The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-10
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lady was.
Harry Seymour disappeared during
the afternoon-went for a long tramp,
he saia-and T had the indignant
Lanbswortby ell e myself till he re-
turned.
When he did come back he said he
hac roticed card with apartments
to Let" on it in window just around
the corner, and suggested to Stephen
obtaining room in the house.
"This looks & good, substantial kind
Of domicile. be said; zone notllse!y
to be burglarized! Wouldn't do iol
the next place you choose to be broken
into; you know; Lambswortby; thai
would be really damGingt'
Lalnbswortny: who shu'ldere:s at the
! bare idea, thanked him, and sailed
forth to see if be could arrange.
! He came back an,! told US he hal
! settled.
/ "Bat," he said. do you know I'm
nervous What Seymour said is true,
! and it might happen that tile same
! kind of thing occurred there! What
should I 90 if there were robbery
.hcre, too, tonight? Why, shouId
be taken up; am certain [ should =!
Sure toing!'' said Seymour, ex'
plolins afre>h. ''Conso!e yourse I by
remembering that Condolences LIKE
tttat don't happen!'
He vas very amiable to Lanbsworthy
that evening, pressing him to try his
tobacco after supper; anu sinking
hands with him warmly when they SAID
"Gool night" He; however, did not
want to 60 to bed after the others de-
par:ure; lie said he should sit up AMI
smoke, and begged me to d. like"lSe:
IT'S quite early" he said, "not IL.
Sit up with me, and we'll turn IN, =
Won want to; rs soou as I've finished
this pipe"
T consented: AS a matter Of fact,
he had never been better company,
and WAS just laughing heartily at q
story he WIS telling me when
"Goo;i heavens!" I exclaimed, turn
ing rale, "that can't be Lambsworthy
cone bac! again tonight? Vino Is
~"
Better open the door anl see, re-
p!iel Scymoury philosophicallv.
1t was being beaten wildly rs !
bolte.l into the passage: Another IN
Stant and my worst fears were verified.
Lam bsworthy stoo before me with
chattering teeth, the portmanteau-
the accarseI portmaneau- by his SIDE:
"Not'-
"8urslars:" ne gaspea. ''Yes!"
He followed me into the sitting
room and fcl; into chair.
sIt is the same thing, lie NUT q ed,
Just the SINE thing. The house hal
been broken into whe2 got there,
and ro cue clue The man
shovel me the room; everything scat
tered and upside down. Seymour /
shall 90 maa!'
lie seemed in measurable dlst%ss
Of it-even Seymour was concerted.
It certainly seemed like fatality.
Wherever the poor fellow went there
Was burglary; his name would be on
the tongues CT all Wicketsheld d.
rec'Iy. There was never anything
! krown like it.
Whether be slept when we lett n1m
nt lest on the couch I do not know,
bat his face was as white as a sheet IN
the morning, and when Mr.. aud Mrs.
Carlonnel called with their daughter
they were aghast at his appearance.
''It is perfectly extraordinary" e1-
claimed Norah, "aud IS to the police.
WHO can allow such things" Words
falled her to express her contempt for
the stupidity of the police.
Il tell You what" said Mr.. Carbon.
mel, II should so to the station myself
# l we're you- will go with you.
Confound it all, we will go at once.
Something must be done, and without
delay"
/ noticel that in moment Sey-
nour was almost as pale as Lambs
worthy; was even prepared to hear
him offer an objection.
''I should not do that. sir, lf-if |
may presume to ADVICE" he sail. Il
should wait a day or two"
"And why, sir?" demanded Mr..
Cardonne7, peremntorily;"' Why should
| va wait an hOur2'
eyes" echoed Norab, hau2htily;
"why shouldw We wait five minutes, Mr.
SEYMOUR"
"Wewlll go now" cried Stephen;
"I thank you for the snggestioa. We
will 60 at once, and I will see the in
spector myself"
Seymour sat playing nervous'y with
an ash-tray on the table. He seemed
to be trying to speak, and to have lost
his voice. At last he said jerkily, and
with an attempt to laugh:
"To tell you the truth, everybody,
you are spelling practical joke OF
mine. Lambsworthy was so very con-
cerned ut the first burglary that l
thought how extremely funny it would
be if the same thing occurred in the
n=xt house be tried. The landlord IS
my tobacconist, and-welI, there
wasn't burglary last night at all; 1t
was just arranged between US for @
lark l-er-that's all"
Il live to be g hundred l shall
acvcr forget Miss Cardonners .ook OF
contempt rs he finished speaking; and
don't think Seymour will forget 1t
either. Her papa's violent opinion OF
practical jokes and jokers pallet into
iasignifcance beside it, and Lambs
wor .hy's cool natured assurance tart