The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-23


- ahon our midst In a very queer "a
90 R.alnea manner. And l." here ths
- gentleman became iru~e~zsxs svs,,
20 the point of laying has hana o.
.- Anes, and I remember two othe-
sr.s. .. a year back, OF persons who came
So 50 iua>& "ao were never seen 10 Is
rom u, or at least I am ASSURED -,
az oia Trend Of mine who lives f,Isf v,ps-.
,,hs.s 80 runs into the main one. Rr,t
q. II. al THIS means crime 1 cannot tel
ar. question came 50 suddenly sszr.as
certainly has that look I -,
neighboraood ?" al 'iiss
No. ne answered. broodin1 q mimi.
y , my words. Has any ore sr sba r.,i
sss-sou have spoken 20 the folks ,ha-a
rt,s Ge.,.sss>-fnentioned any name with s,,s-
.o MOI talked about IL rreferraa
10 pa"ach the subject at once To y,n
raros,ss.sl iiIed surprised. but showed his
s,,r,ess.ss OF my courtesy by a bow. IT
tap tI' You would have first wished -
lave obtained confirmation =, w., -
o.. :. rom The general gossip OF the town
- ls OF no consequence. vot, car, 49,
.lieih TAX later" And he again IL, HE -.
- bs..it aPpreclatiyely over his flowers ara
d,,re9s, nave you any plan OF proce-
o.ae M suddenly asked
must first find ont ~ .he-o 49,. -.
any crime" ] replied. letting NV eve foi-
- His over the top OF long weil-swean
"a was one or the chief ornaments of the
Pfdce 10 that dismal turn Ia the yoad
".s.en had been warned from pursuing.
.e there any other houses on this road
sraa.s-'- sours now put In. recalling bis
s.aifce BACK 10 myself by a gesture
ne booked az me seriously. IL NOT ami
DUSTY Tor moment, and then said alrno~,
700 indinerently for the Temporary ernhar-
rassment he had shown.
ots 4 aon' hold a monopoly of this by
way. There is another dwelling on II
some half mile further on. An equally
o4a dwelling with this. but more fully oc-
cupied," he smiled. "A brother ana .v,
sisters remain to the Knollys family, WHALE
Trohms" '
n brother and two sistersr' I repeated
astonished at his visibly nervous manner
Row Old brother and what kind of Sis
tcres. I pray?"
oh, young Knoliys is about "a. a stupia
FELLOW, but good, l suppose while the
glris-what shall call the girls?" he
unused. with an evident air OF wishing to
strike the happy medium between justice
ana candor. Nice girls, OF course; well
educated, refined and all that: but queer
yes, queer as girls are apt to DO who Hive
in den like that
DSH' repeated. wondering as much
at his manner as his words.
''Oh. any house as a den where flowers
don't grow" he laughed. leaning over TO
pluck spray OF honeysuckie from the
vine that curled about the columns of the
porch. IT like sunshine. beds of roses
fountains and a sweep of lawn like that
We sec before u.s.
''And tho Misses KnoHys have no such
adornments to their house?'
He shrugged his shoulders ssXThv tall
about the Knoliys? The subject you have
come to discuss is much more interesting
It is two weeks now since / saw silly
Rufus leaning over the fence there count
ing the blossoms on my oleandor. When I
looked again ten minutes later he was
gone. and that Is the last that any of Us
know about him"
Gle might have strayed into tho
woods i suggested.
I'VE have searched the woods. Silly
Rufus was a favorite in these parts. and
his fate has aroused much interest. on.
we have looked for him far and near.
but we have not found him. and never
will. I am thinking
'But what motive I began
But suddenly Mr.. Trohm's eyes had be-
come impenetrable. and sHw there was
some underlying reason on his part for
preserving certain reticence concerning
his suspicious. Could they have refer
ence to the Knollys family? II seemed
preposterous superstition. and yet / felt
impeIled To change my question into the
remark:
Perfect frankness on your part would
be OF great assistance TO me. The least
clue is valuable in such cases. doubt,
a surmiSe even, yes. whether Il be true
or false. will often put detective on the
right track. l should be obliged 10 you
II you told me why YOU so often glance
down the road towards the east"
well, 20 be frank" he laughed. Il
can not tell YOU. II is involuntary on
my part. perhaps because l am as much
perplexed as you. / feel that death and
danger Turk In this ncighborhood. but
can not locate where Perhaps you can;
at all events that will be your business
for the next few days"
Seeing by this he had reached his limit,
I rose Instantly the hosp tally OF the
man asserted itself. You must not 80
without some refreshmont." he said
"Win you step into the house and have
a glass Of wine orr sec your eyes roam
ing Iougingly towards my old-fashhoned
well-,would you like n draught or water
fresh from the bucket -
/ assured him did not drink wheat
which | thought hts eyes Frightened
but that neither did | indulge in water