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1 The Adventurers
By H. B. MARRIOTT WATSON
COPYRIGHT, 1898, BY HARPER to BROTHERS
46.4re_eeAameeese seelL
thought that it would be unnecessary
to trouble you in regard to my affairs
until tomorrow, lint it will be best to-
night. It is more wise to be prepared.
If you will pardon me for a short time
I will return flirectly, and in the mean-
time I dare say you can amuse your-
self with one of those venerable
books," concluding with a glance to-
ward the shelves which occupied the
alcoves of the dining room.
When ho had gone I obeyed him me-
chanically, taking down several of the
musty volumes, though my mind at
that moment was very far from their
contents. Indeed, I could make no
long pretense of interest in them and
shortly afterward pushed open the
casement and looked out on the park
The dusk had settled on the forest at
last. All lay very still.
Suddenly a sound rose on the si-
lence, indefinite, but perturbing. For
a second I kept my post, with my
head hanging from the window, uncer-
tain as to the direction of the cry. Thea
I grew aware that it came from within
the house, and, hurriedly withdrawing
myseif, I stood up still within the
room and Iistened. Again it rose, Some.
%vnat shrill and ghastly, echoing from
the floor above. Now, the dini]tg room,
as I have explained, was upon the
ground floor, and afr. Kesteven's room,
as well as my roots and most of the
living chambers, was above it on the
northern wing of the castle. I rau
quickly therefore through the doorway
and bounded up the stone staircase
three steps at a time., When I reached
the corridor I made straight for my
host's room without any reason, but
under the guidance of mere impulse.
The door stood ajar, and I flung it open.
A single lamp streamed faintly upon
the room and its contents, illumining
with a silver radiance the old man's
body where it lay stretched upon the
carpet.
I knelt swiftly and raised his head, 1
loosening his coat and waistcoat. But
as I did so the movement brought the
tion affil breeding and birth, these you
may buy or feign, but observation is
the measure of a man's character."
;With that he sank into silence once
:more, nor, No far as I con recall, did
we exchange one sentence till we ar-
rived in Ilaymond,
We drew up in the main street, off a
large and formless building, upon the
door of which was emblazoner the
name of a solicitor and public notary,
.And here, begging me to await him,
-the old gentleman alighted and entered
Atte house. It was not very long after -
•ward that he reappeared with a pleas -
;ant little lawyer behind him, and I no -
teed that he himself seemed very well
pleased. IIe talked as if a load was
•off iris mind; but, to tell the truth, I
felt that it was time I had some ex -
.planation. It was not that I grudged
the pld gentleman my fellowship, such
as it was, and it certainly was not that
.I was tired of the experience. Quite
the contrary. •I was tantalized by
these strange tastes of adventure. My
nose took up the scent of mystery as a
Lound sniffs the air, and when I spoke
:so abruptly it was only in the wish to
let him understand that I thought my
;fidelity had earned its wages.
"It is well to be armed at all points,
:my friend," he had remarked compla-
cently. "I find a complete equipment
is a solace against possible evils."
"That's very true," I said, "and I
.am delighted if my small services this
:afternoon have, as it would seem, been
the happy occasion of suggesting to
jou this comfortable reflection. But
.now, If you will excuse me, Mr. Kes-
•teven, I will put my thanks in your
;hands for a very agreeable hospitality
—and"—
He was visibly disconcerted, as I had
:hoped he would be.
"You are not thinking of your inn?"
.he demanded after a pause in which be
recovered.
"My dear sir," I replied, "I have been
;thrust upon you, a complete stranger,
for a day and a night"
• His face suffused with amusement.
"I don't think we are strangers to each
other, Mr. Greatorex," he observed
quietly. "I dare say we understand
one another better than appears. If,
:however, it be any relief to your con-
-science, I assure you that I am much
better for your company. But," he
added dryly, "I should be the last to
hold you If your duty claims you else-
where."
We looked at each other for a mo-
ment, in which time I noted a twinkle
gleaming in his eyes, and then simul-
taneously, I think, we burst forth into
:laughter.
"Come, come, I think I understand,
Mr. Greatorex," said he, "and the un-
derstanding notches another score to
you in my stick. I admit that you have
a right to something further. I freely
.confess it, only I am an old man and
must take my time. Are we agreed?"
