Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-23
CHAPTER XL.
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 Darvills 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 But that was a fact which
gave rise TO no alarm. scarcely even
TO 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 a notice OF
the peculiar circumstances connected
with Darvilrs death. In the face,
however OF Ivor's continued silence.
nothing could be taken for granted.
1t was about a fortnight after the
meeting on the tower when Colonel
Bernage. and Miss Penleath received
each a pressingly-worded invitation
10 the dinner TO be followed by ball.
about to be given In honor of the
coming OF age of young Alan Cunliffe,
OF Urswick Manor
One OF the first people on whom
Emma set eyes when she entered the
drawing room at Urswick Manor was
Lord Senlac a fair haired, short
sighted little man, with L fluffy
mustache 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 Emma 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 a fortnight ago"
'But why are you back so soon?
thought your expedition or whatever
you called it was to last till late in
the autumn. And why did not Ivor
return with youP'
Some special family business com.
PEELED my father to cable for me and
brought me back before my time. The
reason why Ivor d'dn't come back
with me was l SUPPOSE because he
didn't want to- But when did you
hear last from your brother?"
I'VE have not had a single line
from him since he left England with
you in April"
Queer fellow Then you haven't
heard about his accidentP"
Accident Good gracious. no
What was itP"
He broke his arm within few
hours OF landing. But don't bt
alarmedi he's as right as a trive
again. give you my word. HI
hadn't been more than FIVE or 81,
hours in New York before he me
with his accident He was incoming
about the streets by himself, being. a.
] daresay you are aware a bit un
sociable at times and fonder OF hi