Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 22 November 1895 — Page 7

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1893,

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I learned ~wno occupied ino adjoining nits and apartments. No ground for uspioion there.

Now it will be said that, having esablished the fact that no one had enterid the rooms -vfliile he was asleep, but me conclusion was inevitable. He had •obbed himself.' It is not uncommon for person who lias never shown somnampulistio tendencies to develop them through some unusual cause. The pos|ession of the ruby filled the brain of air. Sandhusen for the time to the explosion of almost every other thought. There vnuld have been nothing strange he risen in the night, taken the 'tone -from its boif and concealed it tomdwhere without retaining v'ue faintist recolleotion when be awoke. •My theory was that he had risen, Iressed himself for the street and gone rat, taking the ruby with him. When le returned, he arranged everything as was before, even to sliding the bolt of •he door in place. He had left the stone somewhere else, and its discovery most !e a matter of uncertainty

This theory fitted the case perfectly, put investigation showed that it was untenable. In the room across the hall ivas an* old man, an invalid, who was attended by two trained nurses. In obelience to his whim the door of the room reading into the hall was 'kept open all light. The invalid's coach was invisible to any one passing along the hall, out there was not minute, throughout fbe whole night, when one of the ararses iid not see the closed door leading 'to Mr. Sandhusen's apartments. No onft jxrald have entered -or Isft his 'rooms without being notioe?1.

It so happened that I 'knew ono of the trarses and qaestiouad bim olosoly. -He had beein on luty from midnight 'till 4 ,3'olook and saw nothing. He -vouched for his companion, who was ready to swear that the opposite door was not opened until fully 0 'o'clock 'the following morning. •Neither of 'these men could havo' been the burglar'for treasons already'known,

This .narrowed the.facts' down $o this: If Mr. Sandhusen .had robbed 'himself, then the ruby was still in :bis apart ments. -I .have-had some .experience-in (hunting for abjeoffl much smaller than that,-and, when Incompleted ^coy exaniiiiationof the rooms, Twas .as positive Ithat «fihe stoDe was not in any of them as I «m satisfied that it ismot 'in the hand-which tbie minute is writing these jwords. It was gone. Reasoning or""theorizing" thus, 1 brought up agarast blank wall a thousand feet thifih. 'Botanother-wayit may be said:

Some one bad entered Mr. Sandhusen?e rooms -while .he slept and Tobbed fhim, and yetaio such thing had been done. What areductio ad absurdum 1

Had I not-known, of an absolute cer tainty ithat Mrs. "Howard was absent from iNew Kork, on the night of the robbery, she -would ihave been'connected in my mind-with it Not oulyaho, liow-*-er, ibut heriso-conspirator, was miles

Tay .at the 'time. Therefore I was saved all offensive questioning )f my employer on tha^point. if crhore ever^was a'nonplused individual, I was.fihatiman. The impassable wall still confronted me.

Idid inot-confess this to Mr..-Sand-husen, 'but it was:a!fact.all tbe«am&

Mr. Biown ilias given my acoonnt of ow on .the afternoon preceding therobI fallowed the .two to the little ew -Jersey town of J&ahway and saw them leave the station in a cab. They were .driven too fast to follow them .on foot, .and .had I done so id a carriage itlie chances were .a .thousand ito one I would have been discovered and .my progress in that direction effectually blocked forever. Some other means must be devised, and I was not long in hitting upon it ^tdout noon on cne ioilowing aay a ragged, unkempt tramp was (put off the train at Elizabeth for refusing to pay his fare. Left to his own resources and meekly swallowing the gibes and sneers of the trainmen, he slouched off down the railroad and began "counting the ties" leading southward in the direction jof Philadelphia.

It is not many miles from Elizabeth to Rahway, and I reached the latter town about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, where I decided to indulge in an indefinite rest.

There is little' nsein attempting- ajjy rale unless yon do it thoroughly.' Besides a loaded revolver and a number of cartridges, I carried mere than $50 Btowed away in my ragged garments. In- the latter respect I may not have differed materially from others of my as•onaed class, but it was a business secret which was carefully guarded from others.

Stamping off down town, I stopped at

several places to ask for food. One good lady offered me a substantial meal if I would saw some wood for her but, like a veritable vagrant, I replied that nay constitution would not permit me to indulge in manual labor, much as I desired, and I went off hungry.