"My dear sir," said I )Mistily, "I
would not press you for the world, and
I am no more inquisitive than any hon-
- -est man who hopes that he might be of
some service to a friend In trouble."
"You are very, good," he returned
gently. "You can be silent, and you
•can proffer a question at the right tune.
I think all the better of you. And for
what you say of friendship, why, I am
sincerely obliged to you, and I think
,you can render me an invaluable aid."
"I have no warmer wish," I answer-
ed, and I turned the horse's head forth-
with upon the road to the Gwent.
We reached the castle In the twilight,
but it Was not until after dinner that
Mr, Kesteven reverted to the subject
•of our conversation. He was very
bright during tate 'nal and talked with
more wit and philosophy than I had yet
seen in him. But when he had finished
.he drew away from the table and said
.more soberly:
"I have had important news today,
Mr. Greatorex, or, rather, I have gath•
,rred from several signs that there is
important news for myself. I had
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The old man's body lay stretched upon
the carpet.
face auto the glow of the lamp, and I
saw' it was struck with a deadly pal-
lor. I lifted -him upon the bed and
rang a peal of bells for the housekeep-
er. While she was coming, which was
not a matter of more than a minute,
my glance ran around the bedroom.
Could it be possible that there was
foul play? I could see no signs of vio-
lence upon the body—for that it was
but a poor corpse I had uo doubt, since
the horrible color of the face lad been,
revealed to me. The window stood
open, but there was nothing significant
in that. I glanced out, but if any one
had escaped that may the falling night
had long since swallowed hint up.
When I turned again to the 'body I no-
r iced that one of the hands was clutch-
ing a paper. This I gently withdrew,
and as I did so the housekeeper knock-
ed at the door and called upon her mas-
ter in an agitated voice.
"Come in," I said in low toues. "Your
master is very i11. Where is the near-
est doctor?"
"At Llanellau, sir," said she tremu-
lously.
"Send the man posthaste," I ordered.
"Let him gallop all the way,"
"Is he"— she asked, and stared at me
fearfully.
"Yes, I fear so," I answered.
CHAPTER IV.
THE events of that day, together
with the two surprisink se-
quels, to which I shall come
presently, set me for the whole
of a week upon the horns of doubt and
perplexity. I was embarrassed by so
strange a sequence of accidents. Sonto-
where behind and still aloof, but self
confessed, as It were, by the condUct
and deportment of my unfortunate
host, hung the shadows of a mystery
to which I had no clew, It was plain
that he had a secret which he kept
very' private and to whlch I tshottld
have been admitted on the very eve of
his unhappy death. Tinct death, so to
say, had robbed me of my opportunity,
and I could see no means to regain it.
My dim lusplelen that ho had come by
his end through violence was dissipat-
ed soon enough, The doctor certified
to heart disease, from whirrs he told
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me that Mr, Kesteven had long out,
feted,
"Ifo 'light have gone off any mo-
ment, air. Greatorex," he explained,
"A shock, a violent exertion, even a '
Strong emotion—this 'would suffice to
determine the climax of the disease,"
A shock! The word lingered some-
how in my thoughts without particular
reason. The cries I had heard might 1
well enough have been drawn from the
old man in his last pains, and yet I
had the impression that such deaths
were usually instant, if not painless.
Those shrieks had been prolonged and
reiterated.
And here it was that I. had my first
surprise. Under the stress of the pain-
ful emotions of that time I had for-
gotten the leaf of paper 'which I had
taken from the dead fingers. But
while I was revolving the circum-
stances of the mystery the recollection
of it flashed suddenly upon tile, and
feeling in my pockets I discovered it
where It had remained since the en-
trance of the housekeeper. It was
broad daylight, and the doctbi from
Llanellan bad just gone • from the
house. I laid the paper upon my bed-
room table and studied it carefully.
