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THE UUBON ExP mo*
TembarOm
By
Trances Hodgson Barite*
Toronto--Williass Briggs.
self. The Amebae placid inn UP
and found that he had money, For
reasons of isle ours, b• Professed to !
take care if Idea He must ham i
come on owe Sus jest; wise the '
board of Sa. new fortune. He was d*»r m
naturally' ken; it must have
been a blow et that particular erwT tel`
momat. • was sharp enough leo BIN
ss. what it *&gkt mean, sad held'oa
to' the poor chs like arbaa dentia
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glances sad, w to speaklbook• Bohn
under ihe pressure of their union.
coaled anxiety.. al
with The last few weal
to be met had 'toe
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too • v
m+aeh for her.
"I are afraid—I feel sure you knew
something •I do not„" she began. "I
set moat amadous and unhappy. I
have not 'liked to ask question", ins•
cause that would leave seesaed to las.
end hoe been 'ending on ever eines.' a doubt of Mr. Temple Barholm:
"We meet begin to take sleepy" ds bhetbwsdts. "It was a mistake not have even remalrled at home bs
I did not wish to hear Linings
card Palford & Grimby. "We must
of enure take steps at ogee, but we
must begin with discretion." •
Atber grave private ddecuasdon,
they began to take steps in question
and with the caution that seemed
necessary to observe until they felt
(Continued from last week) solid ground under their feet. moatCap-
"'I have been recalling mg to a mind tain Palliser was willing to moat
1 them. He bad been 'going into the
.eircumstance which probably bean matter himself. He went down to
upon the cans," said Mr. Palford. the neighborhood of Temple Barholm
"Captain Palliser'. mention of the and quietly looked up data Which
portrait reminded me of •it. I re- might prove. illuminating when re-
member now that on Mr. Temple garded from one point, or another.
Barhobn's first visit to the picture- It was on tie first of these occasions
gallery The seemed much attracted. by that he saw and warned Burrill. It
the portrait of Miles Hugo.. Ile stop- was from Burrill' he heard of Tum-
ped
umped and examined it curiously. He was Hibblefhwaite.
said he felt as if she had leen it be- "There's en impident little vaga-
fore. He turned to it once or twice; bond in the village, Mr," he said,
and finally remarked What he might "',that Mr. Temple 'Barholm used to
have seen one like it at a great fancy go and see and bake New York news -
dress ball which 'had taken place in papers to. A cripple the 'lad is, and
New York." 'he''sgot a kind of craze for talking
"Had he been invited to tbeball.'" about Mr. James Temple Barholm.
laughed Palliser. He had a map of the piece where he
"I did not gather that," replied Mr. Was said to be killed. If 1 may pre_
Telford gravely. 'He had apparent- aurae to mention It, sir," he added
ly watched the arriving guests from with e'reat dignity, "it is my opinion
some railings near by—or perhaps it
was a lamp-post—with other news-
boys."
"He recognized the lileenese to
Strangeways, no doubt, and it gave
• him what he culls a 'jolt,'" said Cap-
tain Palliser, "IIs must have experi-
enced a mi:.lher of jolts during the
last few menthe." --
Palford & Grimby's view of the
matter continued to be -marked by ex-
treme distaste for the Whole situa-
tion and its diet'arbing and irritating
possibilities. The coming of the Am-
erican heir to the estate of Tenrjrle
Barholrh had been trying to the venge
• of extreme painfulness; but, suf-
ficient time having lapsed and their
client having troubled them but lit-
tle, they hid outlived the shock of
his first appearance and settled once
more into the calm of their accua-
tomed atmosphere and routine. That
he should suddenly -reappear myon
their dignified horizon as a probable
melodramatic criminal was -a fault of
taste and a lack of consideration be-
yond expression. To be dragged in-
to vulgar detective work, to be refer-
red to in newspapers in a connection
which would lead to confusing the
firm with the representatives of such
branches of the profession as dealt
with ipers as who had commit -bed acts
for vehich in vulgar parlance they
'night possibly "awing, if their legal
defenders did not "get them cif," to
a .firm whose 'sole affairs had been
the dealing with noble and anciesrt
estates, with advising and supporting
personages c f stately name, and with
private and weighty family confidenc-
es. If the worst came to the worst,
the affair would surely end in the
most glaring and odious notoriety:
in headslinea and daily reports even
in .London, in appalling pictures of
every one concerned in every New
York newspaper, even in battled
struggles to keep abominable wood-
cuts of themselves -Mr. Edward
James Palford and Mr. James Mat-
thew Grimby—from being published
in sensational journalistic • sheets!
