The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-10
CHAPTER III.
(Smopsis Of Preceding Chapters.)


Langford fnds Philip Davaris Greek violin
fsts. IN New York after the latter has been on
mysterious Journey. Finds a telegram datod
Paris: Come at once. Important discoveries.
Helene" Who Is Heenel The two friends go
10 Lenox later Davaris's strange agitation at
meeting society girl. Gladys Montague.
CHAPTER H.
Two society mon. Ned Lawrence and Thurs
ton meet Davaris at the country house OF Mrs.
Hamlyn at Lenox. Lawrences Irritation with
Constance Hamlyn. Miss Montague shows
Davaris picture. "That man. your fatherl"
he says and Is strangely excited. After Dayarls's
departure the picture is gone.
It had been raining all the afternoon,
but towards night the storm almost
ceased and a thick fog set in. The woods
were dark. cold and gloomy. The faces OF
the two men who were slowly making
their way under the trees were struck
every moment by fine mist.
:, Presently they stopped and sat down on
q fallen log, regardless OF the fact that II
was soaking wet. Since early morning
they had been hunting and now they had
completely lost their way. They looked
1t one another helplessly.
"Got match?" asked one.
= "Yeth, two;" lisped the other.
swell. we had better start a fire. Help
me get some wood"
u They stumbled about In the darkness for
o while and got together some doubtfully
dry wood.
The first match did not burn. The last
one fared up for a moment; the man
stopped quickly to touch IL to the bit OF
paper which had been placed under the
wood to kindle the fire--a gust OF wind, a
dash Of rain, face lighted up moment
In the darkness and the match was out.
'Tdon't thee why you let them all 60
cut. Thurthton," grumbled the other.
"You don't?" exclaimed Thurston with a
rising infection. you don't? Listen to
that wind. Hear that rain" He
paused moment with bent head. ''There
It is again. Thought heard it."
Heard what?" ..-
"Listenp exclaimed Thurston. sharply
Family they could hear the barking of
dog. As tho wind increased in volume it
was louder; the wind then almost died
away and tho sound was scarcely audible.
..7hhis This way r. exclaimed 4hurston. and
on they stumbled until they came to
wood road. They had not gone far on this
when they came TO small house and
number Of ferocious dogs came bounding
toward them. growing and showing their
teeth. The two men were unable to keep
them OF only by the FREQ use OF their gun
stocks. Then a light was seen in the
house and the door was opened.
"Here Jilt, Tige. Monitor. Come here!
Lie DOWN. cried hoarse voice impatient
ly. "What do you want?" to the two
young men.
Call those dogs off," said Thurston.
I'VE want shelter; we have lost our way"
Lost your way, eh? How's that? What
are you doing way up here?" He held the
light up so he could scan their faces and
then he saw their guns. Hunting, eh2
Got lost? Hard luck for your He was
strange looking man and the light f!ared
and fell full on his unshaven face with
strange effect. Shelter You want shelter2
Well, you won't find it here"
What" exclaimed Thurston in sur
prise. "You cannot mean you would leave
us out Of doors such a night as this? We
will pay you well for accommodations"
PAY! What do you suppose / care for
pay?" Then they heard the old man NUT
tering to himself. He had changed his
mind, for with q wave OF his hand, and In
different voice he said cordially:
"Allow me to invite you In. My accom-
modations are very poor. but you are quito
welcome to what have"
In that wet. dark night, Thurston could
not help noticing the very good language
the man made use OF, and when they had
entered the house. he looked about him
curiously.
They were In small room, with q low
smoke-blackened ceiling and dingy walls.
There was no upper story to the house,
and no other room but this, excepting
small one in the rear, evidently used for
cooking purposes. On one side of the
room was bed. and near the fire. place
was a large. old-fashioned armchair. A
fire Of chips and few small sticks OF wood
was burning In the fireplace, and every
few moments bright blaze would shoot
up, illumining tho strange face OF their
host. He had small. deep-set eyes-were