It was of stiff parchment and stained
yellow with the dust and dirt of years,
much worn in parts and its margin
t
gnawed as if by mice or rats. The
characters were faded and well nigh
illegible, but I made out, with some
difficulty, the faint and ancient letters, 1
This was how the document ran:
"Turning ibis corner, it is necessary
to proceed upon the passage for the
space of some thirty footsteps and at
the close thereof to pause and survey
the walls. If ye will then duly deter-
mine a height of five feet from the
footway thereupon will be disclosed a
small knobbe, the which revolving will
give access to a large cupboard within
ye wall. Observe carefully upon the
back of the cupboard and where the
o kou panuells adjoin the stone. dere
}•e will perceive a spring, the which
hushing a doorway shall open behind,
giving entry to an interior chamber.
A flight of stairway teacloth thence"—
Ilere the parchment had suffered so
grosiy at the hands of tine or from
the assaults of its natural enemies that
the characters became unreadabltand
finally ceased.
It was plain that this sheet had some
connection with the disclosure Mr. Kes-
teven had intended to 'take to me, but
beyond this conclusion I could not go.
And so after a desultory study of the
ancient characters I put it aside, Lock-
ing it more by habit than of intentional
prudence In my private letter case.
I now stood honorably charged with
the last offices to my dead friend. An
inquest •was inevitable in the circum-
stances, but It was no more than a for-
mality, andm evidence with that of
my
„evidence,
housekeeper, , , Mrs. Main, and the
doctor from Llanellan, was sufficient to
close the investigation. It. was not un-
til these ceremonies were over that I'
experienced my second surprise, a sur-
prise which, although I had become
somewhat acquaiuted with the eccen-
tricities of the man, fell upon me like a
thunderbolt. "Upon the morning after
the funeral I rode into Raymund to pay
a visit to the lawyer, Greenstreet by
name, who, I understood, acted on Mr.
Kesteven's behalf.. I regarded this Rs
the last of my melaneholy duties, which
discharged, I was free once more to re-
sume the tour which had been so
strangely interrupted.' Mr. Greenstreet,
the little fat, bowing solicitor whom I
had already seen, received me with po-
lite ceremony. His face wore a min-
gled expression of solicitude and satis-
faction as he fussed in a nervous man-
ner with his papers.
"A most melancholy end. 31r. Greato-
rex," said he, shaking his head; "so
sudden, and a sterling, honorable Iran,
sir. Well, we lutist all go some day."
I put the question for which I had
conte and in response was saluted with
• a stare of astonishment.
"Any assistance. Mr. Great'irex?" he
echoed, surveying rte, with his mouth
open. "Any assistance? Well, I sup-
pose you can be of sone assistance."
And he chuckled heartily, as if invit-
ing nue to join in'his joke.
1 told him that I was leaving the dis-
trict that same day and would like to
know iu what way I might aid ithn,
i:eeiag that it was improbable that 1
-•ito;rld revisit the neighborhood.
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"'Then you do not intend to reside at
the castle?" Ile asked.
• There was :t certain tone of cor.letu-
t.ttiuu in his voice which, though 1 was
tit tt loss to account for, I could not
'Ant recognize.
"Why, certainly nut:" said I. "Why
in the name of fortune 811eu111 I? sly
only urea was, for Mr. Kesteven's sake,
to smooth ills allairs for his sucee's- •
ors,"
The little man started to his feet, and
his mouth widened in a broader smile
than ever. "Then is it possible that
you are ignorant, air. Greatorex?" said
he. And looking at my interrogating
face he positively beamed. "Why, yes,
it must be so," be said excitedly. ' "Mr.
Kesteven, sir, by a will under date of
Aug. 16, has made you his sole heir."
It was now my turn for amazement.
The unexpectedness of the news left
me agape, and then, after the first
moment of silence, I felt my ears slow-
ly growing warm, and I knew that I
was blushing red as a peony in my
confusion and astonishment.
The greedy little .lawyer enjoyed the
effects of his surprise.
"But the natural iloirs"— • I began,
stammering.
"There are none," mid he promptly.
"The late Mr. Kesteven had no near
relatives."
"The will"— I protested feebly. •
"Was made three days ago. I, of
course, assumed that. •you were well
acquainted with its contents—a few
legacies to his housekeeper and the
servants, and yourself the residuary
legatee. In order, however, not to
raise your expectations too high, Mr.
Greatorex," be proceeded, now more
coolly and quite officially, "I may say
that there is little beyond the castle
itself—a bare competence and no
more."
