The evening world., 1914-10-26
use q vulgar expression. feels a goose

use q vulgar expression. feels q goose
walking upon his grave.
WE'LL" he said. Il suppose he has
taken the cottage and We emit turn
him out"
The next mornings post brought
some nifty or SO letters to Throstic
Hall, forwarded on from London.
Letters from Russia, letters from
japan. letters from Paris. CONSTANT
NOZZLE and Madrid: bills, circulars.
lottery announcements, touting let
tors, begging letters, letters from lu-
natics. financiers. friends. politicians
and enemies.
It was a post the receipt Of which
would have driven an ordinary man
to distraction. but 1t did not distract
Sir Anthony Gyde.
He reviewed them sitting up in
bed propped up with piilows. a cup OF
tea BY his side and his correspond.
ence spread upon the coverlet
He sorted them by the simple proc
ess Of casting them upon the hoor.
some on the right, some on the left.
The ones on the right went to the
waste paper basket, the ones on the
left to his secretary. He had nearly
finished when he came upon An envel-
ope, thin and narrow, poverty str.ck-
en-. stamped in the left hand corner
addressed In a handwriting unique In
that 1t managed to be both prim and
fantastic. Cir Anthony opened 1t and
read:
"Skirle Cottage. Blencarn Fell.
Il will be at homo this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. must SEQ you. with
out fail. At that hour. KLEIN"
Leloir. the valet. was In the bath
room stropping . razor. when he
heard a stitied cry from the bedroom
adjoining: running In. he found his
master standing ON the floor. holding
the Dedpost with one hand. while
with the other he held the letter We
have Just read.
His face was Of that peculiar gray
We associate with damp walls, mil
dew. ruin. He was shaking In every
member, and the bed shook, a. II the
terror OF tho man, or his rage. mad
diffused itself even into the mani.
mate.
L.eloir withdrew; he had too In
tihaats . knowledge Of his master 10
intrude upon him when he was In
one OF his takings.
l have said that when Clyde lost
himself in one Of his attacks OF anger
devil stepped forth and was seen
speaking less hyperbolically. the man
became ravening beast, and he
would 40 soon have struck Leloir To
the ground, or any one else, indeed
when In one Of these attacks as not
Now. left to himself, with nothing
TO vent his anger upon. the attack left
MIN without an explosion. the shak-
ing Of the bed ceased. he called his
man to him. ordered his bath to be
prepared. and while this was being
done. he examined the envelope in
which the letter had arrived.
II bore tho postmark "Skirwith,'
ana In the corner was written the
word Local"
II had evidently been posted nj
the village of Skirwith some time on
the day before. though tho ONCE
stamp was half obliterated and quite
useless AZ an indication Of the date.
Having examined the envelope
carefully, he replaced the letter In i,
and laid II on tho mantelpiece. bathed
dressed, put the letter in his pocket
and then sent for his secretary to
the library, where he began debating
letters in answer to the importan,
ones he had received that morning
But he dictated no reply 70 tie
humble looking episue postnarked
Skirwith.
Al haif-past one he had luncheon
Shortly after luncheon he ordered
his motor-car TO be got ready e
take him 10 the railway station a
Carlisle, In time to catch tho express
to London at Ave: also q second cal
TO take his secretary, despatch boxes
and odds and ends.
At half past two small moto
car used for short distances, wa
brought TO the door.
Dir Anthony got into II. havini
given Leloir strict injunction as I,
the iv0gsGe etc. He told the mai
that he vas shout to visit an out