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Show r (SIi f $y ANNA KOTlilmNE GREEN ) -4a oLS I J4'f ' M Mtl , AUTHOR QP THE LEAVENWORTH CASE" , il J) &W$iiH H i- II VNj 'THEFIUOIffiBlVAlXTUCHOUSfiorTlIEVVHISPaUNOPINl STTS ISiaBiSS 1 ' ifi v-Ji iLr-ry -4 SE5ltff J2J1 y street a .smith JL. mi rf -JUyigRp I a 1 8YNOP8I3. !$ S Oeoreo Anderson and wlf tea a ro- A m inarknblo looking man come out of the Clermont hotel, look around furtively, -M ;J JMU ha hands In the snow and paas on. 'Iii -Commotion attracts them to the Clermont. &M SVili0 JLl. l!;.founi Hint the beautiful Miss i ' - 1M Kdlth Challoner hag fallen dead. Andcr- Jmm fon describes the man he saw wash his '$M hands In the snow. The hotol manaser 'H declares him to bo Orlando Hrothcrson. tJB , I'hyslclnns find that Miss Challoner waa - m stabbed and not shot, which seems to ( c .'-4H clcnr "rotherson of suspicion. Qryce, an ' ,if!V P1' delectlvo. ami Bweotwnter, his as- ' r'mM 5l?,ftnt-. ",ko "P the caso. They bcllovo 'isWH ,.s Challoner stabbed herself A paper . IBB cutter found near the scene of tragedy Is J believed to b0 the weapon used. Mr. Cltnl- J-.iv imm L.nt'r. to',H of ,l watch of letters found In - fils dauRhter's desk, signed "O H." All I iWi fl0 lo,Vu letters except nno which shows IBI tsat thu writer was displeased. This lot- ! vr was signed by Orlando Hrothcrson. 9 Anderson koos with Sweetwater to Iden- JS3 "' Iirotherson. who Is to address a meet- 9M lng of nnarchlsts. Tho place Is raided by fJH 'l0 l10'lee nnd Hrotlierson escnpes with- s U out belnR Identllled. Hrotherson Is found ' rHnH living In a tenement under tho name of iIH ,.nn "e '" nn Inventor. Hrothcrson ' P'I the coroner of his acquaintance with a, ji1Ir.b Challoner nnd how sho repulsed him 3 M with scorn when he offered her his lovo. l 9 Bweetwntor recalls tho mystery of tho ' ' . murder of a washerwoman In which some ' x . details were similar to the Challoner af- M ' 1 CHAPTER XII. Continued. ',. M . Only the Dunn of todny seomed to i m hnvo nil his wits about him, whllo tho F 1 fiugo fellow who brushed bo mdoly by ' mo on that occasion had tho peculiar look of a man struggling vlth horror a ox some other grave ngltatlon. This 'Sfl j-Hgy was not surprising, of course, under jgB lC t'10 circumstances. I had met more AHB V tnnn ono Innn nll(l woman in those MHBP Ak halls who had worn tho same look; ""'5 II but none of them had put up a sign I '-v. on his door that ho had loft for Now York and would not bo back till C:30, and then changed his mind so suddenly sudden-ly that ho was back In tho tenoment at three, sharing the curiosity and the terrors of its horrified Inmates. s ...... "But tho discovery, whllo possibly Buggcstlve, was not of so pressing a naturo ns to demand Instant action; and moro Immediate duties coming up, I lot the matter Blip from my ? mind, to bo brought up again tho next i i day. you may we" believe, when all JjfWmt I tno crcumstanccB of tho death at'the fcTi S ' Clorraont camo to light and I found ' u ' myself confrontod by a problom vory ' H nearly tho counterpart of the- ono then H l occupying mo. .;' Q "But I did not seo nny real conncc- " " tlon between tho two cases, until, in I i . . my hunt for Mr. Brotherson, I came I upon tho following facts; that ho was 1 ' not always tho gentleman ho ap- M ' - r;v pearod; that tho apartment in which " j, 1 ho was supposed to llvo was not his "'' J- own but a frlond's named Conway; H nnd that ho was only thero by spellB. 