The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-10-17

9 evening cot, aud had Only returned = tr'
' mlaults before himself, bad met htm o.
o. toe passage 10 ate Of terrible c1ustt
patton. Her bedfagm door, which she ba,
locked before che lett, had been iofeet
D open. TIE bssp had been ~reuched "a
. sud the wardrobe and chest Of draser
hai been rG cd Of al their contents.
Ibr room Is 10 most dreadful eouii
j too, SAD stephen sud the woman poe
creAtau, ls almost { q ber head She salt
th.t she bad never hai such ~ eIpei
ieuce before | waited until Heighboi
cane 10 to keep her company she vsi
too heightened to be left alone N the hou't
or should have been back sooner. You
must make M up bed 90 the sois for Ie
night you fellows.
Why dl1at you stay there as you in
teudeiT said Seymour, who had joined
us They haven't stolen the beds. have
lhey1
We'll. said Lsmbsworthy, slosly, DO
you know, 1t is strange. bnt it didn't &C
cur 10 me. II gave uls such shock, the
/ whole thing It was 50 unexpected, that
my own idea was TO get away as soon rs /
could And they have sent to the station,
aud the police will be her. very soon.
There Is 10 sign Of how the burglars effect
ed sn entrance, 1t would really have been
yery unpleasant to sleep there
Funksl .sli Seymour, under his breath ,
and, though knew that mbssorthy
was not coward, could see myself that
his nerves were little ont OF order,
too.
/ confirmation had been needed, i should
have got 1t, ss banging came at the
door again, and shn ! voice was heard
asking II Mr. Lam bswortby' lived there
Stephen jumped up AID went out com
Jog back to say that it was the servant,
who bad been sent to inquire if be would
step around at II O'Clock tomorrow, or II
be would be here at the cottage, in case
his evidence was wanted
said | would go with pleasure, be
explained But DO not see what 'evn
deDce' can give,
Nor can anybody else see it, either! re
turded Seymour My dear fellow, Is it
possible you don't understand what the
girl came for. really2 Sne was sent to see
if you had given false address or not |
The police are suspeeting you.
tLonght Lambsworthy would have
fallen.
Suspecting me2 he eIlculsted.
Certainly, very naturally, too You 60
10 house, perfect stranger. You en-
gage room; are furnished witb Il latch
key and the same evening, while the land
lady is ont burglary takes place-a bur
elsry never having occurred there before
II they had found no Mr.. Lsmbsworthy'
living here. there vould have been war
rant issued for your arrest.
Do yol think that is so, old fellow?
asked Stephen, appealing TO me with big
eyes.
| admitted that it sounded probable, |
however, added that bis respectablllty WAS
! very easy matter to prove, even If it
should still be doubted, and, after be bad
-egained bIs composure. we improvsed
for him ou the couch, aDd we I
III retired.
How can describe the development?
LambswortEy went round 10 the scene of
he late c0mmotion at II clock next !
morning, as be had promised; and, when
le came back, he was IN the nearest APP :
,rosch of rage | had ever seen him
Old chap, the wretch does suspect me
le exclaimed; Seymour was night She I
rave me my deposit back, and SAID. il 1t =
vas all the same to me. ste would rather :
ot let the room. OF course, | sBiI ] did :
L / mind and as sic was rather inclined E
U be hiyh handed, | ided that, on the
hole, | did not know thet | should iancy t
ringing my luggage there, | said 1t was b
'ratn et dangerous pr cteiing for lady
0 go ont a.d leave house to take care y
I itself And what DO you think she t
nswered, g
cannot Ru's-, Lambsworlhy. d
She said It's good deal more danger a
us 10 take lodeer wItho t reference, C
told her if she dared tJ bInt at her infer Il
al sus picious to her ueighbors I'd have
er up for slaudrr, and 80 will / never
card OF such thing
He us,Ina state OF great excitement
II day, recouutlng the stlair over and over
gain 10 Seymour 40 ! Miss Catdonnal and 0
,yself sm bound to say that got p
tile tired Of 1t, tut Seymour rosred with 81
ughter every time aud caught look o
J Nora CsrdouneIs eyes that argued bad G
for him 10 consequence IT nobody
Ise Was sya pathetic the youoR lady e.
as q
Harry Seymour disappeared duIlng the
Il. rnoon went for long tramp, be said /
aud / bad the indignant Lam bswotthy II
Il TO myset til be returned Z
When be did come back be ssIi be had II
otlced card With "Apsr men's to Let 81
u 1t 10 d window Iust srouud the corner,
ID suggested to stephen obtain ng IL
,om 10 the house. u
ILi, loo "a good, substautIal kind Of 81
omlc1le, be sald; one not likely 10 be bur tt
lsriz o. Nouldu'G do for the next place n
On choose to be broken luto, you kpow, Il
an b. worthy that Vo1lt be really dam j
.ug.
L4ub WORTHY who sbndd,rsd At the CO
,tr idea, thanked him, sod sailed forth
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