Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
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So there was nothing to be
said about it.
But had there been would not have
spoken, for he seemed SO gratified at
finding me enjoying nature at this early
hour that any words from me would
have been quite superfiuous. He did not
dismount-that would have been too
marked perhaps-but he stopped, and
we'll, we have both passed the age Of
and what he said cannot be of
interest to the general public, especial
ly as it did not deal with the disappear
ance or with the discoveries made in
the Knollys house the day before or
with any of those questions which you
have been trying to solve with me to
this time.
That we were engaged more than five
minutes in this conversation cannot
believe. have always been extremely
accurate in regard to time, yet a good
half hour was lost by me some time that
morning for which have never been
able to account. Perhaps it was spent
in the short discussion which followed,
q discussion which may be Of interest
to you, for that was upon the action Of
the police.
Nothing came Of the investigations
made by Mr.. Gryce yesterday, / per.
ceive," Mr.. Trohm had remarked, with
some reluctance, as he gathered up his
reins to depart. "Well, I did not expect
anything. How could he hope to find
anything there?"
"How could he indeed? Yet" said /,
determined to allay this one mans sus-
picions at once, which, Notwithstanding
the openness Of his remark, was still
observable in his tones, lyon say that
with an air / should hardly expect from
60 good q neighbor and friend. Why is
that, Mr.. Trohm? Surely you do not as
sociate crime with the Knollyss"
Crime? Oh, no, certainly not. No
one could associate crime with the
Knollya If my tone was at fault, it was
due perhaps to my embarrassment-this
meeting, your kindness, the beauty of
the day and the feeling these all call
forth. Well, may be pardoned II my
tones are not quite true in discussing
other topics. My thoughts were with
the one I addressed.
"Then that tone of doubt was all the
more misplaced, retorted. 1T am so
frank cannot bear innuendo in others.
Besides, Mr.. Trohm, the worst folly of
this home was laid bare yesterday in a
way to set at rest all darker suspicious.
You knew that William INDUCED in
vivisection. Well, that is bad, but it
could not be called criminal. Let us dc
Justice to him, then, and for his sisters
sake see how we can re-establish him
in the good graces Of the community. -
But Mr.. Trohm, who for all our short
acquaintance was not without a very
decided appreciation for certain points
in my character, shook his head and
with smiling air returned:
"You are asking the impossible not
only Of the community, but yourself.
William can never re-establish himself.
He is Of too rude make. The girls
now may recover the esteem they seem
to have lost, but William Why, il
the cause Of those disappearance was
found today, and found at tho remotest
end Of this road or even up in the noun.
tains, where no ono seems to have look.
ed, William would still be known
through all this village as rough and
cruel man. I have tried to stand hit
friend, but it's been against odds, Miss
Butterworti. Even his sisters saw that
and showed their lack Of confidence in
our friendship. But ! would like tt
oblige you"
knew he ought to go. l knew that
if he had fingered only the five minutes
which common courtesy allowed that
curious eyes would be looking from
Loreen's window and that at any min
ute might expect some interference
from Luoetta, who had read through
this mans forbearance toward William
the very natural distrust he could moi
but feel toward SO uncertain q charac
ter. Yet with such an opportunity tt
hand how could ! let him go without
another question:
"Mr. Trohm," said ], "you have the
kindest heart and the closest lips, but
have You ever thought that Deacon
Spear
He stopped me with q really mortified
look. Deacon Spears house was gont
through yesterday" said he. "as min,
will be today. Don't insinuate anything
against him." he entreated. "Leavt
that for foolish William" Then with
the most charming return to his ole
manner, for felt myself in a measure
rebuked, he lifted his hat and urged hi.
horse forward. But, having withdrawn
himself o step or two, he paused ant
with the slightest gesture toward thu
little hut he was facing added in o mucl
lower tone than any he had yet used
Besides, Deacon Spear Is much too ia,
away from Mother Jane's cottage
Don't you remember that told you slit
never could DO got to go more than AZ
rods from her own doorstep?" And
breaking into quick canter, he rodt
away past Mother JAMES cottage, a
which he barely glanced, into the mazel
ef the FOREST beyond.
I was left to think over his word
and the impossibility Of my picking W
any olew other than that given me b,
Mr.. Gryce.
Twas turning toward the house whe1
I heard a slight poise at my feet. Look
ing down, / encountered the eyes O
Saracen. He was crouching at my side
and as turned toward him his tail 40
tually wagged. 1t was sight to cal
the color up to my cheek; not that sig1
Of good will, astonishing as that wal
considering my feeling toward dogs
but his being there at all without my
knowing it, That made Amelia Butter
worth blush. That was sign that NJ
WOMAN make no exoeptions-can liz
ten more than ono minute 10 an agree
able mans expressions Of sincere admi
ration without letting go just q little o
her watchfulness. 1t may not be to hel
credit, but it marks her out as won
an, which. after all, is not thing tt
deplore, especially where one has no
really passed the line beyond which al
weakness Of this nature is ridiculous.
Lucetta met lae, just as expected, a
the door. But her words were not jus
what anticipated, perhaps because O.
tnat snort look sae gave me pe1ore sn