5 When ho was there, ho dressed Hko a jj T princo and It was whllo so clothed ho L ato his meals In tho cafo of tho Hotel Clermont. f. "Of Brotherson hlmsolf I saw noth- - ing. Ho had como to Mr. Conway's f apartment tho night before tho night of Miss Clmllonor'B death, you undor- Btand but had remained , only long onough to chango his clothes. Where i ho went afterwards la unknown to Mr Conwny, nor can ho toll us when to look for his return. When ho does show up, my mossngo will bo given him, etc., etc. I have no fault to find 1 with Mr. Conway. "You havo hoard how Brothorson boro himself at tho 'coroner's office ; what hlB oxplunatlons were nnd how completely thoy fitted la with tho pro's pro-'s conceived notions of tho Inspector and - tho district attorney. In consequenco, Miss Challoner's death Ib looked upon as a sulcldo. A weapon was in her hand sho Impulsively used It, and an- other deplorable Bulcldo was addod to tho melancholy list. Had I put In my oar at tho conforenco hold In tho coroner's coro-ner's ofllce; had I recalled to Doctor Heath tho curious caso of MrB. Spotts, and then Identified Brothorson bb tho man whoso window fronted horB from tho opposlto tenement, a dlvorslon ! might havo been created nnd tho out- ' como boon different. But I. feared tho experiment, I'm not sufficiently In ' with tho chief as yet, nor yet with tho inspector. Thoy might not havo called mo a fool you may; but that's different and thoy might havo listened, lis-tened, but it would doubtloas havo been with nn nlr I could not havo hold up against, with that fellow's eyes fixed mockingly on mine. For ho and I nro pitted for a struggle, and I do not want to glvo him tho advnntago of ovon a momentary triumph. Ho's tho most complete master of himself of' any man I ovor mot, nnd It will take tho united brain and resolution of tho whole force to bring him to book If he ovor is brought to book, which I doubt. What do you think about it?" "That you havo given mo nn antl-,doto antl-,doto against old age," was tho ringing and unexpected roply, as tho thought-. thought-. - Jul, hnlf-puzzlod aspect of tho old man yielded impulslvoly to a brut of hlB early enthusiasm. "If wo can got a good grip on tho thread you speak of, tnd can work oursolvea along by it, -. . wi though It bo by no moro than inch ; JP , . at a time, wo shall yet mako our way , .. M ' through this labyrinth of undoubted K- (- orlmo nd earn for ourselves a trl- gf umph which will make some of theso ll vr nnd lMDorIancl yaunx follows It about us staro. Swootwater, coincidences coinci-dences aro possible. Wo run upon them every day. But colncldonco in crime! that should mako work for a dotectivo, and wo are not afraid of work. Thoro'B my hand for my end of tho business." "And hero's mlno." Next mlnuto tho two heads wore closer thau ovor together, and the business had begun. CHAPTER XIII. Time, Circumstances, and a Villain's Heart. "Our first difficulty Ib this. Wo must provo "motive. Now, I do not think it will bo so very hard to show that this Brotherson cherished feelings feel-ings of rovengo towards Miss Challoner. Chal-loner. But I hnvo to acknowledge right horo and now that tho most skilful skil-ful and vigorous pumping of tho Janitor Jani-tor and bucIi other tenants of tho Hicks 3troot tenement as I havo dared to approach, falls to show that ho has over hold any communication with Mrs. Spotts, or even know of her existence ex-istence until her remarkablo death attracted at-tracted his attention." "Humph! Wo will sot thnt down, then, as so much agalnBt us." "Tho next, and thU Ib a blttor pill too, Ib tho almost Insurmountable difficulty dif-ficulty already recognized of determining determin-ing how a man, without approaching his victim, could manage to inflict a mortal stab in her breast. No cloak of completo Invisibility has yot boon found, ovon by tho clovoroBt criminals. But there's an answer to everything, and I'm sure thoro'B an answer to this. Remember his busk ess. Ho'b an inventor, in-ventor, with startling ldens. Oh. I know that I am prejudiced; but wnlt and see! MIsb Challoner was well rid of him even at tho cost of her life." "Sho loved him. Even her father believes be-lieves that now. Srimo lately discovered discov-ered letters havo como to light to provo that sho waB by no means bo heart frco as ho supposed. Ono of her frlend3. It seems, hns also confided con-fided to him thnt once, whllo sho and Miss Challoner were sitting together, sho caught Miss Challonor In tho act of scribbling capitals ovor a shoot of paper. They were all B.'i with the oxcoption of hero and thero a nearly turned O, and when her friend twitted her