Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-22

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gerhold, then, exerting all his strensth
he pulled, straining until at last the
lock-fastenings, already weakened by
Roberts early efforts, could no longer
stand h pressure and parted, and,
with a. splintering OF wood and q
smother Of dust. thezdoor fell in.
Z Robert stepped Y 9 1t ana CROPPED
his way along the passage, which
showed before him in the dim light
which came through the grating.
Then, at the first turn, he was
plunged into inky hlackness, and he
had to proceed more cautiously. He
felt in his pockets, but his match boz
had evidently been taken from,h1nns
OF he had loft + IN the bil'itard room.
stretched hands, one touching the
wall as a guide, the other held out
at arms length before him.
The time seemed endless, until
at last he made out a patch of diff
fused light, to which he CROPPED his
way. He found. It to be the open
door leading into the scullery, which
Dartin had left ajar, perhaps by de-
sign, to assist the people who would
come searching for the solicitor on
Thursday.
The weather. had evidently taken
e. turn for the better whilst Robert
had been at work on the door and
he reeled a little and put q hand over
his eyes as he came into the; strong
sunlight which was pouring In at the
big kitchen windows; them he crossed
the room to the stairs and assembled
to the floor above,
It came as no surprise to him that
he was still In Adderbury Towers; he
had not thought 1t likely that his enc
mics would have given themselves the
trouble or taken the risk of his re-
moval. He threw, open the great
front door and stood in the porch,
drawing in great breaths Of the SUM
,mer air. The relief from the oppres-
sion Of the shut-up house was very
strength returning to him. and, with
1t, the recollection that ne had not
eaten a solid meal since dinner on
He treated Ire dining . as he
had the hall, drawing IN the blinds
and pushing open the French win
dows. The sunlight showed him the
room as he had last seen, 1.-THE oval
table still strewn with the litter OF
Sunday nights feast. the chairs push
ed hack as the diners fadS1eft them
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pied among the nutshells and ciear4
ash. and inSsorne OF the glasses there
still remained q little Wine. Before
the co1one1.s- place was q litter OF
wooden matches, where the befuddled
old gentleman had tiled to show them
some absurd trick
The hungry man drew a. chair UP
to the table and Investigated. There
waS not much that d man might eat
NH ShaI v~A ~k1Nn 1Irvs A-~,Al5AkAEAAA
day1. Sweet biscuits, chocolates and
preserved ginger and fruits were
hardly the fare for which Robert was
looking, neither was HIS the thirst
to be slaked with Chartreuse or
Kurnmel. And then ne remembered
that on his way throuHh the Kitchen
he q seen q buffers tray containing
what had been rern0veh from the
earlier courses OF the banquet, and,
taking q knife with him: he descend
ed the stairs. HI saw. now that the
kitchen was Uttered with the remains
of cooking. ahd.she told himself that.
not only the master. blt the ssrvats
of Adderbury Tbwefs had left their
pests at very 4h0kt notice,
There WAS plenty on the buffers
tray to stay Roberts appetitesth re.
ETRtrs OF q cold chicken, some sai-
mon and bread and cheese. As Ne
rat on the corner OF the table Tehtoy-
ing his i~rproinptu feast. he saw Tor
the first time the state he was iii,
The square mirror tilted over the man
gtlAnfAce ahnve this range sho~ssd h.-.
the fig',rA OF a vourg yran. tnAA~ntsh-
ehsy d..rtv. ana WITH rhln AND eiinr
scorsd WITH cNtsst on which fhA blood
had dyjed ~ uefy brown natrhes.
HIS evAnins 1rNsss t6rn end ssatn4A
NTH rlester ana cohssehs ~nNl.