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. WINE I van candy Wren for this chums In my men's mood. "a nr from up” over H. Al. m evidently Manned to [non the Inbject that m to «must! a the night Mm, m l0 and unreal. or hunting tmutlnlmkumdotmm not. The ammo: '- I morbid one "I! you can lead me tpflr of shoal.” I mounted. glaring am at my boots. “A data purl.” he manna. "Como nptomymmngm [ml-1mm. you out.” suggested. Iffelevanily. "Just I not. In a he morning for tennis.” â€" He raised his brows In question, and the hound. with open in", fondled his "I had a bonehck ride helm Mutant.” be (bid me. u ho Ihook my hand. “Then I spent In hour at the kennels. We‘ve I he new brood of come pupphi. You must as them.” ‘1 want to," I returned. “I have found an mun-er.” I cried. while be m um fifty yard: “my. "pocotbly the tan-var." Time “In: no" i he“ ll, in fair- ly rapid succession. nod sounding al- nn from about the acne direction. I «not any that it gave me an an. «that. but it perplexed Inc in I mild way. main: a pan-in; curiosity to to in object. And then. I cine out upon the well-kept. gnu-tiled drive vhicin circle: the clooecmpped. vei- vety Cameron lawn. and calcining tidal oi Cameron himself. In riding bracket and patina. romping with one oi his picinrnqneiy graceful Ru.- siu: wolfâ€"hounds. promptly forum all about it. He can across the Ivan! to meet In, the great. nun! white hound pro-mg close to nu side, nd I thought I saw that he, fob. Ind ex- peflenced the jamming Influence of the! morning. ; filo-not. and It was and In the dew! of the wood. «3 {he knot 30. m It m to no um It Ill m “In! any a! no ”a mm for all was. ad am It wu the upon a! O that-[In l lad loud. fired by none ”can“. cl on tho above. “on, to my right And III I I'm-ml my tramp. will can km for n mum. Al- moot ill-ditto” I In rewarded. and the- I know that It can no MI MN! mutt. for the that an “mm-hwy this "to 3mm met. when nun nd elm than echoed “tough the "dunn- nlaln he. met of a nu. and I can. to - MM. involun- ury hit. ,. , ._ .‘ I: way to Calm-'- lad throat 5 "Hum. tom! a! such luxuriant nur- Iu that the path non "an In" the (Inc m In (villain. mm. to right and let! an III-dov- deepened Into Girl In no chi-tn! mm 0! lb. woodland hurt. The nuance was pro- found. No vole. 0! Mn! nor naming not a mlml landed lb. morning huh 0! than rumou- doqu. My own (mum on no no“ lat! returned no With the new day. too, and m. sunlight: and the cheery brightness of my own rooms. there came a lilting or that oppressive atmosphere of the eno- terio which at. Cameron's bed set my nerves out o! plumb and my reason on the bias. Indeed l was fully eon- vinoed that we but been foolishly com stroctlng an Alpine chain out of s mie- erabie little row of moi, hills, and 1 determined to lose no time in bringing Cameron, whom i now regarded as most needlessly alarmed. to my own wholesome way of thinking. Directly alter breakfast. therefore, i set forth on foot for my neighbor's. choosing the shore road as the more direct at the two routes. Personally, my taste in landscape is for distant View in preference to near- st-hand toilage. My own house. which is fashioned in semblance of a Pom- peiian viils, its cream-white walls punctuated with shuttcre of a some- what vivid pea-green and crowned by ‘ gently sloping roofs of the same} bright color, gases out across Btam-‘ ford Harbor and the blue waters of the Sound. to where on clear days the penciiied outline of Satan's Neck shows purple in the distance. There are no towering, umbrageoua trees to interrupt the outlook; only low. care- fully-trimmed shrubs. adorning a series of marble acuiptutedotted ter- races, well below the line of vision. But the Cameron place. reflecnnlt the Townshnry penchant for arbortcniture, is