Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-30
VOL. L.
CHAPTER XvIII.-(Continued1

with a fullness Of detail that struck
chill to Stuart's heart.
81 had been but a few days in London"
he said, when learnt by Walters own
hand-in the letter you have seen-that
he was also there, and that was to go
and see him. l was eager to do SO, and
on the very night he was murdered, on
that fatal Monday night, I set out to visit
him. He had told me to come late. and
knowing that he was a man much In the
world, and also that. from living in Hon
duras, where the nights alone are cool,
one rarely learns to so to bed early. I
did go late; so late that the clocks were
striking midnight asiI reached his house.
But, when / stood outside 1t, there was
no light of any kind to be seen, only a
faint glimmer from a lamp in the hall.
He has gone to his bed,' / said to my
SELF and the house Is closed for the
night. Well, 1t is indeed late, will come
again And so I turned away, and, know
ing that there was a road through your
park, though 1 had not gone by it, de-
termined to return that way"
Through the park-where he was mur-
dered?" Stuart asked.
"Yes, by that way. But before l reach
ed the gates, and when l was outside the
palace Of your queen, Buckingham Pal
ace, the storm that had been thrs -iening
broke over me. Caramba! it was\ ! storm
to drown a man, a storm such as We see
sometimes in the tropics, but which had
never thought to see here. 1t descended
In vast sheets Of water, 1t was impossible
to stir without being instantaneously
drenched to the skin, and so l sought shell
ter in a porch close at hand. There, see
Ing no one pass me but some poor half
drowned creature who looked as though
the rain could make his misery no greater
than it was, 1 waited and waited-I had
no protection, no umbrella-and heard the
quarters and half-hours. and the hours
tolled by the clock. At last, as it waN
striking two, the storm almost ceased,
and, leaving my shelter. crossed the road
and entered the park"
'Ies!" Stuart said in whisper
Yes, | entered the park, and went on
round the bend, and so, under the drip
ping trees, through what l have since
learned is called the MALI"
"Go Oni' Stuart exclaimed.
Il had passed some short distance on
my road meeting no living creature, when
but little distance ahead OF me l saw
two figures struggling, the figures OF two
men. Then / saw one fall, and the other
not seeing me, there were trees between
us-passed swiftly by. But 1 saw him
and his face, the face of young man
dressed as peasant, or. as you say here,
workman; young man with brown
nustache."
For moment Senor Guffanta paused,
and then he continued:
Il ran to the fallen man, and-it was
Walter-dead! Stabbed to the heart! 1
called him by name, / kissed him, and
felt his breast: but he was dead! And
then, in a moment, it came to my mind
that it was not with him 1 had to do; it
was with the murderer. l sprang to my
feet, | left him there-there dead in the
mud and the water with which his blood
now mingled-and, as quickly as 1 could
go, l retraced my steps after that mur-
derer. And heaven is good! l had vast
ed but two or three moments with my
poor dead friend, and ere l again reached
the gates of the park l saw before me the
figure of the man who had passed me un-
der the trees. He was still walking
swiftly. and once or twice he looked
round. as though fearing he was followed.
But /, who have tracked savage beasts
to their lairs, and Indians to their haunts,
knew how to track him. Keeping well
behind him at fair distance, sometimes
screening myself behind the pillar on a
road, sometimes even letting myself fall
back still farther. 1 followed him. At
one time, when l brought him into my
sight again, it had been in my thoughts to
.spring upon him, and there at once to kill
him or take him prisoner. And then l
thought it best not to do SO. We had
moved far from the scene; who was to
prove, how was | to prove that it was he
who had done this deed, and not L? And
there was blood upon my clothes and
hands-it was plainly visible! 1 could
see 1t myself! blood that had flown from
Walters dead heart on to me L took
him in my arms upon the ground. No, l
said, / must follow him, l must know
where he lives, then l will take fresh
counsel with myself as TO what ! shall
do. So / went on, still following him.
And by this time the dawn was breaking
He went on and on, walking. perhaps. for
half an hour or SO, though it seemed far
more to me; but at last he stopped, and /
had now some difficulty in preventing him
from seeing me- He had stopped at a gate
In u wall, and with key had quickly
opened it."
The gate of the garden OF Occlevs
House" Stuart exclaimed. quivering with
excitement.
Yes" the Senor answered, "the gate
Of the garden OF Occleve House. And
now had to be careful l was deteYmin-
ed to see where he had gone to through
that gate, what he was doing in that gar
den; but how to do 1t? II looked through
the ratings he would see me. he would
know he was discovered-he might even
then be able TO escape me! If had had
my pistol with me, L would have stood
by the gate and looked at him through IT
and then, il necessary, would have shoi
Linn dead. But had it not; 1 had though,
Of no need for it when | left the hote
that night. | did not know what was be-
fore me when l went out But l knew ]
must do something at once, and so. see
ing that the street was empty and ne
creature stirring. I advanced near to the
gate. stretched myself fat upon the pave.
and with my head upon the ground looked
under the lowest part OF the railings and
saw"
What" Stuart asked, interruptine
him again in his excitement
"A changed man. one different from hin
l had followed. Still d young man VICE
q brown mustache, but young man
,Ihose habit was that Of q gentleman
lie was dressed now in a dark, weii-made
,nit. and with his hands he was rolling
ap the peasant dress l had seen him wear
Then he STONED over THAT seemed TO b.
q hole, or declivity, near the wall ana
dropped the suit into it, and arranged tne
weeds and long grass above it, and tnen
slowly he went to the house. and, taxing
again the key from his pocket, entered the
door,"
CHAPTER XIX
~What man could thus have had tn
.n+r,nce to the back Of the house?" Stu