Professional duty demanded that the
situation should be dealt with, that
investigation should be entered into,
that the most serious even if conserv-
ative steps should be taken at once.
With regard to the accepted report
of Mr. James Temnple Barholm's trag-
ie death, it could not be denied that
Captain PalIiser'a view of this Na-
turalness of .the origin of the mis-
take that had been made had a 'loge
nal air. -
"In a region full of rioting derelicts
crazed with the 'lawless excitement
.f their dash after gold," he had said,
"identities and names are easily lost.
Temple Barholm himself was 'a,dere-
iict and in a desperate state. He
was in no mood to speak of 'himself
er try to make friends. He no doubt
canoe and went to such work aa he
lid acarcely speaking to any one. A
masa of earth and debris of all sorts
suddenly gives way, burying half a
dozen men. Two or three are dug
out dead, the others not reached.
• There was no time to spare to dig
for dead "ren. Some one had amen
Temple Barholm near the place; be
was 'seen no more. Ergo, he was
buried with ,the rest. At that time,
those who knew him in England felt
it was the best thing that could have
happened to him. It would have been
if leis valet had not confessed, his
trick, and old TeMple Barholm had
mot died. My theory is that he may
'have left the place days before the
accident without being missed. His
mental torment caused some mental
illnese, it does not matter what. He
dost his memory and wandered about
—the Lord knows how or where he
dived; he probably never knew •hin-
deaave an address behind bin. Your °8 e
VI
b eaistalren in saIIOg that he knoemu hist has aid. IPeeaarson,
took the ,mad gentlemanwith him. in. whom I have the greatest sena.
Ho bed ham reproved late at nif�ht dente, feta .that M4. Tem le Bsr-
eomo tine before he WSM himself' �
until would prefer tYraat I ahcyl want
"Talo aha. sov'rin';' said Turmnas, •
.until he returned."
as Palliser moved away. "I dib ma ""Do you think he will return?"
sow •Glee• tie atlas. The did na want mid Mr. Grimby, amazedly.
to
eve at ' "Oh!" the gentle creature ejacu-
"I will leave the sovereiggnm for your I lated. "'4an you rpossibl think he
moats," said Palliser. Pm sorry wild mot? 'Wiry! Why??"
you are not in a batter humor." I Mr. Palford d shared 'his parte
His Interest In the atlas had indeed ' ner's amazement It was obvious
been limited to his idea.that it would that she was as ignorant as a babe
lead to subjects of talk which might o1 the details of Pallisers extraord-
cast illuminating side41ights and inary story In her affectionate con_.
possibly open up avenues and vistas. sideration for Temple Barholm she
'Pommes, however, having instinctive- had actually shut herself, up let she
ly found hint displeasing, he had gain- should hear anything said sgainst
ed but little. ' him which she could n,rt refute. IYbe
Avenues and vistas were necessary Mood imrocently obedient.to kis wish-
-avenues through which the steps of es, 'like the boy upon the burning
Palford and Grimby might wander, deck, awaitaaag his',rcuurn and his
vistas which they might explore with ; version of whatsoever he had been
hesitating, investigating glances. So accused of. There was something
far, the scene remained unpromising' delicately heroic in the tittle, slender
ly bloat.• The Aaserican Temple Bar- ' old thing, with her troubled eyes and
halm lied simply disappeared as had her cap and her quiver ing sidering-
les mysterious charge. Steps likely lets.
