The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-03-30

ing up 50 suddenly that the breakfast
table danced JIG and the omelette slipped
| from the dish.
/ 1t : took him more aback than Mr.
| Dimby's death itself and he feels that bad
enough. said Mrs. Green. who was 4
! shrewd womgn.
| She was right
That Marjorie should be suspected caused
him more exquisite pain than did the
murder of VI. d Himbu.
| Id give my practice to clear her he
rnoaned; and >uiting the action to the word
/ he took out a telegraph form and dashed
off a request for Boss Tee aid
John Brideer had heard the story had
seen the spot, aud was baffied
That murder had been done was beyond
question: the pn>ition of the wound did
away With the possibility Of suicide but
what was the motive?
The rector had cro>>ed the field at the
hour of the murder but he was beyond
suspicion although. as Boss Tee thought
sometimes irrepruachable middle aye has
T
piece ot evidence alone diverted suspicion
lrom Mr. Guvhirn-he had never been
abroad and W. 4 Himhu had never before
been in England
~ for Miss Marchden-well her past
history must he traced. aud already a
tru~ty clerk wa> un hi> way to BruSsel.
ahere Marjorie had been To school but
fn,m the little be bad learned about her
disposition character. aud tastes. she did
not ~esIu likely to he the deer of the deed
Bne- Tee held map Of Oldby in his
hand and a, be studied it an idea iawned
in hi> mind lie slapped one knee and
exclaimed He be slars-i the ether and
exclaimed Ha and thi> To hi col
ka.ue> would have been 4 signal that his
great brain was beginning Ia work ut 4
theory
Ifd pr Settle 20 by the rad to lea
farm, OF did he ride. taking the shorter
birdie path If the latter. then be. too
might b. in he British Field ai the time
Vt she murder
he and VI i Himhu had played to-
gether nav. u,,tr,.. there had been ~s,.
sr-,ian oi .reyru.c inT h~t game
iAsuh,lss> it wa- question Il mnaey
The fact thar the d,.ctor had himself
-cnt ivr an Investigator ven, fer noihiua
lhe doing - might simply he rcpeti,ipa
e the blind ,se,i by Capt Neldy 10 the
Tar, Eve r,bhery
Money then VA The motive for the Old
4, murder AMI frran ,hc wcl head 81 thi-
ulotiye Jcbu Bridgvr deemel {, vruli he
s-,sy o. track the murderer
Whl.Ihng c,u'cnfcils he boxed trpu
the window and seeing Auhur Whueroli
driving -nus. hullpck> irum the strrrt nat,
Back lane. .arull,,l Firth ,u pan him
Prime ls-,sf, be rrmtrs "a ty way
II -r-,in4
Ny. ar rvplird the lad with tn,
tr-,omar, breyity o. the English ,illagrr
Make me ts,l young again takr- M,
book tsrnty ycar, and I gu..i i"r mar
e. step bs,s -,me'ime> be .alj Q" the
t-,s VIA hezan to take liking Ie pr
>sstls fr,~h visitor
Nv father had farm IN the N-Fth
rizht up lu the dal,-. aud and u,, hroahel
Jiui u.,-i g" drive ouS rus-- 6" pasture down
by the ts.yk and ,hsn We wutld lie ai-aut
for holrs. watrhlng the wAtcr "uEels ans
The kingashers. and dshius for cray h-h
aaj uvut- >harTenri mp power It "b
,er,ailon dosu by Ihsy stream be cssn
.iau,yl With = .,gh IT sentimental rrnarm
braucr. al the same time switching .
laeginy huTiaek nith an adrpune-, thai
sou hi. ,,.1npaniun admiration ies
farm yua n s,ang To- surn You VI
no. 81 cours~ rss / know you live al th'
Hollow Bui let me ,sc how bong vii
t take me to valk over to LEA
q, the birdie path twelve minute
.ir
The hridle-parh .upr~c m,~
felix n, thsi way
Ye- 5r. evp, ia murk ueaihcr thet
they take the mad
Ah vel IL uot mueky weather us'S
The I.sa pcoyl, mg,l find uior step -sS,-
vhcu they g.u ,,,me a. church that gamer
cut
Yc~ aud u handy Ike ii'r the d'-to
nov the mi.,u- Is had
Ahr said Bo-- 1e, ~"itly Il
-wamIH here be r'otinuei a. the
passed. the s,lle lha, leads into HTiti>l
Field knecuT- aud niiku,a'd- zr"v
here ia MAY, dom they
-Ay. >ir. aud frog-, t,-r.
No, the pla,y Tor patent shoe,
Frcuchnau e. limb over unused the de
lective unle-s, he happened G." meet
friend Who knew the way | Il hay'
ano,hcr iaek at the kusIl aud n'-idin'
farewell Ia the lad he cr-4-.d into the n"s
noted field
\ few PAGES brought him G" the p"
where poor VI 4 Himhu had been found
\ crushed cluster IT poppies showed tn
exact place where the body had fallen
The setting sun glittere,l on somethint
bright thai lay beside the poppies
MIR Brideer stopped and pIrke'i TIN
-rmethin. up.
It was a string OF tive minute JET beads
Part Of a fringe muttered Boss Tee
whose keen eye noted even the triyols di>
played by jay and Peter Robinson,
Five wards further On, nearer to the tin,
thatched British cottage that stood of iron
the path. there lay another string-"ne a
three beads only,
Hum said the detective hum
Les than this has hanged man. The,
may have come of the dress Of some Sun
day sight seer but | II keep them. all tn
same
toad eyenin. lou re making tn
most Of vour time this to white caPpe'
old Dame who sat knitting within the r"oe
bowered porch of British cottage.
Az. sir. DAYS Is never too long +"
willing fingers.
And dare say you IL a hit lionel,
living here all alone !?
Why. sir, as for that. | We my thoughts
and thoughts l. grand companions. An'
the ladies from the rectory most way
gives me a look-one or the other. Mis-
Marchden. she We been here hour lately
for she a-doing of my picter.
And with sign ofinyitation, she entered
the cottage and took down block.
Ii was wonderful bit Of water-eol"
drawing. and reminded Mr. Brldger q"