quite the reverse. The prospect iron the windows and vernndahs of the line old mansion is all green vistas and leaty perspectiyee. with only s glint ot ann-spartled wsvee, chem cseght between gray holes or when the wind spreads a momentary open- ing in the foliage. Tim-nu. or um I m "mg In mafia-mmcm‘mov co. to tennis?" ho for this The Tenet. The set st tennis having finished with victory pen-chin; on my banners. I nude self to put oi! the inspection of the come puppies until another time. resumed my smiling boots and. with s putting it {time admonition to Cameron to “think no more shout it.” «and GI my mud way. “Yes." he said, thoughtfully. "Such On explanation I! not unreasonable. The thing. mil]. must have been done In some such way.” "And don't you see." I hurried on with my advantage. "how utterly cheap this makes one whole affair? There's nothing at nil lame-cl" in thst performance when you and out. haw it was done. It the next demon» station In no better than much clap- trlp. you may rest natured you have 5 very 91mm Iort o! mountebank villain to deal with. So. cheer up. my deu- man. and 111 show you n I Met: at tenni- that may be equal] eyeopenfnt.” Unquationably my friend appeared refined. But I came to fancy later that the appearance vaa feigned for my benefit. Certainty he was not con- vinced, and in that proved himself pone-act! of an Intuition, a mafia not. accurate than my own. u.“ Irv“. -nn, "And the cord. you man. led do!!! band the book-their”. and perky. through 3 vindowf" he saggy-ted. w;fiifiely. And m ”not! by you. one on the outlide.‘ "My contention i " i explained. quite patiently. "t t. while you new it complete n three o‘clock. the cut had already been nude. but the at portion had not heed removed. [- otlier vorda. the fitting hula. heel deftly done with h thin. ohm knife. it. ill peflectly («tibia to leave the pot- tnit apprently intact. though with the slightest eflofl the incised poflion could mheequenily be relayedâ€"with. say. a piece of cord. glued to the luck for that some!“ pnrpone." Now that i had made myself clear. Cameron was quick to “knowledge the possibility of much I method. "Hy dou- Clydg' be cool“. "at what no In nll this? The penal! nu all. not with l vu nit-em. but while I vs. present. 1 av M con-9H. n that o'clock; It twelve mine“. ”It Lino. It vu mummy” - enact. "Wonk! my not?” I lulu“. on Cam mnotlmthh not! wru-u, u nuv; â€"â€".- ._ ...u._.-_r I van-«l tot M- M". but he only walled will a non at Imm- (ot- “Tudoot'oftlllroonllul‘o- held?” I «QM. Ignorin- tho lod- aud “wad-n. "Nov" locked." I. IIIVOM. ”I! wound M «In mum. for u, out. knowing that you wen anal. to spend .ll hour or no um ulnar rind?” “Any on?“ he gut-them. “Lay on. who Md mm “mm m the hm..." I claimed. “Oh. you. I pun-u no.” "Thu would have unph "I. to chat 3 opus on the hookah-int. ell-b up. and carefully all out (to bond. at nu put. of the 1339!. of I wnnll. ll they run so Inclined?" He moved his hand ’ul! umotlbl! "on “do to «do In nuptial mun. And yetâ€"f" ”l have discovered how u may but been done." 1 1310mm“. “I no you are not. dupe-ed to ro- uumo our discussion of Int night." I began. when Cuneron, hnvfing cloned the door behind him, bolted Jul! Inâ€" side, and with hund- in pockets, mm:- ed my opening. “But I want to show you that we have been in very much Ihe same polltlon u (be wondering chlldun who watch the pmfldlgflu- (cur. We have Imagined nomothlnl Imaflngly like a miracle, which, In point of fact, In capable of a very Illu- ple. wmmonplnce explanation." "You mean the cutting out of tho head of the portrait?" he liked. with kindling Intomt. "I do." “You bu. dlmund how 1: In. done. before my cyan. no to speak. Reluctsntly, It seemed to me. he crossed to the study door, and