Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23


head1sEe Sd - beam. forded .stEsss8 and5
:seRS3a3G 90 to t5a sEsp''
A thin line Of smoke blown level from one
chimney was all the sign of Life in the build
ing; for the narrow lights Of the upper story
were mostly shattered, and the lower door
was hid from me by high wall inclosing
courtlage in front. One stunted ash, with
boughs tortured ppd bent towards the MAIN
la13ff44bR tA gath, 84i$A fh{ idcked. az
snAl&i b41h4 lofkSd,l Asu& Into tie
gaS4I Ahd@ tbs dgalh srtGsessf iron graf
ing. Hard by dangled a rusty bell pull, at
which tugged sturdily.
On this, a cracked bell soG9de&, farGn the
house. and scared flock OF starlings out of
disused chimney. Their cries died away
presently and left no sound but that Of the
gulls wailing about the cliff at my feet. This
was all the answer 1 won.
rang again, aud q THIRD time: and now at
last came the dyR1L Of to4tstkpsL itE
across the court within. The shutter Of the
grating was slipped back and a voice, cracked
as the bell, asked my business. --
100 see Master Hannibal Tingcomb," an
swered L
"Thy nameq"
TOT shN9R41sme9 Say thi5 fodr6S
on business concerning the estate"
The voice nnUtteFed somshiag, and the
A4sEheM9dtkl 1 hadbbeen kiciiHg nay
heels there for twenty minutes or more when
thfY Tkturned, ar5 the CyPice drsReated- the
dtA4AAA JO DCJ 1860 AZ >
''Thy namel"
3YiFS,l = hisstine pegsreds ! did foolish.
efhi& Winch Was 4t to 1ciap the indzzle Of my
pistol against the grating, close to the fell
l9VfHFf. S4YElpf 9epy, tAs tf1ck4erved
mess A bolt was slipped hastily back and the
wicket door opened stealthily.
81 want" said l, room for my horse to
pass"
ThereuPoa, more gruql hitting followed,Sqnd
a prodigigHs cYeakirlg Of bolts aid chains;
after whichf he big giTre swung stifly back
'Sure, you must be worth deal, " said,
'ttiilnsshut y ourselves m 50 careful. -
Before me stood n strange felow-extraOr-
binary old and bent with a wizened face, one
eye only, and a chin that almost touched his
nose. He wore dirty suit of livery, that
uRce bad been canary yellow; and shook with
tbe fAlss "a = ~ g -
t"Na4a ThieoenlF will see the voting man, ;"
% s4ld8I ID III diing his head :, but ish-read-
ing just nofEih his Bible"
"a pretty habit answered l, leading in
Molly-"if unreasonable. But why not have
said sol'
He seemed to consider this for awhile, and
then said, abruptly: TT~ ANA rHTSFTS
"Have some pastY RAd SEINE good eideIsZ2 y
"Why, yes" said, with all my heart,
when have stabbed the sorrel here
He led the way across the court, well paved
but choked with weeds, towards the stable.
lfoapd a spacious building. and counted
kjkted3 Stalls tRefej bht,aII Nerd empty slre
two, Where stood the horses had seen in Bod
min the day before Having stabbed Molly.
l left the place (which was thickIwithj cob
webs and followed the old servant in the
house.
He took me into great stone Kitchen, and
brought out the pasty and cider, but poured
out halfEa giass only.
Qf&aW a csfes young sman; his. a luscious,
Nick, S4fdctive drink, and he chuckled.
"'Twould turn the edge of "a knife, said ],
tasting il and looking at hin; bVs liis3ne
bleared eye was inscrutable,- The pasty also
was moliy, and / soon laid it down.
"Hast proud stomach that eeH4eth OF far
ing sumptuOusly; the beef therein is our own
killing" said he. Young sir, art a man of
blood, greatly fear, by tlIy long sword and
handiness with the firearms. = % s5s ee-s'
''Shall be presently" answered I, ''if you
lead me not II AIaktelf Tihgtpmb il %
He scramblssf ftaskl Hg9a t9tfered out
Of the kitchen iht5 st6the5 Scofffdor, I after
him. Along this he hurried, muttering all
tbs SSRft aaa,l pltSd hefgrea doef;at the-end.
IVSaffa Mqfging s4e pushed siti Ppen, and,
motiOning me to enter. FASTENED back as he
had come.
''Come in" said a voice that seemed tamil
lar to me-.
~D0.,rST 900 tsa.~-s,7,.,, ..,I,rt, ;,s, a.
in the room where H8R l found myself was
every Ga86C mE6t She Shutters be-
ing closed and six lighted caHdles standing on
the table. Behind .th9gA SssEsthe Miserable
gentleman whom l had seen in the coach,
now wearing q plain suit of black .Rsaslz Essdz.
ing in great book that lay open on the Ia
BILE. guessed it to be the Bible; but noted
UiaAds S4Edtsst had yhads~i Ebult them, 80
disposed as to throw the light, not on the
bdHOW6n yFeC hoorWaSET EAooda -
Yet tae old gentleman, having bid me en-
V5rG Seht On S6hihg lfd6 a wHhfSelas though
wholly ppaYreof me- Which LIQUID some
what hettlfagS, "a BesaAi1J o01IO =
~ speak, l believe, TO Master Hannibal
Tingeomb, steYsrd to Sir Deakin KIlligrew."
y&UUU Y II "
"And my darling frep the power of the
dog" Here he paused with finger on the
place and looSed PIP = Yes gp4pg Sir, that
is my name.ste&ard to the late 'Sr Deakin
Killigrew."
1.-THE later" cried L Then you know
sSSRTetXI kpoYthat Sir Deakin is dead,
- ~ SE 5Qb an unworthy steward. s"
He opened his grave eyes as if in wonder.
Sand his son, also7'
''Also his son Anthony, headstrong boy,
fear me; cousorter with vile characters.
Alasl that should say it.
"And his daughter, Mistress Deliagn
AAA y and b 1effEed deep sigh.
Nbo5 ounIsah, sir that she, too, is deadr
3 SSYRsfo be kIeess but let us talk on less
painful matters"
chrome moment, sir; but first tell me-
where did she die and whenr'
For my heart stood still, and was fain to
-felQtch ths;t6Ele betwseg-l1s to keep me from
= fznHg. 81 mink this fft not escape him, for
he gave ms sRha4tVok, and then spoke very
quiet and h1sheh. q
"She was cruelty killed by highwaymen at
tlgIIHreeVCJIg 3 ifIIE some miles out of Hun
gl dag given me is the Sd of
q III this gre5 joRcame over me, and
/ blurted out, delighted:
''There, sir, you are yrOngl Her father
was killed on ,tbeHght of which. you speak
cruelty enough 81 you say; but Mistress
Della Killigrew escaped, and, after the most
incredible adTenturesn-
/ was expecting him to start up With JOY
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