Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-27

His pronounced antipathy towards me caused me to watch him surrepu- tiously. and more closely than perhaps I should otherwise have done He was a man of gloomy mood, and often he would leave his guests and take walks alone. musing and breeding On sey- eral occasions l followed him in secret, and found to my surprise that although he made long detours in various direc- tions, yet he always arrived at the same spot at the same hour-dve o'clock
 The place where he halted was on the edge of a dark wood on the brow of a hill about three miles from Ran noch Leithcourt never went there di- rect, but always so timed his walks that he arrived just at five, and re- muined there smoking cigarettes until halfpast, as though awaiting the ar rival of some person he expected
 In my youth I had sat many a quiet hour there in the darkening gloom and knew the wood we'll, and was able to watch the tenant Of Rannoch from points where he least suspected the T presence or another Once, when ' was alone with Muriel. ] mentioned her fathers capacity for walking alone, whereupou she said
 "Oh, yes, he was always fond oi walking. He used to take me with him when we first came here, but he always went so far that I refused Go go any more.'
 She never once mentioned Wood roae. ] allowed her plenty of oppor tunity for doing SO, chamng her about . her forthcoming marriage in order that she might again refer 10 him. bui never did his name pass her lips. understood that he had gone abroad that was all
 Often when alone I reflected upon my curious adventure on that night when l met Ohnto. and of my marrow escape from the hands of my unknown enemies ] wondered if that ingeniou. and dastardly attempt upon my lHs had really any connection with tha strange incident at Leghorp. As da. succeeded day, my mind became file, by increasing suspicion. Mystery sur rounded me on every hand. Indeed by one curious fact alone it was in creased a hundredfOld.
 Late one afternoon, when had beer out shooting all day with the Rannocl party, l drove back to the castle ii the Perth cart with three other men and found the ladies assembled in th' great hall with tea ready. A welcom log fire was blazing in the huge ol' grate, for in October it is chilly ant damp in Scotland and a fire is pleasan at evening
 Muriel was seated upon the higl l. padded fender-like those one has a clubs-which always formed a coz spot for the ladies, especially afte dinner. When entered, she rose quick ly and handed me my cup eXclaimin as she looked at me:
 "Oh, MT. Gregg! What a state yo are in!"
 "Yes, ] was after snipe, and slippe into a bog" l laughed But it wa early this morning, and the mud ha dried"
 Come with me, and I'll get you brush" she urged And I followed he through the long corridors and ul stairs to a small sitting-room whic was her own little sanctum, where sh worked and read-a cozy little plaC with two queer old windows in th colossal wall, and a floor of polishe , oak, and great black beams above A my eyes wandered around the roOI they suddenly fell upon an obieC 3 which caused me to start with pr' 3 found wonder-a cabinet photograp 9 in a frame of crimson leather The picture was that of a young gii
 "a duplicate of the portrait ! Ina found torn across aud flung aside O board the Lolal
 The merry eyes laughed out at m - as ] stood staring at it in sheer b' B wilderment
 ' What a pretty grill" ! eXclaimc quickly, concealing my surprise Wh is she?"
 My conipanion was silsnc l uomsn