Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-06-14
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you, Slime, very much obliged. /
won't forget your disinterested parti-
sanship. But" he continued, look
] ing at the mean, drink-fiushed face
before him, you spoke Of old times
yousmean when Sir Godfrey was alive.
| OF course you remember them per-
fectly, sline?"
Slime looked up with appreciative
cunning. What was the master driv-
ing at?
u remember" he said, vaguely
You and / used to see a great deal of
each other, you know" said Philip,
very slowly and distinctly. DO you
remember now"
He paused, took out his cigar-case
and felt in his pocket for match.
Not finding his fusee-case, he drew
out piece of paper and was about to
slowly fold it into pipe-light, when,
as If by accident, he glanced at 1t,
and holding it near Shines watchful
eyes, said:
mo, not that. | was about to burn
an interesting document bearing
your signature, Slime. We mustn't
DO that. Oblige me with a light"
! Slime rose, trembling and inwardly
cursing, and lighted match, which
after replacing the paper in his
| pocket, Philip took.
Il was about to ask YOU" he then
went on, as Slime sunk back in his
chair, and drew long breath, ''if
you remember being sent for to the
Abbey about three weeks before Sir
Godfrey died. 1t was late, about nine
o'clock one evening""
Slime shook his head decisively.
Not me-" he said confidently.
Sir Godfrey never would see me ex-
cept in the morning, and very sell
dom then"
He stopped suddenly, brought to
silence by peculiar smile on Philip
Dyce's pale face.
81 thought it likely that you might
have forgotten the incident; but ]
think can bring 1t to your temem-
branee."
He paused, and Slime leaned for
ward, watching the cold smile intent
| ~. What was coming? He knew
that he had never been SO called to
the Abbey; and yet--and yet Philip
Dyce evidently wanted him to re
member 1t.
M memory is better than yours"
! continued Philip, slowly. you were
sent for to the Abbey about nine
o'clock at night on Tuesday. the I'd
of January, You remember the cir
| cumstance. because 1t was the only
time YOU ever saw Sir Godfrey in the
| evening, and you know 1t was Tues
day, the I'd of January. because you
marked 1t with pencil in your ac-
| count book. Turn to the stock book
for that date, and you'll find the
| mark.
| Slime sat with his mouth wide open,
and his eyes also.
THE account book said Philip
nodding at the old chest in which the
steward kept his books.
Mr.. Slime rose mechanically, un.
locked the chest, and laid the stock
book on the table.
"The I'd of January in this year."
said Philip.
Slime slowly turned over the leaves.
ALLOW me-" said Philip Dyce.
He took the book, there was quick
fash of gold pencil-case, then, hand
ing back the book, he said, with a
quiet smile:
There is the mark, you see"
Slime stared. Against the written
date was pencil mark.
Il see; yes, there's a mark" he
said, in low, inquiring, curious tone.
Il an glad you remember" said
Philip Dyce. Let me see, it was
Walker, the coachman, who came for
you, wasn't it?"
YES" said Slime. as If rejecting,
''it was Walker"
And you and he went up to the
Abbey together. 1t was nine o'clock,
you remember, because you heard the
bells on the postcast horse, as 1t
came from the end Of the lane, and
it always passes just here at nine"
Always at nine" assented Slime.
well, then. of course you remem-
Der going across the terrace, instead
Of through the hall, and Walker let
ting you into the library by the
French window. You remember 1t,
because it was so strange. was it
not?'
Very peculiar" assented Slime
once more,
4 you found Sir Godfrey seated in
his chair; he gave you goodevening,
and-surely you remember the restg"
Not very distinctly said Slime,
with an afiectation of trying to strain
his memory.
Then must remind you till
further" said Philip.
And bending still lower, he con-
tinued, in a quick but indistinct tone,
the strange Renaissance OF the sec
ond OF January, when Walker, the
coachman, came to fetch Slime to the
Abbey.
When he had fnished-and II was