Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-13
ToD,YS INSTALNENT

A"Nf'h NfNkN AAAAA AA Atths 'NN
iaicful letter.
TODAN'S INSTALMENT.
The young man want ON wi'h MS
story.
We'll. 1t was the beginning ol 81
when my father came To live at itors-
ham. and al went as well rs possible
with us until the January oi ~. ON
the fourth day after the new year !
heard my father give sharp cry OF
SURPRISE as We sat together NJ the
hrcakias, table. There he was, sitting
With ncwly-orcncd envelope IN one
hand and FIVE dried orange pips m the
outstrc,chcd palm oi the other one. Tie
had ALWAYS laughed at What he called
my eek -and-a hull story about tho
Colnncl. hat he looked very scared and
puzzled now that the same thing had
Coue upon himself.
Why, what on earth docs thus mean.
John he stammercd.
'Ny heart had turned 20 lead. 1t Is
h. N. N said l.
lie looked inside the envelope. $50
n is he cried. Here are the very let
tcrs But Wha, l. this written above
them
Put the rapcrs on tho sundial,'
read. pccping over hls shoulder.
" hat paVcrS? What sundlal? he
asked
The sandal u the earjcu. Then
,~ no other Said I. hut tho papers
must hr those that arc DESTROYED
Pooh . SAID he. eupplng hard al
his courage VIC aur IN a civilized lanc
here. and W can't have tomioolcrv o
tins KIND. Where docs tho thing com'
iren'
FROM Dundee ] answered. glanc
inC ~ the posi-marA.
'Soue prcpoSicrous practical Joke
ssid BE- What have | 10 do with sun
dials and papcrs? ] shall take no no
ticc of such nonscnsc
I should certainly speak 10 th'
poh.r. ] sald
Md le laughed at for my pains
Nothing oi the sort.
Then lct nc do so?
40. forhid YOU ] won't have
fus. made about such nonScnSc.
.l' was m Vhain 20 argue with hum
for he Was a very obstinate man.
wont about. however, with a hear
vhich wa .ull OF iorebOdngs.
"On the third day after the comini
oi the letter nv father went from hom'
90 visit an old friend Of hls, Ma!o
rcc body. who l. IA command OF one o
tho iorts upon Por;sdcNn Hill Va
slal tha, he should 60 for II seemed 4
me that he was farther from dange
when be was spay from home. Il
hat. however, ] was IN crror. POI
tho second dAy Of his absence ! re
ceived a telegram from the Major, IN
ploring me 10 come at once. My iathc
had fsllen over one Of the deep chalk
rrs which abound N the neighborhooc
and vas ly1ng scnsclcss, with shat
tered skull I hurried 10 him, hut h
passed away without having ever rC
covered his consciousness. lie had, q
u spt.csrs. heen returning from Fare
nam IN the twilight. and as the cour
n, was unknown 20 him, and the chait
nf unfenced the lurv had no hesltato
n hrlnslng m q verdict of Death irOI
arridcrtal causes Carefully 81
cxsmlned every fact connected with h
doaih. was unable 20 md anythIn
when could suggest tho idea OF mu
der There were no slgns OF vlOlenI
NJ foo,marks. no robbery. no record {
strangers having been Sccn upon n
roads And vet ] need not tell YOU IN;
nv mind was iRrfrum 81 ease, an
iha, ] wa vel nigh certain that SON
foul plot had been woven round mn
In tins sinister wav | came into N
inheritance. You will ask me why
did not dispose Of u? answer, b
cause was well convinced that ol
troubles were IN some wey dependel
upon ar incident IN my uncle's lif~ AT
that the danger would he a 5 presslr
m Que house a. IN another.
1t was IN January, S.. gthst my po
father met ms end, and two years al
.irhf months have elapsed since the