Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-09
CHAPTER TX.
WANTED. "


When Roden Bosworth quilted
Sandycroft so precipitately on the
night OF the murder he made his way
to Scooley station, the distance by
road being a good four miles but by
taking a short cut through the fields
he saved about three.quarters OF
mile. At Scooley he caught fast
train which landed him in LONDON
soon after midnight where he secured
bed at the Great Northern hotel.
He was in no humor next day to go
and hunt up any OF the friends OF his
student days several OF whom were
settled in London. He rambled aim
lessly about the streets waiting inn
patiently for the issue OF the evening
papers None OF the earlier editions
had got hold OF the news but about
six o'clock he found q short para
graph in the Globe. After a prelim-
mary line or two it went on TO
describe the finding OF Captain Oar
Wills body by Colonel Bernage, stated
that there was no doubt terrible
! crime had been perpetrated. but that
although the police had the affair in
hand, up 10 the time Of going to press
it was shrouded in mystery. The
notice told Roden merely a 1.-THE OF
! what he wanted TO know. He must
wait till tho morrow with such pa
thence as he could summon to his aid.
He was down stairs at an ea"ly
hour and awaited in the coffee-room
the arrival of the morning papers.
l. H. Iii
and had scarcely opened it before his
eyes we're attracted 10 a heading in
large type Mysterious Murder in
Bedfordshire;" following which came
half column OF closely printed mat
| ter. As he read the tides OF life
| grew chill within him and when he
dropped the paper and looked up the
room and everything in it seemed to
be rocking up and down. as the saloon
of q ship rocks during heavy swell
! at sea- Then the rocking gradually
ceased his brain steadied ITSELF and
the power OF coherent thought came
back TO him. He sprang TO his feet
and strobe TO the window. lest the
waiter who was setting out break
fast table close by should read some
thing in his face OF the tumult OF
amazement horror and indignation
at work in his mind. They have
brought in verd ct OF wilful murder
against me-mer' he said TO himself
again and again oh, the irony of
fatel' After few minutes his self
possession came back to him; he re-
turned to his seat and read the ac-
count again slowly and carefully.
but we can soon put that TO
rights. he said to himself. Il will
take the first train back after break
fast. and by noon the Sherrisford
coroner will have had proved 10 him
the necessity for n reversal OF the ver-
dict OF his twelve good men and true"
With that he ordered breakfast at
once.
Then. while wa ting for the meal to
be served. IL occurred TO him TO ask
himself the nature OF the story it
would be incumbent on him to tell
when he got back to Sandycroit To
clear himself he must perforce tell
the truth. and telling the truth meant
the incrimiGation OF lvor Penleath--
meant revealing 10 the world the
scene of which he had been n witness
from the roof of the tower. No other
issue was open TO him. The verdict
or the jury would be reversed in so
far that lvor name would be substi-
tuted for his
This was a contingency which in
the first heat OF his anxiety 70 e&oner-
ate himself he had not forescen. and
now IL struck him with all the force
OF an unlooked-for revelation. and
filled him with blank dismay. He
could save himself but only at Ivor's
expense. and how was IL possible he
should do that? Ivor was his friend;
lvor was the brother of the woman
he loved; lvor was the nephew OF the
man TO whom he was indebted for a
thousand benefits. No he could not
do it. II was question which ad-
mitted Of no argument Until such
time "a it should suit Penleath to
come forward OF his own accord and
confess to his share In that dark
gifts work. he. Roden Bosworth.
mus; continue to stand condemned rs
murderer In the eyes OF the world
He ate and even enjoyed his break
fast For the time being he was In
that mood OF exalxetion which some
times comes 10 pelle who have bar