Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

" In the many bright lattices of
~ the Guyfford Arms and upon
4 \ the face of him In the stable
yard. that same gypsy-seeniing
fellow, Dick Fullalove. The man In the
stable-yard having yawned once, yawn-
ed again. stretching long arms luxur-
1ously, but, all at once, his white teeth
shut with a snap and he stared away
across the village green where stood the
parish stocks-for there, with long legs
fast shut within this instrument Of
shame. sat a prisoner. hts upper parts
hidden from sight by an enveloping
sack.
So the man Fullalove. shambled over
to the stocks and stood there-gog-
Cling.
"Hul-loa!" quoth he, at last. where
upon issued an answering bleat from
the pinioned, sack-shouldered form
"Lemme Quit" gaSped q
strangled voice
"'Ow?" inquired Lullalove and
scratched his ear. then turned as Joel
BIN, the blacksmith, came striding
across the green.
Love us!" exclaimed the blacksmith.
II know them legs"
Pretty long 'uns!" nodded Fullalove
But IT, said the blacksmith. III so
be it to be i'm as thinks it be-'ow
did e come into they stocks?"
Ar" nodded Fullalove. "'Ow?"
'Ad us better take look at I'm, do
ZEE Think" inquired Joel. Fullalove
nodded and proceeded to unknot con-
stricting rope and. Juggling of the sack
discovered the passion contorted fea-
lures of Master Titus Oldcraft.
Love us ALT" eaculated the black
smith, while Oldcraft, wrenching open
coat and waistcoat, drew thence large
pocketbook. opened It, glanced through
its contents:
Robbed" cried he. "The villains
"Ay but" demurred the cautious
3Qel, 90 put ZEE in?"
Two rogues. two damned villains
robbed met
Now at this moment. forth Of the inn
stepped Tom Pitt. beholding whom, Old
craft called and beckoned, whereat Tom
Pitt fastened up.
Call your master. rouse my lord
Brocklehurst-say I'm robbed-impor-
tant papers-go!"
to fume and fret while Joel BIN
scratched his head and stared at Dick
Fullalove. who rasped his chin and
gaped at Joel BIN.
THE key!" snarled Oldcraft, jerking
his prisoned lees impatiently. Don't
stand there like two posts-look for the
key"
LAY. but wheer?" inquired the smith
Look NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cried
Oldcraft. "Oh here's q guinea to the
man as gets me out!'
"A guinea. by Coolest" said the smith
Locke now, why, they key be In the
lock-
"Then unlock me-"
Guinea first. maister!"
So Oldcrsft tossed him the guinea
and Joel rubbed the coin, stared at II
and nodded to Fullalove. Here be ALI
to unlock and free the prisoner who
fastened across to the inn door and
forth thereof stepped Viscount Brockle-
hurst in silken dressing robe. -,
What now?" cried he In voice shrill
and uuerulous. Whats this hear?
Tell me what's to do?'
Last night, my lord" answered Old
craft, II was waylaid outside the doc
Apr's house. I was strangled. trussed.
@ed, clapped / the stocks andLronned'
'Ha your purse, your watch?
mo my lord. all the villains got OIL
W was the cat's-eye ring and-another
paper as found last night l. the bar
rel of the late Mr.. Julian Guynord's
Viscount -Brocklehurst leapt up as
If he had been stabbed! "Julian's pis-
toll? Are We sure?"
so DR.. Samson tells me, my
logd." And Master Oldcraft laid the
pistol on the rustic table;
1.-THE the pistol" gasped the
viscount, you say there was
q paper hid int?"
LAY, my lord. writing as I could make
no sense of nor the doctor either-ln
the barrel of the pistol"
And what of this paper? Where Is
it," demanded the viscount. And you
read It, man, you read 1t through-what
did II say-what?"
Words, my lord, words a-plenty, too
many to bear in mind, wild words as
made no sense" Here Master Old
craft gasped, for the viscount was shak-
ing him in fierce grip:
ITO whom was 1t written?"
ITO his cousin, my lord, to Sir Rich
ard.
did it mention any names?"
None, my lord, none but Sir Rich
ards"
But why" cried the viscount with
passionate gesture, why should these
thieves steal your papers only-why?
What manner O. rogues were they?"
"Ah, my lord. twas dark and the
devilish pair went masked"
"Ha, but two, We say-two only and
you armed!'
True enough. sir" answered Oldcraft
sullenly, but they were devilish quick;
they had me nigh strangled afore
could so much as cry out. I'm pretty
sure I might know 'ern again-or one on
'em."
''How-did they speak. them"
Mary a word, my lord"
Then what-what q plague dye
mean"
MY lord. the chiefest rogue whistled
softly through his teeth, below his
breath"
The viscount leapt to his feet
laughed snirlly, beating the air with
his fists.
"Fool!" cried he. Through hil
teeth says you: below hts breath?
then I tell you this was Guynord him.
self twas Sir Richard Guyffor6
or may I persist" And with sudden
Wild gesture the viscount rose ana was
gone into the inn.
In certain small, windowlesS chamber
O candle glimmered, by whose beam SiI
Richard. elbows on table and head In