Marble Hill press., 1911-06-22

: hut IL makes II easier In way,
r Amber fell thoughtful again
- 'Ow's that, sir--if my ask"
. This way" said Amber: "Refor
, ne died, Mir Rutton asked me to d
, him service agreed He sul
gested that ! take you with me"
I'm ready sir" interrupted Dos
sott eagerly There's no gentlemai
ia Ike to valet for better than your
self"
"But there will be dangers Dog
gott-l don't know precisely what
That's the rub, we'll have to trayc
halfway round the world and face IN
known porils II Mr. Rutton were
right about It, well be lucky TO get
away with our lives"
III 60 sir; It was Is wish. I'll
so with you to India, Mr. Amber"
very we'll Amber spoke
ahstractcdly. reviewing his plans
But" he enQuired suddenly 81 didn't
mention India, How did you know"
guessed Il sir :, s.,,,,t mus m ,,,',.' ave
knowing what do about Mr. Rutou."
Amber sat silent, unable TO bring
himself ia pyt sineIs c,,.s,,o, g., 80,
gard to the dead mans antecedeuts
But after a pause the sarvar, ccrtin
ued voluntarily
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persnrs ub, -. - ,.n. " Wv"
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mot,ar un.r, n',,t ''u'' '''''"
paris or nj, Wv. - 'ruu"n ,I,, w
i'm up. some "a siro ,,,r,r >, an.
they'd 20 av'v. n,be-s ...5 ~ ,,cLa4
up with In is study for hours ,a,lirg
talking. Thev'd .ardIv ever c,rro ,ha
same one twice r .aroa ,er oil NJ
Rgtton did And vet s,r srwovs
ad a suspicion"
Dorcotr hssttats5 ro,.o
bis gaze shifting nro,st,,. 80 ~, s,,,,
shrnuded erpr. a. ,b, -
What" demanded ,r,ha. .,.,,u
"r ofn.,r. ,h,',.p. ,,I'' ->'.."e' ,e"s'''
what We call in FygIena ma, =, |
,o,or YmsaIt sir"
"Dcygot,,,.
.1 80. -
us. ,ha,. % ,1.,'a, 'u,"a no arm SIR II was
,oirs .n.,'o1.. un''U'ne u',"' 'Se' ana IS
,,.,ne " - va. a N.,o', p'e''ed man the
,,,aa, a., 80 - '.e.", ~, anu speaK'h 'neir IAN
: A. Ioos, "o', ~ ,,,.S. n'. . 'nAo' me MINK ,
- ,ba,, 11'' - u''Sn. ave al a niue
e.n r,a.go,...',, D,oou :" ''N' s'F' ln'hRs d
.,u4.4 -. ,''''s 'l''''' iSe' con
- N''| az "''''
80. > ''', ''oSS o'e' 'F'ed Amber
ieS' S''' al least ! mean | 'ope so,
H. Not mat II myke any difference
me 'hs ye ieIt towards i'm. l.
as gentleman, white or black Id
.e u'ea tor I'm any dy'"
l">sot'. ne NiFEintan had risen
Ilu Was pa'iAs eNcitedly TO and fro
L"eSot' don ever repeat one word
th'S 10 man or woman-uhile
on re faithful to the memory Of Mr.
ulioh.
ne servant stared, visbly i'm.
ressed Very good, Mr. Amber IN
7member. sir ! don't ordinarily gos.
p' sir, but you and him being so
l'ek. and everything 'appenipg to
light 50 'orrlble | forgot pvsa,f
pc youIl excuse me, sir"
God In heaven" cried the yor,np
an hoarsely. 1t can't be true," lie
ing himself into his chair buryinv
q face in his hands 1T can't"
Yet irresistibly the conviction vee
'ing forced upon him that Doggott
~ s"r'H'sed aFlght Circumstances q
icked up circumstance within his Il
sov ledge Of or his expertepra vi,h
e man, all seeming 10 prpva incor p
stabIy the truth of what ar the nrs, r,
ush had seemed 50 incredible vbot c,
d be. Amber. know of Rutto,,s NO.
tage or history that would rafpta II
g calm belief of the hodvearran. a
the dead man? II
And then Amber's intelligence WAS
litten by thought as nv cInh- "a
d he began to tremble Violently ~, h;
ntrollably, being weakened hv "a. =
,ue and the strain of tha, endless al
rrihle niyht s,mn,s e''N'eSS' ~
ped him without his knowledge. NJ
ophta!" 81
Sophia Farrell, the woman ba haa ri
omised to wed, nay even the woman SO