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Sh i was pacing the nmm stowt'j.
T-o montiia fail gone by since Mar
cub Orsy had int'uiuted to Mary Lums
ilcn hia intentinr- f seeking mi interview
with her father m the morrow, and our
two yodng ptHi,i had seen nothing of
each other in the interim.
, Tio tragic circumstances connected
with Mr. Linmsden's douth had put an
end to all lovemiiking for the time be
ing, and now the period (Jray had al
lottcJ to himself for the Eiiglisb portion
of hi tonr was nearly r.t an end. A
wei-k hence if he carried out the ar
rangement agreed upon with his father
before leaving home, he would he dne
in Paris. Cut his love for Mary had in
covise cooltd for lack of fuel to feed
ttf.f If on. nni' h" was deternind on no
account to quit Loudon till he should
oire tt' an m:deratauding of some Bort
with l er mother. In this contingency
he decided 'n take his Uncle Urde into
hsa on3dence and claim ths benefit of
his advice in the affair. It wrrl the wisest
con'dns.on he cti.ild have crnfe to.
Mr. r.rcie listened wif ' iX-yeurows
to I la nephew's r.!cit( las all r.yws
to him. Nothing haW0. ten or sus
pected. "I congratulate you, ray dear boy, on
having made a.ich an excellent choice,"
he said heartily when Ciray had come to
an end "Mry Lmtisden is a girl in a
thon.-nnd. Bid tell me exactly what it
is thiil you w:sh me to do."
Then (xriiy exilained that, before
seeking an i'lte 'view with Mrs. Lnms
den. he was desirous of arranging for a
meetitj between Mary and himself.
He ban not seen tier since the night be
fore hi r fath.-r's death, and lie was wish
ful to a.icert.ain whether she still looked
to him to carry nut the promise he had
then ma le her, and, in short., to satisfy
hiuiKPif not that for one moment he
doubted her constancy that she re
mained aa unchanged to him as he did
to her
Mr. (Mo readily undertook his
nephew's commission a week never
passed without finding him at Oakdenu
once, if not oftener with the result
that Mary sent woril she would meet
bini uext ufteruoon at three o'clock, on
the road leading from Oakdeue in the
direction of Tooting Common.
Well, they met, and Mary proved to
ber lover a satisfaction that she was in
nowise changed. "I dou't know how
my mother will receive yon." remarked
the girl. "There has been a great change
in her since poor papa's death It is a
dreadful thiug to say. but there are
times when I fear for her reason."
"I must appeal to my uncle for the
aecontl time. If nny one can induce Mrs.
Lnuisden to grant me an interview, he
can."
'Mrs. Lnmsden has consented toaee
yon at two o'clock tomorrow." said Mr
Orile to hia uephew three days later, "al-
though what kind of a reception she
will accord to your suit it would lie fu
tile to prophesy. I must confess that in
Mime of her moods I altogether fail to
nuderstHiid her."
Marcus Gray lacked nothing of that
easy self possession which seems to be
tb birthright of so many or his coun
trymen, but it must be confessed that
when, on lieina nshered into the draw
ing room at Oakdeue. he found himself
confronted by a tall, white faced woman
with hollow cheeks ami hair which a
few short weeka hail abundantly streak
ed with gray, and with a strange steely
glitter in her deep set cyei hefeltjor
u..To lu..t his touue ru.....i;.i iu io bis
bidding.
"Pray be seated, fir. in:y," said the
widow "1 have con sent 'd to nee von
in Ueierence to tae wnli of your nncla,
who waa my dead husliand's dearest
friend, as he is now mine. He tells me
that you have conceived an affection for
my daughter, and that you wish me to
sanction on engagement between your
self and her.
"That is the dearest wish of my life,
lira. Lnmsden."
"And do yon consider. Mr. Gray, that
this is a fit time to dream of lovemak-
inar and irivimr in marriage, while the
blood of my poor murdered husband
rriea oat from the grave for vengeance
on hia ansaiwin? If yon think so. I cer
tainly do not."
Grav knew not what to reply. Never
in his life had he felt so nonplussed.
"Yea. the murderer is still at large,"
be resnuied. speaking with slow, ipiiet
intensity: "a innocent seeming a yon
or L mirina- with his fellow men. no one
knowing or suspecting him for the vile
wretch that he is. Every day that passet
lessens the chances of his detection. Al
ready at Scotland Yard my hnsband'a
death is looked upon us merely adding
another item to the long catalogue of
mysterious crimes which have never
been brought home to their perpetrators.
