Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-29
Who's Who IN the Story

cir ROBERT MANNEESLEY noble
man OF ancient tide and vast estate
on which valuable mines nave been
found. lie Is mystesiously murdered
in his home.
PHiLLlPA, his beautiful daughter. is
Lady Bountiful of the farm and min
ing community. She is In love with.
and believes innocent OF charge OF
forgery, her cousin. and plans TO
marry him and settle in the colonies
when no finishes his prison term.
CLINTON MANNERSLEI, heir TO the
estate. VINO has sown harmless wild
oats, but declares himself innocent
of tho forgery OF his uncle'S name,
though he cannot convince the latter.
He escapes from prison and Is dis
covered in the room with his muir.
dered uncle. H0 Is arrested and
charged with the crime.
MRS. BRlTTEN. his old nurse. who be-
lieves him innocent.
jim. his foster brother. who Is a some
what radical miner.
MR.. QUINTON. austere. executive type
OF man, manager OF tho mines and
aspirant for philllpa's hand.
lLLlNGWORTH. ambitious police Of
hoial.
INSPECTOR CORTELYOU. a veteran
scotland Yard sleuth. who takes up
the case for Clinton.
MARSHALL STEAD, chief cashier
and confidential man for Sir Robert,
A primitive meal Of bread. cheese
and picked onions was set out on a
clothless deal table. and was fianked
by can of ale. There was an odor
of onions, OF cheese, OF acrid tobacco
smoke in the place that smote keenly
on Stead's nostrils. For one mo-
ment a sense of degradation in hav-
ing 10 seek shelter in such a house
smote him but 1t left him just as
quickly. He closed the door behind
him and faced the occupants OF the
cottage.
Dogger Tandy. a big, bony, red
haired. sharp yed, sharp nosed man,
with thin beard And ragged mus
tache, through which protruded ugly
yellow fanEs of teeth, sat on one
side OF the table with "A greyhound
at his knee. He was eating bread
and cheese with clasp-knife. and
now and then applying his lips to
tho ale can.
His wife. poor. washed out.
down trodden- looking creature.
whose face bore more than one
mark of her lord and masters flst
appeared to be chiefly solacing her
self with dry bread and weak tea,
drawn from a pot which had doubt
less stood on the hob since break
fast time. Both started at Stead's
abrupt entrance. II was not his
practice TO collect his rents in per
son. and they could not think OF any
reason for his presence there. And
the man scowled, and his scowi was
very suggestive OF the way in which
Niciou dog shows his teeth. He
half rose from his chair. and regard
Cd Stead with any thing but friendly
eyes.
IL so he a. you've called about
that bit OF rent, master" he began.
ITS not"
stead stopped him with lifted
hand.
rive not come about any rent"
he said. You're welcome to what's
owing. | want to talk to YOU. Send
YOUR wife out OF the room for few
minutes"
Get outside" commanded Dogger
Tsndy TO Ms spouse. pretty much as
he might bave ordered cur to Its
Kennel
But stead barred the way.
Not outside" he said. Cant she
SO into the back place. or upstairs"
Mrs. Tandy retired hastily into the
back place and closed the door.
Stead glanced at It suspiciously.
There's no way out of that. IS
there he asked,
AS they're Your houses. guv-nor,
You ought to know there's no door
in EN- except such rs you're a
standing against" answered Tsudy.
Course there isn't,"
Stead came further into the
Kitchen and took a chair close TO the
miners, who continued to watch him
furtiveiy.
Look here" said Stead. ewing
Tandy keenly. do you want 10 earn
some money! Not a pound or two.
nor twenty pounds. but nice
lump"
DoSger Tandy regarded him with
the eyes Of the naturally suspicious
man. He kept silent for a minute.
What's tho same, guv'nor?" he
asked. You can speak free
shen not hear"
stead explained matters, not car
Ing in his present predicament to
mirce them. He knew his man
knew that Doeger Tandy's cupidity
and greed would make him keep a
still tongue IN his head: he also
knew that Tandy was not a drinking
man. SO. would not talk in his cups:
he also knew him to be a master OF
craft and ingenuity. And he told
him everything. while the miner
listened IN silence.
Now. listen. suv'nor" he said.
when the fugitive had made an end