The Ordway new era., 1907-08-23
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Fney.Croft
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bH BROWN COOKE
I'M. b, story Press corpor.ton1
bYeR XSIv.-Continued.

"A long and deeply over these
they brought "A new and
unsuspectcd person into the
tom did the widow mean by
h could not have been Miss
Who was too III to leave her
after considerable thought.
reed TO believe. as the only
e,planatlOn. that the pronoun
10 one of the servants In the
fbls. TO my mind. added ma
b the gravity of the afiair. for
Wn members OF the domestic
10 concerned In the matter
no telling how far the con
hight reach nor to what pur-
as carried on.
lecome so accustomed to mys-
kappenings OF this sort. and
was so filed with visions of
kpey. and with the words |
determined to say to her.
Impression could have been
my mind by anything short
startling phenomenon.
have said. the message was
Intended for jerks and was
widow. who. II seemed equal
either was or had been In the
bean passage holding con
h It's loathsome inhabitants.
my window | could see that
lre no lights In her cottage.
hs on the point OF venturing
lin and. from a safe distance.
the pit until she emerged
bed for home. when n realiza-
niy physical exhaustion took
me and adopted the wiser
remaining In my room.
Ieht was far from restful. and
hrst glimpse OF daylight !
and returned to the manhole.
jas light fall of snow on the
Ind | was not surprised to see
beone had climbed out of the
gone across the lawn toward
(ee house, but the lid OF the
was securely fastened down
Efforts 10 raise II, or at least
b myself that II was locked. |
p the sides. two openings in
Ping larger than the others and.
my revolver easily back and
Prough one OF these. | was no
y a loss TO understand how IL
cared SO mysteriously the
kfore.
quite evident that 1t had been
up through the opening and
Pntil 1t lay fiat on the grating.
|on below doubtless mistaking
jerks and misconstruing my
20 raise the lid into signal
stage driver that he had ar
u was awaiting orders. That
not understand this simple
Fl from the first and appre-
Y situation at a glance was
OF my highly excited nervous
pa my subsequent encounter
nks himself.
\ return to the house I found
'Wihg telegram which had Just
received. VIII not await let
re TO arrive on time.
CARNEY"
message was dated New York
''afently, had been transmitted
nom the cable over the local
carney.Croft. 1t must have
!, 'eSponse to my dispatch of
,'ous :, day and served to set
at rest as to the where
'la purposes of John Carney,
~ oeeh troubling me In an in
We way ior some time past.
u! 'hing now left for me to do
" !, oe to remain virtually pas
u ne arrived, keeping a sharp
u u 'nlngs, but taking no posi-
% IN his absence unless un-
u, circumstances arose to call
'u'a'e action. My chief desire
',e Miss Carney and make
.o "er my feelings, but this
10 oe out of the question, as
a,,ed constantly with Miss
ana no longer came to any
showed herself about the
',ry ,.' was fast taking on the
white under which it was to
90 many long weeks, and it |
i, comfortable shiver that l
ae 'iorary, just before lunch |
= 'oue up to the fire to warm |
"iu toast my shins and
'essively.
on Mss Weston's physician
onsaged and asked him So |
= o'o,hcerning his patient.
oa .'ouded and l even thought |
!, M IN the corner of his eye, |
n , uoctors with the right kind |
~, u .nem, familiarity with hui
.as mad only warmed his
h. h,ol.ened his nature.
noped'' he continued, that
'hey s return vn,,td