I waved my hand, "Good heavens!"
said I. "But what right have I"—
"It is scarcely a question that re-
quires an answer," he replied dryly, "so
lohg as Mr. Kesteven had the right.
But, by the way, I may say—and it is
dietary reeves r ltto he'urd, tt WO an
amazing etroke Of good hick which by
a siguature of a demo letters convert-
ed a comparatively itntreeuniatte and
beefless barrister lett() the proprietor of
an ancient estate, 'hese thotigtits and
feelings moved me as I rode hook to
the castle, quite oblivious of my earlier'
resolution to bn gone from IlnItMcttd
and the scene of that disaster. It
seemed new that I Was definitely bound
UP with the, fortunes of the place un-
less I steeepte4 Gireenstleet's offer to
negotiate a sale of the property for me.
1 bad fallen Into. a reverie—nor am I
ashamed -to confess that it was a very
pleasant reverie --when I reached the
top of the hill upon whtelt .the castle
stood. That hurried drive which Mr.
Iie'ten en and I had undertaken, three
days previously had obviously been for
the purpose of exeruting the will. I
now asked myself the motive which
lad iuduced hhn so to favor it casual
acquaintance, but I could find no,an-
swer save in the general` eecentrieity
of his conduct. IIe had died without a
relative, even without a friend, as it
appeared, and to that fact the there ad-
dition of a passing whim; generated
possibly under a stress of unknown
emotion, 'rust suffice to explain.his_ be-
havior. At that phrase of my own,
unknown emotion,"I
I wi is pu led up
sharply once mere. What was there at
the back of all these Incongruous and
, Incomprehensible incidents? In the
i current of these reflections I almost
rode over the innkeeper Hood by the
entrance of the park. He saluted me
deferentially, stepping aside to let me
pass and gliding noiselessly to open the
iron gates. At the sight of hint the
lawyer's statement as to the contents
of the will recurred to me, and I reined
in, giving hint good day.
"This has been a sad business, sir,"
ho ventured in his even tones.
I nodded, replying with some com-
monplace.
"Especially, sir, for poor Mr. Kes-
1 teven, who was, in a manner of speak-
' Ing, quite alone in the world."
"Yes," said I, though the remark was ,
perhaps irrelevant. ''So Mr. Green-
street, his lawyer, tells me."
I Hood's glance met mine, as though '
he would inquire of me; but feeling, no
doubt, that this would be too great a
liberty, his eyes reverted to the gate, '
which he still held open respectfully. i
"Mr. Greenstreet tells me," I went
on, "and I suppose I am free to repeat
it, that your old master has left you a
small legacy." . I
The man started visibly, and for a
second his dark eyes shone on mine.
He seemed almost as surprised as I
had been, but he recovered his aston-
ishment next minute and dropped his
gaze.
.''Thank you, sir. It is very Lind of
him—Mr._
Kesteven, T mean. I served
him three years, and a better master
I no man need want."
"He paid you a similar compliment,"
said I, sniffling.
"He was always very good to me,
sir."
He stood silent, as though for me to
enter, but as I did o be said respect-
fully:
"I suppose we shall be losing you,
sir? ' It's a great thing for Mr. Kes-
teven to have had you with him in his
trouble."
"Well," said I, with a little laugh,
which I really could not restrain its my
excited condition, "not just yet, Rood,
I think.. I'm afraid you'll have to put
up with my company for a little longer.
You see, Mr. Greenstreet informs me
that I-,ntn, quite unexpectedly, left heir
to the castle."
If Hood were as much astonished at
l this statement as at his own good for-
tune, he certainly did not show it. I
caught one glance of his extraordinary
eyes, and then be had turned and was
1 closing the gate.„ •
"I'm sure I congratulate you, sir, if
you'll pardon the liberty. The castle
wants an owner, and I hope you'll be
living here, sir."
I told him I did not yet know and
rode up the park, leaving him to fix
the Iocks.