I had selected the street down which I saw the cab drive a couple of. nights before, but the turnings and intersections became so frequent that I was at a loss in which direction to go. It would jnot be wise to guess when the chances •vero all in favor of my going wrong.

would'ttnow tne driver tne can I met him, but he was ik at the station when I first reached it, and I now drifted back to the same point. It was yet some time before the arrival of tfie train on which the man and woman had come, but they might take a different one, and I meant to be as certain as I could well be.

The first thrill of hope oame when I saw my maii waiting for the train. Ho must have lfeceivod some intimation of thoir coming, though it was not to be supposed that ho would let any job slip if it did not interfere with his engagement with the ones in whom I was so much interested.

The hours dragged slowly by, the trains stopping frequently. My character compelled me to keep at a distance, but I never lost sight of my cabman and managed to gain a fair sight of the passengers who disembarked.

It was wearisome waiting, but just as it was beginuing to grow dark my reward came.

CHAPTER X.

The East Indian was alone. I waited at the lower end of the platform until I taw him walk briskly to the cab, which had borne him and his companion away some nights before. Then I hurried down the street as far as was prudent. At the firstturn I paused, still playing my part of a vagrant so well tbat 1 was sure no ^suspicion would attach to .me.

I was certain now of being able to 'trace the-oarriage a ipoltion if not the *pbole distance.

Darius Howard-seemed: to be in haste, 'for the-cab rattHed' off at a lively pace. It wheeled abruptly, at my corner and •sped'down the avenue toward the open •country, with me following as fast as if not

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bade him good might, simply remarking that 'I would do \what I oonlfi to belp ibim.

There "was .but one recourse (left, and that was .almost as lunsubstantial. as the tffabrio of .a .dream. Thoman Howard and Jus wife (as il ibelieved ber to be) |were connected in some inconceivable Jway with .the .abstraction .of tie Nana ruby. 'Thoy were, the ones .therefore toi be tudied, to 'he watched, :to be shadowed solved. ildetermined to do it.

than was' discreet. If I could

see where tberoext turn was made, the chance of success was fair. The autixmn light was closing in. •The street iamps were lit and shining •frorfi the bouses on the right and left, and in a few minutes the vehicle was

sight. Two other cabs passed

me while 3'was hurrying on, and a few •'hundred yards out I came to a forking of the ways. I stopped, for there was no means

knowing the right course.

But for the fact that several vehicles had followed the one I had in mind I might Siave found the clew by examining the 'roadway, but that aid was not at my command.

SiiMtna^ guess was inevitable, I turned to tle.right and broke into a lope, with eyes and ears alert. I was now in the open country, there was no moon, and the night)Avas studded with stars, which were any.only guide. They showed me objects at a distance of a few rods, but nowhero'-was a carriage in sight.

Snddenly the form of a man loomed up in-front He was coming toward me, and I dropped to a walk, so as not to exv$e 'tis suspicion. He advanced briskly «nd only gave me a glance as We anetrand separated without greeting. As soon as it was prudent I resumed my lope.

Bnt 'I,abruptly dropped to a walk attlie sound of carriage wheels, approaching fromUhe front. "This .may be my man, "I thought *s I noted that the cab was similar to ibose tbafc had been waiting at the station. TThe single liorse was trotting, and tbe natlin6s of the driver showed clearly on bis^perob.

I was in the middle of the road and turned out barely enough to let him pass wath the wheels almost grazing my bips. 21hj3:gave me the best view possible in tthe gloom of the driver, and I was almost (positive that he was the one who had taken Howard from the railway station. "Why .don't you keep out of the way?" She .roughly demanded, bringing his whipidown about my shoulders. "It would :sarwe vou right to run over yon.''

I w»B:so angered that I whipped out my revolver :and discharged one barrel. The ballet .passed close to bis bead, bnt I took care ihat it should not hit him. With an .exclamation of affright, he whipptxi iup iiis horse, leaning forward toavoia any mext shot, and speedily vanished iic .the gloom. "One of 'the penalties of my character," I reflected, shoving the weapon back in place. "Ho considers me fair game, forgetting that the crushed worm may turn.""

