Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-09
CHAPTER XXNl.
FHE next morning after schoo,

witch he took some pains to disguise.
The first letter WAS apparently wrttei
ty Il lady il an elegant running Italian.
hand and contained the following:
TO Mr.. Burroughs, Undertaken. Lilli.
ErGgo:
sir-WiH you oblige nae by coming NJ,
tomorrow t,.s,nt O'clock t. i:omea;#
House to a.ea$ure mS unfortunate his.
band for ot.n, as. | re:4fet to say. ht
has died sut,t.e i,y?? Yours.
MARY AMELIA CRANCOUR.
The second letter VAS liz II nl.t.ls
haailwr...i.& AID l%n thus:
To the Editor Of the Ile.1fordshire nief-
curry:
s.r-if this comes 4 tilne. please insert
the tollo~ing advertisement for which
inccse STAMPS. n ycifr !ls II edition:
~ gentleman ftsifii1g at Pomona
House. Lille Bridge feels that he has
hitherto been wanting III tllat divine att
tribute Of charity which should distin-
gtish ali mankind and wishes to make
amends for his deficiency. Therefore this
is to say that he viii present every cid
woman who calls on Friday at the above
address between the hours of 10 and Il
with the sum of half a crown.
The third letter WAS TO this effect:
Mr. Lewis Graweour, the principal CT
compliments 10 the conductor of the min
strel troupe now performing at Che!ms
fold ard VII be glad if the can make it
cGnveGient to come over to the above ad-
dress q; halt p,,st s on Friday night and
SereEatie hi9l on the lawn outside his
house without making their presence
known H'7til the nsl}sic begins to celebrate
the eecasiea Of his marriage. Should any
one order the. away they to take no
ntt.ce. as ar isnbccle fatber-in-law, who
Having finished these compositions
Jack Went e'ft and posted tht III.
A. 3 O'Clock Jack. who knew the un-
dcTtaker by rht. met him outside the
gate.
Sad job, This. sir" said burroughs.
VERY" replied Jack, looking melan
cho!.,.
Jack led him into the house as pri
vattly as possible and reached the
dra Wing room without being observed.
The Goor was half open. and Nj. Grlw
cour was stretched in deep sleep Oh
the sofa.
"Thcre he is Jack exclaimed We
have left him Oh the sofa, where be eX-
pired of disease of the heart, until the
woman comes to lay him out
Burroughs approached Mr. Crawcour
and laid hold of his leg, placing piece
of tape on his boot: then he seized his
nose and pinched it, While he gave him
poke in the stomach to straighten
him. This woke the principal up.
"How dare you. sir, intrude yourself
upon my privacy and attempt to meas
ure me with that tape and pull me
about in that dsrespectful manner
while l was taking my postprandial !
nap?' he exclaimed.
II came to measure you"
Measure me?'
"Well. suppose I'm wrong. Where's
the corpse?"
Corpse What do YOU mean?'
"Read this letter was sent for to
measure Mr. Lewis Crawcour. the pvin
cipal Of Pomona House. who had pop
ped off sudden
The principal regarded the letter with
bitter smile.
"My friend.' said he. that is not
my wife's writing. am Mr. LEWIS
Crawcour. and as you will kindly OBJ
serve. am not dead. Vow are tie VIC
tim of cruel EoaN, but tAink l
know the author of it.
You'll pay me for my time. sir?''
Pay you, Confound your impuaence!
Out Of my house. sir. You ask ne to
pay you when l am the victim Of a
dismal joke. Begone."
The undertaken slowly left the room,
but his departure was expedited by a
kick from Ny. Crawcour, whereupon
he hit his :.s.;.i.s.nt in the eye and
blackened it badly.
The principal danced about the room.
saving: "Ol. my eye. My eye.
The application Of raw meat allayed
the inflammation, hut the blackness
would not go away, and Mr. CraWcour
was confined to his own apartment
He sent for Harkaway and interro-
gated him. and Jack fairly admitted
that he wrote the letter.
What Was your motive:' asked the
principal.
.You said if didn't behave myself
] should go to sea. want to go. and
the sooner go tie better shall be
pleased, sir"
Every well. do not exert your tai
ents any further. will promise you
that will make such a report 70 your
father that you shall go at once
This conversation took place about
10 o'clock on the Friday morning
which Jack had mentioned i'll his ad-
yertisement, and a furious ringing at
the bell outside the gate took place.
Dear me. what is that? Go to the
servant and say l am not at home
Harkaway. cannot see anybody
Don't send them in now, l beg OF
you"
'All right. sir. Leave it to me-
He went to the front door and found
about seventy old women before the
house and dozens more coming up the
road. Mary, the housemaid, who was
at the door as Jack came up, was be-