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to hurry II we are to be in time
to join our fellow trippers on the
boat back to the Wight"
CHAPTER X.
WHAT JANET DISCOVERED.

the return journey without further
incident or seeing anything of
Roger Marske.
We had hardly entered our sit
ing room when Mrs. Krance ap-
peared.
II have got a message for you
gentlemen from the young lady%'
she said.
From Miss Chilmark?" Herzog
purred softly.
The landlady nodded, and con-
tinued: "Leastways she didn't
send 1t as a message direct, but
she told me she hoped you
wouldn't make a noise shutting
your doors or anything. She's been
over to the New Forest today, and
went to bed directly with bad
headache directly she got back"
"Oh, we are very quiet folk and
shall not disturb the lady," replied
Herzog with carelessness that re-
assured me. He evidently did not
suspect what l guessed-that the
message" was a real one with a
hidden meaning in it. My dear girl,
felt sure, had taken this means
of conveying to me that she had
fulfilled her self set task and had
returned. l could not be certain
as to her motive in keeping to her
room, but l did not believe in the
headache" ! had never known
her to suffer that way, and it was
more likely that it was part of
some plan for communicating with
me.
Some five hours later, when,
after another strained evening,
spent for the sake of appearance in
the hotel billiard room, Herzog and
retired to our respective bed
rooms. l proved the truth of the
surmise. I had not begun to un-
dress, and was listening to Herzog
moving about in the next room,
when a folded sheet of foolscap
was gently slid under my door.
Needless to say how l pounced
upon the missive. and yet how
carefully l handled it lest the
cracking of the paper should reach
the ears of my sleepless neighbor
Il had to deceive father with q
fictitious ailment in order to be by
myself to write this" the docu-
ment began abruptly in Janet's
well known hand 81 had better
say at once, to prevent unfounded
hopes, that l have discovered
nothing to corroborate my sug-
gested reading of your sisters last
words. have not heard the name
of Marske all day. At the same
time I did discover something
which, think, calls for further in
vestigation.
ION presenting myself to The
Glen l failed for some time to
make any impression on the dis
Greet elderly female who answered
my ring. l began by describing
myself as stranger convinced of
your innocence and DESTROYS of
seeing the house where such mis-
carriage of justice had originated.
But Sarah Leven, standing in the
doorway, with her iron gray locks
framing her stern face. was not 60
ing to pander to idle curiosity. She
commenced to shut the door upon
ME slowly.
This house of death and sor-
row is no place for sightseers,' she
said, continuing to close the door
till It touched the foot which had
thrust over the threshold Still she
did not desist, but pused the door
till my poor foot was squeezed al
most to a jelly I would not give
way. and at last she cried. angriyl:
eff you do not go l will send
the first passerby for a policeman
land, rob Captain Rivington of
his last chance of saving his honor
and his life,' l answered. ! told
her that l was your promised wife,
and that was set upon using the
reprieve you had gained to find a
clew to the wretch who should
stand in your place. In fact. l told
her everything--except that l had
seen you, and knew where you
were. I even asked her If she knew
the name of Marske in connection
with your sister. She made no i'm
mediate reply. but was gratified
with the instant success of the
course had adopted. She opened
the door and admitted me.
"She now questioned in the mega
tive the question l had put to her
about the name of Marske. No
such person had ever been at The
Glen, and she had never heard the
name. Asked If your sister had a
large postal correspondence. Sarah
looked sharply at me. hesitated,
and finally admitted such was the
case.
Ever since she went to stay in
London for isx months three years
ago for the art classes. Miss Clara
has written lot of letters-re-
ceived good many, too, though
not so many as she wrote Sarah
said.
Correct n rsisted. I can see
that Miss Pr ...,,ton not only had
many letters and wrote many, but
that you know the name Of her cor
respondent. Remember that what
ever duty of silence and secrecy
you owed to her Is Cancelled by
what you owe to her brother now.
What you know may save him
from q disgraceful death
1T isn't much that l know, but
l will tell 1t to you. Sarah yielded.
Miss Clara usually met the post
man and got the letters from him,
and she went to the post herself