throw In: It open. stood snide that I might precede him. The room appeared for less grim and gloomy than when l hsd not on- tered It. Its windows {seed the south; and between the ollvogroen tapestry curtains the sun poured In s flood. lighting up the tar comers, sllnt~ 1:13 on the gum ornaments of the writ- lng table. and hathmg in dsullng splendor the burnished hronses on the crowded top of the bookshelves. minute?" He slapped. turned, Ind stood in questioning silence. "A minute in your Itudy,” I add-d. In explanation. “no you mind giving me Just I CHAPTER III. "But where did you get it 2" I naked Manly. "Do you know where It «me from?” Suddenlrlhomumvoul "It In the mm a! the mu 1 low." the wt. saying, unduly. “A very. When I recovered my éompotun I found Evelyn Mcklng wilfully any from my cantons hand. Now the smile! um her dlmpleo neutled. "Th-t II loch boner.” Ibo ‘relurned. nyly, "and deserve. I rep". just as my action at last evening do nerves pulse. and not rebuke. I no- rmoed myself and my manure for one I love.” 0 ”Not for me. "My!" "Did I use the word conceit n mo- nent «of Are you the only m l "I hope no,” i answered. imp-dent”. "There in another,” she conteued. in mock tragedy. "Behold his face!" I had not noticed that s53 held a little roll in her hand. for my even had been ever on hers; so. when abruptly. she spread out and held before me the missing head from Cameron's portrait, l was doubly unprepared. I know i was startled. She. said afterwards that i went very white. i suppose i did; for with the rush of reelintion came such a chain of supposition a. to drive me momentarily dim. For a second or more i stood dumb. while my hand went out in eager reach for the scrap of canvas, which. I had ob- served, inetentaneonfly. bore four per- forations, all of a sizeâ€"the line of s rifle bullet. With that discovery had recurred the not: i had heard: and following this, came a mane oi eon- jecture, going back to that first letter, then to the painting’s mutilation, and on through devious ways to the norm- ing’s target practice; and alwan with one or another or Gaineron’s trusted servants an the chief actor. ”Tut, me." 1 «night her up. ”What a flule "man we Mu hm! If you hadn't donned mo I) flan-dully In: evening, I Ihouldl’t have minded m. morning. so much. A. It In. It noun neon since I In no." ’ It wen: Alanine 1 five o‘ck Lodge. "Pine! porn-alt 'I‘In not a 0mm.” Ito «cum. with feigned Indian-non. "and l nun «mm of running away. Tiara hit your conceited manly imagination. You fancy that mmhlng I do can lava but on. can. and that In your. adf. How, pray. van 1 to ho" yon Intended pnylna na n morning an?“ 8|. mud lefly. I «(on n won- an Ibo mu. onflnnnly. Thor. II umlly ouch valuable sled-lion “out ll. nu ltvoln’o with; wn mason. .- an Inna“. W n can only menu". The. lore”- lubed “a Mr foot in planted very lard. for such I (In! (Mug. on (b. m mu sum “You lmnt!" I cried. In inc-In no- nmnd. "An you uvm no!" to run any when I "a“ thofl?" Murillo flea loohd out through a tune 0! [Anton In“ mad at“ no... me no." boo-«I Mr nomy rounded chin umh the 0mm 0! tool. floating Irm- all; You an Inn». um “slur. m. undo. then In It!- aruu undo. wllh hot M. Mac 0700 um: will: 3M and... and tho van: blood uddonly run In her chats. ”! mum: to lingo,” no u:- '0}. I hock o! nu. umo. tho gun's up It not all... "mung dainty. navy henna "on {15¢}:th I And then Iho cum. inland the turn. I A! an! the dld not no me. (or her eye. were lined '1"! her voice. and I had "no to mark tho ludnallur moo of her long. free stride. boron! It. became consciou- of my wanna. I and the!