Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-10-29
CHAPTER XIX.

but his face would stop a clockr
| CHAPTER XIX.
YEXT morning Mason trudge1
| nj off TO Scarsdale at an early
| hour. He ascertained that
| u 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 n hatbox.
He touched his cap to Grenier when
the latter smiled affably on him from
the luxury Of first class carriage
and he pocketed tip with grin.
A porter was also feed lavishly. and
the station master was urbanity itself
rs he explained the functions and the
time London would he 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 lloOr, carefully rak-
ing over the ashes in the CRATE. scrub
bed the passages with hard broom
| and water, packed some few personal
belongings in Il small bag and set out
again, after locking the door securely,
for a 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 ut night ana not making the
slightest attempt to communicate with
Grenier Ell route.
There was little fear of comment or
inquiry caused by the disappearance
| of the inhabitants Of the Grange
| House.
He and "Dr." Williams We're the
only residents even slightly known to
| the distant village. Such stores as
they needed they had paid for. The
house was hired for a month from m
/
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 lie could cry quits with
| Philip Anson.
His experiences Of the previous night
were not pleasant. Neither he nor
Grenier went to bed. They dozed un-
easily in chairs until daylight. and
then they admitted that they had COM
mitted Anson's body to the deep in a
moment Of unrcasoning panic.
He might be found. and even II he
were not identified that confounded po-
| liceman 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 balcony
| 300 feet above sea level. The notion
Is grotesque. No cOnstabulary brain
could conceive it. And who Is he?
Not Philip Anson. Philip Anson Is
alive. Not DR.. Williams. Any Scars
dale man will say that And your
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
| they would know where he was. The
| sea was too vague.
| or pity for his victim he had not
| jot. Had Philip AnsOn pitied him or
| his wife or his two children? They,
too, were dead In all probability. While
In London he had made every sort Of
inquiry, but always encountered Il
blank wall Of negation. John and VIII
liam Mason. even IL they lived did not
know he was their father. They We're
lost to him utterly.
Curse Philip Anson. Let him be for
gotten anyway. Yet he coutrived 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 ut the Station hotel, en-
tering his name in the register rs Phil
ip Anson."
He drove to the postoffice and asked
II there was any message for Gre
nier."
Yes. II read:
Family still at Penzance. Persuaded
| friend that letter was only Intended to
create unpieasantness with uncle. He
| took same view and returned to town.
Will say nothing.
Unsigned. it came from town near
Beltham. Grenier was satisfied. He liz
q cigarette with the message.
At branch postofIice he dispatched
two kilograms. The first to Evelyn:
VIII remain in the north for few days.
Too busy to write today. Full letter to-
morrow. Love. PHILLIP.
The second to Mr.. Abingt.on:
Your message through Miss Atherley
noted. Please suspend all Inquiries. AZ
fair quite unforeseen. VIII explain by
letter. Address today. Station hotel.
York. ANSoN.
Then he entered bank and asked
for the manager
"My name may be known to you" lie
said to the official, at the same time
handing his card.
"Mr. AnsOn, Park lane-the Mr.. An
son."
"I suppose can Hatter myself with
the definite article. am staying here
some few days and wish to carry out
certain transactions requiring large
sums Of moacy. will be Sal to act
through your bank, on special terms