Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-11-12
CHAPTER XIX.

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" hour. He ascertained that
Green had quilted the Fox
and Hounds inn in time to catch the
first train.
He returned to Grange House with
the dogcart and drove Grenier to
Scarsdale with his luggage, consisting
of Philips portmanteau and his own,
together with hatbox.
He touched his cap to Grenier when
the latter smiled affably on him from
the luxury of first class carriage,
and he pocketed a tip with grin.
A porter was also feed lavishly, and
the station master was urbanity itself
as he explained the functions and the
time London would be reached.
Left to himself, Mason handed over
the dogcart to the hostler at the inn,
paid for its hire and again walked to
the deserted farm. He surveyed every
inch of the ground floor, carefully rak.
ing over the ashes in the crate, scrub
bed the passages with a hard broom
and water, packed some few personal
belongings in small bag and set out
again, after locking the door securely,
for long tramp over the moor Nine
miles of mountain road would bring
him to another line of railway. Thence
he would book to London and travel
straight through, arriving at the cap
ital late at night and not making the
slightest attempt to communicate with
Grenier en- route.
There was little fear of comment or
inquiry caused by the disappearance
of the inhabitants of the Grange
House.
He and "Dr." Williams were the
only residents even slightly known to
the distant village. Such stores as
they needed they had paid for. The
house was hired for month from an
agent in the county town and the rent
paid in advance. 1t was not clear who
owned the place. The agent kept it on
his books until some one should claim
1t.
As the murderer walked and smoked
his reflections were not quite cheerful,
now that he could cry ''quits" with
Philip Arson.
His experiences Of the previous night
were not pleasant. Neither he nor
Grenier went to bed. They do0ed IN
easily in chairs until daylight, and
then they admitted that they had com
mitted Anson's body to the deep In
moment of unreasoning panic.
He might be found. and even IL he
were not identified that COMPOUNDED po-
llceman might be moved to investigate
the proceedings of the curious visitors
to Grange House.
That was the weak part Of their
armor. but Grenier refused to admit
the flaw.
"a naked man found in the sea-and
he may never be found-has not nee
essarily been thrown from a balcony
| 300 feet above sea level. The notion
+ Is grotesque No constabulary brain
/ could conceive it, And who is he?
! Not Philip Arson. Philip Amen IL
alive. Not DR.. Williams. Any Scars
I dale man will say that. And your
4 best friend, Mason. would not take him
! for you"
But Mason was not satisfied. Better
! have buried the corpse on the lonely
farm-in the garden for choice. Then
4 they would know where he was. The
| sea was too vague.
OF pity for his victim he had not a
jot. Had Philip Arson pitied him or
his wife or his two childrenf They,
too, were dead in all probability. While
In London he had made every sort Of
inquiry, but always encountered a
blank wall of negation. John and Will
liam Mason, even If they lived, did not
know he was their father. They were
lost to him utterly.
Curse Philip Arson. Let him be for
gotten anyway. Yet he contrived to
think of him during the nine weary
miles over the moor, during the long
wait at the railway station and during
the slow hours of the journey to Lon
don.
On arriving at York, Grenier secured
a palatial suit at the Station hotel, en-
tering his name In the register as "Phil
Up Arson"
He drove to the postoffice and asked
If there was any message for "Gre
nier."
Yes. 1t read:
Family still at Penzance. Persuaded
friend that letter was only intended t
create unpleasantness with uncle. IL
took same view and returned to town
win say nothing.
Unsigned. it came from town nea
Beltham. Grenier was satisfied. He Ii
a cigarette with the message.
At branch postoffice he dispatche,
two kilograms. The first TO Evelyn:
VIII remain In the north for a few days
Too busy to write today. Full letter to
morrow. Love. PHILIP.
The second TO Mr.. Abingdon:
Your message through Miss Atherle
noted Please suspend all inquiries. Al
, fair quite unforeseen. VIII explain b
letter Address today. Station hote
York. ANSON.
Then he entered a bank and aske
, for the manager.
NV name may be known to you," h