“ “a anon-ma It. at»! While on the verge of this self-ro- prolch my spirit: luddeniy lifted. tor the clean: whiltlo buying died "my in the distance Ind the feathered choir-tern have relapsed into n pleased chirp that. merely accented ibe stillness, there broke all It once on the mute calm of the woodland the Iliver nweeineu of a girl's flinging. Clear and remnant it runs through the (meat lilies; I voice i knew beyond mistaking. Evelyn Grayaon was com- ing towards me over the scented turf. Still hidden by n bend in the path, the melody alone measured (or me her ipâ€" preach. it was a French chanson Ibo was lilting. a lyric of Baudelairo'n, or which we were both fond. Bree: musk- Iwnp- mo Ilka [In no; Towud my pale slut. Winn-er m:- clouds be than at all m. ulr be (no. I nil llll'. I had succeeded in putting aside. for 'V the moment st least, all thought of Cameron. his anonymous letters, and his mutilated portrait, and was dwel- ling on my disappointment at not hav- ing caught even so much as s glimpse of Evelyn Grayson during my morn- ing visit to Cragholt. It is true that I had gone there with s single purpose in mindâ€"to convey to Csme‘ron' what i believed to be In impel-tint iheoryâ€" ' but underlying this, I unlined now. was more thsn a hope. a confidence even, that I should see Evelyn. I was ' tempted. indeed. to s regret that I had ' not waited. visited the kennels. snd accepted Cameron's invitation for luncheon. which would doubtless have ' insured me n iew words st least with ? my Goddess of Youth. The dead silence whlch I had to- marked euller was broken new by the hanree tootlng or I. steamboat whistle, somewhere off shore. and by the shrill when of birds, apparently In resent- ful protest at this raucous InvnIon 0! their nylvan quiet. the air wan “Mtemlly cool, and I strode on at a good pace, breathing deeply and with enjoyment the bosky odor- whlch meted me afresh at every step. “than: no... And he! ‘NER'S GROVE REPORTER all. "don't In, yourself meow mung: ”ML 10-;an He opened to me promptly. In per. son. this odd, rugged old mu, with his seamed Mow Ind mt nhock or from hair and board. He was in his shirt sleeves, but on seeing me he ruched for his cost. which hung on I m bald- tho door. "Never mind the coat. Romney.“ 1 For jut n haul the hauled. "We nlght so not." no replied. "I! It weren't that l I. expocung Celia Mules for luncheon. Supp-zoo we lay in o'clock. You can met no It the lodge. ll" 1 short walk (roll there." ' "1‘an!” l approved, thrusting the ,ponnlt bend beneath my arm and mm; ”tendon o! boll: her while- gloved hands. Slender and shapely hands. yet wonderfully capable. , "Good-by!" the "led, humus. f'T-h are of my uncle!” with a _ glance towardl her punctured finch I had anticipated my appointment with Evelyn by a full hour; for I wished to queution old Romney. the lodge keeper; and fine question- were not for milady‘n ear. , The Chino-e low-M. Four o’clock found me running at the door of Cragholt Lodge. Consid- ering that It was built guru-five years ago by one” the Tovnabury family who probably read Englilh noveln but had never been nearer to Enghnd than Culley. Isl-ml. It pocâ€" oeaaed a surprising maureaqneneu; due I Inge part to its covering of dark ngmh ivy. The real significance at the words she. of course. dld not mprehend. But u l stood watching her until u turn in the pull: eniolded her irom my light. their echo, ringing in my ears. impressed me with their preg- nancy. Her uncle was evidently the focal point oi a crafty and vengeful conspiracy. the seriousness of which I had been foolishly endeavoflng to minimise; Ind no such he van in need. not only of my concern, but of all the loynl. enema”; and efficient. aid of which 1 was capable. "Good-by!“ I returned. rescuing her. "Your undo shun have my unit mthful concern.” “Mu. we do mu nII one am. the an. em." I new“ hot. Illlln‘. "Thu dmronr may have mm on It to a «damn. not nun. your an. (and Inle In an.