The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-01-05

sefls~s man areezs T. the roof whs
rHs Without an Inusuts hesitation
.. si.asdonsd ali thoughts ~ retreat ;
and shen tso excited men rushed In
10 ne fDoni h~ was nraly ensroucea
alfh Dis iegs ssirids - the ridge Of
ne window. not yard from their
heads
Securely hidden n che shadow. he
watched he sabsegrrnf proceedings
wlih genial liberation A raucous bel.
ioN from the Two men announced
thar theg had discovered his line Of
eseare and. 10 half minute the
garden was FUN % hurying figures.
one. calm aud impressive. bis Identity
betrayed uniy hg the inevitable cigar.
siBod BY the garden door. apparently
iaking no part in the game Laking
Ton. blind with fury. was running
round n small circles. cursIug every
oHe impartlally
The car Is sim there man
came up 10 Peterson. and Hugh heard
the words distinctly
Then he's probably over Of Ben
tons house I will go and see
Hugh watched the thick set. mas
sive figure stroll down toward the
wicket gate, aud he laughed gently
10 himself Then he grew serious
again, and with a slight frown he
pulled out his watch and peered at H.
HIATT past one to- more hours
before dawn. And In those two hours
BE- wanted TO explore the house from
on top: especially he wanted to have
look al the mysterious central room
OF which Phyllis had spoken TO him
the room where Lexington kept his
treasures. Bur until the excited
throng below went indoors, II was
unsafe Ia move once out OF the
shadow. any one would be able 10
see him crawling over the roof in the
moonlight
Al times the thought OF the help
less man for whose death he had In
one way been responsible required 10
him. but he shook his head angrily.
II had been necessary, he realized
you can carry someone upstairs In
a normal house without him having
his neck broken-but still And
then he wondered who he was. II
had been one Of the men who sat
round the table-of that he was toler-
ably certain. But which 2 Was
h. frig h. Dnu
sian, or the gentleman with the blood
shot eyey The only comfort was that
whoever II had been. the world would
not be appreciably the poorer for his
sudden decease. The only regret was
that II hadn't been dear Henry.
lie had distate for Henry which
far exceeded his dislike of Peterson.
Hes not over there" Petersons
voice came TO him from below. And
we've wasted time enough as It IS"
The men had gathered together I'm
a group, just below where Hugt was
sitting evidently awaiting further or
ders.
do you mean to say we've lost the |
Young swine hehlu Shlu IhklngtOn |
nngrily.
mot lost-merely mislaid." muir |
INJURED Peterson "fhe more see of |
him the more do admire his lnitia-
tive"
darlington snorted.
at was that id fool Ivolsky's own /
fault" he snarled why didn't he |
keep SIN as he was told TO do?'
"Why indeed" returned Peterson.
his cigar glowing red And I'm
afraid We shall never know He is
very dead He turned toward the
house That concludes the enter
tainment. gentlemen, for tonight
think YOU can all go to bed"
He disappeared into the house. and
The others followed slowly For the
time being Hugh was safe, and with |
A sigh OF relief he stretched his
eramped limbs and lay back against
the sloping roof n only he had dared /
10 light a cigarette