with her fondness for these two lotters, and suggested a pleasing monogram, Miss Challonor inswared, O B. (transferring tho lectors, as you seo) are tho Initials of tho finest man In tho world.' " "Gosh! Has ho heard this story?" "I don't think so. It was told mo in confidence." "Told you, Mr. Qryco? Pardon my curiosity." "By Mr. Challoner." "Oh! by Mr. Challoner." "Ho is greatly dlstrossed at having tho disgraceful suggestion of suicide attached to his daughter's name. Ho sent for mo In order to lnqulro If anything any-thing could bo dono to relnstato her in publjft opinion. Ho evidently does not Hko Bcotherson either." "And what what did you say?" asked Sweotwator, with a halting ut-ternnco ut-ternnco and his facq full of thought "I simply quoted tho latest authority author-ity on hypnotism, that no person ovon in hypnotic sleop could bo Influenced by another to do what was antagonistic antagonis-tic to his natural Instincts." "Latest authority. That doesn't mean a final ono. Supposing that it was hypnotism! But that wouldn't account for Mrs. Spotts' death. Her wound certainly was not a self-inflicted ono." "How can you bo suro?" "There was no weapon found In the room, or in the court, Tho snow was searched and tho children too. No weapon, Mr. Gryce. not even a paper-cutter. paper-cutter. Besides hut how did Mr. Challonor tako what you Bald? Was ho satisfied with this nssuranco?" "Ho had to bo. I didn't daro to hold out any hope based on so unsubstantial unsubstan-tial a theory. But the Interview had this effect upon me. It the possibility remains of fixing guilt elsowhere thnn on MIsb Challoner's InconBldernto Impulse, Im-pulse, 1 am ready 'to dovoto any amount of time and strongth to the work. To seo this grloving father relieved re-lieved from tho worst part of his burden bur-den Is worth somo offort nnd now you know why I havo listened so eagorly to you. Swcotwrftor, I will go with you to tho superintendent. Wo may not gain IiIb attention and again wo may. If wo don't but wo won't cross thnt brldgo prematurely, When will you bo ready for this business?" "I must bo at headquarters tomorrow." tomor-row." "Good, then lot It bo tomorrow. A taxlcab, Sweotwator. Tho subway for the young. I can no longer manage tho Btalrs." CHAPTER XIV. A Concession. "It Ib true; there seems to bo something some-thing extraordinary in tho coincidence." coinci-dence." Thus Mr. Brotherson, in the pre-ens pre-ens of tho Inspector. , "But thnt is all thero Is to It." ho easily proceeded. "I know Miss Challonor Chal-lonor and I havo already said how much and how little I had to do with her death. Tho othor woman I did not know at nil; I did not ovon know her namo. A prosecution based on grounds so flimsy as thoso you advance would savor of persecution, would it not?" Tho Inspector, aurprlsod by this unexpected un-expected attack, regardod tho speak-or speak-or with an Interest rather augmontud than diminished by hlo boldness. Tho smllo with which ho had uttered theso concluding words yet Uugored on his lips, llghtlug up fcaturcB of a mold too suggestivo of command to "bo associated associ-ated readily with guilt. That tho Impression Im-pression thus produced was favorable, favor-able, was evident from tho tono of tho Inspector's roply: "Wo havo said nothing about proso-cutlon, proso-cutlon, Mr. Brothorson. Wo hopo to avoid any such oxtromo measures, and that wo may tho moro readily do so, wo havo given you this opportunity opportun-ity to mako such explanations as tho situation, which you yourself havo characterized aa remarkable, seems to call for." "I am ready. But what am I called upon to explain? I really cannot boo, sir." "You can toll ub why with your seeming culturo and obvlouB means, you chooso to spend so much time In a Becond-ratotenemunt like the one In Hicks stroet." " Again that chill smllo preceding tho quiet answor: "Havo you .soon my room thero? It Is plied to tho celling with books. When I was a poor man, I chose tho abodo sultod to my purso and my passion pas-sion for flrst-rato reading. I havo never nev-er