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'1'll have the law for this he
growled. II amt paid to be beaten by
a madman."
You're paid to do my work, not an
Others" said Carriston. go to the
man who has overbribed you and sent
you to tell me your lies. Go to him,
tell him that once more he has failed.
Out of my sight!'
AS Carriston showed signs Of recon-
mencing hostile operations, the man
fled as far as the doorway. There, be-
ing in comparative safety, he turned
with malignant look.
You'll smart for this" he said;
when they lock you up as raving
lunatic I'll try and get a post as keep
er."
was glad to see that Carriston paid
no attention to this parting shaft. He
turned his back scornfully, and the
fellow left the room and the house.
Now are you convinced?" asked
Carriston, turning to me.
Convinced of what? That his tale
is untrue, or that he has been misled,
l am quite certain"
"Tush! That is not worth consider
alton. Don't you see that Ralph has
done all this? l set that man to watch
him; he found out the espionage; sub
orned my agent, or your agent / should
say; sent him here with trumped-up
tale. Oh, yes; l was to believe that
Madeline had deserted me-that was to
drive me out of my senses. My cousin
is a fool after all!'
without further proof l cannot be-
lieve that your suspicious are correct"
said; but / must own l spoke with
some hesitation.
Proof! A clever man like you ought
to see ample proof in the fact of that
wretch having twice called me n mad
man. l have seen him but once before
you know if l then gave him any
grounds for making such an assertion.
Tell me, fgrom whom could he have
learnt the word except from Ralph Car
riston?"
/ was bound, if only to save my own
reputation for sagacity, to confess that
the point noted by Carriston had raised
certain doubts in my mind. But II
Ralph Carriston really was trying by
some finely-wrought scheme to bring
about what he desired, there was all
the more reason for great caution to be
exercised.
81 am sorry you beat the fellow"
said. "He will now swear right and
left that you were not in your senses. y
"Of course he will? What do carer
"Only remember this. 1t is easier to
get put into an asylum than to get out
of it,"
"It is not so very easy for sane
man like me to be put in, especially
when he is on his guard. l have looked
up the law. There must be a certifi'
cate signed by two doctors, surgeons
or, believe, apothecaries will do
who have seen the supposed lunatic
alone and together. I'll take pretty
good care 1 speak to no doctor save
yourself, and keep out of the way o
surgeons and apothecaries."
It quite cheered me to hear hin
speaking so sensibly and collected!
about himself, but I again impressed
upon him the need for great caution
Although I could not believe that hi
cousin had taken Madeline away, wa
inclined to think, after the affair will
the spy, that, as Carriston averred
he aimed at getting him, sane or insane
into a mad-house.
But after all these days we were no
a step nearer to the discovery of Made
lines whereabouts. Carriston made n
sign of doing anything to facilitate tha
discovery Again l urged him to in
trust the whole affair to the police
Again he refused to do so, adding tha
he was not quite ready. Ready 70
what, / wondered!