The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09


was less furious and less mad when he
saw her.
Yet the shadow of that court was
falling darkly on her, and falling
darkly on those she loved.
Richard Carstone began to read up
on Jarndyce and Jarndyce. He gave
up the medical profession that he had
been studying and was drawn, as If
by that fatal lodestone of the Arabian
Nights, toward the fatal court
= "Rielsi Rick s.acried John Jarndyce,
With d sudden terror when he discov-
cred 1t, and holding up his hands as IL
to stop HIS ears. "for the love of God,
don't found a hope or expectation on
the family curse! Better to beg, bet
ter to dier-
Richard listened with new express
sion in his face-yan expression In
which his old frank love, for HIS guar
dian was being replaced by schemihg.
cold suspicion. He showed openly that
he thought John Jarndyee was plan
ming to keep him out of the suit that
he might win 1t for himself
Esther tried In vain to bring him
back to better thoughts. Even Ada,
whom he had grown to love, was pow
erless. The evil magic of the great
suit held him fast.
The Shadow OF the court was falling.
1t was falling into the great house of
Sir Leicester Ded1ock. and enveloping
that unconscious Ba1onet In it's gloom,
needless of the fact that he was the
mightiest of baronets, of a family old
err than the hills and, in his majestic
opinion, Infinitely more respectable.
My Lady Dedlock. twenty years
younger than her gray-haired husband.
had brought him nothing besides her
kaarrfO oh no H.. "A Tor
dyce suit. How or why she was In It
was more than my Lady could tell.
1t bored her to hear legal documents
and formal horrors as 1t bored her to
go to the noble estate of the Dedlocks
In Lincolnshire or to be the leader OF
fashion in London or to fit periodical
II to Paris. Sir Leicester Dedlock ad-
mired her capacity for being bored as
he admired all cumb royxB, uncomfortable,
aristocratic things, viewing them as
part Of the British constitution. made
especially for his honor and glory.
/ Everybody knew that Lady O'clock
had no money when the BarQnet mar
ried her. Envy said that she had not
even family. But Sir Leicester Dedlock
had more than enough of the latter
and could dispense with more. His
gallantry toward her, which never
changed from the time when he court
mantle fancy In him.
Lady Dedlock sat, bored to death, in
the London house, listening idly, scorn-
fully to the family solicitor, Mr. Tulk-
inghorn, who had called to read a few
affidavits in the suit. Mr.. Tulkinghorn,
rusty. mute, close, unchanging, the
very embodiment OF a repository OF Sc
crets, sat apparently oblivious to ev-
erything except his papers. But sud
07x .aawf -. a~HN
ument, copied in hand different from
that Of Mr.. Tulkinghorn's clerks.
"Who copied that?' asked she. sharp
~.
The next instant she was Lady Ded-
lock again. bored and Indifferent: hut
Mr.. Tulkinghorn had shot a single
bright glance at her over his great
spectacies while the mask was OF.
DO you wish me to find out for you,
Ny Lady7" he asked.
But Lady O'clock was impassiye
scornful, Indifferent. mo, no." said she,
II merely asked to vary this tfresome
monotony."
A few minutes afterward, however
she begged Sir Leicester Ded1ock to
ring for her maid to help her to her
ROOM. complaining of faintness from
the trying weather.
Mr. Tuikinghorn, rusty, mute, close,
inscrutable. went home and asked hts
clerk carelessly who had copied a GER
tain document THE answer was that
II was lodger of Mr.. Krook. That
gentleman told HIS respected and
learned friend OF the law that the man
was queer, secret character who call
ed himself Memo. so black humored and
Rhostly that he believed be would sell
himself to the devil If that gentleman
ever were foolish enough to buy what
he can have for nothing.
Mr.. Tutkirghorn borrowed a candle
ana went TO the dodgers room. On
low bed he saw q man. dressed in
shirt ana troussrss~ HIS feet were bare,
his hair was ragged. the room was
foul and filthy there was a strange
acrid odor IN the place. Mr.. Tuiking-
horn looked sharply at the yellow face
The eyes were open. but the man did