seen tho hour when I folt Tko moving mov-ing that precious collection. Besides, I am a man of the people. I have led I may sny that I am leading a dou-bio dou-bio life; but of neither am 1 nBhamed, nor havo I cause to bo. Lovq drove mo to apo tho gentleman In the halls of tho Clormont; a broad human interest inter-est in tho work of tho world, to live as n fellow among the- modhnnlcs of Hicks street." "But why mako uso of ono namo as a gentleman of lelsuro and qulto a different dif-ferent ono as tho honest workman?" "Ah, thero you touch upon ruyl real secret. I havo a, reason for keeping my- ldontlty quiet till my lnvcntlpn la comploted." v i jMhat, ')A-re(ieonconntfctetfMfc3lPhf an-archlstlc an-archlstlc tendencies?" ". , j "Possibly." But tho word watt uttered ut-tered In a way to carry little criilvic- "Gryce, You Shall Have Your Way." tlon. "I am not much of an anarchist," anar-chist," ho now took tho troublo to declare, de-clare, with a careless lift of his shoulders. shoul-ders. "Wo are glad to hoar it, Mr. Dunn. Physical overthrow carries moro than tho Immedlato sufferer with It." "Wo havo no wish," continued tho Inspector, "to probo too closely into concerns seemingly qulto removed from the main Issuo. You will probably prob-ably bo anxious to explain away a discrepancy dis-crepancy between your word and your conduct, which has como to our attention. You woro known to havo expressed tho Intention of spending tho afternoon of Mrs, Spotts' doath In Now York and woro supposed to havo dono so, yot you woro certainly seen In tho crowd which Invaded that rear building at tho first alarm. Aro you conscious of possessing a double, or did you fall to cross tho river as you expected to?" "I am glad thlB has como up." Tho tono was, ono of self-congratulation which would havo shaken Sweotwator sorely had ho been admitted to this unofficial examination. "I did mean to go to Now York and I oven started on my walk to tho bridge al tho hour mentioned. But I got lnt6 a small prowd on tho corner of Fulton street, in which a poor devil who had robbed a vendor's cart of a few oranges, was being hustled about. Thero wan no policeman within sight, nnd so I busied myself there for a minute pay. lnc for the oranges and drawing the poor wrotch away iato an alley, where I could hnvo tho pleasure ot seeing him eat them. When I enmo out of tho alloy tho small crowd had vanished, van-ished, but a big ono was collecting up tho street vory near my homo I always think of my bookB when I boo anything suggesting flro, and naturally natural-ly I roturncd, nnd equally naturally, when I heard what had happened, followed fol-lowed tho crowd Into tho court nnd so up to tho poor woman's doorway. Hut my curiosity satisfied, I returned at onco to tho stroet nnd went to Now York nB I had plannod." "Do you mind tolling ub where you went in Now York 7" "Not at all. I wont shopping. I wantod a certain vory flno wlro, for nn experiment 1 had on hand, and I found it In a httlo Bhop on Fourth avenue. If I remombor rightly, tho nnmo over tho door was Grlppus. Ub oddity struck mo." Thero was nothing left to tho Inspector In-spector but to dismiss him. Ho had answered all questions willingly, and with n countenance lnoxprcsslvo of gullo. Ho even Indulged In a parting shot on IiIb own nccount, as full of frank acceptanco of tho situation as It was fearless in its attack. As ho halted halt-ed in tho doorway boforo turning IiIb back upon the room, he smiled for the third time as ho qulotly said: "I have ceased visiting my friond's npartmont In uppor Now York. If you ever want mo again, you will find mo amongBt my books." He was half-way out tho door, but his name quickly spoken by tho inspector in-spector drow him back. "Anything moro?" ho nsked. Tho inspector smiled. "You nro a man of considerable analytic powor, as I tako it, Mr. Brothorson. Broth-orson. You must hnvo decided long ago how this woman died." Vis that a question, inspector?" "You may tako it as bucIi." "Then I will allow myself to say that there is but one cofnmon-senso view to tako ot