Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-06-18
My Strangest Case
BY GUY BOOTHBY.
Author of "Dr. KikoIa.' 1.-The Beautiful
White Devil" Pharos, The
Egyptian" Etc.
1901, by Ward. Lock & Col
CHAPTER VII.-CoNTINUED.

CHAPTER VII-CoNTINUED
''Mr. Fairfax" said he, IL labor I'M
der the fear that you cannot under
stand my position. Can you realize
what il is like to feel shut up IN the
dark, waiting and longing always for
only one thing? Could you not let
me come to Paris with you to-mor-
row?"
Impossible" / said. at is out of
the question. 1t could not be thought
of for a moment"
''But why not? l can see no diff
Guilty in it,"
IF for no other reason because il
would destroy any chance of my
even getting on the scent. l should
be hampcred at every turn"
He heavcd heavy sigh
Blind! blind!" he said with de-
spair in his voice. "But / know that 1
shall meet him some day, and when
j do"
His ferocity was the more terrible
by reason of his affliction.
only wait, Mr. Kitwater," / re-
Piled. Wait, and if l can help you,
you shall have your treasure back
again. Will you then be satisfied? -
Eyes, I'll be satisfied he an
swered, but with what struck me as
almost reluctance. Yes, when
have my treasure back again I'll be
satisfied, and so will Codd. In the
meantime I'll wait here in the dark,
the dark in which the days and nights
are the same. Yes, I'll wait and
wait and wait"
At that moment Miss Kitwater
made her temperance in the gar
den, and L rose to bid my clients
farewell.
"Good-by, Mr.. Kitwater," I said.
I'LL write Immediately 1 reach
- iris, and let you know how l am
getting on"
You are very kind" Kitwater an
swered, and Codd nodded his head.
My hostess and I then set off down
the drive to the high-road which we
followed towards the village. 1t was
a perfect evening, and the sun was
setting in the west in n mass of
crimson and gold. At first we talked
of various commonplace subjects.
but it was not very long before we
came back, as knew we should do,
TO the one absorbing topic.
"There is another thing want to
set right with you, Miss Kitwater." 7
raid, as we paused upon the bridge
TO which l have elsewhere referred.
at is only n small matter. Somehow.
however, / feel that I must settle IL.
before i can proceed further i'm the
affair with any satisfaction to my
self"
She looked at me in surprise.
"What is it?" she asked. "T
thought we had settled everything"
$50 far as ! can see that is the
only matter that remains" I an
swe, ed. yet IL is sufficiently impor-
tart to warrant my speaking TO YOU
about it. What / want TO know is.
whom am scrvirg?"
81 don't think / understand" she
said, drawing lines with her umbrcI-
Ia upon the stone coping OF the
bridge os she spoke.
"And yet my meaning is clear" I
returned. what / want to be Ger
tain of is, whether ! am serving Won
or your uncle?"
81 don't think you are serving
either Of US" she answered. "Yoti
are helping us to right a great
wrong"
Forgive me, but that is merely
triAing with words. ! am going to
be candid once more. You are pay
iDg the money, I believer"
IN some confusion she informed
me that this certainly was the case.
every wei, then, + am certainly
your servant ! said. ct is your
interests ! shall have to study"
81 can trust them implicitly TO
you, / am sure. Nr. Fairfax" She re-
Piled. And now here we are at the
church. II ~ou W Xix quickly you will
be just in time to catch your train.
Let me thank you again for coming
down to-day"
at has been great pleasure to
met replied. Perhaps when / re-
turn from Paris you will permit me
TO come Ccwn again to report
progress?"
"We shall be very pleased to see