that the two had a gond deal of talk to lead to definite results can scarce- You,' she appealed, "are kis legal
Iy be taken hopefully in the case of advisers, and will be able to tell me
tet ether on tke subject." a person who 'has seemed -temporarily if there isanythinK se would wish
"i dare say," Qaptain Palliser ad- to cease to exist. You cannot inter-
ranted indifferently, and made no fur- 1 rogate him, you cannot demand in- me to know. I could rtallow my -
"'her inouiry or remark. I formation, whatsoever the founda_ self to listen to villagerss. or servants;
ire s'.^.un'tered into the Hibblebh- , tions upon which rest your accuse-
v.-see
ccusa-
v al"e cottage, however, late .the next : tions, if such accusation can be
afternoon. I launched only into thin air and the
Tnmmas was in a bad temper, for i fact that there is nobody to reply
mesons. 4Eite sufficient for himself, 1 to --to acknnw?etige or indignantly re -
and he rewarded him sourly. ! fute them—is in itself a serious bar -
"What has tha coom for'" he de- i rier to accomplishment. It was also
resealed. "I did nn ask thee."I true that only a few weeks had elap-
' fl n't he cheeky!" said Captain , sed since the accused had, so to speak
Palliser. "I will give you a sovereign ' dematerialized. It was also im''os-
' ven'll let me sec the man you and , s'.ble to calculate upon what an Ann -
Mr. Temple Barholm used to look at erican of this class and pecularities
and t.'k so much about."
Ile laid the sovereign down on the
small tnb'e by Tummas's sofa, but
Tummas did not, pick It up.
"I know who tha 'art. Tha'rt Pal-
ideer, an' tha wast th' one as said as
him as was killedin th' Klondike
had coom back alive." • •
"You've been listening to that ser-
vants' !derv. have you?" remarked
Palliser. "You had better be care -
but I may ask you."
"We are lar free knowing leo
much as we desire s, know," Mr.
Palford replied.
"We came here, in fact," added
Crimlby, "to ask qua .•iono of you,
Miss 'Tennple Barholn; "
"The fact that Mie 'Temple Bar -
holm has not allowed herself to be
prejudiced by village n,ssip, which
is invariably largely ...reliable, will
make her an excellent witness," Mr.
would be likely to do an any circum- j Palford said to his I. -tier, with a
stances whatever. r deliberation which h- ' suggestive
In private conference, Palford and (significance- Each m im fact,
Grimby frankly admitted to each 1 had suddenly realized aat her igner-
other that they would almost have I once would leave her bsolutely vn-
I biased in her answer to any ques-
oreferred that Captain Palliser should ;tions they might pis and that it
have kept 'his remarkable suspicions I was much better in .•rose• -steaming
to himself, for the time being at least. an emotional elderly sly that such
Yet when they had admitted this they should be the case.
were confronted by the disturbing Witness!" Mies A L.t found 'tile
possibility—suggeslted by Palliser,—
world •alarming. Mr I'..:ford's bola
ful as to what you say. 1 suppose that actual crime had been or might vas apologetically pa' iative.
you never heard of libel suits. Where be committed. They had heard un -
would you And yourself if you were pleasant stories of private lunatic a-
"A mere figure of s.•och, madam,"
called upon to pay Mr. Temple Bar- sy'lume and their like. Things to he, said.
holm fen thousand pounds' damages? shudder at might be going on at the 1 really know so 'ale every one
very moment they spoke to each oth- else doesn't know." Miss Alicia's
er. Under :this possibility, no ell-ime.test had a touch bewiletenment
pineness would be excusable. Efforts
in it. What could th.y wish to eek
to trace the miming man must at her
least be made. Efforts were made, But, as we under -tend it, your
relations with Mr. T• r tyle Barholm
You'd be obliged to sell your atlas.'
Burrill towd as he 'heard thee say
tha'd swear in court an it was th'
one as was killed as tha'd seen."
"That's Burrill's story, not mine.
And $urrill had better keep his mouth
shut," said Palllara. "If it were true
how would you like it? I've heard
you were interested in "•th' one as
was killed!'"
Tummas's eyes burned troublously.
"I've got rest down, .taken wi' th'
other un," he answered. "He's noon
gentry, but he's th' rest mak'. —I
dunnot believe as him as was killed
has mom back-"
"Neither do I," Palliser answered,
with amiable tolerance. "The Amer-
ican gentleman had better come back
himeelf and disprove it. When you
used to talk about the Klondike, be
never said anything to make you feel
OA if he doubted that the other man
was dead?"
"Not him," answered Turmas.
"Eh! Tummas, what are the talkin'
about?" exclaimed Mrs. Hrbbletbwaite
who was mending at the other end of
the room. "I heard him say myself,
'Suppose -tie story hadn't been true
an' he was alive somewhere now, it'd
make a big change, would na' it?'
An' he laughed:"
"I never heerd him," said Tunis
was, is stout denial.