tho matter. Miss Challoner's doath was duo to suicide; so was that of tho washerwoman. But thero I stop. Ab for the means the motive such mysterleB may bo within with-in your provlnco but thoy aro totally outsldomlnol God help us all! Tho world Ib full of misery. Again I wish you good-day." Tho air seemed to havo loBt Us vl tallty and the sun Us aparklo whon he c jyaa gono, i j ' ''Now, wjiat dp you think, Qryco?" I Tho old (man roso and camo out of, his corner. "This: That I'm up against the hardest hard-est proposition of my lifetime. Noth ing in tho man's appearanco or manner man-ner ovlnces guilt, yet I believe him guilty. I must. Not to, is to strain probability to tho point of brcakago. But how to reach him Is n problem and ono of no ordinary naturo. If ho Ib not innocent as the day ho's as hard as unquarrlcd marblo. Ho might be confronted with reminders of Ills crime nt ovory turn without weakening weaken-ing or showing by loss of nppetlto or interrupted sleep any effect upon his nerveB. That'B my opinion of tho gen-tloman. gen-tloman. Ho is either that, or a man of uncommon force and self-restraint" "I'm Inclined to bellevo him tho latter." lat-ter." "And bo givo tho wholo mattor tho go-by?" "What do you want? You say tho mlno is unworkable." , "Yob, in a day, or in a week, possibly pos-sibly In a month. But persistence nnd a protean adaptability to meet his moods might accomplish something. I don't say will, I only say might If Sweetwater had the Job, with unlimited unlim-ited time In which to carry out any plane may havo, or ovon for a change of plans to suit a changed Idon, success might bo his, and both tlmo, offort nnd outlay Justified." "The outlay? I am thinking of tho outlay." "Mr. Challonor will boo to that I havo his word that no reasonable amount will daunt him." "But this Brothorson Is pusplclous. Ho has an lnvontor's secret to hide, if nono other. Wo can't snddlo him with a guy of Sweetwater's appearance and abnormal loquaciousness." "Not readily, I own. But tlmo will bring counsel. Aro you wflllng to help tho boy, to help mo and possibly yourself your-self by this venture in tho dnrk? Tho department shan't loso .nionoy by It; that'B all I can promise." "But It's a big ono. Gryco, you shnll havo your way. You'll bo tho" only losor if you fail; and you will fall; tako my word for it." "I wish I could speak as confidently to Urn contrary, but I can't. I can glvo you my hand though, Inspector, and Sweetwater's thankB. I can meet tho boy new. An hour ago I didn't know how I waB to do It" CHAPTER XV. That's tho Question. "How many times has ho seen you?" "Twice." "That's unfortunate." "Damned unfortunate; but ono must axeect some sort of a handicap la a gnmo like this. Uoforo rm dono witu hltu, ho'll look mo full In tho fnco and womlor if ho's ovor seen ma boforo. bo-foro. I wasn't always a dotectivo. 1 was n enrpontor once, as you know, nnd I'll tako to tho tools again. As soon ns I'm handy with them I'll hunt up lodgings In Hicks street Ho may suspect me at first, but he won't long; I'll bo BUch a confdunded good workman. work-man. I only wish I hadn't such pronounced pro-nounced features. I want to decoivo him to his faco. Ho's clover, this samo Brothorson, and there's glory to bo got in making a fool of him. Do you think it could bo dono with n board? I'vo never worn a board. Whllo I'm settling back Into my old trade, I can let tho hair grow." "Swootwater! Wo'd bettor glvo the tnBk to another man to somo onn Brothorson has nover soon and won't bo suspicious of?" "Ho'll bo suspicious of ovorybody who tries to mako friends with him now; only a little moro so with mo; that's all. But I'vo got to meet that, and I'll do it by being, temporarily, of courso, oxactly tho man I seem. My health will not bo good for tho next few weeks, I'm suro of that But I'll be a model workman, neat and conscientious con-scientious with Just a suspicion ot dash where dash is noeded. Ho knows tho real thing whon ho sees it, and there's not a follow living moro altvo to shams. I won't bo a sham. I'll be It