The sun., 1902-05-25


sh, the rinsrS keps the Neas,.
sn. Cruukit" ~as returning cue sfsss-
,-.ru AL -frand into ia. interior %
s,,,, 4 ~ gr,at~r Consequence than
~. t...,..y q % p=ckss, ~ Ah.! he==.=-
y s.,,,Wan, an old and v~hssst clieut of
y ,,,,,p. Juds. Josiah Msrcclns. The
.,,,.......- q rural travel had imposed upon
a. , ,eu mile driv, In uri-r To catch tho
.,.r.,, trair nn branch road.
a.. "a, was ts,th lonely and noun
-. ,.,.Irians which made the break
d, ul,-r. hoth natural :" happ~n ard
-. rrtlf tln-~' Cunnc"tions In such
.,.......f..,.- ~ ~ hard to make and when
=, ....,fI tue vehicle hobblsd into a little
49,, 4, vas Ironkho's fortune to hear
a.. whistle q the departing train taunt-
q civ l--uring him that he wouldn't 20
hoe until! morning
Rig q phll"'onher. Cronkite lost no
,r. .ri -.-Nug ths inn. which prov~si to
>, .r ,li-fashiou,h affair. broodins In
,,i !,,,ay over its memories of Letter
dsv. Beirg ,Npustitutionally s~cretiVe. he
CAV. HE name as Smith. his occupation as
= AID shoes aud his destination as
a.. ,.,ry-' town when tho landlord favored
h,r with thns. intimate attentions which
x,,v i,v.rs.ly with the number ~ guests.
1he evening was ~ pleasant that Cron-
HI. accepted with good grace apologies
Sr , !a'a supper. asserting that he would
pr.f.f tn wait until the darkness and chill
= IA driv. him into the huuss' from an
.tg,,rri arhor. where mtanw hile he would
t,'-n Do, cigar
Prom professional habit, rather than
Ia. l..ta.fiy..'a mind hRyan
10 tu,lI on certain incidents 81 his recent
n,,. m Why had not Judge Msrocllus
toll him what tho package contained'
Tler. could be- but one answer In the light
o, the complete intimacy between them.
Tie ludgc did not know
!, must have been left In his safe-keepine
ur,il certain time had elapsed OF a certain
co,,Ineency hal happened. probably the
former. Tor there had been evident pique
s,ou, the cid LAWYERS taciturrity But
had nnt the package something TO say for
i-.lfi
Wal. vcs as Croulits meSiitated IL seemed
., i.., rolt aim a number o' things. For
isaucc. tho thirk yellow paper With which
f. vas folded was crackei Ia places, the
lrN are. fadc,i. the rei s-alingwas. brittle
.pa chruod- all signs II age.
NHI. 'NNs " " u 49, blI'laks ltt'N "'i.a
crrpatt that the pro, 80 ~ elimination
vr. come pretty close o. indicating what
49,, 4 y.Iuahles the contents must Ice.
V,l deeds contracts, 1nds none oi
IT,. would III the requirements will
" w,..i rut h' 80 large. bonds fold~t longer
ar der legal papers Of any sort II com
= 49, o' many sheets could not bc 50 solid
az u0virlitng
Il. - ia.l
I. pr.dcc'ins padding. he had rapp"d It,
a. here had been no hollow sound. there
f-,.lr r,,uli not have been a box or oaskc'
I '.r. then. what would feel, APPEAR. weigh
l., 'hi,, except a stack uf bills, currency,
L. .Lrv'
Why. then, Lad a wealthy retired mer-
e. ant. living out his DAYS IN nIstic peacn-
.r.s, first put into safe keeping FOR 20
l.- lime 80 manifcstly large a sum;
Al a-a,u. why had he recalled IL at this
particular tatcs To reach satisfying
c,rclu.,lu. Crorutc summarized his knowl-
ej.e - Mr R--icr and his own experience
49,, delivering the package to him some
va a. 'ilows:
Mr. K,-4l.r was spoken of by the Judge
O. maE = strong characteristics and
virtues. IuH'. 70 the Roman style. persist
eu' m rrIudic-. rigid Of principle. In
Partnership With his brother Amos. a man
oi similar traits. he had dealt largely IN
co,.,,s tNfurr the war. and the firm Of A
\ Re"d"r was still quoted on the ex-
chang.,. North and South. a. a tyre of
a." merchant princes Of better day.
Ahal Re,.irr'- wife was dead. and his
home At Ski,awan was now presided over
by III widowed daughter. Mrs. Mallon.
a 4 ~
ani - lIt.l. for the knowledge. now for
the eNTsTi"nC" ui HIS visit
trnuIr- had teen asked 70 wait in the
library the front room on the second moor
wh.l- the oid gentleman finished his lunch
ON IN. side windows Of the room were
oyan and he hai been conscious ~ the
hum Of voices Ia the garden below.
Then 'hl- sound had cca-ed. there were
hsNt -,ep~ on the stair~. and through the
haIvav a woman IN black had tottcred.
a,-,rt,ri in woe that distorted her
fArr, distracted her bosom and wrins her
th,n hands ln air She had advanced n
li,te heyond, a. II going 10 Mr. he~,ier =
ROM, then. uncertain, had passed back
again
q the window. only to catch a glimpse
Of a man disappearing through the hedge
moment later tho servant who had adj
ri'od him had u-her-d him into Mr.
R'-dcr's prrsauc-. Bu, word sufficed
g. 20" hi>in"-., and then he had departed
without seeing any one el-"
Hcr". then was a pretty problem for
,hc r.ason and tho Imagination, which
must work unitedly IN ruccs'--ful detecting
Assuming that he woman In distress
va Mr. Nallon. what inference rould
fairy - drawn from her hesitation in IA"
hallway
WY that natural instinct which led
t"f toward her father and that prudence,
Tear = shook, cpmra~sion Tor his age had