Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-05-01

Don't You know that Carr slept with
Inc down at the lodgo?'
Charles turned on his brother and
gripped his shoulder.
'Do you mean to say" he said sharp
ly that Carr did not sleep in the house
Last night"
Dear mel Charles, that was an over
sight ON your part" came Sir Georges
whisper.
mo" replied Ralph, che did not. The
house was full, and we had to put him in
that second small room through mine in
tho lodge. If Carr had been dying to
take them he had not tho o'y>,rtunity.
He could not have left his room without
passing through 1aine and | never went
to sleep at all. had sharp touch Of
neuralgia from tho cold, which kept me
awake al night
"TIc got ont through tho window"
said Charles.
"Nonsense" said Ralph, getting visi-
bly, angry; you arc only making mat
tiers worse by trying to put it on him
Remember tho size Of the window. Be
sides you know how tho lodge stands,
built against the garden wall. Whom /
CAME out this morning there was not q
single footstcp in the snow except those
wo had mad "a we won't there the night
before. noticed our footmarlzs particu-
laily, because l had been afraid there
would DO moro snow. No one could by
any possibility have left tho house during
the night. Eyen Jones himsef had not
been oat, FOR thcro was :. /, tito eddy Of
Snow b. a % tho back do, and re-
laembcr calling to him that ho would
want his broom"
Tho gnov clinchcs the matter.
Charles,' said Marston, gravely. You
have made a mistake
Quite unintentioual, Tn sure" whis-
poTel Sir George.
There was something I did not Ike
about that whisper. It seemed to imply
more than met the car,
Charles dill not appear to hear him.
Tia WAS staring 1xedly before him, his
hand had dropped from Ralph's shoulder,
his face was Quice gray
Then" he said slowly, as if waking
out of a dream, cit was not Carr"
NO" said Sir George. Tnever thought
it was"
Good God" ejaculatcl Charles, sink
ing into low obqir by the fire, and
shading his face with his hand "Not
Carr after air
But my Indignation could not be re-
sclainoi a rnonont longer. had only
been kept silont by repeated signs from
IIaTst on, and now l broke out.
And SO, sir, you suspect my friel 4 :"
l said, and Insult him In your fathers
houae b. turning the key on him. You
cad2avor to throw suspicion on man
who never injured You IN the slightest
degree. You insult me in Insulting my
friend, sir. Suspicion Is not always such
an ea5y thing to enalse of as it has been
il this instance. | en- my eide might ask
whss you woro doing, walking about the
passages in your socks at 1 O'clock this
morning? In year sooks, sir, still in
Your oroniag clothos"--
had epoi2cn in anger, not thinking
much what was saying, and stopped
short, alarmed at tho effect OF my own
wordA
Il knew i'll I krow It'll" gasped Sir
GroGGo, ia his hoarse, suf1ocatod voice,
and Le inu back painting among his pill
lows
Charles took his hand from his face
and looked hard at mo with a strange
kind Of smile.
~ any rate we ore quits, Middleton, "
he said. "You have done it now and no
mistake
l odd not quite seo what l had done,
but IL soon became apparent
Il knew ii" Gasped out the sick man
again. II knew it from the first mo-
mont that he tried 20 throw suspicion
on CARR
'"Sr George" said Marston, gravely,
Charles malo a mistake just now. DO
not you on your side make another.
Como. Charles" turning to the latter,
who WA now sitting erect with flashing
eyes, tell Us about It. What were you
doing when Middleton saw your"
Il was coming upstairs" said Charles,
hausAtily.
From the library? asked Sir George.
Charles bit his lip and remained silent,
} T7ouid not have spoken to him for q
good dsel ct that moment. He looked
positively dangerous.
TiuIi Iilo lAUISry, OF course, re Salu
at last, controlling himself and speaking
With something Of his old careless man.
! nsr, "laden with the spells of my mid
night dsprodattons. Parental fondnees
win supply al minor details no doubt;
go, es the subject is delicate ono for
J mo, l viii withdraw thai it may be dis
cuasod moro fully in my absence"
: "StOp OhnrinsF said MArston; "the
case il too serious for banter Of this
) kind. My dear boy" ho added, kindly,
81 aan glad to see you angry, but never
thAless Jon must oondosoond to explain.
The longer you allow suspicion to rest on
yourself the longer II will be before il
talls ON the right person. Come, what
were You doing in the passage at that
tiIno Of niGat?'
Charles was touched, could see. A
B very little kindness was too much for
liIa.
| "rs is no good. Marston," he said in
! quito dufarent voice; "I ain not be.
loved In this house
4 He turned away and loant a1ainst the