"'Pha's losin' tha rnoind; nom.
menbed his mother. "As soon as I
heerd the' talk about 'hunt runnin' s-
way an' takin' th' mad 'gentleman wi'
him I remembered it. As' I remem-
bered an he sat still after it and said
nowt for a minute or eo, same as if
he was thinkin' things over. Theer
was anmmat a bit queer about it."
"I never beerd him," Tumrnas as-
sented, obstinately, and shut his
mtnith.
"He were ae -ready to tail; about th'
poor gentleman as met with th' acci-
dent an the went thyself', Tummmes,"
Mrs. Hibblethwaite proceeded, moved
by the opportunity offered for pres-
enting here views on the exciting
topic. "He'd ax thee aw sorts o'
questions about what tha'd found out
wi' pumpin' leak. He'd ex Me guess
Hone now an' ages about what he
was toike to look at, an' how tall he
vrur. Ont he axed me if I remem-
bered what sort o' chin he had an'
how he spoke."
It wur to set time gern' an'
please m'e," volunteered Tulle/nal,
grudgingly. "He did it same as he'd
look at th' map to please•me an' tell
me tales about th' news,3ads i' New
York."
It had not seemed improbable that
a village cripple tied to a sofa would
be ready enough to relate ell he
knew, and perhaps en much mere
that it wiruld be necessary to use
discretion in selecting statements of
value. To drop ih .and give him a
sovereign and let him talk had ap-
peared simple. Eads of his class lik-
ed to be listened to, enjoyed enlarg-
ing upon a g '
such material as 'had fallen into their and 'he was getting better every day.
hands. But Tmmmaa was an 'eccen- Bait 3t was important that he should
tric, and instinct led him to close be watched over. He was no doubt
like an oyster before a reinote sense , under the care of a physician in some
of subtly approaching attack. It , quiet sanitoriuen"
was kis mother, not he, who- had pro- , "Sons• quiet samitorium!" 'Mr. Pal-
• vided ,information; but it was not , ford', disturbance of mind was maul-
' sufficiently specialised to be worth ` fest. "But you did not know where?"
,much "No, Indeed, Mr. Temple Barholm
"What did the any b, run away , talked very little of MT. Strangeways.
fur?" Tummies said to his parent I believe he knew that it distressed
later. Mete not one o' tb' rarda' me to feel that I could be of no real
away mart!' i assistance _s ea ths ease was so
"He 'has probably been sailed away peculiar."
Pal -Batch perturbed solicitorlooked-.
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but with no result- Painful as it was
to reflect on the subject of the asy-
lums, careful 'private inquiry was
made. information was quietly col-
lected, there were even visits to grue-
somely quiet places on various polite
pretexts..
"If a longer period of time bad e-
lapsed," Mr. Palford remarked several
times, with some stiffness of manner,"
"we should feel that we had more
solid foundation for our promises."
were most affectionat.• and confiden-
tial."
"We were very fond of each other,"
she answered.
"For that reason he no doulnt talk-
ed to you more freelyr..than to other
people," Mr. Grimby put it. "Per -
'haps, Palford, it wou'Id b'• as well to
explain to Miss Temple Barholm that
a curious feature of this matter is
that it—in a way --involves certain
points concerning the late Mr. Tem.
Perfectly right" Captain Palliser ,T� Barholm.
agreed with him, "but it is lapse of Miss Alicia tattered a pathetic ex -
time which may mean life or death demotion. much an expression of doubt as a
to Jem Tonrple Barfiolmr ao it's per-
- "Poor Jenr—who died so cruelly! sort of question"
haps as well to be on the safe side Mr. Palford bent his head in ac -
and go on quietly following small A touch of the lofty condemnatory
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questioning. they had at least reached
a certain testimony supporting Cap-
tain Palliser's view; and his interest
reluctantly increased. It was reluct-
ant because there could be no shadow
of a question that this innocent•"spin-
ster lady told the absolute truth;
and, this being the case, one seemed
to be dragged to the verge of depths
Which must inevitably be explored.
Miss Alicia's expression was that of
one wire conscientiously searched
n emery.
"I do met remember that 'he really
expressed doubt," she answered,
carefully. "Not exactly that, but—"
"But what?" prompted Palford as
she hesitated. 'Please try to recall
exactly what he said. It is most im-
portant."
The fact that his manner was al-
most eager, and that eagerness was
not his habit, made 'her catch her
breath and look more questioning and
puzzled than bearer°.