You'll seo." "But tho doubt Can you do all thin in doubt of tho Issue?" "No; I must havo confldonco In tho end, and I must bollovo In his guilt Nothing oIbo will carry mo through. I must bcllovo in IiIb guilt" "Yes, that'B essential." "And I do. I novor wns Buror of anything than I am of that. But I'll havo tho dcuco of a tlmo to got ovl-denco ovl-denco enough for a grand Jury. That'B plainly to bo seon, and that's why I'm so dead set on tho business. It's such an ov.on toss-up." "I don't cnll it oven. He's got tho start of you overyway. You can't go to his tenement; tho Janitor thero would recognize you ovon If ho didn't" "Now I will glvo you n' pleco of gooa nowB. They're to havo a now Janitor Jani-tor next week. I learned that yesterday. yester-day. Tho present ono la too easy. He'll bo out long beforo I'm ready to show myself thero; and so will--the-woman who tbyh care of tho poor washerwoman's little child. I'd not v havo risked her curiosity. Luck Isn't all against ub. How docs Mr. Challonor Challon-or feel about it?" HUT.. ........ ..!.... 1...1 ...I11l... . 11 ul vurjr tuiiiiiium., uuv. wining iu glvo you any amount of ropo. Sweotwator, Sweot-wator, hd lei mo havo a batch of let-tors let-tors written y his daughter which ho found in a aocrpt drawor. They nro not to bo read, or oven oponed, unless n great necessity arisos. Thoy Were written for Brotherson'8 oye or bo tho father says but sho novor sent them; too exuberant porhaps. If you ovor want them I ennnot give them to you tonight, and wouldn't if I could don't go to Mr. Challoner you must nover bo soon nt his hotol and don't como to me, r but to tho llttla houso In West Twenty-ninth street, where they will bo kept for you, tied up in a package with your namo on It By tho way, what namo nro you going to work under?" "My mother's Zugg." "GJfed! I'll remombor. You enn always al-ways write or evon tolephono to Twenty-ninth street I'm in constant communication com-munication with them thoro, and it's quito safe." "Thanks. You'ro suro tho superintendent superin-tendent is with mo?" "Yes, but not tho lnspoctor. Ho sees nothing but the victim of a strange coincidence in Orlando Brothorson." Broth-orson." "Again' tho scales hang even. But thoy won't remain so. Ono side is bound to rise. Which? That's tho question, Mr. Gryco." CHAPTER XVI. Opposed. Thero was a new tenant In tho Hlcks street tonoment Ho nrrlvcd late ono nftomoon and was shown two rooms, ono In tho rear building and another In tho front ono. Both wero on tho fourth floor. Ho demurred de-murred nt the former, thought It gloomy but finully consented to try It. Tho other, ho snld, was too oxpenBlvo. Tho Janitor new to tho busInoBs was not much tnkon with him nnd allowed It, which seomed to offend tho nowcomor, who waa ovldontly nn lr-r'ltablo lr-r'ltablo fellow owing to 111 health. Howovor, thoy camo to terms as I havo said, and tho man wont away, promising to send In his belongings tho next day. Ho smiled na ho suld this and tho Janitor who had rarely seen such a chango tako place In a human faco, looked uncomfortnblo for a moment and seemed disposed to make Borne remark about thu room thoy woro leaving. But, thinking better bet-ter of It, locked the door and led tho way downstairs. As tho prospective tenant followed, he may havo noticed, probably did. that the door thoy had just lore was a now one tho only now fl thing to bu Been in tho wholo shabby H The next night thnt door was locked H on tho Inside. Tho young man had H taken possession. As ho put away , H tho remnants ot n moal ho had cookod, H for himself, ho cast a look at his sur- H roundings, and Imperceptibly sighed. H Then ho brightened again, and sitting: ' jH down on his solitary chair, ho turned1 H his eyes on tho window which, uncur- H tallied and without shade, stared open- H mouthed, as it woro, at tho oppoulto' jH wall rising high across tho court H In thnt wall, ono window only H Boomed to Interest him and that was H on a level with his own. Tho shndo :'H of this window was up, but thoro was H no light back of it and bo nothing of H tho Interior could bo seen. But his H oyo romulnod fixed upqn it, whllo hln H hand, stretched out to-wnrds tho lamp H burning near him, held Usolf In readl- H noss to lower tho light at a mlnuto'a H Did ho seo only tho opposlto wnll H and thnt unlllumlned window? Wns H thero no memory of tho tlmo when, H In n previous contemplation of thoso H dismal panes, ho beheld strotchtng bo- H twoon them and hlmsolf, n long, low ' H bench with a plain wooden tub upon H It, from which a dripping cloth beat H out upon Uio boards beneath a dismal jH noto, monotonous as the ticking of a jH clock? 