It was chance £or scientific reasoning. When the cabman passed me at first, his animal was going on a smart trot, which was probably maintained until he reached his destination. The time between his passing and meeting me, provided bis pace bad ibeen kept up, was sufficient for him to go, say, a half mile. Therefore the honse I was seeking was a.quarter of a mile distant. "There was liable to be a flaw in this for he might have varied his speed or remained awhile at the place wbenejiis passenger alighted. A variation of iten minutes either way would tbxow my calculations out of alignment. Furthermore, the residencies were so numerous that they were continually appearing ,on my right and left, and it *wa8 likely that I would stop abort or pass beyond the right one.

The only construction to be put rnpon these stealthy visits of the Howards was that they and perhaps others were ien.gaged in oriminal business. Else why their watchfulness against espionage?

I might speonlate for days as to tb« nature of that busmessjamd be none the wiser. I clung to only one oonolnBion. It bad to do in some way with the theft of the Nana Kahib ruby.

Clear on this point, it was fair to suppose that in coming to this country place they would seek some secluded building, with the danger of detection at the minimum. Consequently it was idle to fix attention upon any of the new, fine looking houses near the highway. The one where they stopped was back some way from the road and bad no occupants except^ such as were necessary to look after it.

I slackened my pace when confident of being near whew the cab had left its passenger and turned back. I was peeriofi to the right flyd left in the gloom

when I exclaimed in an undertone: "Eureka I I havo found it!" It W9 the very spot I had in mind. Along lane, bordered on each side by tall shade trees, lod to a house fully 200 yards distant from the main highway and so hidden among trees, as I soon learned, that, except in the winter season, it could not bo seen by any one passing over the road. A more sccluded dwelling could not be found in along search, and the starlike twinkle from the surrounding trees showed the house to be occupied.

I turned into the lane, the gate of which must have been removed long before, and walked silently up the avenue in the gloom, the conviction strong upon me that I was on the verge of important events.

To my surprise, the sound of carriage wheels broke the stillness. A vehiole was coming from the house toward the highway. I stepped to one side among the shadow of the trees and waited.

The carriage was approaching, with the horse on a walk, as if the driver was uncertain of his bearings in the gloom. From thatldeoided that he was not familiar with the place.

The obscurity was so deep that I only caught the outlines of vehiole," animal and driver as they moved past, and entering the highway turned toward the town. What I saw, however, showed that it was a cab, such as are seen around the railway station at all hours of the day. "I was mistaken," was my conclusion. "This is the carriage whicb I tried to follow. The driver has tarried awhile at the house and is therefore late in returning." jf presumed my approach of tbe dwelling, where a light gleamed from one of the windows. As I drew near I kept among the shadows as much as possible, for nothing was more probable than

A *nan was walking hook and forth. that some watcher was on the alert for suspicious visitors. No burglar could have been more guarded than I, and when I stood within a dozen yards of the front door I was certain no living person had seen me.

The lanewhich I liad followed to that point bad no fence on either side, nor "was there any surrounding the house, which, as I have started, stood among a .group of trees, some of which must Jiave been 1©0 years .old. The avenue «aded among these, ibough the way was open along the side of the dwelling to the barn auid other buildings at tbe rear.

Sonne of the facts which I give, it t/ill be understood, wese '.learned afterward. The house was a very old one, made .of stone, tjrith a ibroad piazza along the front, .aiad !had been in the possession of one ifamilyirom a few years subsequent to the ©evolution.

A man -was walking tbaok and forth •on the porch, as if in deep meditation. I •eenld follow Ms progressiby.the sound of bis feet, by the .glow of bis., cigar and by the dint outlines of bis figure as he passed in front of the two .windows of the large aoom, in wJhdab a .light was burning. Tbe windows, ^however, were curtained «o effectually ithat not a glimpse conid be .obtained of the interior.

I stole from tree to 'tree, skeltered by the profound glooia in which moved, until I was as close to .the individual as it was passible to got witbout disoovery. "He'« my man,"was the thought •which urged mo to tbe furthest verge of prudence. "I presume hG is .thinking about the great ruby."

Of course at that time I joiew.-nofch-ing of the second stona wbieb j\Ir. -Howard sold to Burling, the jeweler.

What was I to gain by watching 'the1 fignre of this person as lie was .dimly seen when moving in front of the curtained window? it ware writing notion, I would have only to make .him soliloquize and reveal the thought surging through his brain, whereby be would give me the very knowledge I was seeking, but unfortunatoly the detective in real life does not obfaiu information in that way.

