Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1915-01-02 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

CHAPTER XXVI. A week later vie body of Sir Andrew Verimer was carried quietly to its last resting-place--tn 4 grave that wee beyond the churchyard wall; for. although the verdict of "Temporary insanity" had been declared at the inquest, there was still the crime of murder to whieh he had confessed, gad to which this plea of mental responsibility could not be applied. That .same day, too, Dick Marloe's body— whereon an inquest had already been held—wee laid to rest in the churchyard, so near the spot where the man who had killed him slept alone and all unhallowed. And only Olive, perhaps, really grieved for the man who had sinned so deeply and suffered ' so much—•-rieved for him even as she grieved for her father, whom Verimer had robbed and finally killed, for she held the key of knowledge that opened to her the gate of understanding and Divine pardon would be as one. Veritner's will divided his immense fortune equally between Olive and the woman he believed to be his wife, adding the proviso that when and if the latter should re-marry, the whole would thereupon be at the disposal of Dick Marloe'e daughter. When he heard this Mannerway smiled grimly to himself. "It looks to me as if the merry widow won't be able to lay claim to that money," he said to himself. Oi course, she may feel a little more inclined to listen to reason when she has so much to gain by doing so. That remains to be seen, though; and, after all, extreme measures are—more than a trifle risky." This last was mare a warning to himself than having any direel, reference to Lady Verimer's probable course of action. Thereafter Mannerway was closeted for some considerable time with 13:etcher, who still continued to play the role—not always with the best of success, be it said—of his confederate's valet. "You quite understand all the advantages to be got out of this. I hope?" he ended up. &atelier scratched his head, a sure sign with him of confusion of ideas. "Yes, gitv'nor," he answered, slowly, "and I'd like to point ,otit to you that there's some disadvantages as woll—hanging, for instance. Now that's a nasty thing—is hanging. It happened to my grandfather, but that ain't no reason why I should want it to happen to me. There ain't much I stick at, but that is about it, in a manner of speaking." Mannerwav took hut little notice of his words. "You see, filateher, it's like this: we've done pretty well in our own line of business, but it's about time we both retired. We're getting on ia yeltrs, you know, and we ought to be settling down quietly. But we haven't got enough to do that yet. Now. if I marry the young lady there'd be enough for us both—you and I. old chum. Don't you "Oh, I see what you want all right.'' was the gruff reply. "You want my lady quietly got out of the way—though deuce take it if I see why, meself. But what about the risk I'd be running—what about that. eh?" " There wouldn't be any risk if you did what I told you," Mannerwly informed him, and prooeed, I to unfold a plan that made seven his confederate open his eyes in surprise at its cunning. Chancinf to look across the breakfast, table ft Lady N eri,mer. who was perusing her mornlag's correcoacienoe, Give saw a smile of mingled  T -,ivITRYi-lERN