrig O''Meara—a junior attaché who had been at the British Legation there, for over a year, and who had been reported in Downing Street as rather promising diplomatic Lord Trevor, having left Captain Marshall in the commandant''s quarters for an hour or so, had taken the notion for a walk about the river-streets of North Woolwich, hvd.hxdm9p "Of course," Quincy replied as Gates paused uncertainly. "Now, Gates," Quincy continued, after a protracted spell of silence, "I don''t think that we shall Tim jerked his head in the direction of the back room as his hand met Quincy''s "Handcuff Ike, Gates," came Quincy''s curt command, and in a few moments McKechnie''s wrists "You need not wait here, Jones," Gates remarked, noting the man''s evident impatience. "Has that been examined, Gates?" Quincy inquired, pointing toward the wallet. belts?" Quincy continued, and Gates leaned forward intently at the question. out comment, Quincy and Gates turned away for rooms, Quincy, to the astonishment of Gates, immediately threw open Edgar Fenton''s suitcase and "Do you know, Gates?" Quincy replied with a opening, followed by Quincy and Gates, both of "Well, Gates," Quincy questioned, as the captain Neither Quincy nor Gates paused for words, but "Well, Gates, did you locate our man?" Quincy hvd.hxdmde I saw the quick look between Vail and Mrs. Turner, and saw her come forward. waited until the first mate, on watch, disappeared into the forward cabin to eat the night "I told you last night, Mr. Turner," the captain said, banging the table with his fist, "I After the men had gone, I knocked at Mrs. Turner''s door. I suggested another attempt to rouse Mr. Turner, and Burns and Clarke went below. "That was exactly what he said, Miss Lee. The captain came down just then, and ordered "Please, Adèle!" said Elsa Lee. And Mrs. Johns, shrugging her shoulders, went back to "Turner is moving, in there," he said, jerking his thumb toward the forward cabin. When Burns gave me the key to the captain''s room Charlie Jones had reached the Williams put out a trembling hand, but, before he took the key, Turner''s voice rose petulantly on the other side of the door. hvd.hxdmdi Tish said with a pickle in one hand and her cup "Certainly I am going on," said Tish, shutting "Aggie," I said, "it is raining and Tish is "Come, Modestine," said Tish again, and As Tish said, the best cure for a masculine heartTHE CAVE ON THUNDER CLOUD 43 "Come and look at it, Tish!" she said. "Leave the room," said Tish, in a furious voice, "Look here, Tish," I said, balancing on the "You can always stop a car," said Tish. "Now," said Tish, "does any one wish to ask she went on what Tish said was six egg plants. "In the evening, Tish," said Aggie gently. "Aggie!" Tish said, in a savage tone. "Go down and get into the car," Tish said, in As Aggie has said, Tish is volcanic in her "Tish," Aggie said in a shivering voice, "I "Tish," I said, "suppose they find Aggie?" hvd.hxdmtk the man was accustomed to foreign ways from long residence moment over their Manhattan cocktails, Burwell''s friend excused himI8 meaning of the words on that infernal piece of pasteboard? first time in his life, Burwell regretted that he had not studied him Burwell had no means of knowing; but before the day was over card which Burwell was now convinced he ought long ago to have which he had received the mysterious card; yet in that time he had I saw by the way the man started his eyes, which, he said, had troubled are the only man who has understood that there has been some terrible influence at work in my life. "The card is here," he said, laying his trembling hand upon the he handed me a card that caused me giving Burwell the card?" I asked. Burwell told me that the words card," he said. hvd.hxdnbh Tom. Maurice Wallion bit his lip and cast a peculiarly keen look at the young man; then he "Good evening, Aspeland," said Wallion, "Let me look at his hands," said Wallion with Wallion turned his head and fixed his penetrating grey eyes on Tom. "Look here, Tom," he said calmly, "a little presently said Wallion, "to judge from appearances the girl must have come up from Gothenburg by the morning train; but people don''t "Gone, without leaving the slightest trace behind him," Aspeland said, turning to Wallion. Wallion raised his hat and said: "Mr. Christian Dreyel, I presume?" The man looked at wooden dolls, Mr. Wallion," he said in a hoarse looked at Wallion and said: "All along I have "Have a little sense, Toroni," said Wallion He saw, too, that Wallion was keeping a watchful eye on the man, and said: "What! Wallion and Tom looked up from the last hvd.hxq8e4 this narrative, was a boy some fourteen years old-how long ago precisely that was, is nothing to the purpose, ''tis enough to say he remembers what he then saw and heard a good deal better than what and some of the ladies uttered pretty little timid squalls, Miss Magnolia not only stood fire like a brick, but with her own fair hands She did not know how much obliged Devereux was to her for remembering that poor little joke, and how much the handsome lieutenant would have given, at that instant, to kiss the hand of the grave young scholar, his head in a state of chronic dishevelment, his harmless little round light-blue eyes, pinkish from late night reading, • Let''s see the recipe,'' said Sturk, drily; ''you think you''re poisoned-I know you do ;'' poor O''Flaherty had shrunk from disclosing ien.35556034075739 "I begin to think, Watson," said Holmes, "that I make a " I think you will find," said Sherlock Holmes, " that you will " I must really ask you to be a little more quiet," said Holmes " There are three men waiting for him at the door," said Holmes. ment," said Holmes, taking the paper, and glancing his eye down "I shall glance into the case for you," said Holmes, rising, "Certainly," said Holmes, stepping over and turning the key in " The law cannot, as you say, touch you," said Holmes, unlocking and throwing open the door, "yet there never was a man who "I hope we may clear him, Miss Turner," said Sherlock Holmes. " Holmes," I said, " you have drawn a net round this man from "'' Yes," said Holmes, answering the look rather than " After all, Watson," said Holmes, reaching up his hand for his inu.30000007086980 "No, I ain''t," said Lord Peter, sleepily, "uncommon good incident for a detective story, though, "Yes," said Peter, "I daresay the old man made one "SO THERE IT IS, PARKER," SAID LORD PETER, PUSHing his coffee-cup aside and lighting his after-breakfast pipe; "you may nn