The task has been given np aa hopeless,
other interests have come to the front,
the reward remains unclaimed and soon
the name of Cdward uumsdeu will have
failed from the minds of all, save a few
who were nearest and dearest to him."
She had risen, and was pacing the
room slowly, with something of the air
of a raged animal, her clinched hands
pressed tightly to her bosom, hs if to
crush down the surging emotions at
work below. Gray had no words at
command.
For a little while the silence remained
unbroken; then Mrs. Lnmsden stopped
abruptly in her walk, and fixing her
large, dark eyes, luminous with a somber
lire, full on the American, she said:
'Yon ask me, Mr. Gray, to give you
my daughter's hand. My answer to yon
is. first do something to prove yourself
worthy of the gift. You are here In
London, idling away your time, with no
object beyond the amusement of the
hour, and yet the assassin of the father
of her yon would make your wife is still
nn traced, his crime goes still unpun
ished and yon have never so much as
lifted yonr little firgor in the effort to
track him down. Oh, that 1 were
man instead of "the weak, helpless
creature I am. Oh, thr.t I had a son
who"
But at this juncture the door was
opened.
"Dr. Hynton. ma'am," said the pariot
maid
Gray rose as the doctor entered. The
widow gave him her hand, and vitli a
smile that hail in it much of her old
sweetness, said:
"You will excuse me now, will yon
not. Mr. Gray? You must come and see
me again a few days hence. It maybe
that have talked a little at random to
dnv, but if yon could only partially
realise what 1 have gone through, yon
would know how to mako allowance for
me."
Gray bent and touched her fingers
with his lips and withdrew. Ho had
scarcely been ten minutes in the house
and hail not spoken more than a dozen
words.
Without professing to be actuated by
any other motive than one of simple
curiosity, when Gray related to his
nncle the result of the interview he
tlrew him on to talk about the crime
with a frankness he had never exhibited
before. Mr. Orde was by nature a
man of caution nnd reserve, and not
even to his nephew had he heretofore
confided the particulars in connection
with Eustace Crake, nor how his sus
picions, unsupported though they were
by any direct evidence, pointed unequiv
ocally to him as being the criminal.
Today, however, he told his nephew
everything. It was as though the latter
had brought away from his interview
with Mrs. Lnmsden a pass key to the
secret chamber of his uncle's mind.
As he left the house he said to him
self: "Tomorrow I will seek out and make
the acquaintance of Mr. Eustace Crake."
CHAPTER IV.
Mm
"Yesh, lint ymt tt-on'f see me tnmnrrnw."
It was three weeks later. Marcus
Gray had been us good as his word. Not
only had he made Crake's acquaintance
hi the interim, but by this time the two,
to employ an expressive locution, had
become as "thick as thieves." He had
sought out Crake at the billiard room
of the Flagon and Cask, the tavern
which Inspector Fountains rejiort to
Mr. Orde had mentioned as being bis
favorite house of call Gray's role had
been that of a simple young American
over in London for a holiday, with nn
lack of money to fling away, nnd not
caring much how he got rid of it so long
as he saw plenty of "life" in return. It
was a part he played to perfection, and
Cruke clung to him like a leech from
the moment he found that the supply of
sovereigns to be squeezed out of him fn
one way or another had no apparent
limit. They got into the way of meet
ing regularly about two o'clock in the
afternoon, when Cruke, who was really
a crack player, would for the next two
hours give lessons to his new found
friend in the art ami mystery uf billiiiids,
always of course for a consideration.
Later on they would dine and spend tho
Avauoifr tiiirdther. entlallv nf snsns at
the American's expense.
For the present there was only one
thing that Gray stuck out against. He
would have nothing to do with the bet-
ling on the turf, but Crake by no means
despaired of being able by and by to
overcome a prejudice so puritanical and
absurd and one at the same time so
Inimical to bis own interests.
On the night to which we have now
come Gray and Crake left the Flagon
uud Cask together, as they had done
several times before. It was half past
twelve and closing time, and no sooner
had they crossed the threshold than the
door was shut and bolted behind them.
