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CHAPTER xxlI-continued.
BY Tom Gallon.

The unfortunate Grips. awakened
thus hurriedly from his slumbers, and
having no time to collect his thoughts
properly, saw before him the man who
had been the cause of all his taiseries
ing Of that solution of the mystery at
which he had so opportunely arrived.
Indeed, the fifty pounds he had earned
or obtained-from Madge Barnshaw
was going far TO make him greater
wreck than before; for he was melt
ing it into a liquid form as rapidly as
mortal man could.
Staring, in those first moments OF
Inconsistencies, into the eyes of
Dandy Chatter, as he supposed, he beat
him of with both hands, shrieked
aloud and made for the window. Philip
had only just time to catch him round
the waist; in another instant he would
have gone head first into the yard be-
low.
Steady, my friend, steady" ex-
claimed Philip, putting the terror
stricken man into chair and getting
between him and the window, What
are you frightened at? What's the
matter?"
Cripps looked at him for a moment
or two. and then his face gradually
changed. You came-came on man
SO suddenly" he said. But see now;
| suppose you're the other one"
Philip laughed. Yes" he said, I'm
the other one. You know all about me,
Cripps you know that I'm a fugitive
from justice-and you know, better
than any one, that am innocent, and
am suffering for my brothers sins. |
suppose you know that he is dead?"
Cripps nodded. "Fished him out OF
the river myself. with beastly sailor
man, who dragged me into it by sheer
brute force" he replied And ever
since then you've been appearing to
me as a ghost, and frightening me
out of what few wits have left. Now
what are you going to do?"
First" said Philip, sitting down
near him, Il want to assure you that
| am your friend | want TO plead with
you to help me-to work with me 10
bring this business TO an end. Who
knows the real story, except your
self"
mo one" said Grips, after mo-
ments thought-"except the woman
who took you to Australia"
"And she will say nothing, | know
replied Philip. Now there is man
cousin of mine-named Ogledon."
Cripps shook feeble fist in the air.
"Ogledon is a scoundrel--a fiend, ne
cried ASK him how Dandy Chatter
your brother, mind you - met his
DEATH
IF you know anything OF that, DR..
Cripps. in mercy tell mel" exclaimed
Philip.
"Ogiedon killed him; that much |
know, from his own lips said the lit
tie man, after a pause. You see, you
have taken his place so neatly, that II
has never occurred to anybody to I'M
agine that Dandy is dead. was al
ways sorry for Dandy-oh. don't
laugh at me; I'm drunken little
creature, OF no good to any one-but
Dandy would have been all right II 1T
hadn't been for Ogledon. Ogledon
took him when he was mere lad ana
moulded him as he would. And then
killed him to finish 1t. But there's
worse than that"
"Worse!" cried Philip. What do
you mean? What can be worse than
that?"
do you know young girl named
Markham? No-Barnham-Barn--
.'Barnshaw?" asked Philip, with his
heart beginning to beat uncomfortably
fast
"Barnshaw 1t is; lives at a house
ne5r here. Well, Ogledon's been sweet
on her for a long time. although, from
what I hear. she would have nothing
to say to him"
Heaven bless her! I should think
not, indeed"
well. Ogledon made UP his mind to
get hold of her; he has sent her an
urgent message to go to him on the
nIea that he can explain about YOU
about me?" said Philip, in aston
ishment.
"Yes-or rather about Dandy Cha
ter. That was the message: can
tell you the truth about Dandy Cha
ter At least. so the Shady I'm told
me-"
"The Shady I'm! What has he to
do with it,
Everything. He has been trusted
by Ogledon with the message: saw
him this very afternoon, when he
came in here to inquire the way
having missed 1t somehow or other.
And Miss Barnshaw has gone back
with him."
Philip Chatter drew deep breath.
Stay now, Grips; let's have this
thing straight You say the Shady
I'm has taken Miss Barnshaw to Ogle-
don. Where is Ogledon? Where are
they to meet?"
AT q nut On the river bank. near
The Three Watermen," replied Cripps.
Where Dandy Chatter met his
DEATH" muttered Philip to himself.
Grips, get into your clothes: we'll
follow them at once!"