The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-18

homestead, and. peering along the pinion.
end ,f the house. Roger discerned him I'M
brid:ing and haltering his horse with his
ownihands in the shed there.
Roger retired to the neighb0ring inn,
called the Black Lamb, and medilated.
This mysterious method OF approach de-
tern;ined him. after all, not 20 leave the
piaca until he had ascertained more defin-
lite facts Of his sisters position-whether
she were the deluded victim Of tho
stranger or the wife she obviously be-
lievfd herself to be. Having eaten some
supper. he left the inn, It being now
abott II O'Clock. He first looked into
the shed and finding the horses still
ssan,iing there. waited irresoluteiy near
the door Of his sisters lodging Half
an Rour elapsed. and, while thinking he
wound climb into . loft hard by for q
nights rest, there seemed to be move
mena within the shutters Of the sitting
roora that his sister occupied. Roger
hid himself behind q faggot stack near
the back door, rightly divininR that his
sisters visitor would emerge by the way
he had entered. The door opened and the
candle she held in her hand lighted for a
moraent the strangers form. showing it to
be tiat of tall and handsome parsonage
about 10 years OF ago and apparently of .
superior position in life. Edith was assist.
ing aim to cloak himself. which being done
he took leave Of her with kiss and left
the house. From the door she watched
him birdie and saddle his horse. and having
moulnted ana waived an adieu to her as
she ptood candle in hand he turned out OF
the rard and rode away.
TIE horse which bore him was, or
seensed TO be, q little lame. and Roger fam
eied from this that the riders journey was
no; likely to he long one. Being light Of
foot; he followed apace. having no great
difficulty on such a still night in keeping
within earshot soine few miles. the horse.
mar, pausing more than once. In this
choGsc hridlc-tracks and open commons IN
preference 10 any highroads. The dis
tan,ss soon began 10 prove q more trying
one shan he had bargained for; and when
out :,f breath and in some despair of being
Athletic ascertain the mans identity. ne
perceived an ass standing in the star!igh.
under q hayrick, from which the animal
was;hclpinS Itself to periodic mouthfuls.
Tte story goes that Roger caught the
ass, amounted. and again resumed the trail
of tue unconscious horseman, which feat
may have been possible TO n NAUTICAL young
fellow. though one can hardly understand
hoN sailor would ride such an ANNA,
without bride or saddle. and strange TO
his hands unless the creature were extra-
ord:nary docile. This question. however.
IL inma,crial Suffice it 10 say that q,
daw:a the following morning Roger beheid
his sisters lover or husband entering tho
gates OF = large and weli-iimb ered park on
the northwestern verge OF the White Hart
fore3; tas 10 VAS then calicdt. noa known
g. everybody 81 the Nale OF Haekmoor
The F-npon the sailor discarded his steeti.
and, finding for himself an ohscurer en-
trance 81 the same park little further on.
he dressed thr grass to reconnoitcr.
Hs, presently perceived amid the trees
before him mansion which, new 10 HIM
sell: Was one ot the best known in tue
eousty st ths, time. az this fine manoriaI
resistance hardly a trace nov remains. but
manuscript dated some years later than
the :syenis Se are regarding describes il il,
tcrrts from which the imagination mar
conitruci = singutatly clear and vivid plc.
turf The record presents IL a. consisting
OF y fare yellow :reesioue building partlv
tao: and partly three stories: 4 fare hall
aud. par.our both wavnscossed: a fare
dyn:ng room aud ssthdrasing room. aud
tns.y good lodgings; a kitchen al Joining
BAG warS:e 80 enc end O. The dwelling
hotiSte, viii n ;atre passage from ii into The
hal =. pa-loar and Owning roone. ana cell
isrs'stiasninge.
"sn the front OF the house a sousr.
greene ccasi and q curious gaiehoa.e with
lois:in ~ in II, standing with the front 81
eogsI three stables. 3 coach house a larr.
hArsse aid 4 stable for oxen aud kyne ana
All Eeases necessary.
Without tue gs,chonse. ya!eS. in. q
iaFg;' square greene. "A which s,antisth 4
fa.rt ehappeli. Of the southeast ssae of the
ere~sse court, towards the river, . large
sartssn.
CT the southwest SIDES o! The greene
coara is . large eosling green. with ro.rr.
nnoG;at~d walks about IL, al walled about
With. hsssled Wall and sc, xi;h all sc.ss
of fsai,. and on, 81 IL into the tselis there
are is,Tsc walks under zaany tai elsns or-
dsriy painted"
Ilisa tolsovs . description Of the