“ I In“ II all u. II'I'I length, and all" rental“ II crIlIuIIy (or a moment hon-m ball- cloood "do. I command. "Do you mm: you could polnl out the Muck-I In. In whlch It w“ name?" "I could try.” '0 her mum. "I. n In?" "NM. way. A mm. Im- kn. poo- IIDIy. Over Ibo rIdu." 'Nur manila; In panIculu?" "Near (In In" whlch lends up from [It (mt urum to the cmnoco driv- not far from the Lodge." "mu um In not. one Illa an." at. Mon“. "Thu mm. In In. I very mod ponnIL I In nun l'ulo no» on nun Inn loom cnnly Ilh u. (on you. no.” mm to m origins]; um um um I! and cal to! dutmlloof' in!!!» mum. l have no! In!» «all: «on ponmu that nu lo 7 “Then are two way. 01 looking a! It." I "plied. my on. and on the tuna and "I perforation. "M Int alum It doo- m mum; but then than I- a chums um It I. not lrono~ than. “(or I". n any Do. you ”‘3" _ In token of compllanc. Ibo on me the ova Mace ot ennui. “I wonder who punched the hole. In II!" the "mulled. awfully. "Who- ever It was, they were shocking” dis- Mammal." I tried to fancy what she would have unit! had she known they were bullet holu. Evidently that poulbtl‘ Ity had not occurred to I!" and l mu [ltd that I! hid not. Very wide her eyes opened in an In- uocent. almont inuntllo lure. u the united: “Do you mlly mean it. Philip?" “Really," I unnamed, snvely. “I'd Ilka to tell you all shout It. right here and now. but that might spoil every- thing. so you mutt Ihov what 3 strong wonnnly woman you are, by keeping silence and waiting." "Do I understand?” Ibo reputed. laying 1 hand on my arm In emphasi- ot her amused tolerance. "Do I am dentand? Of course I don‘t. and I ahan't, until you have anawered at least a half-dozen why: and mum" "But you must trust me." I Inflated, “and an primary evidence of mu. trust you will proceed at once to hand over to me, for examination. (but somewhat damned piece of portnlmn which ybu are holding behind you." "My dear girl." I said, ndopting a. tone of enjolery. “we have here. I think. a. matter in which we both can be of serviceâ€"very valuable service. indeed. to that beloved uncle and guardian of yours. But. you Inn-t trust. me, absolutely. and. for the present at. least. you must. give to him no blnt. or what we have in hand. Do you un- der-tend 1” She laughed In that many rippling fashion which I had round not the lean or her channl. me portrait ...r. hung In Uncib Robert's study. Do you suppose he grew to dislike It. and cut it up and threw It away?" Now I found myself in some little embarrassment. l! I was to obey Cameron's injunction I could not tell Evelyn the truth. Yet I was In no position to make light or her and. On the other hand I must learn from her jun where she had come upon it, and no trace. If possible, the person who had fired the allots which fiddled It. "When fill you “he me than?" I CHAPTER IV. “No.1”. Not mount Ion], sir. I uked none 0! the honâ€"them n bu charge of the deer in to preserve. our the way the thootin' sounded. But they hadn't seen no one. either, sir. Though they did hen the uhotl." I thanked Romney for his intend. «lenanoofthomto an. “Mamâ€"and «momma Mu tolmhlnonemulutony Mt. leaving tho lmptonlon vim MI! Ultimatum-Mutton“ "Of course you didn’t no my one also with a rifle. today?" I asked. in conclusion. “The 'man with llfle an land' didn't. mateflallle?" 1 determined to VII“ Hui-play on the pretext of purchasing some of hi- wark. and in this thinner learn. it pol-ibis. something more at his co iatlal servitot. “Maybe. nix-.1 never seen any. though. But they on". him in artist. lit.” “Not much. nit.” wn hi: mwer. “They do say n he in tuber eccen- tric. nir. He and the Chink liven done then in the bungalow. summer and winter. He's a Mg red-headed and bearded fellow. Iir. I did but a story an to him geiiin' into n fight up at (union's hotel in Greenwich village. Ind nearly killin’ three young water. men near at big as himaeif." "Has he lived here long?" "Golf on two yearn. now. air.” 