Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-01
It was good of Mir. HoOd-yery

I take leave to thank IIr. Hood and to wish that he had discovered us a little sooner. Maybe you and 1 would have been spared useless tramp"
 If we slept soundly that night it was owing more to the labors of the expe. dition than to any peace of mind or satisfaction of spirit. We were thor oughly out of tune with ourselves, and for the next two days our tempers came near to snappng. Even Mont gomery looked sour and morose, but, l to give him his due, he was all the 1 more set OH pursuing the adventure to an end; ant 1t was ill this manner that we spent the last day before the cul- mination of this strange and tragic history.
 Ihe first event in that continuous chain that drew us henceforward fortnight to the dreadful close fell that evening and when we were the least expecting so odd d turn to the af- fair. We had spent the night hunting Sercombe. and so, too, had Jones. We were now to find him. It was some time after 6 o'clock of very black and
 
 windows of my library crossing the drawbridge and passing under the archway of the gusrdroom. At } Shep- pard pointed out to me the face of q man looking from the bushes, and just upon that comes fin Montgomery with the tidings that police officer was in waiting by the gates.
 What the deuce does he want?" I growled. ''1ll let them know better than to trespass on my grounds"
 II thought I knew the face" said Sheppard. Lets settle him. It means that we're watched"
 We hurried out, but the picket was gone. Perhaps he had his orders, or it might be that he had already exceeded l them.
 Six o'clock, as say, had struck, and it must have been twenty minutes lat CT when Sercombe came up the drive. 1 ran down the stairway to meet him, with the one thought ill my head that he had escaped the police by few minutes. 1 wanted to warn him of his danger. 1 have never to this day be- | Williams death nor that he was privy to it. In fact, 1 am quite certain that neither he nor Hood knew anything about the assassination and that they were equally startled with ourselves and perhaps quite as much put about. The Greeks alone were responsible.
 As the man drew near me saw for the first time the change upon his face The color which was always high. had fallen sicllly and presented either a ghastly green or pallid redaess to the eye His great mustache was ragged and blew in Wisps about his mouth. His clothes, which he was wont to wear in excellent style and condition, were dusty, torn and soilcd. He had, to my astonisEet! eye. the air of d drunken lunatic, and his suffered oatl.s and his uncertain gait deepened the impression on me. He came ap to the door and put out hand, as if grop- ing fer tl,e bell: but. though I stood by. he di,i no: seem to notice me.
 .'SercoE1je" 1 called in ama2cnent.
 I-a passed Lis hand across his eyes. 'Is that ycu. Mir. GreatorcX: Exclse me, sir: see badly. My eyes Get me in, for Gods sake" he concluded, almost in d whine
 took his arm and assisted him into the nearest room, when he sank into a chair bieatiiiEg h.s exhaustion.
 "I'll tell you what Mr. GreatoreX," he said presently. staring about him, you're a good sort-if that's news. But what price would you put upon Hood now%'
 The man was plainly beyond himself with fatigue or pain, or both, and % 1 produced a glass and some brandy from tle cupboard and poured out a dose. I seemed to see at a bound the color jump i,.to lis dlsteMpered flee. Ii swung back into his cheeks. and his bloodshot eyes beameA on he.
 II feel better for that" he said Cen- ially. "and I could do with some food too''
 You shall have some directly" answered. 1t is preparing now. But sec here, Captain Serc0Hlbe must warn yeu tlst yoa are in danger
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