Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-18

IN TUE NAME OF THE LAW.


shut himself in his room to finish the
letter begun the previous evening. He
went about it leiSurely. placing the
table in front of an open window and
sitting where the sweet afternoon
breeze might blow in his face as he
wrote. Between the sentences he
stopped often, weighing and turning the
words until they fitted his purpose;
which was to make this latest letter To
his mother as one with those preceding
it. This preserving OF the unities proved
tn be less difficult than he had thought
IL would be. The new determination
was but sucking as yet, and the turn
ing of a fresh leaf i'm the book OF rcso-
lutions Is, in any event, only a begin
Minis" Besides, ones mother IS always
the first to accept show of franlnesS
rs substitute for the real quality.
and Mrs. Thorndykc would have found
reasons for refusing TO believe Philip
II he had told her the plain truth
The window in the attic bedroom
looked out upon the stretch of yellow
road leading to AIlacoochec. and in
one of the intcr-sentencc pauscs Philip
saw two hOrScmen ride over the crest
of the spur which shut or the view of
the lower valley. They halted among
the trees on the hillside. and one of
them pointed TO the farmhouse while
the other took something from his
pocket and went through the motions
OF a man drinking from bottle. Philip
watched them liStlcssly until. az the
end Of full minute. his curiosity
awolc 10 comment upon the phcuomc-
nnl thirst of ,,.lt,
an equestrian statue with arm bent and
head thrown back. There was a field
glass hanging i'm its case ON the wall.
and when Philip took il down and TO-
cu-ed il upon the SratucSquc horscman
the mystery speedily took another form.
The man was not drinking: he was cN-
aiming the house and the adjacent
mountain through n glass not unlike
the ono i'm whose field Philip was OBJ
serving him.
lhorndykc's first thought was Of Xii
grow and his prosecutors. but before ne
could form plan for warming the old
mountancrr the two hor~cmcn rode
down 10 the house, and he heard one of
them ask Mrs Duncan if the road led
~ Mia Springs. a village on the western
slope of Johns mountain. Since the
question appeared to explain the recon
rais~aucc, Philip let his suspicious
lapse. and straightway forgot the Incl
dent when the travellers had ridden on
He had finished his letter. and was be
ginning 10 wonder if Duncan would
succeed in finding kilgrow. when he
heard voices below. followed 10y STUN
bling footsteps on the stairs. and Dun
can entered with the old mountainccr.
This is auId Johnnie Kcelgruw.
Master Thorndyke," he said. presenting
his companion with a perpendicular
gesture which seemed to call attention
10 Kigrow's great height Il Just
made free 10 fess him till yer ain room.
whaur We could haze it DOT wi him in pri-
waite"
That was right-Tm glad to meet
you, Mr.. kilgrow. Sit down. both of
you. and let me ask few questions"
The mountainccr folded his thin
length upon the edge of a chair. but
Duncan stood irrcsolutc I'm no suc
over rash, myscr. Master Thurndykc.
rs We ken, but auld Johnnie here is,
uair captions than the cauuir-t Scot a.
them a. ID We think. now. Dee Wilma
set foot in the house till h. makes mr
promise TO pit myself on guard ou IN.
doorstanc,"
Duncan dissatisfaction with any ar
rancement that excluded him from
share i'm the conference was very evil
dent but Thorndykc Judged wisely that
his client would %, less cm barrasscd If
the inqui-itiyc Scot were ont of the
way. and hc commended the prccau-
tiDu.