Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-09
CHAPTER X.


So Adrian after one glimpse of the
woman he loved, left Paradise and re-
turned with a heavy heart to his soil
tary existence at Hampstead. He
had IL was true promised to restore
the lost sheep to the arms of the gen.
tie shepherdess. but how this was TO
be done he did not know. There
were two ways in which he could re-
gain his identity-either that he
should be kille in his present body
by accident or that he should commit
suicide. The former OF these meth
DDS seemed unlikely to occur as the
number OF people who meet with acct
dents is really very small and as TO
the latter although he was no coward.
yet he shrark with a vague dread
from putting an end to his existence.
"Dentham. " he said one day. anx-
ious TO find oat what suspicious were
harbored by his crafty servant ARE
you quite sure you did not see that
walking stick spoke about?"
Quite sure. sir " replied the valet
promptly Perhaps the gentleman
took il away"
What gentleman" asked Adrian.
sharply.
The gentleman that owned it sir"
lit belonged to me" said Adrian.
looking keenly at him; Il told you
that before.
Would you mind describing the
stick to me again, sir?" asked Den.
than innocently.
An oaken staff, with a golden
band and initials"
Your own initials sir-M. II. P"
.No-A. tho stick was given
TO me by friend. and did not get
them altered
Indeed. sir! Pm afraid didn' t see it"
Very well. you can GO" said
Adrian shortly. aud as the door closed
behind the man he muttered quickly:
That man suspects | came 10 the
house on that night and he thinks as
DR.. Roversmire I've hidden Adrian
Lancaster Good heavensm he cried.
suddenly springing to his feet III
he thinks this and finds out the body.
j. as DIR Roversnire, may be accused
OF making away with myself as Adrian
Lancaster and then there will be
trouble. But it's impossible. even if
Dentham does suspect he'll never find
the connection between that stick and
the disappearance of Adrian Lancas-
ter. / am fool TO torture myself
like this-a fool-a foolr'
He walked rapidly up and down the
room. wildly excited by the posi-
bilities he was conjuring up and then
going TO the desk, took out Rovers-
mire's diary to find out il possible.
some mode OF escape from his unpleas-
ant position.
Meanwhile Dentham. in the obscur.
ity OF MS own chamber. was busily
engaged in reading u letter he had
Just received. and which appeared to
give him great satisfaction Judging
from the smile on his npleasant- look
ing face. The letter read as follows; ,
IF the person who wrote to Miss
Olive Maunders offering to give in
formation rs to the Whereabouts OF
Mr. Adrian Lancaster will be at No.
40 Beryle square ut three o'clock on
Thursday he will see Miss Maunders
and obtain a reward il his information
leads to tho finding of Mr. Lancaster
HE! he! chuckled Mr.. Dentham.
folding up this motto and putting it
safely IN his pocket 1T was good
move, writing 10 that young lady
she's sweet on Mr.. Lancaster I'll bet
and though ] don't know where he |
Is exactly l daresay this stick will |
put her on his track-Lord! / wonder /
what old Rovcrsmiros done with him |
he was always up to somo tricks II
lont believe in these .ugglers myself .
perhaps hos killed hun 10 read "a
ortunc in bis inside Ike them coves
In history"
Tho bell rang at this moment and ho
was summoned To Adrian's presence.
''5ring ne some wine, said Adrian,
ooliing up from his book
Yes sir replied Dentham aud
'etreated. Drinking EN-" he thought
ls he went TO the pantry; Il wouldn't
II were you-you might let out some
hing about that gentleman whose stick
you collared--oh. he give it TO you
res i daresay-my gracious what
wicked old chap he is. TO besure."
When he had placed the wine on the
able and poured out glass for his
MASTER he waited a moment and
hen spoke