My man hummed the air of an opera, and now and then, when be removed bis cigar from his mouth, I fancied onoe or twice that be was muttering to himself. But, though I strained my acute sense of hearing, I did not catch a single word. So long as matters remained as they were, I -would never be a whit tbe wiser.

Finally be baited in front of the nearest window and stood looking off in the gloom. His cigar was nearly smoked out, and be puffed rapidly for a minute or two and then flnng it from him. It fell almost at my feet,and I recoiled, fearful that it might rereal ma But that was impossible.

The individual's form as outlined before the window was that of a large and graceful man, just the size of Darius Howard, and he wore the same kind of hat. There could be little donbt that he was tbe same.

Suddenly he wheeled and entered the house, the door opening and closing so quickly that my view of him gave me no additional knowledge.

I stood debating what step next to take, when I becanieawaro that another party had arrived on scena

CHAPTER I

Th? np\y arrival was a of im-

mense size. I first heard a low, threatening growl and then folt him sniffing at my heels. One of the first thoughts of a vagrant in approaching a houso is whether ho is likely to come in contact with a canine, but that danger had not occurred to me.

I sppke in a soothing voice to the huge dog, whoso nose touched my hip, for I was anxious to establish friendly relations with him, but ho knew his duty, and his niannor became so threatening that I saw I must retreat. It was clear that he meant "business," and the safest placo for mo was somowhere else.

It would not do to break into a run, for nothing inspires a dog with more courage than the sight of ileeing person, and it is the same if the pursuer is a man. I tried to walk with a certain dignity, uttering all the conciliatory expressions at my command and even trying to pat his enormous head.

But a snap at my hand and more growls showed that ho was in no mood to be conciliated. He knew I was an intruder, and lie must have been taught to adopt summary measures with persons of that class. He kept close to me, still growling, and seemed to bo trying to settle in his mind the best method of making an attack. Thus matters stood when we reached the bead of the avenue and 1 walked briskly toward the highway.

How I yearned to break into a run and dash with 6peed of the wind to the main road 1 But, sprinter though I was, I could be no match for that huge creature.

Suddenly he made a snap at my heels, and with an involuntary exclamation I leaped into the air and was off like a deer. "Let me alone or I'll kill you!" I shouted, drawing my revolver.

It is not to bo presumed that the oanine grasped the meaning of my threat, or if he did he was not frightened, for he was upon me tbe next instant. He landed upon my shoulders and would have borne me to the earth had I not shaken him off.

But his blood was up, and he was like a jungle tiger. He meant to tear me to shreds and would have done it the next minute bad I not prevented. I had faced around and saw the terrible beast leap straight at my throat. A swoop of my left arm averted this danger, and as he gathered himself for anothor spring I let fly with three shots of my revolver.

That settled him. When a man has to decide between killing a dog and being killed by him, he is not apt to hesitate.

The occurrence settled another thing. It was idle for me to keep any surveillance of the house for some time to come. The shooting of the dog would alarm the inmates, and 'they would be on the watch for the rest of the night. Probably Darius Howard would read the meaning of the affair and leave the dwelling for good. If -so, my venture had not only failed to do good, but had done harm.

But such are tbe chances of war, and why regret that which cannot be helped? Taking to the highway, 1 walked briskly, -neyer.stopping until I reached the railway station, I was in time to catch the train to Jersey City,'and soon was in bed at a hotel on the ftew York side, kept by a friend' of mine, who tnewmy profession and gave me every lability wished. It was so convenient to the railway that it saved me the time I must have lost had I gone to my home up town.

The individual who stepped off the train next day at Rahway would never have been suspected of being the vagrant who slouched into town the day preceding and walked from Elizabeth to that point. He was fashionably dressed, prim looking and carried a small cane. 1 had decided upon a magnificent same nf bluff.

The day was brisk and cool. It had not rained for a week, and the weather was of that sort which makes a walk a source of delight. Instead of hiring a cab, I sauntered down town, turning off over the same road I had followed the night before.

