Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-07-28

the uncle's greeting, in his usual cheer
frI voico @I was never in such hurry
to see you!"
"Jndeed?" returned Vance, as ne
dropped wearily into chair "Whats
up?" r,r. -
Instead of replying, Mr.. Wyeville be-
slowed a very earnest scrutiny upon Vnc
countenance before him, as II ne had
suddenly remarked that there was some
thing wrong about 1t.
"It looks to me as If word from you
might be just in ORDER" he said. "Where
have YOU been, who have you seen, ana
what has left you such state? Are
you ill?"
"No. uncle-simply disgusted,' an
swered the young doctor. 81 have been
having an interview with Radd More
land" -.
"Ah. he's turned up, then? Where?"
aYon could never guess where, and SO
I shall have to tell you. He is quartered
at The Elms."
"What! In the absence of Mrs. More
land and Jessie?"
at is because of that absence that he
IS in possession" explained vance. in
other terms he is an intruder. He ell
! fected an entrance by breaking glass,
so that he could be made to suffer Tor MS
! lawlessness if his relatives cared to arrest
| him."
"But of course they DON'T" j..
"Not for worlds would they touch him, !"
declared Vance. "And the discovery OF
this man at The Elms throws a flood OF
light upon the sudden departure OF MIS-.
| in, clOnn last
evening. They have gone away to get
rid of him, uncle, rather than because
they had any apprehensions OF our visit. "
"And so you have talked with the ras-
cal? Give me an idea of the interview. >
The young physician proceeded to do
so. while Mr.. Wyeville lighted cigar
with his usual air of getting ready for
business.
ayes. Radd is at The Elms without the
knowledge of the ladies'" was the con-
clusion to which the uncle instantly
came. "There is danger, of course, that
he will burn the place in one OF his
drunken bouts, but we are not author
lied to expel him, and if we were we coulo
not execute the task without creating ar
uproar that is more to be dreaded thar
death. You did quite right to leave hin
IN possession, without hint of the at
tentions we are in duty bound to give
him. He didn't tell you, after all, where
Mrs. Moreland and Jessie are?"
"No, uncle. After l got track of th'
game he was playing, l concluded to de
pend upon our own eXertions in this re
spect. | have no hesitation in saying
however, that the ladies are at no grea
distance. / remember hearing then
speak of their summer visits to a.
: island down the lake, rude, rustic spo
enough. which was selected because
responded to their desire for solitude
: and think it more than likely that the
: are paying this retreat visit"
"What a pity that We do not kno'
] where thew are!" exclaimed Mr.. Wye
vile. al would not hesitate momen
:, to write them about the conduct OF I'M
man. 1t might even be well to tell
t graph But in the absence OF tnel
actual address, what can be done?"
a "Perhaps we can get their new az
dress at the postofice, suggested Vance
aMr. Sheen will certainly be able to civ
l. It if they remain absent any length
time. Let's see; I've heard them spea
g of that place. 1t is very like Egg Ha
o bor." .,
"Ah! have it," cried the uncle, wit
}, a flush of iubilance. "Its Egg lslan'
= and the nearest postoffice-the one
1 which we must address the ladies'
Port Norris"
d Vance drew a sigh of relief.
20 "Then we're all right" he said. "4t
- can do no less, uncle, than write TO Mr.
Moreland, and ask her what are NJ
IS wishes concerning this intruder "
s had better write tonight, so that u
letter will 60 in the morning"
s, "All right, Vance; will do so. Al
10 now to come back to my discoverie
There's light on the horizon at last, n
y dear nephew"
a am glad to hear it, uncle Let's ha
few beams of it,"
le Mr.. Wyeville picked up large octa
le he had been porng over in his nephe"
a absence, and held it up triumphantly
such a way that the title on Its oa(
D. fell under the latter's gaze.
ID "Did you know you were the fortuna
owner of this book?" he demanded,