They had been playing billiards to
gether since eight o'clock. Crake of
course giving his opponent a certain
number of points, notwithstanding
which the American had tost every
game hut two. Tonight, toe, he had
insisted on backing Ins play for half a
sovereign a game, and as by some mis
chanceit was a thiug which had never
happened before he had fallen short of
ready money, the result had been that
by tiie tune they left off play Crake held
his I O V for three pounds fifteen bor
rowed cash, as to which he waa not at
all uneasy, feeliug Mire ho would be re
couped on the morrow. It was evident
that Gray, who was ordinarily most ab
stemious, had been drinkinir mora than
was good for him. Hestnggered slightly
aa be came out into the cool night air
and clutched at the lapel of hia com
panion's coat - i
Crake drew the other s arm within bis
own, and us they strolled up the street
together he said:
"1 suppose 1 had better hail the first
hansom we come ucross?"
To which Gray, who had left his
uncle's house some time before and was
now in lodgings at the west end, re- I
plied:
flight you are. dear boy; only 1
haven't got a blessed sou to pay the
cahhy with." Here he gave a lurch
which carried Crake und himself half
across the pavement.
"My dear fellow, ns if my purse
wasn't at your service!" exclaimed Crak"
reproachfully.
A second or two later Gray came to
an unsteady halt, ' j
"Crake," ha said with tipsy gravity, '
"I've made a dashed idjit of m shelf
t'night."
"Cau't see it, my boy. What la it that
you have done?"
"I've given you I O 0 for the money I
owe you. while all tho time I've a twenty
pound note in my pecketbook."
"That's no good totiight. old man.
There's no place open where you could
get it changed. But what does it mat
ter? You can redeem your bit of paper
when 1 see you tomorrow."
"Yesh. but you won't see me tomor
row," answered Gray with another
lurch and n hiccough. , "Going to Paris
by morning train. Telegram. Forgot
all about it till now. Mush go. Do
back in u fortnight or three weeks. If
yon can't change note, I O U mush stand
over till 1 come bach."
For a full minute or more Crakostood
in silent thought. The chunces were,
he argued, that if the American once
got us far as Paris nothing more would
bo seen of him iu London, in which case
his IOU would be so much waste paper.
The EUT'i war no, a large one, but Crake
was by no means minded to lose it.
He set his teeth hard for a moment or
two and then he said:
"If you like to come with me as far
as my lodgings, 1 think 1 can perhaps
manage to change your note."
Half an hour later Marcus Gray was
on his wuy home in a bunsom. All
signs of inebriety bad vanished. He was
hia usual self keen, alert and quietly
self possessed. In exchange for hia
twenty pound note Crake had given him
three five pound notes, his IOU and
the balance in cash.
Eustace Crake was seated at breakfast
next morning, with a sporting newspaper
supported against the hot water jug in
front of him, when the door of his sit
ting room was unceremoniously opened
and two men, entire strangers to him,
walked in and shut the door behind
the'.it.
"You are Mr. Eustace Crake?" said
the elder of the two interrogatively.
Crake nodded.
"1 am Inspector Fountain, of Scotland
Yard." added the officer.
On the instant every vestige of color
faded out of Crake'a face, leaving it of a
grav, corpselike pallor. For a few mo-
meuts he was like a man suddenly smit
ten with the loss of speech; then, with a
grimace which he evidently meant for a
mile, be said:
"To what may I attribute the honor
of this visit, Mr. Inspector
"Lust night, or rather utun early hour
this morning, you changed a twenty
pountl note for a gentleman of the name
of Gray, giving him aa part of the
change three notes of five pounds each.
Can you oblige me. Mr. Cruke, by in
forming me when und from whom the
notes in question came into your posses
sion?" Crake bit his lip hard for a moment or
two. as if the pain might help iiim to
keep down the nervous trembling that
waa beginning to overmaster him. Then
he said:
"Iteally, yon ask me more than I am
in a position to tell you. Iu my profes
sion, which is that of a betting man,
such a numlier of iioWa pass through my
bands iu the course of a month that it is
The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia; No Alum.
Used ia Millions Homes 40 Years the Standard.
out or tne question tor me to Keep any
record of their numbers or to remember
from whom I may have received thisoue
or the other."
"I can quite understand that," replied
Fountain. "May 1 ask whether you
are acquainted with any one of the'
name of Parkinson Mr. William Park-1
inson?" j
Crake considered awhile and then1
shook his head.
"1 have no recollection of having been
Introduced to or done business with any
one of that name. But what is the ob
ject of .ill this catechising, if 1 may be
allowed u question in my turn?"
