The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-13

land we found ourselves kneeling be-
| side the demon. uttering solicit0us poo
poos'' or "pussys," and profering milk
/ and shad roe, parcel of that with which
| our last herring had been dellcately fur
/ nished
81 believe he's dyed" said Yvette;
! I'm certain he is; he comes off on my
| handkerchief now he's little damp. That
I woman must be very hattermad. And
. what on earth has the pussy Persian tied
round its neck?"
little cooked hat note. soaked
| leaf from a metallic notebook. We united
the piece of Irvine 1t was strung to. fiat
tening it carefully. and this is what we
read knocking our heads together in our
| new excitement
IF you get this bring the police and
lock her up. There will be reward if
you like, but look sharp. You'll hear me
shout if you make row enough"
Her must be the hOusekeeper de-
mon" said Yvette, deyouring the sodden
pencil legend. And who is 1t she has
locked up? DO you think it is the perse-
cutting ancestor appealing from durance
under the Morning Post'?"
IT'S toe weak-this little handwrit-
ing"
"And he's modern enough to know
look how he spells him. There's only one
Il in police. isn't there?"
We have no chance l said, "of ar
irving at consensus of the opinion of the
force. for there is only one of him in
Lymchurch. and he's p. c. Kelly. who is
staying on leave with his mother, the wild
ow. l admit that one Il is a staryeling
way of spelling him
I'VE can't go tonight" said Yyette. de-
I'D
In the morning, then" said I. 1.-The cav
alcade shall start. and this time Well hire
a wagon-we won't walk there again"
Yyette was biting her thumb and gazing
at the pink cat who was sleeping on his
well warmed side. replete with milk. pur
ring mildly as in his dreams he followed
droves OF purple mice to catty doom.
Said she: My theory is that the Old
family butler is kept chained up by that
woman while she bloats on his board
wages"
1T may be-" I answered. "but oh
Yvette. what an adventure for two shil-
lngs!"
1t was early morning-early that is, for
us to have arrived at far distant Earring
water. Policeman Kelly. with whom l had
often shared tobacco wheG I met him in
his holiday short sleeves on the seafront.
had put en- the official with his blue coat
and silver buttons, and between the jolts
of the cart that brought US had in lumi-
nous but disconnected sentences sketched
me the respectful attitude which the in
structed citizen should assume in his re-
latlons with the force.
| listened to his artless talk which min
gled with the babble OF Yyette. who was
explaining the advantages OF a seafaring
career over that of an author to kelly's
cousin Jack, who remained an unconvinc-
ed seaman Battle and breeze were alb
sent from his own professional converse
ton, which description OF the provisions
consumed, unwilllngly By himself and 9th
ers, on board the coaster John and Charles
Wesley of Cardin.
/ was little nervous. for 1t occurred
to me that even the presence OF p. @. KEEL
ly would not Justify a foreible entry into
Farringwater Hall. but / think / betrayed
little diffidence as led my posse from the
lane. where we left the wagon in charge
OF an open-mouthed boy, up the avenue
and across the neglected garden to the
green. moist portico. Halted there.
struggling line Of four. / gained time by
again handing round the erumpled leaf
from the metallic notebook. now almost
illegible.
Then, as 1 reckcned all along. Yvstts. !