The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-02-26
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used to his own labors. The last and
the most important particular in this
work was to put up my writing case
securely. To make sure of my precious
paper unlocked the case and took out
the sheet. l was upon the point of re-
placing it when | suddenly decided to
put it in my pocket, which accomplish
ed / buttoned my coat tightly.
At this moment | heard the noise of
a swapping bough and hastily looked
forth by the window. The lowerm0st
branch of y sycamore that stood upon
the edge of the moat hung swinging in
the air and showing a great gap of ma
ked white wood l sprang up, put my
head out of the window and could just
catch a sight of some one vanishing
round the corner of the building. This
news of the enemy came very sharply
upon me, and without stopping to com
piete my packing | ran out OF the door
and took the stairs three steps at a
tiMe But no stranger was visible
when | emerged upon the park, and l
was driven back upon Mrs Main
Here l had a clew, for certainly Il
stranger had come up to the cas- Ia by
the gates half IN hour before; but. ac
cording to The houSekeeper, no mys,
terry cnveloped him. He had rung man
fully at the bell and demanded Ajr
Williams. and had been sent en- to the
farm buildings b. Mrs Main herself
who had OyerSQen his interview with
the houSemaid
What vas this man lilet' asked.
He was short, dark young fellow.
sir" said she. "aud something odd
about him" But what that oddness
was she could not tell, and completed
the picture by ascribing to HIM a
squirt and s0methink funny in his
walk" adding again and with sudden
citation, Like what a sailor might be"
/ strobe OF to ind Williams a .ha
stables. The stranger -aI been there
Of that there was no question. VIII
lilmS, sharp. understood and bl0ck
ayised Weshman. with a passion Of
sentiment in his meager body, con.
Grmed the description given by MIS-
Main. The man had inquired if there
was any chance of job. but seemed
$50 thought Williams iuco0sidoranlz
concerned as 10 Whistler there W3s o.
was not. lie ad4ed that the intruder
was a fore guer. but to this statement
I paid 10 attention. Us to the Welsh
and indeed 10 all country pc pie tie
word implies little more t3an stranger.
Ii was plain, however, that t4e fellow
was my aru0real spy, and that was All
l wanted, as, III fact, it was more tha
enough. admit that l was disconccl,.
ed, but the more resolute 70 20 forwa..
with my LONDON expedition. l have
said thai | reckonel upon an interval
of truce My ideas We're destined to Il
rude eubyersal
1t was upon when l started to ride
into Raymond, for upon second
thought | decided to leave my valise
behind and put up with the provision
OF my own chambers in the Temple As
l reached the Woodman the thin fig
ure OF Hood was diScernibe smoking
in front Of his door From the distance
panion. but when | drew level with the
inn the second man had disappeared
Hood straightened himself on the sight
of me, took his pipe from his mouth
and touched his hat with his habitual
reSpectfulness. / had been wondering
how the man would demean himself.
aware rs was Of his connection in
some way with the plot against me.
But not trace Of discomfort or c0nfu-
sion showed in his face. which was as
grave as ever. He was clothed in Il
suit Of very dark tweed, his brown
face, cnt verE clean asd without an
ounce of waste flesh, cool as a statues.
the thin smoke rising from the pipe
which he held behind his back If
valet c0ul1 wear This face of indiffnr.