I had said no less than the truth
when I had answered Hood's ques-
tions, but circumstances soon made my
resolution for me. The rumor of my
inheritance was spread about the coun-
try, and I found myself suddenly ele-
vated to new dignity' in the eyes of the
neighborhood And the first fruits of
this celebrity appeared in au unexpect-
ed visit from my young acquaintance,
'Montgomery. Itis farm, it seemed, was
a mile or two from the castle, lying in
:he next valley, and he rode over to
offer me his congratulations. It was
plain that he had not been so docp in
liquor as he had appeared upon that
evening at the Swan, for be was huge-
ly embarrassed during the interview
and more than once offered to reflect
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Ur. Greenstreet received MC with ecre-
monv.
1 curious coincidence"—and here he
rummaged among bis papers—"if you
I are anxious to get rid of the castle, I
dare say it can be managed. Oddly
enough, only this morning I had a let-
ter from a firm of solicitors in London,
assuming it was for sale and inquiring
the terns. Let me see. Ah, here it
isi" He handed me the letter, which
was directed from the offices of a firm
in Pardo street, Lincoln's Inn fields.
"Quick work," I commented.
The little solicitor assented. "It is a
beautiful neighborhood," he replied,
rather proudly, "and the castle is n
fine building. Very antique, remark-
itbly antique"
The adjectives were hardly chosen
to my taste, but I eould find no fault
with the sentiment. Yet It seemed
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"Well, sir," aald he, smiling, "ate I
to entertain the offer?"
"No," I answered, though I could
hardly have said why.
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"Yes," I replied, adding, "for the
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upon himself in somewhat deprecating
terms. •
"I'm not •a bad fellow," he was good
enough to explain, "but I'm a devilish
fool. All the Moutgomerys are. We've
had a lot to put up with. Our estate's
no better than a barnyard We're a
mei: of idiots, that's what we are, Mr.
Greatorex. And when there's liquor
about— Well, you know what it is."
I didn't quite follow out his mean-
ing, but, on the whole, he struck me as
s. very amiable fellow, honest accord-
ing to his lights, and bearing a certain
distinction of person which, derived
from a long and gentle race, could not
wholly be concealed in the dull and
uneducated individuality of its last
representative. He certainly knew a
great deal about horses, and as a re-
sult we grew very friendly ere he left.
When he slid so, it was with a frank
hope, boyishly expressed, that I intend-
ed to live at the castle.
But it was not due to the arguments
of Montgomery that I finally decided
to stay at the castle, but to an incident
very different, which fell out in the
following way on the next evening: I
had dined early, and as the light was
still very full across the valley I saun-
tered out through the park and wan-
dered clown the road toward the
Woodman. When I reached the inn I
noticed in the twilight the figure of a
stranger leaning against the stone
coping before the doorway smoking a
cigar. At this moment Hood emerged
from the taproom, and I nodded to
him, asking if he had heard yet from
tate solicitor.
"Yes, sir; thank you, sir," he replied.
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Bouse drainage is a most important
and imperfectly understood subject. So
long as the water runs away. that seems
to be about the only matter with which
the householder is concerned. Old drains
should, as far as possible, be sluiced with
disinfecting solutions at least once a
week in cold weather, and every day in
hot weather, or any season of the year
if there is any epidemic disease in the
vicinity.
The importance of proper attention to
drains has rarely been more aptly illu-
strated than by an accident which oc-
curred within the past few weeks.
About a year ago a child died of
malignant diphtheria. No other cases
developed, and it was supposed that the
disease was stamped out. A few weeks
ago the drain in a neighboring house
became clogged, and it was necessary to
search for place of stoppage. As several
drains ran into a oommou outlet, it so
happened that in digging the drain from
the infected house was opened.
A boy wno was standing by, looking
with boyish curiosity at the digging, re-
marked to his mother that night that
when they struck that drain the most
awful smell came from it that he had
:ver experienced, mad mid that his
month was full of it, and he could not
get it out of his throat. Forty-eiglit
honrs later a clearly defined case of
diphtheria developed itself, and it took a
week of the moat unremitting struggle
to bring the boy through safely. If that
drain had been thoroughly disinfected,
it 15 scarcely likely that the disease
would have broken out again in the
tame locality. Certainly the boy, by
inhaling the poisonous odor from the
drain, eeneed the presence o$; something
unusually disagreeable, as he never
ceased to complain of the -ill taide in his
igeotath end throat.
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(Chicago News)
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The quantity of potatoes used for house-
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