Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20
unreasonable amino sity-"

unreasonable amino sity-"
against Mr.. Spe arman, you mean."
She did not answe er.
"His animOsity \ was against Mr..
Spearman, Miss 3 Sherrin, wasn't itP
That 10 the only animoslry Of Mr., Cor
vets that anyone has told ma about"
ayes"
1T was against Mr.. spearman that
he warned you, thenT
eyes"
"Thank you" He turned and, not
waiting for the man, let himself out.
He should have known 1t when he had
seen that Spearman, after announcing
himself as unable to get back to the
Office, was with Constance.
He went swiftly around the block to
his own house and let himself In at the
front door with his key. The house
was warm; a shaded lamp on the table
In the larger library was lighted, fire
was burning In the open CRATE, and the
rooms had been swept and busted. The
Indian came into the hall to take his
coat and hat.
Dinner is at seven," Wassaquam
announced. "YOu want some change
about that"
"No; seven is all right"
Alan went upstairs to the room next
to Corvet's which he had appropriated
for his own use the night before, and
found 1t now prepared for his Occu-
pancy. When he came down again to
the first floor, Wassaquam was no
where about, but he heard sounds In
the service rooms on the basement
floor. He went part way down the
service stairs and saw the Indian In
the kitchen, preparing dinner. Wassa-
guam had not heard his approach, and
Alan stood an instant watching the
Indians tall, thin figure and the quick
movements Of his dfsproportionately
small, well-shaped hands, almost like
a woman's; then he scuffed his foot
upon the stair, and Wassaquam turned
swiftly about.
Anybody been here today, Judahr
Alan asked.
"No, Alan. called tradesmen; they
came. There were young men from the
newspapers"
"what did you tell them"
Nothing"
"Why not7'
"Henry telephoned I was to tell
them nothing"
"You mean Henry Spearmanr
"Yes."
do you take orders from him, Ju'
dahT
IT took that order, Alan"
Alan hesltated. you've been here
in the house all dayf"
eyes. Alan"
Alan went back to the first floor and
Into the Smaller iiurury. The room
was dark with the early winter dusk,
and he switched on the light; then he
knelt and pulled out one Of the draw.
ers he had seen Spearman searching
through the night before. and carefully
examined the papers In 1t one by one
but found them only ordinary papers
He pulled the drawer completely Oui
and sounded the wall behind 1t and the
partitions on both sides but they ap
peared solid. He put the drawer bach
In and went on to examine the mex
one, and, after that, the others. Th'
clocks In the house had been wound
for presently the clock In the librar!
struck six, and another In the hal
chimed slowly. An nour later, wheI
the clocks chimed again, Alan looked
up and saw Wassaquam's small blacl
eyes, deep set In their large eye sock
cts, fixed on him intently through tn
door. How long the Indian had beei
there, Alan could not guess; he ha'
not heard his step.
"What are you looking for, Alanf
the Indian asked.
Alan reflected moment. "Mr. Sher
rIll thought that Mr.. Corva NIGH
, have left q record OF some sort her
for me, judah. Do you know Of any
. thing like that?"
"No. That is what you are lookin
eor1'
"Yes, Do you know Of any plac
where Mr.. Corvet would have bee
likely to PVT away anything like that
"Ben put papers In all these draw