Show IThe e Bishops Bishop's JL s r By Cleveland and Oliver Herford H Copyright ty by Cleveland and Oliver 1912 1912 g iii iii CHAPTER Continued Never before bad the curates curate's heard a cat mew in that way short changing to long against be pushed wails as cawed at Thea his incredible with an voice rushing died noise ne he dashed down th the p ana across the tho gravel only to return tho net nest moment with the tho same annie sound round j of scrambling feet and flying pebbles caught the tio swish of At last her car bushes and ho tread of human came from Lionel's soico feet aud close by Its It's locked the Try What What's fastened ho i ed th cr It Harriet he he heis It the eat gasped cant can't wait Her mad we is going between bol bo- bo their force way words seemed t teT to human heartbeat tween the scarcely scarcely- Lionel eT bei and together they started visible stops l drive Martin Luther trotted the tho up and the theother rubbing between other in His plaintive cry had place to an excited cooing given at the from nb Suddenly right came cam again the wailing l at first had cries they and they bar bar- stood stock still as They to strange impulse canoe same thin Without a word word- they turned them both the gravel sharply rein turf of the scrambled soft the the and In laurel bushes tan through th the the sound of dIrection forlorn hope but they fol- fol It was a it desperately Now followed it towed mewing sounded faint and flue lost it alto alto- time they At one tar off It seemed to at once all then somewhere below their feet come from cried Lionel catch catch- I saI Look You nearly went lug harriets harriet's arnt over standIng close to the of ofa They were reality not very declivity In dark a sufficient depth to be dan dan- of steep yet coining it ma- ma one to any ancient of the area a-area This last remnant l few such serb it was la y o n y a n t moat for tim tho oldest wing of tho lie house ards from It screened on two yet vet so artfully was shrubbery and on the tho sides Rides by dense covered wall wail crumbling ivy third by a the old tower that its ot of once part lart known to only two people presence was the curate and little An at house the house straining her ears cars became Harriet conscious that Mai Martin tin Luther suddenly she she- Us- Us lis listened mewing Arid And as had stopped there came a faint put pul pulsating fearfully toned vibrant velvety the most sound sating comfortable ot of natures nature's voices voices whose is the for curled contentment con con- very name Luther was purring Martin there crept Into Harriets Harriet's Whereupon heart the dawn A of l hope she ii had there thought came braver gone nOnO of tho train from the very enter center seemingly earth a familiar voice faint but lifelike life life- lifelike like Poor pussy Poor loor old puts puns Good Martin Luther of Horatio sho shuc earned ct-earned at the the- top her voice the tho voice of Horatio Once more came that you this this' titus time a little dear mv Of course couise its it's me mc Ilov can you ou ask What arc you Horatio- Horatio Where ale aio vou i Aro you ou dolit T TIm speak the tho faint dear was all right my rn Im cant can't get i yet cheerful response e. e I 1 out out tue The the door doors door's locked did he lie mean A Adoor u door out OLit there in the open park terror a new nf w seiZed by u Harriet was He lie had mind was unhinged Horatio's been eccentric not a hit bit like other oth always and now now now-nOW now It had come people and er cr people of woe lot Han s us acce In her sudden to fainting nearest thing did tho Merle Is to toRay down That Site he sat she knew invisible to alt down The Tho say Ray she started her feet and the thie law of ble I-dc precipice at did th the rest gravitation curates curate's wife half hid half As the her incline graces grasy the steep rolled down the highest pitch of keyed to ear car caught the thc sound ot of a ul Jul scratching expectancy match Lionel was striking a light she set earned all Wait Vait Lionel and as ashe she had to spare even tho lie breath revolutions her indecorous he did so ceased gently on the tho level turf at the incline of the up bottom her feet and NbC he was on In an Instant into disordered plumage had shaken her hr befitting a curates cur cur- the hen like atea ates wife shun sho Now strike a match C called a Lionel that last Then it ws WM that only an deed of heroism In his Unopened can man an it had come on nut ti-nut morn morn- just number of a ng wait the last ln as a's the Pink journal the Lint of called from lie roseate so attributed by the to an paper of shame in the pages sense Inherent shared by thair tnt rio wise themselves editors r This Th was Lionel H the 11 could only thing thing find In in the his way of almost and nd his match box was empty he he W Without a precious and r IB i hue Uie f Into remorseless sir strips PC after page ge page quickly Into Inlo long spills thou folded striking a match with the utmost Tare Then lighted the lint of hIs hla aro h he torches up up- and anal Han let saw paw Thus J