'He paints and nail: pictures. I up Ify «mentioning of Ronny fled very lmle new "at! on the "Med. ll. Ind teen the Chi-man pen the lodge on meal ace-atom; he had rarely entered the grounds. however. I mod to amen-la that hlu "nrely" mum Ind finally got him lo any that In the put on mouth "John." :0 he called him, had visited Cragholt. on one pretext or another, poulbly chm or four times. But Romney's memory for dates wu needing” feeble. He could no! recollect whether one of Milne-mo- or about the twenty-am of Aug-at. He was equal- ly u 1 Ion concerning the fourteen“ of Aug-cl and the fourteenth of Sep- ember. "What do you know of this artist, lflrphy. 'ho employ! John?" I I would Inn boon Ian-Id. l '9' you. by 0M Rum’o mm]. II VI. MIMI, nu gnome. Ind III I-IIIIIon 0! III CMIIIIII '0. II. IrmIcIIly InmIcâ€"l «It «In I'm IIIIod I rot-«III. o! unit when Ronny (not lo Womanâ€"MI II III Int unno- o! the annual, I ha meld In an. IM manned nu Mfr-"OI my I!“ III my VIII thou .lnn‘fly Iota-d Mun ot CIIIu-roo'o Ind "no. «III Ill-l”? Mon um. mid on. "y Illa I Chum III! III! III min I" IIII IcooIIoIIIurI' blunt 1'th mum at I W. «occult, II flow of III "I. All Ibo WM IIIIIIII. Int-«I II no the mum at mote. AId yo! I could Mly no one“. "I. DONG! 0! (MI Immny 14mm Mongol)“ HI. II In III. Inlmd II Imaging Met In I perm Io {It mod rm ImI II hm In II III CImIm; Inc! In. II evolvlng or “III; port II MI I on!” pk»! II man; '9 Ind IIII (Ir IeInod of It Inflated (MI Io In. “Now did you hesi- that. too. Mr. Clyde?" he asked. brightening, ss he leaned against the low sill or one of the dsintily outlined windows. “ "has about ten o'clock. sir; s littlo sitar, maybe. I wss doin' s hit or trimmin' on the hedge outside. sir. when them ssmo shots set no s-thinkin' that. very thing. An’ right. swsy. sir, I says to mysclt, says I. “it’s thst Chink whst Just went. up to tho house to borrow s rifle!" “That Chink?" l repented, puulod. "Yes, sir. Yellow Chinese boy, sir. He works for Mr. Murphy. the srtist. what bss the hungsiow, down on the shore near Cos Cob. About half so hour beioro thst. he comes by how on his wsy up to the house. ‘tht‘s wsntin'?‘ l ssks. 'Mistlo Multy,‘ he an. ‘wnntec hollow line, shootee wessel, stesleo chickee.’ 'All risht.’ I tells him. snd away he goes. 80, you see. sir. when l bests the shots 1 thinks right swsy thst Mr. Murphy's Chink is tryin' his ‘bollowed “30‘ on some of Mr. Cameron's phesssnts. msybe. But is minutes later. slons comes John sgnln. with sn innocent grin on his isce, the rifle over his shoulder, sud his hands empty Is I". Well, to be sure. I stops him, sir. ‘Yoo been shootin’ in the woods? 1 ssks. 'No shootos.’ he grins hsck. ‘No no shootee.‘ Then. sir. I swesrs st him. good and hurt]. snd ails him what he is. But sll ho csn ssy is. ‘No lie: me no shoots-of Than I ssks him it he didn’t hcsr s sun so on. 'Gun?‘ ho ssys. Is It he didn't know whst sun unnt. 'Lihe.‘ l u- plsins. 'Yes. you.’ says ho, ‘mo host iiiis shoot". Not my lihs.’ 'Wboss Inner l asks him. ‘Ilsn with lino. up iosd.’ he says. pointing hsch. An‘ thst wss sll I could get out of him. sir." He; placed 5 cushioned rocking- ébair for me, and I sat down. He ihéfim placé too well to lndl‘ cute any surprise at my vlllt; yet I felt he must be curious over nu event so unusual. "I have an inquiry or two to make. Romney," I told him, as, muting h1- mggentlon, I stepped into his oosy, old-tuhloned sitting room. "I heard some shooting over this way this morning. and I've been wonder- lng whether the game laws weren’t being broken." "It. in wan-mun. air," he assented; hut despite my protest. he was «brunt- !nz his am into the coat Ileevel. "It’s been an Uncommon hot Septem- ber. Won't you step inside, air?" Worth of Education. 