"One day he canoe to my sitting -
room When he seemed rather excit-
ed," she explained. "He had been
with Mr. Strangeways, who had been
worse than usual. Perhaps he want-
ed to distract himself and forget a-
bout it. He asked me questions and
talked about poor Jem for about an
hour. And at last be said, 'Do you
suppose there's any sort of chance
that it mightn't be true—that story
that came from the Klondike?' He
said it so thoughtfully that I was
startled and said, 'Do you think
there could be such a chance—do
you?' And he drew a long breath
and answered, 'You want to be sure
about things like that; you've got to
be sure.' I was a little excited, so
he changed the subject very soon af-
terward, and I never felt quite cer-
tain of what he was really thinking.
You see what he said was not so
clues. I dare say you would feel
more comfortable yourselves."
Both Mr. Palford and Mr. Grimby,
having made an appointment with
Mise Alicia, arrived one afternoon at
Temple Barholm to talk to her pri-
vately, thereby casting her into a
state of agonized anxiety which re-
duced her to pallor.
"Our visit is merely one of inquiry,
Miss Temple Barholnn," Mr. Palford
began. "There is perhaps nothing a-
larming in our client's absence." •
"Zn the note wtricth he left ole he
asked ane to—feel no anxiety," Mies
-
Alicia maid."
He lett you a note of explanation?
I wish we lead known this earlier!"
Mr.- Palfiord's tone had the note of
relieved exclamation. Perhaps there
was an entirely simple solutien of the
painful difficulty.
But lids hope had been too sanguine.
"It was mot a note of explanation,
exactly. He went away too suddenly
to have time to explain."
The two man looked at each other
dlsturbedly.
"He had not mentioned to you his
intention of going!" asked Mr. Grim -
by.
"I feel sure he did not know he was
going when he said good -night. He
remained with Captain Palliser talk-
ing for' some time." Miss Alicia's
eyes held wavering and anxious quem -
tion as she looked from one to the
rather. She wondered how mucin more
than herself her visitors knew. "He
found a telegrams when he went to his
room. It contained most disquieting
new, about Mr Strangeways. He—
he lead got away from the place
where—"
Got away!" Mr. Palford was again
exclamatory. 'Was .be in 'some insti-
tution where he was kept under re-
straint?"
Miss Alicia was wholly unable to
explain to herself why some quality
in his manner filled her with sudden
distress_
'Oh, I think not! Surely not!
Surely nothing of that sort was nes-
Tel tenderin dramatic emery. He was very quiet always
quiescence. made Mr. Palford impressive.
"Perhaps you can tell me what the "1 am compelled to admit that I
Present Mr. Temple Barholm knew fear that it was a question of which
of him—how much he knew?" he had already guessed the answer,'
"I told 'him the whole story the he said.
first time we took tea together," Miss At this point Waif Alicia clasped
Alicia replied; and between her re- her bands quite tightly together up -
collection of that strangely happy af-
ternoon and her wonder at its con-—�-
by twines," remarked (3a in -
liser, se lie nes to go sd>lar a few gain wi rapid gneatiort at the other.
noction with the present moment, she
began to feel timid and uncertain.
"How did it seem to impress him?" 1
She remembered it all ao well—hia
queer, dear New Yank way of express-
ing his warm-hearted indignation at
the cruelty ofsr+hat had happened.
"Oh, he was very much excited. He
was so sorry for kim. .He wanted
to know everything about him. He
asked me what he looked like."
"Oh!" said :Palford, "He wanted
to know that?"
"He was so full of sympathy," she
replied, her explanation gaining
warmth. "When I told him that the
picture of Miles Hugo in the gallery
was said to look like Jem as a 'boy,
he wanted very much to see it. Af-
terward we went and saw it together.
I shall always remember how he
stood and looked at it. Most young
men would not have cared. But he
always had such a touching interest
in poor Jem."
"You mean that he asked ques-
tions about him—about his death
end so forth?" was Mr. Palford's in-
quiry.
"About all that concerned him. He
was interested eseecially in his looks
and manner of speaking 'and person-
ality, so to speak. And in the awful
accident which ended his life, though
he would not let me talk about that
after he had asked his first ques-
tions."
"What hind of questions?" sug-
geated Gfimby.