"That you will presently learn. In
the first nlacfl. I muv infnrin vnn tliut it
was a Mr. Parkinson who paid the lute
Mr. Lumsden a certain sum in bank
notes on the morning of that gentle
man's death, which notes were nndonbt-
A,llw ...lun kt, . 1
cvwicil uj iud l-inill in Jt7IBUUa SUV
were guilty of the murder." :
"Ah!" was all that Crake conld find
to say for a moment. - Then, after mois
tening his lips with Ins tongue, be added.
"Yon will pardon me if I fail to see in
what way that fact connects itself with
the notes paitl over by me to Mr. Gray
My cousin. Mr. Charles Lnmsden. iu a
talk I had with him a little while ago.
distinctly assured me that the iinmtwr
of the missing notes were not known.
Now. if that be the case how"- Hia
eyes finished the question.
"It is quite true. Mr. Crake, that tha
number of the stolen noted are not
known," said the lnsiectir gravely
"but that does not imply that there may
not be other means of identification.". ,
"Not one of the notes paid by me to
Gray bore an indorsement of any kind.
On that point 1 can speak most posi
tively," was Crake's reply.
"In any case I innstask yon to accom
pany me to Scotland Yard." said Foun
tain. "I have a cab waiting at the cor
ner of the street."
On their arrival at Scotland Yard In
spector Fountain nshered his charge into
a room where two officials iu uniform
were busy writing, with one of whom
he held a brief colloquy in a low voice.
In another room, although Crake did
not know it, Marcus Gray and Mr. Par
kinson were in waiting, in case any fur
ther evidence beyond that which they
had already tendered should be re
quired. Their colloqny at an end, one of the
officials produced from a drawer the
three notes given by Crake to Gray a
few honrs before and handed them to
Fountain, who proceeded to straighten
them out on the smooth snrfaee of thtf
desk. They were old and crumple i
and frayed at the edges; they had serii
much service and were grimy with the
contact of many fingers. As they lay
there, face downward, no sign of an in
dorsement or memorandum of any sort
was Risible on the buck of any of them.
Fountain had beckoned to Cruke, who,
with gray ml face and straining eyes,
was now peering over his shoulder, and
it was not till the former with his fore
finger hud drawn attention to what even
when closely examined looked like
nothing mure than a few meaningless
dots und scratches in faded ink on the
soiled paper that Crake, sharpsighted
as he was, as much as noticed their ex
istence. Then, producing a sma.'l mag
nifying glass and offering it to the other,
Fountain said:
And now, sir, if yon will look
through this yon will see that on each of
the notes is plainly to be read in pho
nographic characters that is to say, in
slMirtliund t.lm Inilnraeiiinnt. 'William
Parkinson,' together with the date ot
June the eighth, the very day. in point of
fact, before the murder of Mr. Liima-
den."
Scarcely had the last words left tha
ofiicer'a lipn before Cruke fell backward
in a swoon. A careful search nf hit
lodginga bronght to light two more
notes bearing a similar phonographic In
dorsement. The remaining five bad
probably been passed away by him in
the ordinary course of his business. Ha
waa committed for trial in due course.
but before that event took place he con
trived to commit suicide in bis cell. In
a paper which be left behind htm oc
curred the following passage:
"It is true that 1 killed my cousin, but
I asseverate most solemnly that the act
waa wholly unpremeditated and was th
result of a moment of nngovernabUi
passion."
Some three months later one of tha
quietest of quiet weddings waa cele
brated in a certain suburban church. To
the reader who has seen tit thus far tn
follow the fortunes of the personages
concerned in this narrative it would be
superfluous to mention the name ot
either the bride or bridegroom. All thi
Year Round.
A Nkw NsiaiiBOR. Geo. W. Lord
bus moved into the former ait nai
lery over Messrs. Brown A Hnmiltnn'a
iiffloe, s"d has tlttrfd np for nn hllei'ture
ork. He is prepared to contract for
all kinds of biilldimis, or will pnpervife
eojstrnotion.and purchase material for
the same, givina his customers the ben
efit of his experience and perrentnue.
632 If
G. A. R. Doings On the 21st, R'iw
lina Ist l. A. 11, will install Ihsir
i flicete for the etisnli g iar nt Libeily
si-hool bouse. The post meeting in the
afternoon at 1 o'oli'Ok will be fo 1 wed
bi a camp fire in the evei.ing. A knumI
in e is expeoted,aud all are invited to be
preteut, 67-1
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