Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-10

golden draperleS, nashed down the stairs and
to Pats side.
ooh, my DEAR" she walled, "the yew! The
poor old yew! looked out az soon as awoke
and"-
"Its not DOWN." demanded Pat. y
"Not altogether, but great branch il torn
off. And oh, Pat, it means something! It
must mean something's"
swell, it can't mean anything very bad" Pat
treasured her. "T'm as fit as fiddle, and
heard the two boys roaring in the garden most
reassuringly. And as for John, of course he's
all right"
But as the morning progressed Pat became
a little less sure. DR.. Mckinney came down
from Dublin, removed the bandages and pro-
nounced the recovery to be complete.
"And not minute too soon," said Pat. "If
ever man wanted his eyes Pm the chap this
day"
There were mutual congratulations and
be brought round.
"This is queer thing about john" he said
to Dorothy. Somehow don't like it, but be-
fore we stir up the servants Pll ride over to
the monastery and see if he is with Renira.
By the way, dear, they tell me that the branch
that was knocked off the yew was all rotten
and hollow and that the tree will be much
better without it, So that's one worry off your
dear old mind. Now Pm off. Oh, but it's rip
ping to be alive again.
He found Sir Richard in his study in a most
irascble temper.
ooh, it's you, is it?" he said, peering through
the dusk. "Well, and how are things going?
Papa-in-law killed anything yet? Dear brother
going on we'll? BY the way, why don't you go
in for poison? Shooting is 50 Messy
'I'm Pat" said the tall figure quietly, "and
don't think understand you"
"Then what the devil" cried cambridge,
furiously angry, "do you mean by sinking in
here and pretending to be your brother?"
81 came over" Pat answered, putting a fierce
control over himself, "to see if John was here"
swell. he isn't, and he hasn't been here to,
day."
"Were your opening remarks" said Pat
slowly, "meant for John?'
"They weren't meant at ALL" said cambridge.
"sit down and have drink, and then you can
amble off up the glen to look for your precious
brother. l doubt if you'll find him short Of the
constabulary barracks"
'The constabulary barracks?" Pat repeated.
Eyes. The people were slow enough about
evidence when their own fellows were sus-
pected and accused, but now that they've sent
a chap from Dublin and he begins to suspect
John the amount of evidence is overwhelming.
had an hour of it this morning"
what are you talking about?" demanded
Pat. "What is John suspected Off"
OTIS beyond suspicion" said cambridge. 81
knew it at the time from his manner. 1t was
he who shot you."
"You lie" roared Pat, and struck him in the
mouth.
"You fool" said cambridge. "You shall &C.
count for that blow presently, but now you'll
hear about john, don't know the full list of
his trickery, but what do know I'll tell you.
He shot you. Ever since your marriage he has
Systematically cheated the estate. He's raised
the rents to impossible heights and has made
no difference in the books. But it was when
you were in London that he really enjoyed
himself. His idea was to get rid of the Count
ess, the young Viscount and all the rest-to
drive them back to America before your re-
turn. So he got that child of his from over the
mountain and introduced him to your wife, as
yours. He thought that would surely start
them. But the Countess closed on the kid and
he was dished. That's the reason he tried to
kill you."
Pat was striding up and down the room.
"Remember," he Numbered, 81 don't believe
word Of your foul story. But if it should be
true-Pm going home to investigate-then
you'll not see your friend John Gresham very
often after this. Will you ring for my horse?"
"There is one more thing" said cambridge.
"Again, while you were in London he let the
Countess mount that horse Thunderbolt. She
would have been dashed to pieces in the stable