Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-17

men had rome down etream hg BIZ I
probably to get the boat and follow
across. Bailey listened and waited.
There was silence. Surely its not
over like this" said Bailey.
Five minutes passed-ten minutes.
Then tug with two barges went up
stream. The attitudes Of the men
upon these were the attitudes Of those
who see nothing remarkable in earth,
water or sky. Clearly the whole af-
fair had passed out OF sight OF the
river Probably the hunt had gone
into tho beech woods behind the
house.
"Confound It'll" said Bailey. ITO be
continued again. and no chance this
time Of the sequel But this is hard
on sick man."
He heard step on the staircase be-
hind him, and looking round saw the
door open. Mrs Green came in and
sat down, painting. She still had her
bonnet on. her purse in her hand and
her little brown basket upon her arm.
.Oh, there!' she said, and left Bailey
TO imagine the rest.
Have little whisky and water.
Mrs. Green, and toll me about It" said
Bailey.
Slipping . little, tho lady began to
recover her powers Of explanation.
One OF those black creatures at the
Fitzgibbon's had gone mad, and was
running about with . big knife, stab
bling people. He had killed groom,
and stabbed tho under-b butler, and a.
most cut the arm OF . boating gentle
man.
Running amuck with krees." said
Bailey. II thought that was IT."
And he was hiding In the wood
when she came through It from the
town. a.
"Whati Did he run after your"
asked Bailey, with . certain touch Of
glee In his voice.
mo, that was the horrible part OF
IT," Mrs. Green explained. She had
been right through the woods and had
never known he was there. II was
only when she met young Mr.. Fitz-
gibbon carrying his gun in the shrub
berry that she heard anything about It.
| Apparently, what upset Mrs. Green
was the lost opportunity for emotion.
| She was determined, however, to mako
the most of what was left her.
ITO think he was there all the
time!" she said, over and over again.
Bailey endured this patiently enough
for perhaps ten minutes. At last no
thought it advisable to assert himself.
"Its twenty past one, Mrs Green" no
said. Don't you think It time you got
me something TO eat9"
This brought MIRA Green suddenly
to her knees.
..Oh, Lord, siry' she said. "Oh!
don't 90 making me go out of this room
sir, till l know he's caught BE might
have got into the house, sir he
might be creeping, creeping, with
that knife OF his, along the passage
this very"
She broke of suddenly and glared
over him at the window. Her lower
jaw dropped. Bailey turned his head
sharply.
For the space OF half second things
seemed just as they were. There was
the tree, the balcony, tho shin.
ing river, the distant church tower
Then he noticed that tho acacia
was displaced about q foot to tn.
rirht, and that it was quivering, and
the leaves were rustling. The tree wa
shaken violently, and heavy painting
was audible.
| In another moment . hairy brown
hand appeared and clutched tho bal
cony ratings, and in another the fac'
Of the Malay was pecring through
these at the man on tho couch. Hi'
expression was an unpleasant grin, b,
reason OF the krees he held between
his teeth, and he was bleeding from q
ugly wound In his cheek. Bailey's frs
impulse was to spring from the couch
but his legs reminded him that thi
was impossible.
BY means Of the balcony and ire
the man slowly raised himself until b
was visible to Mira Green. With
choking cry she made for the door an
fumbled with the handle.
Bailey thought swiftly and clutche
( medicine bottle In either hand. On
he Aung, and II smashed against tn
acacia. Silently and deliberately, an
keeping his brighteyes fixed on Bailey
.. the Malay clambered into the balcony
Bailey, still clutching his second BOZ
tie, but with sickening, sinking tee
,, Inc about his heart. watched first on
Leo come over the railing and then VI
other.
It Is Bailey's impression that IN
Malay took about an hour to get b
second leg over the rail Thu perio
!. that elapsed before tho sitting pos
ton was changed to standing on
: seemed enormous--days, weeks, pc
: sibly year or so Yet Bailey has 2
clear memory Of anything going on
his mind during that vast period, ..
, cept q vague wonder ct his inability
throw the second medicine bottle.
Suddenly the Malay glanced over h
shoulder. There was the crack OF
: rife. He flung up his arms and can
] crashing down upon the couch. Mr.
Green began dismal shrek th'