'H Ono might Judgo that, such memo- . H rlos wOro Indeed his, from tho rapid H glance ho cast behind him at tho H place where tho bod had stood in H thoso days. It was placed differently il But If ho saw, and If ho heard theso H suggestions from tho past, ho waa not H Iosb allvo to tho exactions of thobres- BUH ent, for, nB hlo glanco flew back across H tho court, his finger suddenly moved nnd tho flnmo It controlled sputtered i nnd went out. At tho samo lnBtnnt, H tho window opposlto sprang into view H ns tho lamp was lit within, and for H sevornl minutes tho wholo interior re- H mnined visible tho books, tho work- H (able, tho cluttered furniture, and, 'H most interesting of all, its ownor and H occupant. It was upon the latter that H the newcomer fixed his attention, an! H with an .absorption equal to that lL H saw expressed In the countenance op- -,H poBlto. -. ,' H . But thta -wftBJ thB absorption ot ,tn H watchfulness; that of the other ot 'iJJpK H trospocilon. Mr, Brotherson (wJ , 7 W.H will no longor coll him Dunn ovea ' fl hero whoro ho is known by no othor namo) had ontercd tho room clad in H his heavy overcoat and. not havlnc siH tnken It off beforo lighting bis lamp, H still stood with it on, gazing engorly H down at tho model occupying tho M placo of honor on tho largo contcr H table. Ho was not touching it not H at this moment but that his thoughts H wero with It, that hla wholo mind was H concontrated on It, wns evldont to tho H watcher ucross tho court; and, as this H watcher took in this fact and noticed H tho loving caro with which tho .onthu- M slnstlc inventor finally put out hts fin- M gor to rearrange a thread or twirl a JM wheel, his disappointment found utter- H nnco in a sigh which echoed sadly H through tho dull and cheerless room. H Had ho oxpected this stern and self- H contained man to show an open In- JH difforenco to work and tho hopes of i a lifetime? If so, this waB the first M of tho many surprises awaiting him. Ho was gifted, howovor, with tho H patlenco ot an automaton and contla- M ued to wntch his follow tenant as long M as tho lattor's shado remained up. M When It fell, ho roso and took a few ' M stops up and down, but not with tho H colorlty and precision which usually M accompanied his movements. Doubt M disturbed hla mind nnd impeded his M activity Ho had caught a fair gllmpso H of Brotherson's fnco as ho approached B tho window, and though it continued to show abstraction, It equally 41s- jH played soronlty and a completo eat- flD Isfactlon with tho present if not with WB tho future. Had ho mistaken his man . jkSP after all? Was his instinct, for tho ImS first tlmo in his active caroor, wholly K nt fault? PES; Ho had succeeded in getting Wrsl gllmpso of his quarry In tho prlvacl Jl of his own room, nt homo with his tiMi thoughts and unconscious of any cs- f$S? plonngo, and how hud ho found him? wn Cheerful, and natural In all his move- !ltf monts. ISIS But tho evening was young. Retro- !&& spoct comes with Inter and more lone- Js&r ly hours. There will bo opportunities ISS yot for studying this Impasslvo coun- F tqnnnco under much more tolling and Ji&: productive clrcum8tnnccB than these. Ho would await theso opportunities SS with cheerful anticipation. Moan- $$$ whllo, ho would keep up the routine l&F watch ho had planned fov this night KEy Something might yot occur. At all W?m events ho would havo exhausted t& fijH situation from this standpoint. Wr (TO BE CONTINUED.) ISV |