stood iii a grassy fn Hh hc that at least two tao heads higher herself f hut how Jour It wa ay Impossible P to ing sa a y fresh LIonel touch 1 IlliCitlY ai as he canto came n end l giving her the hue remainder of the precious paper to hold In itt reserve cautiously the As A tIle they moved forward itself In fi front nt of them Item resolved n lor of 01 ivy y extendIng tend extend into straIght a into the n Ing above as Harriet oV afterward after after- fc ward learned inc the othe other nUl khi of the h covered ruin fot forgotten gotten origin bail hv ivy lad bren n a perpetual source of specula specula- since t ti ni to HoratIo ev t to house Horatio came caine she hc cried pressing her fare face n the damp heaves eaves She heard his familial little Harriet e mutt must b n a dear ular M My dew I hone you lour heavy galoshes K Ills voice seemed to I thi the depths of the lv Ivy from r im the curate curates curate's rt as It ii wax Inde- Inde calm i hi very wa- wa I to the ox overwrought ought lila of f nerves how n von hike that o she cried after all r o hoen through Hora Ilora to thinking you jou wei l drowne-l iii n the flit lake and you 3 it 11 tb lucre like hike a-hike a like a and talk about hr a afoot's afoot's foots foot's o of ivy p told old Stone stOn Her anger turned to f cu Where ir HIP c you ou- ou Horatio donl dont com Von VOLt ono out Oh you Oli I cant can't bear II itt lio sobbed h ah sir Horatio MY My dear Harriet hut but he got no further Whatever con con- tile gentle Ker curate lund had to offer wS out cut sHort b by a Joyful shout Lionel Jove Ive I've Jv found the lie door His accompanied d by a sound of rus- rus Cr try was thing leaves Lionet forced hl huts way through th the tangle hi luis paper ton ton-h went out Ivy the of ofa a fresh our one at preciouS match he lie found himself In a alow a a. a low chimney like chamber about the width hl arms aims half burled buried In ho earth and smelling of decayed woo wood t and fungus Th damp ldes ide Inward to where scarcely M i yard away gray Kray with mould and with I rusty lr bolts loomed the upper halt of an ancient wooden door Only one hinge huge rusty and fantastically wrought was visible above the tho earth Curled close clone against tIle the door blinking yellow and put purring ring like an automobile tat sat Martin Luther Again the torch went out but bud Lionel had seen enough Th The door opened inward In Inward in- in ward that i is to say awn from him and in the tho grotesque scroll work of the tho great hinge were three empty nail holes leaving only two entire nails He leaned forward and spoke spoke- In a low voice Is Js the ground clear on your side Mr Merle The beastly door opens inward jou OU know You dont don't say caine from lie tho curate Its pitch dark here 1 have t a candle a perfectly splendid candle but no matches I have some perfectly splendid matches Lionel and candle laughed so in fh the laugh and I Harriet wondered fearfully If th tho two men nici had liaa gone mad wood A minute later latera a crash of rending and clinging metal caused her hei heart to stand still At thai tha same samo Instant canto came a triumphant shout from Lionel and the sound of Horatio's voice clo close e by and bolero before she sho fully realized realised what had bad happened hap hap- Harriet Merle wa sobbing laugh laugh- laughin husbands husband's arms Ing in and scolding in her Lionel had kicked inthe door Martin Mai tin Luther led the way back lila his of conscious con con- conscious tall tail at tho proud perpendicular rectitude He hal had done a n good evenings evening's work and that too under most moat trying conditions Human beings he lie le- le were nil very well in their wa unquestionably they had their uses at times they were oven even necessary when one falls Into a canal for fou Instance but their deplorable ignorance of mewing beYond bc- bc Please Yond jond such elementary phrases as give mo me some seine milk or ur Oblige me by liy excessively annoy an an- opening thin door was I noy ng Lionel hind had raced ahead to carry the joyful news new to the countess Tucked safely away In his pocket was a nant snatched from the tho burning of the sinful pink newspaper not It Is tu to be feared the least of fiery punishment And now Horatio arriving nt at tho ho bank which Harriet had bath descended with such be before be- be unpremeditated a short time fore placed the candle upon the lie ground to assist his wife up the steep Incline Horn Hero his nyC CYC fell upon anon an oblong piece of paper hying on th the e grass clone chose to lie candlestick and in the yellow light As he lie picked it up the word caught his cy It was a page of An Petronia's novel the tho of The curate put the paper in his pocket to return to the little girl and in another minute he had forgotten fot gotten all about It CHAPTER The The- Missing Page Robert Baxter was the first to hear the Rood good news kind ind a young youny man of low few words he lie lighted a candle and straight for the Ibo wine cellar In a few fow moments he returned empty handel Its j funny