Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
CHAPTER XI.
What Lord Senlac Had TO Tell.

Miss Penleath's chance interview
with Roden Bosworth left her in even
greater perpleXity than before. 1t
was an infinite relief TO have the
assurance from his own lips that in
no shape or form was he personally
implicated in Darvi.l's death. and yet
that he should allow the guilt of it to
lie at his door and make no effort
whatever to disprove it could point
TO but one conclusion that he was
sacrificing himself in order to screen
some other person. But who could
that other person be?
All this time no word from Ivor
Penleath had reached any one at the
Croft Rut that was fact which
gave rise TO no alarm, scarcely even
10 surprise in the mind of either his
sister or his uncle; they were used to
such vagaries on his part 1t was
only one instance the more added to
the long list of his eccentricities. His
sister had not failed TO ask him for an
address at which letters and news
papers would find him or from which
they could be remailed TO him. while
he on his part had not failed to go
away without giving her what she
had asked for. Thus they had no
means OF knowing at the Croft
whether any particulars OF the
tragedy which had followed so closely
on his departure had reached him.
Still. though he might be beyond the
reach OF English newspapers except
any which might be sent specially
after him. it was unlikely that he
woul not have seen one or other OF
the American journals containing. in
however meagre form. notice Of
the peculiar circumstances connected
with Darvill's death. In the face
however of Ivor's continued silence
nothing could be taken for granted.
1t was about IA fortnight after the
meeting on the tower when Colonel
Bernage and Miss Penleath received
each pressingly- worded invitation
10 the dinner TO be followed by ball.
about TO be given III honor OF the
coming OF age Of young Alan Cunliife
OF Urswick Manor.
One OF the first people on whom
Emma set eyes when she entered the
drawing-room at Urswick Manor was
Lord Senac, fair haired, short
sighted little man. with fluffy
inustache and very obtrusive eye
glass who saw her at the same
moment and came forward to shake
hands with her.
Can it be really you Lord SenlacP"
demanded tnna in unfeigned sur
prise. Il thought that you were five
or six thousand miles away at the
very least. Pray sir what have you
done with my brother?"
las far as ! am aware. Ivor Pen.
leath is at the present moment in
New York. At least that is where |
left him fortnight ago.
but why are you back so soon9 I
thought your expedition. or whatever
you called it. was TO last till late in
the autumn. And why did not Ivor
return with you?'
Some special family business com
pelled my father TO cable for mo aud
brought me back before my time. The
reason why Ivor DAFT come back
with me was. | supp Ose, because he
didn't want to. But when did you
hear last from your bro,her?'
We have not had single line
from him since he loft England with
you in April"
Queer fellow! Then you haven't
heard about his accident?"
'AccidentP Good gracious, no!
What was ftp"
He broke his arm within few
hours of landing. But don't be
alarmed; he's rs right rs trivet
again. / give you my word. He
hadn't been more than five or six
hours in New York before he met
with his accident He was incoming
about the streets by himself. being. as
i daresay you are aware bit un.
sociable ut times aud fonder OF his