Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08
cHAPTER XVIII.
THE SEVEN MYSTERIES


IA oNALDSON, Donald and I rode
B back to Tunbridge in car of
~ our own behind switch en-.
sine During the ride Donald
gave us complete statement of his
motives and conduct. There is no doubt
that he told the truth as he saw 1t,
lf you could understand the ago.
MES that I've suffered" he pleaded.
you would forgive me. You promised
to do it anyhow"
Il have no idea of going back upon
that promise" said / but what have
to Forgive? cannot believe that you
nave intentionally deceived me-"
Yes, have" lie insisted. 1--WE been
trying to lie without lying and to tell
the truth Ysout telling it. That's
the wcrst XIII. of deception. wish /
could look back upon one good, honest,
downright lle."
Well. said :. with a smile, ..you
told me that you were making use of
- power not possessed by the general
fty of mankind. Understand me, | still
believe that in spite of what you said
to Mr.. Kelvin. Otherwise cannot &C.
INT for your knowledge of the exact
la,.suagr used in conversations which
you did not heur and which could not
have been reported to you. not to men,
ton any other phases of this mystery"
Its true" he groaned land that's
the worst OF it. There!" he cried sud-
denly, pointing through the window of
the car which had not yet been drawn
out of the station. "Can you tell me
what those two men are talking
about?''
Certainly not" replied.
II can" said he. '"rhe taller man is
trying to sell the other Il horse.
could describe the horse, which have
never seen, not us he exists probably,
but as the man who is trying to sell
him has described him. Wouldn't that
seem like a miracle?"
ut would have that flavor" nd
mitted
Il know what he is saying by the
motionyuf his lips" said Donald. 81
..--.:dye learned to do it. got the idea
from Tim Healy. You know that he
ro,,nr ana 10 oaa,,,uaa a. 49,
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70 o,,o, yy,,,a,,, "a ~ -
was somebody in Tunbridge who was
a thousand times more miraculous than
Ian maont ,rin no nanor Won,
tions n 10 any ono exoant MOI
A shudder ran through me at the
th0ufrhte of lin Runn hayinp been at.
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ona 60 t.nm,a, IN Nv on,;na money! 70
Uar, and xn,, and ~, fothor thot ho
Ma not d.na - t.,1,o ON, ,ot;on cor1
was no,,ing rr,,misos r. him and Nod
mo him IN e,,anl, - -. >''
.Jrino,ir MIN told mo that Won bod
SAMOAN IN tho sofa IN yo,,r room ond
tbot AN Rum had made I'm bis mind
TO steal # Thnt was Tins greatest
mistake. Mr.. Bum had already stolen
r nv changing the noclopes and #
was hidden in the letter file bnt Tim
did NOT succeed in cotcbinp that fact.
He told me that considering how Carl
5 felt toward INV father there might he
serions tronble If thot money shonld be
missinp while NV father wos so hnr.
dnned Will This Horbrook Land com.
nonv 7 thought that thnt was n mere
scoro novor d,aa mod th.t corl could
raolly do snch n thing However. I
made I'M INV mind TO come home md
tell you
.Rnt when got here i didn't know
whit 70 do Won will remember that
7 asked Won whether Won were sur.
rounded nv +rnstwortby neonle and
what you said 70 me that night abont