The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01

ly gathering storm. which soon broke in it's full fury. Soon after Tyrrell had ridden off Pelham heard the sound of horses hoafs approaching and caught a glimpse as he passed in the direction taken by Tyrrell of a rider wrapped in a long horseman's cloak riding furio- ously. His heart almost stopped beat ing. Tyrrell and Glanville would meet alone amid the fury of the storm. At one side of the road, just before you came to the old farm house. was a slimy pool over which stood gnarled and lightning-riven oak. As Pelham approached this spot the storm ceased and the moon broke through the clouds. A riderless horse came dash : ing from the direction of the pool. It was the horse of Sir John Tyrrell.
 With sickening fear Pelham dis mounted and sought the borders of the pool. His worst fears were realized, for there beneath the blasted oak lay the body of Tyrrell, his dead face white in the moonlight. He had been hit over the head with some blunt weapon, stabbed in the heart and his throat cut All about were marks of fierce strug
 gle. Pelham raised his eyes and saw in the distance. riding rapidly away across country, a man enveloped in long , horseman's cloak. The nearest house was Dawson's, and thither Pelham hastened for assistance, but was told by the servants that neither tn cir mas ter nor Thornton had yet returned home.
 Leaving word of what had occurred he then hurried on to Chester Park and soon returned with Lord Chester and a party of his guests. They stopped at Dawson's and found both the owner of the house and Tn ornton there. the
 former apparently very drunk. Thorn ton explained that they had been over- taken by the storm and had left the road for the shelter of barn. which accounted for tn cir delay in arriving home. The whole party then went tc 1 the scene of the murder.
 Pelham saw something glitter in the grass and picked it up. It was a lockei engraved with the initials R. G. and | c. D. He was about to cry out when InOrntOn Sdlu. IluSH, it is lAcH "S suspected The initials are those oi Reginald Glanville and Gertrude Doug /, las. We must keep this quiet.' The money which Tyrrell had had with hin :, was missing, and when the surgeon they had brought along examined ths l body the broken blade of a knifs l dropped from wound.
 ] The murder of Sir John Tyrrell wal nine days wonder. Thornton ant ] Dawson were arrested, but tn ere being 1 no evidence against them were dis l charged. Thornton and Pelham kep
 their secret. But Pelham's agitation l brought on a fever. of which he la! sick for several weeks His adore' Ellen was the sister of murderer; hi dearest friend was that murderer!
 Lady Frances wrote him letter la
 menting that his illness would rnak'
 him look pale just at the height of th'
 season." and warning him not to wea
 black cravat when he next called ol
 Lady Roseville," but 6 fine batiste on 1t will make you look delicate rathe ] than Ill. How sh ocking about poor Si John Tyrrell! When he re-entered so
 ciety Pelham avoided Glanville and though his heart continually called hin
 to the house of Ellen, his reason toll
 him that he must no longer bring him self within the spell of her witchery
 One day. calling at Lady Roseville's
 he met 0lanville leaving the house an
 was informed by a servant that hi