The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-21
Copyright. by A. Conan Doyls1

A Conan Doyle)
| but there was something IN his ewes
which let me know that he would nave
PAID good price to have me back on
'ne orae-path again
here?'' No you ooihs
Il may ask you that" said he.
q, -, came ~ because saw your face
And 1 because. as you may we'll have
SUseFNeui nave very much interest for
al that has 70 do with the military ana
~ -, course castles are among them. You
VIII excuse me for one moment my
Hear JACK and he stepped out sudden
" through the hole in the wall so as 10
De out OF my sight.
But 1 was very much too curiou. 70
excuse him 80 easily. shifted my
GROUND swiftly. 10 see what Il was that
ne was after lie was standingf outside
ana waving his hand franticaIly as in
: a signal. ~
What are you doingf" 1 cried and
then. running out TO his side. / looked
across the moors. to see whom he WAS
beckOning 60.
.., You 40 too far. sir" said he angrily.
i didnt thing you would have gone SO
Z lL' a gentleman has the freedom to
act as he chooses. without your being
me spy upon him. II We are to b..
Iriends, you must not interfere in my
4 don't like these secret doings- said
ana my father would not like them
ANeA AAAAlfF can Speak Tor hlmNa1f
and there il no secret said he ctIrtiv
u II you. with your imaginings that
make make. secret. Ia. Ia, tai have no
without so much as nod he turned
his back upon me and started Walking
swiftly 20 West Inch
Wei. followed him. and In the worst
OF tempers, Tor L had a feeling that
there was some mischief IN the wind
and yet could not for the life OF me
mink what II all meant.
Again. / found
the whole mystery OF this mans COM
Ing. and OF his long residence amona rs
meet at the pcel-tower2 Was the fellow
SPY! And was ~ some brother spy
VINO came to speak with him there Rut
= that was absurd What could there he
! to spy about in Berwickshire And be-
Sidts, Major Elliott knew all about him
and he would not show him such respect
, II there were anything amiss.
mad Just got as far as this in my
thoughts when heal-i CHEEKY hail. and
there was the Major himself coming
down the HIN from his house. with MS
big bulldog Founder held i'm leash THis
Jog was savage creature and had
caused more than one accident on The
countryside. but the Major was very
( roma OF II. and would never 20 out with
OUT 10. though he kept IL tied with a
5000 thick thong OF leather
Major, waiting for him TO come up. he
stumbled with his lame lex over O.
french or gorse, ana In recovering him
IN an instant there was the beast OF a
aog ilying down the hillside in my di-
did not like u / can tell Won. for
there was neither stick nor stone about
ana knew that tho orute was danger
Gus. The Major was shrieSing TO ID from
behind. and think that the creature
thought that he was hallooinR n on So
furiously did IL rush.
But 1 knew its name and I Thought
that maybe that might give me me
pIlNlIe ses or acquaintauceship, SO. as 90
{ came az me with bristlinE hair and IT,
nose screwed back between its two red
eyes. ] cried out. "Bounder, Founder
~ the pitch OF my lungs. II had its ef-
feet. Tor the beast PASSED me with n
snarl. and flew along the path on tn
traces OF Bonaveuture Dc Llpr
tie turned az the shouting. and seemed
but Do" stroiled along as slowly a. ever
My heart was iu my mouth for him for
me dog had never seen him before. and
me Co DRAG 81 away from him r.,
somehow. as % bounded up and saw the
twittering finger and thumb which de
Lapp held out behind him. lts fGrv ,iief
suddenly away. and We saw 10 wscging
its stub % ia tail and shaving ~ hts
Your dor. then. Major-" said he. as
its owner came hohhlinE up. An. It's a
'4 fhS o' Msjoe 9 Was R sIS,Jr thing 5g,5
had covered tho ground nearly as fast
~ was afraid lest he might have hurt
ia. ia. tar' cried De Lapp. He IS
a pretty. gentle thing I always lave tho
dogs. But 7 ann glad that ] have mot
sou. major. for here ls this young gem
tlDmau. f0 whom D owe very much. who
'- e.. begun q. - la.-s that am s2y. Is
was so taken aback hv hIs words
that I could not lay my tongue 90 an
answer. huf rulorei up and looked ask
4N.. IKE thc q" EWIrd country lad that
You know mo. major" said DO Lapp:
thar This could not be-
so. uo. Jack certainly not Certain
IH u.f. cried The major.
INtnk NDu.' said Be IaUu. You
know u'. and you do me Justice And
''ur-,it hope that your knee ls better
.ul WAY t"i WIZ soon have your reTf-
arm well enough" answered tho
fnHlHr. hut thrr VIII never give me "a
pace unless 'nrre is war. and there VIII
hD ul moro var in mv tImr."
'h. you thin. fHafr' said Dc Lam
"tl smile. VOL. nous yrrrons' W.|
lhl SOC. fuy frIerI' 90. whierrd On
Iir Htt and turning brIefI- he unfFrI
@ the direction pf West inch Tho r1ai,l
stool tossing after Dim with thourhtrlI
.- f.. mo r1. ..I H|" what If was fulf
u. made wr fH.r. that Dr.. WAS Il aav
When fn.I h.w Dr.. said nothing ruf
'. shook rIf boat and looked Ike q
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