The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02
CHAPTER XVIII.

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LOT ne night before were sun rinslnk III nls
.u. Going down the PACK STAIRS IN ms anA-
INV TO avoid AmabeI' he came upon ono OF 'he-
,,Ne men. ~
"p.en to the village TINS morning. o asked
40. sir. but. Lem has mere serea' news
there. wonder II any one mas 'oiu MT ou'h-
rard1'
What news, jake dont thinR my iather
hp yet"
why. sir, there were two more oea'ns IN
town last nighttime nrotners Hao0i' "nu OH
do say" Lem heard IL q oozsn tines oe."een
the grocery and.the nsh marke'! .na' ~ was
one Of these old men VINO h,heu nIs "ooo'
The dagger has been tounu IN 'helr nouse'
and most OF the money, "hy' ST. "nas 'ne
matter? Are you SICK
Frederick made an effort ana etoon upright
Be had nearly taiIen'
"No; that Ia. am not quite myseI. 80
many horrors. JAKE. Mhat "'u une' uie o'
You say they are e"th dead' n"th' 49,.
"Yei. sir. and It's dreaotW 10 'nink o.
but It was hunger, sir. BREAD came 100 iate'
Both men are mere skeletons tc looK az.
They have kent themselves CLOSE LOT weeks
BOW. and nobody knew no" nao OH they were.
Idont wonder II upset you. SIT. we all ieeilo
lhit. and lust dread to tell Mr. sutherland.
Frederick staggered away ne nau never
10 his lie heen so near msntai anu ph's''di
collapse. Al the thresnoid OF the slteine room
toor be met MS 'a'her' M ou'her'anu WAS
looking ooth troubled ana anxious; moro So
Frederick thonght' man "hen ne signeu 'ne
check for him.on the previous night. AS their
Ues met both shoWed embarrassment: ou'
Frederick whose nerves hah oeen hisp'S
strung I'D by wna' ne hau just hearu. sooh con
troled himself and surveying DIS ia'her VII"
forced caimness. negan'
TINS IS dreaatui news SIT,
But MS la'hef' ih'en' oh MS OWN 'nouKn's'
hurrledIy interrupted MN.
lou tod me yesterday tha' everSeh'nR was
broken OF between you ana MISS rage iet
saw you re-en'er 'he mousse toge'her iase
night nttle ~hile alter gave you 'ne money
you asked for
! Know. ana IL must nave han d DAD ap-
pearanre' ! en'reat Sou' however. 10 oelleVe
mat this meeting between MISS rage ana my
rh was against my ~ish' ana mat tne reia-
tons oe'"een us nave not peeh ahec'eo py
awning that passed oet"een us
am sIa1 10 near H. my SON. iou coulo
20, 40 worse ny youFselt man 10 return 10 your
ol oe'ouon.
lastse WIN YOU SIT ana 'hen' because
ne cou'u no. he'p ~ freoerick inquired II ne
"sa nearu the news
WI 'utherIanu' eVlnen'iy STARTED. asked
WA. news 70 "hicn rreuerrck repHea'
i"e he"s anou' 'he Aaoels. lhey arc ooth
oea'' st. uead from munger 'Hh you I'M
asneH IL
inns was something so Inherent from what
ms 'aahet han expected 10 near that ne ola not
"I' ma' nrs'' "heh ne ala. MS surprise
.uaH.e. Me'e oven greater tha.ir reuerlck nau
sl'N'pa'eu. seeing MIN so aHected' freder-
~A' VINO tnonGht INA the whole truth would
" W. na'uer 10 near IMAM 'he nail. aunen the
euspN'on "h'ch had beeh attacheu 10 the
'ou"ker one name. ana man stood oacK.
.Hre' uarIne |" ne a witness 10 the outraged
I'e"nts "h'cn such a communications could
w 'a" W AWAKEN IN one OF ms lathers tem-
awe
n"' ,nVush ne mus escaped the shocked
W. N",c" crossed MS 'athers countenance.
~ u NOT lall 10 near the indignant ex-
s,aAia'ton "n'ch hnrst from MS lips. nor hein
IeNluE 'hat II would take more than the
most COMPLETE clrcumstantial evidence to con-
y MS ia'her OF the guilt OF men ne had
.TU"n dn" respected Tor so MANY years.
TUT some reason Frederick experienced
w ,e''e. az ms and was bracing himself 70
t"e IRE OF questions which his statement
-, ".eeSsa'i's can iorih. when the SOUND Of
sr'""'ue steps Grew the attention OF both
% party OF men coming up the hillside
,.IN" mem was MI Courtney. prosecuting
Ia 80 lor 'he district and as Mr.. snther'
,s NV ar.oen'zed him he sprang forward. say
courtney. He Will xplain this
''ek ioIlowed' anxious and be wilderad
ha 'Von naa inc doubtful pleasure OF seems
,ou, Wv en'er MS STUDY In company with the
~ men considered to he most interested II
uv'uHAon OF the Webh mystery.
IN ~. was lingering in an undecided MOOD
nt 'ual' passaGeway leading upstairs. HI
InottU PRESSURE o' a finger on his shoulder
va, W. ne met the eyes Of Amabel. WHIT
Rha Vanlns toward him over the banisters
xi,h"". smiling md, though her face was no
w,s o''aeh"es o' physical lanCuor. Their,
have been -
h,m Vut hours before but which now caused
h,o. wv d PHYSICAL renulsion that he starte'
dI.,, u 'ue ehort to rid his shoulder from lie
N'"lHE tlu"h,