The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-04
PART FOUR

ance was gone through under eAdcuy
similar circ mstan s. Again
changed my dress, again l sat In the
window, and again laughed very
heartily at the funny stories OF which
my employer had an immense roper
toire, and which he told inimitaDly.
Then he handed me a yellow-backed
novel, and, moving my chair little
sideways, that my own shadow might
not fall upon the page, he begged me
to read for about ten minutes, begin
ming in the heart of chapter, ana
then suddenly in the middle OF a sent
ence. he ordered me to cease and TO
change my dress.
'You can easily imagine, Mr..
Holmes. how curious | became as to
what the meaning of this extraordi-
nary performance could possibly be.
They were always very careful, OBJ
served, to turn my face away from the
window, so that / became consumed
with the desire to see what was going
on behind my back. At first it seemed
to be impossible, but | soon devised a
means. My hand-mirror had been
broken, so a happy thought seized me
and | concealed a piece of the glass
occasion, in the midst of my laughter,
in nv handkerchiefs. On the next
| / put my handkerchief up to my eyes,
and was able to see all that there was
behind me. | confess that I was dis
appointed There was nothing. At
least that was my first impression. At
| the second glance, however, | perceiv-
ed that there was a man standing IN
the Southampton Road, small beard
/ ed man in a gray suit, who seemed to
be looking in my direction. The road
| is an important highway. and there
are usually people there. This man,
however. was leaning against the rail-
ings which bordered our field, and was
looking earnestly up. / lowered my
I handkerchief and glanced at Mrs
Rucastle, to find her eyes fixed upon
me with a most searching gaze. She
said nothing but l am convinced that
she had OWNED that I had a mirror
| in nv hand, and had seen what was
behind me. She rose at once.
| ".Jephro,' said she, there is an i'm
pertinent fellow upon the road there
who stares up at Miss Hunter
ono friend of yours, Miss Hunter?
he asked
"'No; know no one in these parts.
Dear me, How very impertin
ent, Kindly turn round and motion tt
him to go away
"'Surely it would be better to tak'
no notice
"'No, no, we should have hin
lettering here always. Kindly turf
round and wave him away like that
Il did as / was told and at the sam,
instant Mrs. RucastIe drew down tn,
blind That was week ago, and from
that time | have not sat again in tn
window, nor have | worn the blu
/ dress, nor seen the man in the road"
Pray continue" said Holmes
Your narrative promises to be a mos
interesting one"
you will find it rather disconnecte
: fear, and there may prove to be littl
| relation between the different inc
dents of which Isspeak. On the yer
!, first day that l was at the Cope
!, Beeches, Mr.. Rucastle took me to
small clubhouse which stands near tn
kitchen door. AS we approach it
heard the sharp rafting of chair
and the sound as of large anims
!, moving about.
Look in here said Mr.. Rucastl,
: IS he not beauty
" Il looked through and was col
scious of two glowing eyes, and of
, vague figure huddled up in the darl
| ness.
Don't be frightened said my en-
! ployer, laughing at the start which
| had given. It's only Carlo. nv mastif
= call him mine, but really old Tolle
2 | mn cr,~na &c 6n apI, "A
!. anything with him. We feed him ono
: a day. and not too much then so thu
u he is always as keen as mustar
l. Toller lets him loose every night an
: God held the trespasser whom he lay
. his fangs upon. For goodness sab
. don't you ever on any pretext set yol
; foot over the threshold at night, for
:. is as much as your life is worth
i THE warning was no idle one, fl
two nights later l happened to loo
out of my bedroom window about tv
II o'clock in the morning. 1t was bea
= tiful moonlight night, and the Law
e in front of the house was silvered ov,
70 and almost as bright as day. / W;
e standing. wrapped in the peaceful bea
D. ty of the scene, when | was aware TIL
something was moving under Il
= shadow of the copper beeches. AS
D. emerged into the moonshine | sa
" what it was. 1t was a giant dog,
q large as a calf. tawny tinted, wi
hanging jowl, black muzzle, and hu,
projecting bones. 1t walked slow
lc across the lawn and vanished into Il
c shadow upon the other side. TIL
y dreadful silent sentinel sent a chill
~ my heart which do not think that al
E. burglar could have done
"And now I have a very strange G
lperience to tell you. | had, as Y,
rs know, cut off my hair in London, a.
n had placed it in a great coil at {
re bottom of my trunk. One evenir
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