"Only about what was knows of
the time and place, and how the sad
story reached England. It used to
touch me to think that the only per-
son who seemed to care was the one
who—,might have been expected to
be almost glad the tragic thing had
happened. But he was sot."
Mr. Palford watched Mr. Grimby,
and Mr. Grimby gave more than one
'dubious and drietsessed glans. at
Palford.
"His interest was evident," re-
marked Palford, thoug'ktftlly. "And
unusual under the circumstances."
For a moment be hesitated, then
put another question: "Did In ever
eeem-II •honld ery,,,bo you remem-
ber any oeeadon when be appeared
to think that—tbsr• tatted be any
reason `to doubt time 'Mr. James TM -
pie Barholm was once of the men who
died in the Itioadike?"
41• ash that dwough this wild
on her knees.
"If you please," she exclaimed, "I
must ask you to make things a little
clear to ane. What dreadful thing
'has happened? I will regard any
creemunieation as a moat sacred con-
fidence."
"I think we nnay as well, Pafford?"
Mr, Grimby suggested to his part-
ner.
"Yes," Palford acquiesced. He
felt the dith_sity of a blank explana-
tion. "We are involyved in a most
trying position," he said. "We feel
tit greats discretion must be used
until we have reached more definite
certainty. An extraordinary—en fact
a startling thing has occurred. We
are beginning, as a result of cumula-
tive evidence, to feel that there was
reason to believe that the Klondike
tory was to be doubted—"
"That poor Jem--!" cried Miss
A ldcia.
"One begins to be gravely uncer-
tain as to whether he has not been
in this house for months, whether
he was not the mysternous Mr. '
'Strangeways!"
"Jem! Jem!" gasped poor little
Miss Temple Barholm, quite White
with shock.
"And if he was the mysterious
Strangeways," Mr. Grimby assisted
to shorten the matter, "the American
Temple Barholm apparently knew
the fact brought 'him here for that
reason, and for the same reason kept
'him secreted 'and under restraint."
"No! No!" cried Miss Alicia.
"Never! Never! I 'beg you not to
say such a thing. Excuse .me!" She
got up from her seat, trembling with
actual anger in her sense of outrage.
It was a remarkable thing to see the
small, elderly creature angry, but
this remarkable thing had happened.
It was as though she were a 'mother
defending her young.
"I loved poor Jam and I Love
Temple, and, though I am only a wo-
man who never has been the lewst
clever, I know them both. I know
neither of them could lie or do a
wicked, cunning thing. Temple is
the sole of honor."
it was quite an inspirabional out-
burst. She had never before in ler
life said so much at one time. Of
course tears began, to stream down
her face, while Mr. Palford and Mr.
Grimby gazed at her in great ember:
rasament.
"If Mr, Strangeways was poor
Jem corse back alive, Temple did not
know—'he never knew. All he dol
for him was done for kindness' sake.,"
1—I—" It was inevitable that he
should stammer before going to this,.
length of violence, and that the
weds should burst from her: "/ •
would swear it!"
It was really a shock to both Pal -
ford aid Grimby. That a lady of
Miss Temple Ban'holm's age an&
training should volunteer to swear
to a thing was almost alarming. It
was also in rather unpleasing taste.
"Captain Palliser obliged Mr. Tent= •
ple Temple Barholm' to confess that
he had known for some tune,' Mr.
Palford said with cold regret. "gee
also informed him that he should'
communicate with us without delay.'• ,
"Captain .Palliser is a batt man."
Miss Alicia choked back a gasp to
make the protest.
It was after their interview that
Mr. Braholm almost immediately left
the house."
"Without any explanation what
! ever," added Grimby.
"He left a few 'lines for me," de-
fended Miss Alicia.
"We have not seen them." Mr.
Palford was still as well as cold.
Poor little Miss Alicia took them out
of her pocket with an unsteady hani.
They were always with her, and she
could not so such a challenge seem
afraid to allow them to be read. Mr.
Palford took them from her with a
slight bow of thanks. He adjuatei
his glasses and read .aloud, with
pauses between phrases which seemed
somewhat to puzzle him.
Dear little Miss Alicia:
`I've got to light outk of here as
quick as I can make it. I can't even
atop to tell you why. There's just
one thing—don't get rattled, Miss '
Alicia.. Whatever any one says or
does, don't get rattled.
yours affectionately.
T. Tensbraom.
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