Show ALLEN OR f the mystery of curleys turleys Tur leys point ur ll rowing i urea of tho the silly fell fellows owls antic ti tho editor d i to turned to his til desk dealt and tried IA to bury himself lu in hit his business but at anding the many exciting and ludicrous hill lil mind won was not wholly woo won away from froin tho the mystery which seemed too to 0 o really ills life and kept ills hla abou abts front rodi business in ili his busiest mo moments monts amid tile tho most axe exciting I 1 tc aryl cry 1 lin in If eavens namo name boaro dimill him tran rang ili 04 I bl s car the sad had faco cleo of gli yurl I whom tic ho could not but lovo love seemed always before liln pleading with ajor largo blue eyes eyell for relief relict who tire you I 1 who ore you il III lie ho asked himself again and again as aa tho the vision rose before lila ills mind ten thousand tormenting fiends beamed constantly aggravating him bm with their doubts and fears oars 1 I I 1 will know tho the worst vorst it lio 0 doo lared t jilin ili self if I 1 tha havo voto to beard thallon thollon tho lion in his bis don den I 1 will know nil all tho the stronger stranger from Il billys lilys crook creek was for or gotten so wholly trim allen alien absorbed with of tila stone house on olt the hill tho the rustle bully had grown weary with cursing and striking atrill ng tho the air and as no DO ono one seemed to dispute tila ills to bo be tile tho best bast man inan on tho the village to to ills f ft wonderful III story ot of how lie jio had inneo tile ho editor quail tho editor meantime sat in oblivion of his existence when lio lie wits was by a sob looking around lio lie was not a little surprised r ac lie standing jut just within thin tile door why alss atop ilni aro are you horol tho the wondering editor naked asked uh ah gyp arp you burtt she aho Boli hed ally no tie ho answered in astonishment olt oil 1 ithac that Is sir I 1 ivas va afraid that vio violence lenco had ber 11 done you I 1 g gasped miss sinking sinkin gInto into it ft chair 1 11 I aciro you that I 1 am uninjured InJured tin 11 iut but tie 10 looked go so fur foust tharo rii cro la Is little hulo danger in hi looka fooks if anti I 1 had such a dread ot of him 10 11 li Is golia now and can call do you no in injury jur 11 said tho the editor tho the old analil in oh mr oray gray II 11 I I would not havo have had I 1 him in injure you for or the world and we wa were talking so BO pleasantly too when ho he came caino in so wo we were returned allen alien 1 I belove howera wo acro willing talking about tho the mystery ot of Tur curleys turleys leys point m acro cro we wc not no no oil you you know about what wo were talking I 1 said hiss wiping lier her cyca and blushing blu slung profusely prof isely be hind her I 1 if lie ho comprehended was hopkins ho he did not to but bat ill n ft a cool oven even voice alco suld 1 1 I va going to ask you something about bout that 1 old house all the hill dont you knoff it is a kriv bleill I 1 yes generally it isa Is ho anav with a big ii it Is ot every qua one th buld anu with on oil this j t but ut a bave occasionally each it confide conn doni thor subjects wa tva might on this 1 on of course silo mana quite profusely now and coyly pi ing at t ha alio folds of her dregs drca gathered th t down into narrow plaits I 1 1 q I thought you would bo be willing t 11 me till nil you know knew about tho the matter oh yes 11 efio boo sighed and gave ilia him a elani clan from t tho ia lornor of 0 hot her eyes aliat coraler la Is tho narn of the chai w 0 lives in the itono stono houson tri usel allou allen astol without noticing hor her 1004 or malting iq to translator tran trans lato lt 4 somo same say itlie inq Collins but ho he il I 1 a broat big li lench nanto something 11 03 ve be colhour ly alich they say la ills his real ti attio oad and that ila HO too goolt t tho the narno of at loLli tista alago blaco ot of it in ito buso so it la 13 easier to A illow how joany havo they jn ally it tho the house 1 1 H that la 13 very III mault to somo say ay there aro arc several overal others that thoro there arc not miny many they havu havo a rood good many servants but as all talk french ono oat can find out tin any y thing front 10 did it ingver strike you that there I 1 Is 8 n great doa of romance about this lila singularly old house on the hh f I 1 yos yes sir air athas it 1123 she answered land and I 1 believe that it would bo be an lent thonny lor for it a story if it might what do you know of it I 1 olt oh noti much y ai how long havo have you blown i that