The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-06-23
CHAPTER il.-Continued.

LIB " Bt q utuIu.
There will be-" | said grimly, IF
you don't keep quiet, Liddy Allen"
And so We sat there until morning,
wondering if the candle would last
until dawn, and arranging what trains
we could take back to town. If we had
only stuck to that decision and gone
back before it was too late.
The sun came finally, and from my
window l watched the trees along the
drive take shadowy form, gradually
lose their ghostlike appearance, be
come gray and then green The
Greenwood club showed itself a dab
OF white against the hill across the
valley, and an early robin or two
hoped around in the dew. Not I'M
tit the milk-boy and the sun came,
about the same time. did | dare to
open the door into the hall and look
around. Everything was as we had
left it. Trunks were heaped here and
there, ready for the trunk-roOm, and
through an end window of stained
glass came a streak of red and vel
low daylight that was eminently
cheerful The milk-boy was pound
ing somewhere below, and the day
had begun
Thomas Johnson came ambling up
the drive about half-past six, and we
could hear him Gathering around on
the lower floor. opening shutters. |
had to take Liddy to her room up
stairs, however-she was quite sure
she would find something uncanny. In
fact. when she did not. having now
the courage OF daylight, she was actu-
ally disappointed.
Well, we did not go back to town
that day
warned Liddy not to mention what
had happened to anybody, and tele-
phOned to town for servants Then,
after breakfast which did more
credit to Thomas heart than his head
l went on a short tour OF inyestiga-
ton. The sounds had come from the
east wing, and not without some
Qualms | began there. At first | found
nothing. Since then have developed
my powers OF observation, but at that
time was a novice The small card
room seemed undisturbed. looked for
footprints, which is, | believe, the con
'eN'ioH"i 'iiiHS ~ no. al'HousH my
~ ii'' oee" INA. 'S cle"S
oo'n i0o'pi mus anu '"u-l, O-l'iaihS are
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something
Al inc 'oP Vi ,"e HI@AI nau oeeA
PI'Ceu tan "lSN.' HdH!peI' packed
win HlleH 'Hal h"o come from Town
H. s'oou "' NE 'U2e oi 'He Top step
dI'lo7. INNS r"SS"Se' an" on lhe
sup DS-o" 1t Was IoH9, HeSh
scratch TOT tHEee steps the scratch
was repeated gradually diminishing
DIS Il sumo oDj'C' IA" laAeh' sTlklhg
each one. men ioE louI steps nothing.
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anu - '''0iI eious"' eAcepl
" GO nc i'''~i No H"u Ho'
OOA '-'e' 'iie N'S "e'o'e
IL pore OUT nay theory OF the sound,
when hau Deel LOT an the world ike
the pumping Oh helailic OBJECT down
"isnt Vi H,'po' ne iouI Stops nau
oeeh Skipped reasoned mat an IRON
pdi ioi INSTANCE "ouiu 40 something
VI tne Soi sumo TWO OF luFee steps,
emu uo"n' 'nel 'uIn over, jumping
lie" s'aliS' anu iaiuihs WIN thud.
iron DarS' however, DO not fall
downstairs IN the middle OF the night
'lone' CouPieu WIN 'he inquire on the
vel anu" .H agent! ny "Hlcn II
IilIii'eu iiiisn' pe "SS uiHeu' but-ahd
mere was Tue 'h'ns mat puzzied me
lio9' INC uooi were al fastened
'H"I 'iioi iiiiis' me "inuo"S unihoIest-
Gu anu 'ne par licu'ar uoor from the
ca'u rom ~ me ,e'ahua hdu com
olii"'ion lo'N VI winch l helu the key,
dnu "ni0u n'u MT oeen tahpered
wiz
hXed on an attempt at burglary,
as tne most halura! eXpianatlon-an