The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-26
The Mystery Of
Edwin brood
CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY

sir?'' said Mr.. Grewgious.
Mr.. Crisparkle had left him pretty well.
| And where did you leave Mr.. Jasper, reverend
Mr.. Crisparkle had left him at CIoisterham.
sir?' ' o'1 you
"Umps!" SAID Mr.; Grewgious. He didn't say
| ne was coming, perhaps?"
Anywhere. FOR instance?'' said Mr.. Crew.
gi!o.g9s
Because here he is" said Mr. Grewgious.
who had asked all these questions, with his pre-,
he don't look agreeable does hep
Mr.. Crisparkle was craning towards the WIN
IF you will kindly step round here behind
eye at the second-loo- landing window in yonder
house. 1 think you will hardly fail TO see
sinking individual in whom 1 recognize our
You are rightr' cried Mr.. Crisparkle
turning his face SO abruptly that his head nearly
came into collision with Mr.. Crisparkles $:
What should you say that or local friend was
The last passage he had been shown in the
the force of a strong recoil and he asked Mr..
Grewgi1us If he thought 1t possible that Neville
upon him?
"A watch?" repeated Mr.. Grewgious. mus
Which would not only Of itself haunt and
torture his life said Mr. tarn5sn OF pey
petually reviving suspicion, whatever ne might
| Ayr said Mr.. Grewgious. musingly STILL do
l see MIN waiting for. you?"
'Then would You have the goodness to excuse
my getting up TO see you out, ana 10 go out
going and to take no notice Of our local friend?''
safc Mr.. Grewgious. 4 entertain sort OF fancy
for having him under my eye tonight do you
Mr. Crisparkie with significant nod. com
piled; and retoining Neville, went away with
him. They dined together, and parted at the
yet unfinished and undeveloped railway sta
walk the streets cross the bridges. make wide
round of the city in the friendly darkness and
1t was midnight when he returned from his
solitary expedition and climbed ms sta de tS
The night was hot. and the windows windows, OF the the
staircase were all wide open. Coming TO the
TOP it ns1y him o P B his S Sp there to- find
stranger sitting the window-sil more
an amateur ordinarily careful of his neck; In
fact SO much more outside the Tnd9 bs nst
have come up by the water-spout instead Of the
stairs. -
key in his door; then seeming TO make sure OF
his identity from the action. he spoke ~,
window with a frank and smiling air. and pre-
possessing address; 1.-The beans
Neville quite at loss. 49,
Runners" said the visitor Scarlet Next
O' oh feturnsd Neville And the mignonette
The same. said the visitor.
Neville lighted his candles. and the visitor
sat down. A handsome gentleman, with Eoung
face but with an older figure in its robustness
and its breadth of shoulder; say man of
extremely sunburnt that the contrast between
his brown vissage and the white forehead shaded
White throat nPSr below the necEerchief would have
been almost ludicrous but for his broad tenn
pies, bright blue eyes. clustering brown hair
Il have noticed,' said he; my is
Neville inclined his head.
II have noticed excuse mel that you smut
yourself up a good deal, and that you seem TO
like my garden aloft here If you would like
little more OF It, could throw ou na 1oi ITw
which the runners would take TO directly And
flower. that I could shove on along the gutter
with boathook l have by mel TO your win
and DRAW back ag ga Shove %hen On AGAIN hea
they were shp-shape; so that they would cause
Without asking your permission. so I Venture to
ask it. Tartar, corresponding set next DOOR
Not at all ought to apologize for looking
in so late. But having noticed excuse mel
| l should inconvenience you least by awaiting
your return. am always afraid Of ncon-
Il should not have thought SO, from your ap-
pearance."
was bred in the Royal Navy. and was First
Lieutenant when 1 Quilted IT: But an an. uncle
erty on condition that l left the Navy. 1 &C
cepted the fortune. and resigned my commits
Lately, I presume"
well, / had had twelve or fifteen years of
months before you; 1 had had one crop before
you came. | chose this place, because having
served last in little corvette knew should
feel more at home where had constant op-
ing. Resides, il would never do for man who
had been aboard ship from his boyhood to turn
been accustomed to a very short allowance Of
land all my life thought I'd feel my way to
the command OF landed estate by beginning
whimsically as this was said, there was a
touch of merry earnestness in it that made it
! doubly whimsical.
talked quite enough about myself. 1t is not my
way, hope; il has merely been to present my
eke to fhs OT beTy have it % be
charity, for II will give me something more to
e0 A any yGI 6 t on you for
that is far from my intention"
and that he thankfully accepted the kind PRO,
posal.
tow said the Lieutenant From what have
| seen of you when 1 have been gardening at
thought you excuse mel rather too studiOus and
delicate. May 1 ask. is your health at all af-
~ have undergone some mental Distress" said
Neville. confused, (which has stood me in the
Pardon me- said Mr. Tartar.
With the greatest dellcacy he shifted his
| ground to the windows again, and asked If he
could look at one OF them. On Neville's open
Ing it, he Immediately sprang out as If he We're
and were setting a bright example; a..
do that? Where are you going, Mr.. Tartar?
You'll be dashed TO pieces!"
| ''All welll'' said the Lieutenant. coolly look
| Ing about him the housetop. ''All taut and
| trim here. Those lines and stays shall be rig
| ged before you turn out in the morning. MAY
1 take this short cut home and say good
| nightY'
"Mr TartarV' urged Neville. Pray II
| makes me giddy to youl"
But Mr.. Tartar. with of his hand and
the deftness of a cat had already dipped through
his scuttle of scarlet runners without breaking a
leaf ard ''gone below
| Mr.. CSrewg1Ous his bedroom window blind
| held aside with his hand. happened that mo-
ment to have Nevilles chambers under his eve
for tho last time that night. Fortunately his
! eve was on the front of the house and not the
back or this remarkable appearance and dis
| appearance might have broken his rest as a
| phenomenon. But Mr.. Grewgious seeing moth
ing there. not even a light in the windows his
gaze wandered from the windows 10 the stars
as IL he would have read in them something
that was hidden from him. Many of us would
if could; but none Of US so much know
! our letters in the stars yet--or seem likely TO
do il. this state of existence-and few Ian
guages can be read until their alphabets are
mastered.
CHAPTER XVIII.
A SETTLER IN CLOISTERHAM
At about this time stranger appeared in
| Cloisterham a whte-haired parsonage with
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