Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-31
CHAPTER XIV.
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On the following morning Murray Kill.
bourne left Winton a disappointed man
in one particular. He had hoped to find
a warning and there was none.
my theory is the same. nevertheless. .
he declared. stoutly. Find who uttered
that cry and you will find the author OF
your anonymous communications. and
probably. who murdered Somhers''
Remain, Kilbourne, and help me find
him"
Instantly Kilbournes manner Of alert
interest changed to one OF indifference.
There's nothing about the case that
attracts me- he said, languidly.
Nonsense! You spoke differently last
night Be frank with yourself today and
admit that it is only that you have q
prejudice against young Milbrath"
Kilbourne shrugged his gaunt shoulders
las you WILL Let It be understood,
however. that my return at the end OF
the week will have nothing to do with
the case
Very well. lou need not distress your
no further details
Kilbourne stared at me meditatively,
but made no comment then.
Il hope you'll have more charity in
your nedTt 1or me Dy saturday,, ne Soid.
soberly. at parting. Il don't mean to be
such bad fellow and a selfish lout. It's
no doubt a pity that the Lord gave me
instinct. I can't see that the results OF
my prescience are usually much 10 my
advantage, IL to anybody's."
That declaration, SO lamentably true.
rang in my ears as with distracted eyes
watched the train until II rounded the
curve and vanished into the marshiand.
Then 1 turned to find myself again the
only passenger on the platform and the
station master standing in the doorway.
his face wearing the same expression OF
shrewd curiosity / had observed on il the
evening of my arrival.
'Howdy?' he said. cordially, touching
his cap. Your frien' got an early
start"
! assented.
IN Yo'k?"
Yes"
Col! It'll be derned hot there today.
Live there?"
Most Of the time. He will be out to
see me again soon. Winton goes ahead
of New York at this season.
You bet your life! l s'ppose you're
enji'ing yourself up to Overlook" Hut
tons blue eyes brimmed over with curl
osity as he put this question.
Il would not exchange ii for any other
place that I know Of
Hum! That must be sayin' a good
DEAL" dryly. when you come thought
you'd be returnin' about now
"Why?
wall. thought you was here on biz
ness that wouldn't take long. for one rea-
son. l didn't take much stock In what
you had to say about rentin' the place
Say. sit down a while on that bench ITS
a purity nice lookout and comfort BILE
enough till the sun gets over the high
mark"
/ promptly accepted the invitation. and
we seated ourselves under the bow win
dow of the ticket office. where we could
hear the click Of the telegraph instru-
ment
There's another train along n about
half an hour. an then I can close up
shop an go home till about noon t amt
safe to be away when the machine in
there's liable to talk
He declined with a nod the cigar
held out. "A pipes the only thing that
puts me right with the world" he said
He filled a clay specimen and pulled at
it somewhat surreptitiously, prepared to
dispose Of 1t on the instant OF another
arrival.
Curious. amt it," he remarked. pres
entity. how things come round q mans
way? Now. when I was a little chap !.
Earned how to work and read that little
talkin' machine in there just fer the fun
sot about everythin' that had { do with
railroads Telegraphs and railroads. too
for that matter, was rare things in them
days up in Vermont. where / come from.
Know / lived up to Overlook once?"
mo When was that?'
Just six years ago last June II was
left / used to take hull charge Of the
grounds, and the sunken gardens was my
pride now tell you. The house we had
was tore down when old Mr.. Somhers put
ON the library. He let all the help 20
that year but Arms. who was farmer
them Hutton paused to mediate.
THAT was the year people over town
way would have II Mr.. Somhers was
crazy. You see he got workmen from
Boston, or somewhere. to do his job. That
was what started folks a-talkin'. An,
then. when he said nobody must come to
Overlook till the hull work was done. that
nut some of the finishin' touches on. He
said there was din-i-mite aroun' an he
wouldn't have folks blowed up. Nobody
Just b'lieved that was his real reason.
though, as before that he'd been so lib
erallike with Overlook. lettin' any one
that wanted to go all over the grounds.
Then when Job Peters an his SON ven
tured to drive in there one evenin' and
Mr. Somhers flew into a mt about II.
folks Just knew he was OF"
"All this happened six years ago. when
he added the wing that Is now the IL
brary, you say? Had the house only one
wing before then?"
THAT'S all: the north un. Everybody
thought the house ware big enough fer
them two-just the old man an Harry
as twas, but Mr.. Somhers said that