tall man 11 A 1 1 I dont isnow him at a all il 1 you moan you havo have no oramal acquaintance r wo aar 1 l w how long sinco since you ficat taw law esnil 11 three or faur years a CM 7 1 i lui 1114 11 14 ho he been horo here tv that hat I 1 hille hava heard that ho he lind hai lie ho hns has been living at the old stone house oil tho the hill at short par lod for several years 1 I bellome you said that ri young lady bonco waa buco soon boon within tw walls 11 I 1 11 yes ail tint I 1 that was only a tow few montet illonal IS 1 a BRO go I 1 havo have heard that joil ivas seen a asala aln within tho last few day ono dincov cred her sitting on oil a scat beneath an old OILI oak at a spring on between the village and tho the rock bonsall no ko ono one knows sho gha seems to to be an additional dit ional mystery it Is gme rally sul I 1 that sho Is tho the ot of the d dark a k whiskered in master ater of tho stone house sho she liaa 1133 no to him whatever Inter allea alien you havo have soon her the then it prom from tho the description I 1 ibave havo tad bad at of nor bar she aho has no to liam t no oi 1 parents ana ell ildron pro bro some omo unini Q very po you thinh abo ho y hyce there 10 londt atno no sir air gho alpo got ct baye boon there more than it a fely jil oaths ot at most on ills ilisa it nabo alho was waa bogn con about the place w caul recently 11 luave you TOU over ever heard ot of ony any i y no sir 11 thearon theA a rot ronny anell stipo are non 0 hey bulj y alil find fandt it im ni ro ros to keep a child within those fuwa vails so ault will silent that it wal aaa be boeck 1 I or h ari tr corae J an anferd werd does docs tint thit oar lar ahl rd anoa 0 frequent trips 1 I ha be J traca it 11 Is seldom hoty brer cr t any one jert him hani 90 away 91 buk for itin uk at pt i time amo hn bei I 1 alt A nat seen and then we inlow ho he la Is aawar f from ibo old b bouso on thou thin pl ofa OT a sad 8 bets he la Is I 1 m I 1 alvut aw t big house or areli to the bo v but bulu aUns alo V of no TW 8 ont 0 iri p f that u 10 a h s the tha C calfo ejot of a b all aal A n nd d am alvinj to 1 elvous tbell the there I 1 an old amther aso sc a ho he is a wizard and that tile the strange etri uie sights sight bocci and s voices heard there so often tire arc till of bis wild In infanta conta lionil blonk and invocation of the evil spirit 1 I have lia 0 heard people say aay that they havo have heard screams balul br lul and wild de morlac laughter from 1711 within illin abut old house which almost froze tho the blood tn in their velus 11 allen alien harln borno porno of those stra n go eights and heard pome of those mys terl outi did not think that bho atio was wais exaggerating them lf the least cast jut but hla his strong common that thera yas was nothing supernatural in all lie ho bad seen arill and heard it could nil all bo very cas cosily fly accounted for if properly milder understood stood lie ho was wa not so 0 o much interested in tho the house bouso and tho the mysterious sights and sounds bounds emanating from it t its as la ia tho the beautiful mysterious ertha 0 i do you know any thing of tho the young ladal lady lill ho he asked no air sho she answered curtly nu an expression flirted flitted over hor her faco face which ho he could not understand unless it was a tingo ft af pf jealous foar fear I 1 idad did you over ever heat heap any anything thing about her Is I 1 only what I 1 have told you sou she an silo tins tills never been scon but aylm 11 could hayo have told much more of tho the groat great stone itono house pa tho the hill tit than any ono know knew had lie ho choso to ilo ila so but lio ito determined to keep keel hia counsel bounsel to himself the conyers conversation atlon began to drag and as it was growing crowing late into and silo sho considered the young editor free f from rain tiny my f further danger at present miss lootfy hopkins left the omee allens aliens foco will was convulsed with mental anguish and striking his desk with his alti fist ho he said raid 1 ila hat gono gone tir far enough do it life or death dealt misery or happiness heaven oil 01 hell bell I 1 will pro probo that yI I will know all before another lother at sun bisoi alsos I 1 will go to tho the tall stranger str angor omit demand an explanation cven if 1 lie shoots nid me dead dand on ills his doorstep door step death Is preferable proto rable to qi another lother night oj of misery and doubt with this do desperate sperato resolve fresh on all hla his lips and en on graven in ili hii heart lie ho seized hla his hat and leaving