lie said to Lionel There wa a t whole case last week week all all but mit one quart and and its it's disappeared die dis appeared case and till all And Aud what's more that 60 tIG brandy is gone too Im I'm certain there were at least lea half halfa a dozen dosen left What do you v ou make of it Lionel tugged at his mustache if you ou ask mo old oll chap I dont don't mind telling you ou 1 E never did liko hiko the tho cut of Parkers Parker's side ido whiskers Parker exclaimed Bob It doesn't seem possible You never saw baw such references as be ho brought There were two bishops and a prime minis minis- ter It Its It's s queer though Lo ho added as 85 ho be the cellar door At the supper table much to the Storm girls girl's relief her services wore were not required There no more secrets se so- crets to be learned aunt and tomorrow She would offer to call at the tho club for tIne the golf bag No that would look sue sus Well she would think out a aplan aplan she would manage it way plan siao In A nt great chair at horatio's suit sat little An who at the tho curate request had bad been allowed to join the happy gathering Clasped in in nectarine her hand was a too marvelous for human food and her watchful eyes T CO fixed on the tho door fearful each moment of tho ap- ap of a beckoning grandmother arid tho End Ind of Things was vias eager cager to And Aud now hear the curates curate's story all but Martin Mar Mar- Martin tin Luther who showed not the slightest interest lt it was enough for him hini that his dear friend was ivas' safe and anul sound What could anybody In recognition of 01 his none services Martin Luther hail had been awarded a special fish which now existed ex ox- isted only in H dream as Martin lay fast asleep in the lap of An Tho curates curate's story not take long longto to toll tell When ho walked out of the tho dining room this morning to vanish so an his only thought was to got ami aud hi his lint hat out 61 t doors the tha antlers in tho thu hall he passed through the open front door luor Martin Luther Then remembering that he lie change hail not had any luncheon life his mind bind nail and wont went straight lo ho tho thic kitchen entering bv by the door instead joC of returning to thin ino house which accounted for not see see- in jr him fun fhe enter As was iva about to jo kitchen he was startled by by Ihu thu sound of steps lie He stood still with his hand handon on the knob and listened Vh could bo be in th the kitchen l Everyone up- up room moat stair in the tuning dining who had any an right in thi u house lie opened tIne the hair door No uric one there gain Again be lie li There ww was somebody in the tho th tho dirk dark was the eel col- stone past that led to ir 1 Hid to tiL well room further em on and Horatio tiptoed the kitchen There through the archway the tho yellow flicker in was gloom u a JI aI the turn of suf the tho pasts The curate anybody could hi bo dome in iii the Tim hid orv- orv ants never wont it For there thero it hind hail io ito and thing tIne tho about was black hlach oblong of the tha wil in iii the middle mid dle ille of the stone atomiC floor door tt it of picture b bv- bv Dorc Dore in a and anil according to Par Par- s 's ker who Iio claimed to ho have ha read it u in n ii u well that mit the lit hook book it t was in in that that- Lady hail had been drowned Once he lie lund had wen seen tho gray lady sitting the edge of tho well lieu her ou on aunt and MM willys it had given him tho ho week a for a close to time the wall trail the the lie Thc cautiously alon r door was almost closed IVar- IVar K It should croak creak he opened it ful mu lest At t slowly toward him inch by ly inch this in iii the story the ho curate to relieve hi his throat a gla glass s of wat ri-at rr or J frightened I f you vou An Patronia fun thrill thrill- delicious terror with Horatio nid Yes Ye my ivy d ar When lien J opened that door saw wilt where came caine trout from I 1 am nut compelled com to admit that iwas frightened I Again gal ii the paused patie I hi t time june to Martin wipe his lips with tha napkin Luther opened his eyes cyc anil yawned hi his his' fore foro pins paws straight out in front of him thin the very iary image of a thai thit stor finished fin fin- finished iso t story sleepy vet ho mowed then raising airing himself slowly to his his' feet ho stepped chair over the arm of An tn Petronius and curled up lo to sleep m the curates curate's lap a my in- dear queried Harriot impatiently 4 1 sa i-av i cried Lionel What about the light The light came from the well rc- rc plied the emirate curate he starel atthe at Then linen he be j elated i-elated how us as the tho well half expecting to see the tho gray lady rif- rif ris out nut of depths then's ap- ap instead a human hand holding What do you vou think hink it was holding he lie finked looking at each in turnA turn A dagger of course laughed Kate hate A A golden key caine timidly from fromAn An If IC it wae i f an umbrella I it taul Lionel till up Go ou on Toll Tell us its urged Harriet farni j I To o bo continued |