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the. label cottage did he shake of the gloom

the ths,j ESSe i cottage ,Ss did he b shake on the gloom
halt, let Us ;aniersta md e sNRlR CHEZ tG a s %s nre
most respectable ,townsfolk. II in the
&c e9iI i6s s 81 t hIfI G raii l choose to make mention
but II not. you are 70 take my r~eticence as proof
OF my o,yn belief that they had nothing TO do
Two Of the party bowed. KNAPP only made
There is no light in the window, observed
We viii wake them" said the constable. Il
cannot go back without being myself assured
rnns no more emm money IKE nat given to Lotion
Very well. remarked Knapp. and going up
to.the door before him. he struck Il reeounding
knock that was startling in that place Of 81.
BuI, loud as the summons was, IT brought no
answer. Not only the moon. lighted door, but
the little windows on each side of IL remained
shut, aud there, was, no evidence that the
label! John Zabell" shouted the consta-
be. stepping around the side, OF the house.
in' J lam NJ John John t''f i%ts " as i L Hs T ws c h"Hs
business ,e With you. oren the door; don't
But this appeal received no moro recognition
than the. fret, and after rapping on the window
against which he had flung the words he came
PACK and looked ur aud down the front of the
1t had 9 solitary aspect and was much less
least, d neglect. about tho place that aston.
ished him. Not only had the weeds been al
unpaintcd front itssif bits Of, board had r"tted
aI IVA leaving n, great gaps about the window
the ROOT showed np ali these II mp @fe" 5E' WITH
green raper shades that hall.conceaied the
rooms within we're, plainly to be seen. as well
IA n" to ' tSe n1d Cracked S%iSSFe do Sn'ef fh heH Vision IiS one oi
knapp with his ear laid against this door added
70 the torl1rn and sinister aspsct OF the scene
the brothers in theft. Ipalmy, days when they
were the life and pride of the town. q by no
ward the detective and asked him what they
Break down the door" was the
country houses are seldom fastened let me
see Il | cannot enter by some one Of them,
sssS5s t Ifs''"Ht. And r. sa t "s i bo}d y the q kn S'ns +
turned and the door opened. 1t had not been
But Knapp showed no such s%eruples. With;
out waiting for any mans PERMISSION he glided
in and stepped cautiously but without any
ielay into n room the door OF which stood wide
omen before him. The constable was about to
fhG anI WI when = he saw LAY hnann G lon stumbling
..'Devilish work" he muttered. and drew the
Never will any Of them forget that sight.
. sSs,n mass Sr %i 'ne #e lST iR i II ir Ssp The hlso sn SS fS .,
expected and so deplurahle that. hardy men
though they were; they smscumbHd without
on the floor near TIE cntsnnCH lay one
showed showed every feature at t of his worn" worm and liieISss
f fbs ro and at 1t, t tSel e, Ss2~ ris W II II 5 [se ien Wjtb OF n
book clutched in his hand.
Both had been dead some time. and on the
faces and in the ASPECT of either was visible "A
misery that added its own Gl1om to the pitia-
BILE and gruesome scene. and made the shin
ing OF the great white moon. which filed every
nigh, irnendHreHiis 70 those WHO contemrlqtod
the hoar! What could he 'saddsr and what
Knanp. who OF them all. would naturally
feel thia least was of course the person to
""Both wear long boards, said he. but This
one on the foor vas dcmbtless Loton's cnsto:
Re f carefully eHi =" crossed os;sSi PtSH E" toGsr; a. 'Her Sso Is the RS
bread, and Even he had his moments OF
feeling, The nppeorancs q that ioat had "a
Fontcn, speaking for the irst time S|nSe Ms
see how they cling TO the bodies rs II they de-
lighted in lighting upthese wasted and shrunk-
"c9gld il hSye been hanger. Logan Abel Ss
m WS|%h as he he had sf 6yohsh E m IN lis p sal IT. Il lantern
God help us all II It was,' said Ferton in n
secret remorse no one but DR.. Talbot under
stood. But who could have believed 1: Of
men who we're once So prosperous? Are YOU
sure that one Of them has gnawed this bread:
Could It not have BEEN
These are the marks OF human teeth" OBJ;
served knapp, who was examining the loaf
carefully. Il declare It makes me very un-
comfortable. Notwithstanding It's In the line
Of regular experiences" And he laid the
bread down hurriedly.
Meantime Mr.. Fenton. who had been bend;
ing over another portion OF the table. turned
and walked away to the window.
Il am glad they are dead" he muttered.
They have at least, shared the late 81 their
chief lying beside the newspaper. knapp
The detective did so. A ,three-edGed dag
ger. WIN a cHHr 1o Dug Wn n naTn;e; me- MS
as no one could doubt. the weapon with which
Aunfho Wahh Ind haan killeI