The route was so familiar that J. oould not go astray, and in due time I saw the stone house among the partly denuded trees on my left. There was the avenue, lined on each side with the towering poplars, and I slackened my pace ac the. very spot where I had givon the quietus to the dog that so sorely besefc

me. He must have been a favoritp less, ibis body had been reiliGi'utl and

doubt

less £1W5 ilscent burial. "They will be sure to liuy another, bet it isn't likely they have him yet," was m.vcomforting reflection as [strode up (tho lane, stepped upon the porch and ga«ve a .resounding summons with the polished brass knockcr on tlio door. it»cvas opened by a colored woman, whoyooked inquiringly at me.

I\vi3h to see Air. Darius Howp^d," & *aid pleasantly. "'HeWSoesn't live,here, sir. 1 nienn .the dark haired, black eyed" geotleniau who comes out from New 5f-®rjr• oocasiimally Sometimes his wife is .wisth 'hiw. rtJlie is very handsome.

M»B'«or.va«':nvaS'quite intelligent and «Bnres*ed mo sharply Mr. Hickninn lives ihere. 1 nevab beard -of the pat.sous you name.'' "WJ#®/iompo8e:tlus family, please?" "Mr. fliokmaa, Jiis :mother.-av/Lsister. Dere's tKabody else, sir."

At this juncture a ipleasant looking woman of flOor 70^ bearing the roices, came from the sitting cxaom and iui*pired what was wanted.

Possibly have mistaken the name/' I said conrteonsly, "bnt was undor the belief that it watfTtfr. Howard wha lives here." "No. I was born in this bouse and have lived in it all my life, as did my father and grandfather. No person of the name of Howard has over lived or boarded here. I am sorry to disappoint you." "It does not specially matter. Thankyon for your kindness, 1 roplied, lifting my hat and bowing myself off the poroh.

Noth.'jiij rould bo more certain than

that this old lady had spokon tho truth. Tho parties whom I was seeking had never crossed tho threshold. All that 1 had done boforo was a blunder. So it goos. I must be^in ovor again.

I had just turned from the lane into the highway and was walking toward town when a cab wheeled around a bend in tho road and approached at a spanking gait. My heart boat a littlo faster when I recognized tho driver whom I had vainly attempted to follow, and who, I was now satisfied, was tho one that had bought his whip about my shoulders and received a groat scaro therefor.

Beforo ho fairly saw mo I wheeled like a flash ond walked in thp direction he was driving. If he noticed my action, ho thought nothing of it.

I carolessly looked up as he passed and through tho glass window of tho cab saw tho faco of a woman.

There could bo no mistaking those eyes, hair and matchless features—the most entrancing on whioh I had ever

Ttvrough the window of the cnb I saw tho face of a woman. gazed. It was the young woman who had registered at the Windsor as Mrs. Darius C. Howard, Vienna, and she was alone. She looked at me for tbe second she was in sight as she would have surveyed a tree, a horse or a cow. She oould have had no suspicion that that well dressed man sauntering along the highway and swinging his cane bad any more interest in ber than the hundreds of other people whom she saw every day.

I was now on the right trail, and the sun was shining, great advantages that I had not possessed before. Further, the road was comparatively straight for half a mile, and there was no reason why I should be thrown off tho track again.

The cab rattled on for a furlong or more and then wheeled into a lane and was partly hidden from sight aB it bowled between the trees toward the dwelling at the other end of tho*avenue. "No mistake this time. I have run you down, my pretty bird."

The astonishing turn of the business now was tbat the dwelling to which Mrs. Howard had been driven w&s an almost perfect counterpart of the ecene of my adventure of the night previous. There was the long lane shaded by tall poplars, the big stone house set among a grove of trees, and eyen the piazza along the front, precisely tho same as When Mr. Hickman (mistaken fosr Mr. Howard) paced back and forth enjoying his evening cigar. Had I not just

passed the first I would have believed tbat this was tbe same. By the time I reached the mouth of the lane the cabman was turning out of it He hardly noticed me, but I saw the interior of his vehiole as he swept by. It was empty.

I decided to postpone my little game of bluff until I could think it over. So I walked past the lane, with only glance at tho broad, low stone building, partly revealed through the autumn trees.

