The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-07

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II TO receive her, II Was Miss nallerMofth.
Madam, your pnnetnalliy IL equal Ia
my own, said he, Have you ordered
your eoaehman TO drive away"
'onl, a. far as the corner" she re-
turned, as she followed him down the hall
tile"
III "Ne,hlng could he better. Are you
slfaid 10 remain Tor a moment alone,
while | watch from the window the arrival
OF the other persons NC eSpeeis Al pre-
cut there Is M one IN the house but our
selves"
III ! was subject TO fear Ia a matter of
this Kind, ] should not he here at all. H.,
sides, the house i very cheenuly lighted.
see you haye chosen a crimson light Tor
illuminating the study"
'Eeeanse crimson light was burning
when Mr.. Adams died"
Remember Eyelyn'" called out voice,
oh, you have brought back the bird,
exclaimed Miss liniierworlh. That l. not
the cry with which Il greeted me before,
II was Eva, Lovely Eva, do Sou sup,
pose Eva aud Evelyn are the sameg"
Madam, We have "a many riddles before |
Us that we will LET this one 20 Tor the pms
eni. ! expect Mr., Adams's vale, here N
a moment.
''sir. YOU relieve me u an immense
weight. ! was afraid that the privilege oi
being present al the test You propose 10
make was not Ia be accorded me,
"Aliss Butterworth, you have earned q
seat al this experiment, BARLOW has been a
given a key, aud will enter A. ~ oil 10
entire freedom 10 do as BE- viii, We have
simply 10 watch his movements" 49,, III
In this room, slr! ! do not think u
shall like that, ! had rather not meet llus =
mailman face Ia face,
We do mol wish him 81 b. startled 10y cn'
countering any watchful eye. irresponsible
a. he i, he must be allowed e. move about -
without anything to distract ll, attention.
\oihin must stand Ia the waA 81 his FOL
lowing those impulses which may yield ~ y
"a clcw to hi. habits and the ways OF this al
peculiar household, ! propose 10 place You III
where the chance, ATE least ~ favor OF m
your bcing seen by him this parlor, ca
madam which We have every reason TO
believe was seldom oroncd during Mr..
Adams's lifetime"
Won must uut oul the gas. then. or the "
light will attract his atten. IA
ton" an
Il will not only pat out the gas, bu, i,
will draw the portlercs close, making this h.
little hole for your eye and this one for IA
mine. 4 common eXpedient, madam; bat ou
,cr,irrablr, madam, serviceablc.
The snort which Miss ButtcrwOrh gave HE
- she thus found herself drawn up in Of
larkne,. before curtain, in company with he
his plausible old man. but feebly conveyed AT
Ter sensations. which were naturally com ~
les and a little puzzling TO herself. Had ne
he been the possessor OF a lively curios- he
IA but We know from her own lips that an
be- was mott. she might have found some COZ
nioyment in the situation But being am
here she was solely from sense OF duty,
he probably FLUSHED behind her screen at ov,
he position in which she found herself ia 10
he cause Of truth and justice; or would ter
ave done 50 II the opening of the front sta
DOR at that moment had not told her wa
rat the critical moment had arrived, and rev
nat the deaf and dumb valet had Just been pol
troduced into the house pre-
The faintest "llush," from Mr. Grycc stu
armed her that her surmise was correct, +"
I'd, bending her every energy to listen, ope
e watched for the expected appearance the
this man in the antechamber Of Mr. eve
damss former study. woi
lie came even sooner than she was pre- you
red TO see him, and laying down his "
It ON a table near the doorway adj. sid,
need with busy air toward the p0rtiefc froi
had doubtless been IN the habit OF lift maj
2 twenty times day But he barely Ian,
tched il this time. Something seen, or on
seen, prevented him from entering. tior
as il the memory of what he had last q
hed .ll.,Ia. Or had lac noticed the rugs u
nging in an unacoustomed way on either fro
e of the damaged casingsy Neither, ap. 81
rently. for he simply turned away with com
meek look, wholly mechanical, and tax. ably
up his hat again. left the antechamber OF !
4 proceeded softly upstairs. triv
i will follow him, whispered Mr.. man
yce. Don't be afraid, ma am. This deaf
iste will bring man in from the street is s.
once" -
I am not afraid. / would be ashamed CLAN
=" ansv
But il was useless for her to finish this bell,
claimer. Mr.. Gryce was already IN the NOV
|. lie returned speedily, ana saying way
I the experiment was likely to be inst,
IRE, as the old man had gone to his own the
m and was preparing himself for bed, the
led the way into the study, and with to Il
pose or without purpose-who liter.
rvs idly touched a button on the saw
lie top thus throwing a new light on with
scene. 1t was Miss Butterworth's first ~
ercnce of this change OF light, and she tang
observing the effect made by the plea
ct glow now thrown over the picture that
the other rich articles in the room unde
N her admiration was cut short, and "A
Gryce's hali.uttered remark also, by enou,
faint sound of the Wallets descending he 81
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ldeed, they had barely time to regain Eva,
+ old position behind the parlor por- sW
es when Barlow was seen hnrrying IN can 5
n the hall with his former busy air, Mi,
ch this time remained unchecked. the o
'ossing to his masters study, he paused cided
an infinitesimal length of time on the mica
shold, as il conscious of something be- eli
amiss, then went into the room be- with
|, and, without a glance in the direc to Kill
of the rug. which had been carefully .'Pe
ID on the spot where his master had strunl
n, began to make such arrangements Adam,
the night as he was in the habit of sizes. !"
ing at this hour He brought bottle Il
inc from the cupboard and set it on | care
table, and then a glass, which he first has a
d scrupulously clean. Then he took "An
his masters dressing gown and slip worth
and, placing them to hand, went INTO ton.
bedroom.
this time the two watchers had crept
their concealment near enough to
what he was doing in the bedroom
vas STOPPING over the comb which Mr..
e had left lying on. the floor. This Nor
ohiaot in such n Mace seemed TO sur- aE,,L