The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-09-01
CHAPTER XIII

Hersward and hi friend ut up in the
smoking-room till very late hour that even
ing. They have % much to talk about and
kts-a-taeA
Il met Heriot In town few days -aro. NJ
l told you, Blount remarks, standing on the
rug II never saw fellow 50 pulled down
IN my hfe. He told me he had Just returned
from Paris that morning What ails him p
Perhaps he had suffered from sea-sick-
ness in crossing the Channal" Hereward
answers. filing his pipe
"He has aged ten years since I saw him
last. He must be living very fast, if he ism I
going into decline. Why imt he grinding
Tor this exam. ?"
Il cannot tell you He nan up to town
for week about month ago. and has never
come back SINCE"
Hooked It beoauss Of the reading. eh ?"
Scarcely. Did he mention any possible
late for his return?"
mo; thought should have found him
lere last night. He did not mention Kings
'ourt at all except in answer to my question.
dare say you are not sorry to lose your
pupil ?"
II cannot remain on here doing nothing, !"
dereward answers gravely. cit is awkward
:or me. would have gone up to town long
.yo. only"
"Only you preferred staying. Hereward,
wasn't l true prophet?"
AS how! Hereward asks
All, you know very we'll But that was
bad business about the gamekeeper. What
yns his name? Oh, yes, of course, Robert
North? Was nothing more found out about
lt?"
Nothing but what you have heard"
asked HeriOt about it. out he could
ell me nothing. He seems greatly annoyed
about the affair, and could hardly bear to
peak of it. l did not like to press it in
TACT. suppose all owners of estates feel
sore ON the subject Of poachers The noor nor
fellow had sweetheart too hear"
'Yes, the girl you saw down at the river to-
iay."
"phewl So you are trying to console
her, eh?"
"No. Rlount advise you mot to make
me angry. What demon possessed YOU to
say what you did to-day
"What did say! Oh, about Hero and
Leander! Why, thought that was particu-
larly neat But want Il an assianation.
upon your hOn0E
Certainly il was not did not speak to
the girl at III"
mo. really! Well. I'm open to conviction.
But you must allow that it looked verv sus-
piciouA And 50 that's the girl But had
she really anything to do with the matter ?"
mot if there were p0ache1s in the case. {"
Hcreward answers sarslessly.
mo That's Just what Thought. But do
you know that there is . report going about
that it was not poaohing affray at all? I
met Cartwright Just as I crossed the bridge
on his way from the railway station. He
stopped his dog-caxt to speak to me with
very unusual graciousness. And he says that
it Is his firm conviction that it was not done
by poachers at al"
'Herewnrds face turns quite white. He
gets up and stands By the chimney-piece,
and, resting his elbow upon it. looks down
into the fire wi. b ,ut . word, Blount Is bus
ly filing his pipe foe the second time, and
does mot Observe ths change in his friends
tace.
Cartwright @y4 that a magistrate, he
feels It his duty 10 get to the bottom Of the
affair. He does not hesitate to call il mur-
der, with Ssllice prepeaae"
'.And who doss hs think committed the
murder ?" HerewaEd ash q1ietly.
HE would no. menfion any name or names,
but he insinuated that he could put his fin-
ger on the very man. wonder who it can
be OF course Cartwright would not say so
much unless he had vssy good gtounds for
his suspicious"
"And What motive doo b aasign 10 the
musdsEer Eerr-Hssuuara haaitAtes before he
peaks the terrible word
Love- ot course, o. jealousy, rather. he
maintains that North either shot hims If in q