I had made somo progress. I had located tho houso. Mr. Howard and his wife were in tho habit of visiting for some purpose which at present couid not be guessed, lu leaving New York and Jersey City—time is, so tar as 1 had learned—-they took every precaution to avoid being followed, even to the extent of not reoognizmg each other sitting in the samo uar. Thosb precautions were thrown aside wlmu thoy left tho train at Rahway, probably because thoy were satisfied that no one was shadowing'Vhom and their caro was use-

niurt'ffe it,v of (tie bousa clear ly in my coiud, svJ that if it was approached in the Bight iio £iistalrp wnnld be mado. 1 Iuvew the distance it was from towiifjuid how looig it would take to roach it. Whnther I would come on foot or in a carriage was to toe decided later. la shore, I needed an Jiour or so to sottle upon the coarse to follow.

Meanwhile something might be gain«d by a fowiguarded inquiries of those who must possess a part of tho knowledge I was seeking.

CHAPTER XII.

I was now no far in tbe country tbat the dwelhn 59 were widely separated, the next bouse being a fourth of a mile off audon th 5 same side of tbe high way. It was near noon when I presented myself at tbe door asking whether I could obtain dinner, for which, of course, I expected to pay.

The occupants-were a kindly old con pie and their gr«*wn son. TheWal was on tbe table, and noting my smart anpearance they invited me to sit with them, tbe .old lady asserting that tbev oould not think of accepting pay. forced a dollar upon them, much against their will, and naturally rose in their estimation.

Nothing" was easier than to tnrn the conversation upon the gossip of the neighborhood, during which I secured abonta I tho information they possessed about their next door noigbbors.

The name of the head of the latter household was Isaiah Bridges, and bo was tho twin brother of my host, whose given name was Nathan. The former couple had no children, having lost their only daughter a lcajg time beforo. Thev AuuJ owned and lived noon tho farm for

40 years. My informants seemed to know littlo about tho visitors of their relatives. Thoy were awaro that a very distinguished looking gentleman and his wifo, foreigners they thought, had been boarding thoro off and on for tho past few weoks. Thoy occupied most of tho upper floor, but associated with no ono in the neighborhood and avoidod making acquaintances. Mrs. Bridges told me she had oallod once or twice when shoknew tho man and his wifo were up stairs, but thoy did not show themselves, and noithor my host nor hostess had seen either except at a distance.

After establishing friendly relations with my now friends I asked to be allowed to stay with them for a fow days, explaining that if I found it nccossary to remain longer I would »ond for my luggage. Thoy exprossod modest fear that thoir accommodations were not good enough for mo, but the bargain was quickly mado.

My frioud Mr. Brown had omitted from his narrative a fact which must now bo given. There was a strong resemblance between tbo appearance of Mr. DariuB C. Howard and myself. We were of similar height and build and wore our beards in the same style—peculiarities which I noticed when I first saw him.

My hair, however, is auburn and my eyes hazel in color, tho difference being so marked that no one could mistake either of us for the other by daylight or in the glare of gas or eleotrio light At night, however, such mistake would bo natural.

Ever since I took hold of this business the fanoy had been flickering in my brain that perhaps it was possible to turn thiB personal resemblance to account If I could make Mrs. Howard think I was be, even for a brief time, she might reveal some interesting seorets.

But tho scheme was a quixotic ona I cCiuld not imitate his voice and manner closely enough to deceive her, and more than likely when the husband and wife talked they employed thoir own language instead of Engfish. Besides in what possiblo way could I gain the? obance to make the test?

Another question prosentod itself— wero this strange couplo in fear of natives of their own country or of American officers:

These and a multitudo of similar queries ran through my brain on the starlit night when 1 left my temporary homo at Nathan Bridges' and strolled along the highway in the direotion of the dwelling where tho interesting couple spent a portion of thoir time.

The bluff which 1 had in mind was to go to the house during the day, representing to the old lady that I was county officer who had called to assef the property, and it was necessary rue to examine the premises. It wo simple artifice, but 1 did not dou' could make it work. Perhaps I try it on the morrow.

Careful inquiries of my landlord -rthe gratifying information th brothej was not the owner of that disagreeable factor was eli' from the problem.

It 6Qomed TojSe, therefore harm but considerable good Jo'come from a littlo investif Ing the favoring darknesr 5"something might be seen tl-

of the l«wor or upper would throw light upon If I failed, it would an interesting way of hours.

At tho entrance to tl to look and listen. Fr I heard tho faint soui whistle. Some onecr odd eddy in tho air so near that I inst my right to seo 0 knew he was ai wind moved nic poplars, ajjr! Hiu hero and tlirvo ing landscape.

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