Show how flow a plunderer w was as discovered betsy belay Itow rowland land ural first siw tile the h adow fall upon the kitchen door it looked liko like old father time la Is the expelling book and in its hand it carried s a only a moment and then their it was gone gona the old oil wo audin wont went to the door and looked out I 1 but she could see no one all of farmer elleria Ell erya erys won men were at work la in the fields except abner Dale who lay flick alck with tire he favor and had bad seen nothing betsy stopped into h hid Is room to ask him if she could do anything lot for him ue ile lined lifted his bis yellow curls from the pillow with a look that was mingled with blush anil and smile and troubled thought though tm bless you tor for asking tio no said he only it if you yoa go en to the field today tell me who marlon marion ellery Is talking to yes yea yes yea lp said beteag bekesy with a bright bricht twinkle it in liar her old eyes whoever Who aver she ahe may talking wl wip shea thinking 1 of you diana fret about that ab about out the house she muttered as she took her way down stairs or lie ie seen u spirit lord save us it looks like that pl through the kitchen garden and the ilia moli dows she went tho ilia worm gram brushing against her damp skirts into the harvest fields annoot the very thick of the flowers where marion ellery sat ant high on a throne of new mown grass que gning it throwing a word and a now at one now lit at another of the busy net men matthew blake the black stranger st wits was there who had been taken on to help out ileen been up to the I 1 asked betsy not 1 I sald ho Just down to the well for water and he tell fell to work agalli we made sure drowned drown e d fIll called out one of the ot oth h vis ors stepping up to take his turn at the cedar pall then betsy sped back all was waa quiet when the supper born watt waa blown arid aad the men came trooping in she went again to see sao what abner dalo dale wanted at first drat she ahe saw aaa an empty bed emp empty I 1 Y 1 no 0 there here was wai som ethl g till aud d miff 1 cupon yupon upon it cometh I 1 ng that had been abnor abner D dile le with a pillow over its mouth and a great clotted wound across its ita throat ile iia wanted nothing more on earthnut eart earth hnot nut even marlon marion E elleria Ell erya smiles allea Bi there was an inquest and betsy rowland was called upon to answer with the rest and testified that on the dily the very hour of tho the murder riler probably she had seen the shadow of a man she sup upon the root roof of the house they laughed at her for pretending to know that he ha carried a scythe in his hh haud though tt it might have been that fiat the man who had taken abner dales lire life and hla his money as well had stolen stole one from the fields as he dime tha bit of steel found by the bedside could scarcely serve for a clew there was no suspicion of any ono no 10 bause for Jealousy or hatred of the lead dead tuna mars but betsy rowland hill hid the he broken metal saying to herself ill mind hla his bidding ill watch who marion ellery talks with P just a year from tho the day when abner dale looked his last upon the he sunlight marlon marion ellery came smiling into the kitchen und and slipped her arm about old beisys waist im going to bo be married marrie d an soon li sho elio said to ltd matthow matthew Blakel cried betsy witt with a look of horror ou on her faco face youre not ar afraid raid afraid of what asked th the a girl not of matthew surely father thinks the world of him 11 the old woman was sorely troubled but slid no more nt lit the time on tile the day of the be wedding she went to farmer ellery with 4 troubled lace hice master she said 1 I want to tell you what has grown upon me ma for year sIts about the murder of ab a dale who hill as you know had sav saved e ed up a bit bit of money tire tho man who walked on the root roof had bad it scythe I 1 am sure cure and it was wai a bit of rusty scythe tile inquest men gave mo moi und in d now matthew blake will marry marry your daughter and only hear me there Is id a chest cheat in his room that hu keeps looked locked thia that he rears fears to have louchen louch eJ if only como come with me and open it ill bless you all my in Y life it if the theres rals nothing in it ill 1111 call cal I 1 myself a simpleton Ill believe that tire he spot of blood from mat blat t thew I 1 ew Ill blakes akols shirt was not abner dales harm no one and IJ 11 there la is nothing wrong wrom there la Is no one but you and I 1 need ever know with a blaze of burning candles alipy entered the chamber wile where to blakes bed stood fa farmer rimer ellery and old betsy rowland site she pointed out lit tire the bux there wits was no aher hiding place once in the room but ant at it trunk and the he ohl with her varnest earnest aiesi iesi w lent himself to the he comans womans inflating there was wai no key to be found but ith the strong blow of a hammer no lie inck ank burt burst open there lay one or two disused gar units and under them something tat at the old woman snatched at aag aae erly Adli A discolored colored broken scythe p part 11 r I 1 r tile lie handle severed by the ilia r rude d stroke broke afan f an axt axi she took tonk the ane jigged bit of steel aik oik tu t find ati kept for a you from arom her li L the piece of ste adlet N l that fiat had well fou lid by abner dales be bedside dAlde she llord it into the I 1 jin tard rusty ileythe hi aln witch for lien even the djini matched and FArt lanier lier ellery i bent to look and gaya CAVO arleavy groan some one else was look ling in listen listell inga ing lne a fair allgot girl quietly shot aha stole forward nod and peered above the heads of the kneeling pati pair then hen with a terrible cr cry flun her white while arms upward and fell ii fainting to the floor door betsy belay rowland raised the blade blada over her hat head abnor abner aalst she cried ive found the mini mail that murdered youl you I 1 did your bidd biddings I 1 watched who ft ho marion ellery talked with shell I 1 never marry him anuw A man io in tho the dress are of a bridegroom was waa riding by the house and saw with terror thoa iho shadow hadow of the scythe on tile ha wall it aas matthew blake the murderer lie ile hod flod in dismay and was never heard of ofa aln |