toby to close the left the vill aizo and hurried up tho the old disused road to lo the great stone itono house lionso ou on tho the hall Cl lAITEn TER now DOW POINT DEFEATED when allen alien gray reached tho the house on the hill instead of ming around it ns as ho he had done on former occasions lie ho walked directly up to tho the groat front gate and tried to enter it but it was locked ills arst was to scale calo the wall abich ito ho could have done by going to tho roar rear but seeing a servant in tho front yara aw ho he called to film I 1 want to see your master he salt I 1 tho the servant who understood somo eq en glish glispi shook his licad head saying ilze ze monsieur pone ra n mon Bleur gone monsieur no comeno no coma hon Jt urmon and turning about a away wa allen alien waited a long ions nt itt tho t he g rate ato hoping ho he would soo see somo some ono also to who whom in ho he could appeal darkness came over t tho he barth and alq lie was at last forced arced to leave slowly ont sailly sadly lie ho turned about and w wont on t iown the hill ills hi hedd head bowed in thought after nil all nul I 1 not a fool I 1 honald 1 why need I 1 paro enrol I 1 what can call iho eho bo be to td rne net I 1 but it was folly for him to attempt to drive her imago fram ills his mind it hall had boon been indelibly stamped upon his heart and could never bo be effaced she bho had been no coquette seeking conquests she had bad mado made no advance nor evinced any li boldness oldness oyon even when visiting find him by night to havo have him talco tho the little latt oboy boy to n bho 0 cc Q to have hava boon reared in secle rii 1 to look upon every ono one ml iu emy it was only tho the direst necessity that induced hop to trust trus thim him on that occasion 1 I will banish be hop v from my mind lie ho ro solved and tor for weeks mado made heroic hereto efforts to do so ilo ila WAS partially aided by tho petty annoy annoyances a licese which like tho the stin a 0 f hornets tended to divert ills mind mina from greater buffering it was only a week after ills hla unsuccessful visit to the groat great stone house that lie ho was interrupted ono mortill morning morti ln by the abrupt on tranco aranco of xv ill tom Sl ramons 1 I want to linow thu tho truth from youl you I 1 cried tho the excited Simmons Si nimons 1 I do you mean to that I 1 haro hara boon telling yota yoi demanded allen alien ung angrily rIly 11 nono I 1 don but I 1 want to know all II 11 it naw now 11 tell mo me whal it t 19 13 YOT vaia want to knoy know all if 10 rn r n III yair TO brif MASTER I 1 and mihall enow all of idill said alton allen with considerably consider ablo spirit dui da you intend mo me for the L I 1 hayo signed boated and delivered roy my contract acl to do so und I 1 certainly will 11 are arc you support george strong Stron Rt I 1 11 not for for any once I 1 yos yes what I 1 wired tom for sh shariff oriff 11 la Is lie ho for or sheriff sherif ff I 1 I 1 yes why you tell wo me have ye published tty iny titell lt atas it 1 set up alq ani all ainoa ap with the next 1 chano chango tt it put nt va mo in for sheriff 1 I w hov thi the it if I 1 could get it ini im gogul to t run fur up shor lr 11 11 dut but remember your contract you wora to ruu for the Itel I 1 tell lyol yo I 1 dout dont want 11 it ivo ive got yo pledged in ili writing to bu spork rue nn an im aroln to run tur fur sheriff an hust him up or of dio 0 1 out look at your contract and sea co if you yoa cap call dont you ou see that if you refuse tek I 1 rail lot foi and declare yourself ot for any othor other that yoi to me the sum bum of 0 ono ong thousand dol del barat trio yovo act up tip a job on me t arlod rj tom 15 immons Bi ill nol noi 01 tp ILI vol vo havo have a corned tho the agro emont 11 iut you to work aorl to for r strong i was said about aborn I 1 or r should not for ny other paper aud I 1 was to support boll you for tho the legislature and that was nil tom tc 0 point loft tho the his bis 1 bead in perplexity und and how he bo was to 0 got ct voil witt with ills ilia enemy strong iio was not so 60 to bo be elected himself us howal ho WM to beat strong iio liml only got one lock block b tho tAing office ho saw aw ills enemy filtering entering it there now lies oin in thero to lay plans to bust en vy tip I 1 know it 84 himmons allen hail had scarce got rid 0 of on ono of the curleys turleys Tur loya leys point bud and turned again to hu his dealt when tho the door of othia his sun clum and sir strong burst in fit 1 11 I 1 ahillas hoy boy got to core to e v to to bo continued |