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inten ,ifed tho thick black daikasss.
TINS n Tas xrD or rHE SECOND STAGE OF
FRS EKrkCTAtIoss.
CHAPTER xxx
Ir was foItunats FOR me tina had to take
precautions TO insure leo fer as co ild) the
safety Of my dreaded visitor. for this thought
pressing on me when l awuke held other
thoughts In . confused concourse at q de
tancs.
The inpossibulty Of keeping him concealed
In the chan efs was SIT evident. IL could
inevitably sngsndsr suspicion. Tru., | had
no Avenger In my service now, but | ~aslosk
cd a't4r by an inf am uatory old female, as.
sisted by an animated k-bag nom shs call
I'd her nsiee. and TO keep room 90 70. from
than would be TO invite curiosity and exsg-
gsration. Tnsy both had weak eyes, which /
had long attributed TO thsir chroniesliy look
ing In at ksyholss, and thsy were always at
nsnd vhen not wanted; indeed that was their
only reliable quality besides larceny. Not TO
get up mystery with thsss people, resolved
10 announce IN the morning that my uncis had
Unexpectedly come FROM the country.
This course decided on while was yet grep
ing about In the darkLsls for the means Of gvt :.
ting Light. Not stuabltpg on the means
afosr ali, was fain 10 20 out TO the Lodge and
get the watehmAn there 70 come In with his
lant.rn Nov, Ia groplng my way dowa thu
black stair case fell o yer somsthing, and that
something was q man cfoachihg In q corner.
As the pan made no answer when | asked
him what 10 did there, bat eluded my touch 10
slsrc., l ran TO the Lodge and urged the
watcbm an 10 come back quickly telling him
Of the In Sidsnt tho way back. Tbs wind bang
as 6ercs a. ever. we did not care TO sndaugsr
the light In the lantern by rekindling the ak
ting aishiDg lamps on the staircase, but No Ak
ahmed tie staircase from the bottom 10 the
top and found no ore there. IL than occurred
TO me rs possible that the man might have
sllpped into my room; 50, lightiug,my candle at
the waichmans, and leaving him standing at
the door, Iexsmlnod thsm carefully, including
u room In which my dreaded guest lay asleep.
Ali was quist and assursdly no other man was
1t troubled mo that thsrs should have been q
lurksr on the stairs, on that night Of all nights
in the year, and / asked tue watchnaan Ms
handed him n dram at the door. on tho chance
Of slicitiDg some hopsful explanation, whsthsr
he had admitted at hts gate any gentleman who
said; AZ diff rent times Of the Night, Tires.
One lived In Fcun,sin Court, and the oth,r
two lived In the Lane. and he had seen them
all 20 homs. Again, the only other man who
dwslt In the house Of which my chambers
formed part bad been ia the country forsoms
We ,ks; and he certainly had not returned In
the night, becsuss we had seen hi. door with
M ssTs. III ri's, h.i,s 40 MA ri, ~ said Oh.
u.,ah'. -. N. ~ nv ,,sss 60
@ - - bs,,. 80 a. =, ,nv go a,s,a..
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snein III - ~ sno,h., s,.c. .hon, 49,,
c,J. 80 .hsn = s,rsnS.r ssLsd Tor Won
..Sn unc,a - mn t.r.d ,,Y.s
..Yon a. him Al, ~
ave. IN va
,I.is.viss n, nsrson with him2"
up.rson -Ith him ~ I raossted.
81 tnSgsd IN. nsT.on IN be With him" re-
,urn,S ,ss Estepmsn. ,'The person stopped
Shsn h. s.o,nsd "a axe inouiry OF ma. and
he nerson toek this Nay Waen he took thi,
Way."
what sort q person ?"
Th.watchman bad not partic ularly noticed;
he should SAY a working person, to the best Of
his be- isf he had dust colorsd kind Of clothes
on, under dark coat. Toe watch nan made
more liaht Of the mattsr than did, and na :.
turally-not having nv realon for attaching
weight 70 ".
When had got rid OF him, which Thought
Il we'll 70 do with ut pro ongina sxplanA lions,
nv mind was much troubled BY thess two
circumstances taken together. Where's thsy
were easy Of innocsnt solu, Ion apart AS for in
staoce some dinsr.out OF diner st-home, he had
not ROns near this watchmsn's gaia, might have
straysd 10 my staircase and dropped asleep
| thare-snd my namslsss visitor might have
| brt a ght eome ono with him 10 show him the
Way-still, jinsd, they bad an ugly loek 70
ons "A mona 70 distrust and fear A the char 1.s