The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-27

his features, as the mans fSre 49,
swatlled in handkerchief, a. thomrh
lie were suffering from d toothac he
and he was standing ut the enil 81
tho rather dark hall. The tw0, Last.
mentioned llersOnages must have mr.
rived during the night, as no ono IN Il
seen them enter the house. M
The tradesmen soon became con-
WINGED, not only that Mr.. Sylyanus
Thompson obtained his supplies from
London, but also TINT he was having
in q considerable store. He was CON
tinually iOurneying to and from Lon
din in his dog cart, and on his return
invariably brought with him q collec.
ton Of parcels and boxes of all kinds
and shapes. Some of these seemed
even to he of considerable weight, for,
one day, when Mr.. Syivanus Thomp.
son was resting hs horse In front of
the Greyhound" q lad playfully put
his hand underneath one Of them and
found it too heavy for his boyish
strength. 1t was written down for
moist sugar, and rotten bad moist SUI
gar it must have been, the grocer said,
to he so heavy.
With all that Mr.. Sylvanus Thomp.
son. his journeyings and his idiosyn-
crastes, excited but faint interest in
the neighborhood. The river was
swarming with boating men and their
ladies, AID their Joyous laughter rung
over the tranquil waters. Inc inn
keepers and lodging house proprietors
had their hands full, and Mr.. sylvan.ls
Thompsons nearest neighhOr, Sir WILL
lam CuthbertSOn, was represented only
by the grave-visaged attendant, who
ooo1nos1 fO no OtfONHinu tO vn1Nod1v ~,
nothing but his patient. who asked no
questions and permitted no chatter,
and by Lucy, who never for a moment
left her side Of the Nest.
Murder as fine art is taught to per-
lection by two Observation-Disclosures of
inventiOn-cupidity and fear. These
fierce and cold blooded teachers sum
up their pupils ability and capacity of
endurance to nicely. and find for him
Il way of accomplishing his devilish
work more suitable to his habits of
'fe. Thus, man well versed in the
secrets Of chemistry, DESTROYS to rid
himself of an enemy, would most like
~ have recourse to subtle pOisOns. The
platelayer who has deadly quarrel
with his railway company loosens a
few screws and throws half a dozen
sleepers across the line. Thus also
George Maclane, with his experiences
as miner fresh in his mind, hit upon
the plan of digging an underground
mine from Reedon Lodge to the Nest,
and blowing Lord Cleve, with his dan
gerous memory, to atoms.
George Maclane was not man to do
things by halves, or without careful
deliberations. To the servants at the
Bottoms the information had been
vouchsafed that their masters were
taking short tour in the country. and
Mr.. Edward Wall was left in charge
in their absence. Nobody had seen
them enter Reedon Lodge. and nobody
would see them leave. The only per-
son upon whose shoulders the crime
would be laid was. Mr.. Edward Wall.
and lie was promised five thousand
pounds and twelve hours start to get
away. The actual gold and notes were
exhibited before the young mans
greedy eyes, and in doing so Mr.. George
Maclane made the one mistake in
his otherwise nicely-calculatel ar
rangements. He allowed Mr.. Edward
Wall to see that q very much larger
sum in sovcreigns and notes was kept
in the strong box at the Bottoms.
The murderous plan was simple
enough. They would lay two three
hour fuses to make sure of success, in
case. by any passing accident, one Of
these should fail. They would resume
their own garments, and in the mid
die of the night walk as far as Wind
sor, where they would take the early
morning train for some station along
the Great Western line. and hence
pretend to be engaged in a walking
tour. In the meantime the mine would
have exploded and annillilated Lord
Cleve. They had never been seen in
the business. and could not he sus-
pected. AS to Mr.. Edward Wall. it
was in his own interest to get away
and save his neck.
OF course, there was the remote
danger of failure and detection: hit
they both agreed that it was not more
profitable to he hanged for the muir
der of Dick Ashland than to run the
risk Of the added charge of having.
for q second time, attempted to take.
Lord Cieve's life. On the one side.
the near certainty of exposure and
retribution stared them in the face:
on the ether. tho possibility Of escape.
and continued fortune grinned tempt.
ingly. I'D,
(To Be Continned)