Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12


really was a very good looking wo-
man.
you can undo the harm you have
innocently caused, Mr. Warrington,
by getting me a glass Of water, if you
will be so kind. You startled me not
little. ] was prepared to find dark
ness and loneliness, but not to meet
any one.
IF have frightened you do wish
| had stayed away-which is unset
fish" / added gallantly; but it is
curious that fate should have led me
here tonight for the first time this
year
Yes not only curious, Mr.. War
rington, provoking also
| laughed and FASTENED TO my room
lit candle and drew some water from
the filter. There was flavor of rO-
nance about this. and yet handsome
as she was, and singular as were the
circumstances. something repealed me.
had not got over the start she caused
me perhaps.
Are YOU sure that YOU have got
what YOU want}" She had replaced
the papers and cleared the table with
wonderful dizziness while ! was away
She was standing now by the fire
place, evidently ready to go.
j have, thank you, she answered
rather thoughtfully; perhaps you
would be good enough to escort me to
my cab, my nerves have hardly re
covered yet y
She smiled bewitchingly as she
spoke what took for badinage, but
the next instant | saw that it was true
enough. We were moving toward
the door and ! had just said, With
pleasure" when a heavy footstep,
coming along the passage outside,
made itself clearly heard even through
the closed doors 1t halted a couple
of seconds as if going no further,
then it proceeded ON and up the stairs.
Well, Just during the second or two
that it halted at the door, | saw my
companions FACET had turned white
again and had the same nervous, eX-
pectant expression | had first observed.
Her nerves had not recovered the sur
prise of my sudden entrance.
1T would hardly do for any one TO
find me here, she said, with a forced
laugh, finding my eyes fixed upon her
/ face
No? but that was so like your
uncle's footstep that it did not alarm
me.
She did not smile as | expected On
the contrary, she helped to unfasten
the outer door with almost petulant
eagerness. Once in the open air she
breathed more freely, but she hardly
spoke again except 10 thank me when
/ put her into the cab.
Z" hope the SERGEANT will sleep to-
night and not need his papers, were
my last words, which She only ac-
knowledged by bow, as she threw
herself back But | had cause, as will
be seen, To remember them.
| did not get much work done that
night, quiet as it was; my visitor had
unsettled me, | suppose. Twice |
thought | heard someone in the Ser
ieant's room. and was foolish enough
to take light and go and see, OF
course there was no one there; so after
a short time | gave it up and went
home to bed.
The next day, be it observed, was
Sunday. pass on as briefly as can
at breakfast ON the Monday received
a more serious shock. Among the
items Of intelligence in the morning
Post appeared this paragraph Gt will
save me much explanatory; We
regret to have to announce the sudden
death at his residence, Gloucester
Road, Of Mr. Serieant Greathead, g.
c.. of the Western Circuit, Recorder
of Diddleham His deceaSe, which
took place very suddenly ON Saturday
evening, was caused by heart com
plant from which the learned gentle
man had for some time suffered,
"Umphn said | to myself, and be-
ing lawyer, began to think and to
put two together, not without now
and again little eeric feeling down
the small of my back. Mr.. Serieant
Greathead died on Saturday evening
On Saturday evening, before or after
the event Is not proved, lady is oc-
cupied all alone among Mr. SERGEANT
Greathead'S papers in his chambers,
and though this | was not quite sure
about, among the drawers ef his priv
ate writing table "Umph r. well. |
Was ItNtf Oh very ii1ltHldlt NIillN
with the old gentleman who was thir-
ty years my senior, and it is no par
ticular business Of mine Its all
right, or viii come SO in the end,
doubtless And [ put ON my boots
and coat and went down To chambers
and discussed the old gentleman's
death, with the due amount of sym
pathy, with his clerk, and forwarded
"a letter of coincidence 10 tbe family.
of whom / knew nothing. applied To
the treasurer of the Inner Temple to
take ou the Sericant's chambers, and
did nay usual work and lived my usu-
al life for four days Then somethiug
happened Thomas. my boy showed
i'm to me "oW MIR. Ford. of Ford.
Ford x Bittle of Staples Inn. whom
know TO he the late Scrieaut'S Solici-
tors A new client, said | "a my
self. with much excitement. With Il
iudicjou~ mixture of courtesy and dig
nifty / waved him to a scat which was
all thrown away
! Now perhaps YOU can help me
Mr. Warrington, he said after a few