Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-18

| a.t came the sound of footstecs shutting
lrro.s the court within. The shutter of the
Grating was slipped back and voice. cracked
rs the bell, asked my business.
"Too soc Master Hannibal Tingcomb," an
| ,wercd |.
THY namep
"flc shall hear it in time Say that come
| on business concerning the estate"
Tho voice muttered something and the
footsteps went back. had boon kicking my
heels there for twenty minutes or more when
they returned, and the voice repeated the
question:
Thy name7"
Being by this time angered, | did foolish
thing; which was to clap the muzzle of my
| pistol against the grating, close TO the fell
| lows nose. Singular to say, the trick served
me A bolt was slipped hastily back and the
wicket door opened steslthily.
81 want" said |, Groom for my horse to
pass"
Thereupon more grumbing follow d. and
a rrodigious creaking of bolts and chains;
after which the big gate swung stffly back.
| "Sure, You must he worth deal, said,
| "that shut yourselves in careful"
Before mo stood a strange fellow-eytraor-
binary old and bent, with wizened face, one
eye only, and chin that almost touched his
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"A pretty habit answered l. leading in
Molly-"if unreasonable. But why not have
said so.'
He seemed to consider this for awhile, and
then said, abruptly:
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Ind come
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il, tno room where now found rv9eIf was
,ya,,y anrearance If NIGHT. Tho shutters hl-
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u,o +alJo Eobird thsr, snt tbe ,-o,arat,l 10
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nav, ,yearin,o main s,,it Of hlocl, md road,
inc if, - CROFT bnol. that Inv ono, nm tho "a.
Ike o,,o.sod II 70 ho tho RitIo. Int rr+ad
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,,.Ia hr+ ON tba doorvny 1y%era 7 stood
10 rho old oer.Iarror bovine, t,d ,,,, or,
, +, wont or, ro,diu,, for a y,biIo nc +b,,,l
,,bollv unaware of me. which 7 found .on7n.
: what nattlino co beoen.
: ~ sneol, I believe. to Master FTonrib,,
, T;roco,nh sta,vard 70 Sir Daol,i,, K,IIirro,,, ,
He went on. as if ending his sentence
. aloud.
And nv darling from the mower Of III,
dog Here he naused with finger an IN.
Mace and looked nm "Yes vo,nr sir tho,
i INV nnna-stayvard to the Int Sir Doalli,
L-il;,,o,v
The later cried Then Won knovn-.
oSurelv lyno,v that Sir Deakip is dead
else shoujd he bnt an unworthy steward
g.. He on.ned his ,rrave ewes ms If in wonder
. oAnd hia so,, al.o1r
"Also IN. can Antbonv 81 beod.tror,, bov
fear me. a consortor With vile characters
G Alas that sbould vim
Il "Ard his dau,bror NIistnass Dalia,r
nAIasr, and he fetched doom sigb
7 "Do Won mann sir that she TOO is dood ?.
srWhy 10 he s,reIbusJet ms talk ON Ice
noinful matters
, Urn ono momap+ sir. hrt first tell ma
whore did she die and vbany
For nv, heort stood Gin and WINS foin ,,
o1u+tb tba ,ohla hat vyee,, ne 10 loe,, mo fr,r
foIIing I thirI, his did not ascona bin, TO-