0mm: recommend- III In properly to oil-eat; their gill advising m to tn!- Mr all carefully in hum-c nod III and m on“ due. '3 Nova Industry. ' 1 'Now that no mlny automobile. m3 fining your home." am the ruling; ‘! would think you would keep ”It? lens shut up." "What? and the: has? er, "and cut on my 3mm: meal-of"? -Jndce's um. ' "Shooting!" the queried, apparent: ly surprised. "No. Was some on shooting?" "'nm In precisely what I lhonld like to find out,” 1n: my reply. "It beam very mnfeflm to me. About vim time nu It, when you dim and It?“ "11m before I not you." "find you heard any shooting I: the woods. before that?” "I‘m pretty sure! can In tho tree." she Inverted, u Ibo mac along will: the! free, “000th and. which I loved. "n I: an old. dead chestnut, . great giant of the woods. imposing even In death; end it mad. only a halMooen yards on the (nil. l wa: looking for ferns. or I never in the world should have come upon It. How do you Maine the thing ever got awny 01 here? And who could have stuck It up on “it dead tree trunk?" The flaming "glint. Mil. In golden arm's In hut-neat volley- thmn the "so low. undo um at her hulr. u '0 m until. Mll- llnt fluke. of mum Drona, Hot Ml. a Museum-nod allot 01 count «raw. vn but A poor ubleld for that shimmering. any coll 'lIch In low on her neck. and the damn an had their will with IL I luv. mar helm. or since neon halt but III. Evelyn Gray-oil's. There was ml: a Veil": of II. Ind Ila color wu no ch- five. Under dln lights it seemed I prosaic hm. but with small anneal It changed to 3 light fun. stream with Intro“ topaz «mu; ”Hell in the nn'o blue Deane u clawing brown: (ion. “I mid.” In. muted. mm. '1 will. It you an. no. M. can ole! bl. way like u ml. But It Isn‘t In «any. um mu form". n. w thing. I! I drop (I. W). Id. In. In had“ Hy proton-c. no lo Mn he an (oat-l hyfldo.n¢loldkllo|“f0 In". And "on It chanced (EM v. H! Ibo homely mu. no”! mm 'm drooping bend and dangling nah on Ibo unloved I“. a! lie am way. and went 0! together an. a. narrow. nova-ending mu. ll. am In the Dad. , 7"You‘ve wood It. I“ but b.1004 that am but” And It. mud over my cannula. “Why didn't you Mn 3 m 1m» you In hold your and?" I and. mm“. "You 40!”! «we! to I“. Wino. (murky Into the toad M manor 'Aud all It. a“ Io (be null." l mamas. "It out to when Iboul ban. lu‘l It?" "I f-mym-nMo‘thI-h- mo." I‘ll my mm... u I can» ed my llmoplm. ~36: mm" a an. he. no Led...” the urn-d. “Am I late?“ Ill. cflod. raining an wiry unk- animal to a mad but“ me. “Coll. Ala-lea jun: Ion. Sb I‘ll cum-flu tho Lmlllhou to no. for her In lholr motor but. but. thdy Mote down and were ‘dollyod. Ind (attend or tonal" at three o'clock. n. in hultput four Mon they land- In the mldat of my "very. the rhythm of home'- hoolu on the am. awoke me to time and place. And u I raised my cyan. I saw. um mo dint-nee 8“}, but bearing down upon In. at a I'm duMoot. tho gull-I: figure 0! Evelyn any-on. in white waist and any balm. mud on 11mm Chutcy, t buck-Mn can“. which for uddlo purpous she 9n- {errod to all the thoroughbred. In tho Cameron stables. . run treeâ€"mm] have wished to uh n land at the new decoration. it would probably be well tor no to III Cameron before seeing the nil-t. TM involution oi my hypothetical tniu led me. I fear. into many man-trous- ly premieroul cancel“; yet, I: sub- sequent events proved. the cognition in which 1 indulged on that afternoon wall. was not ‘holly Idle. Althouh the working out was along "MI which I was then far from tore-oo- lng, it wan curious. in looking back. to observe how very closely, collate» ally, even at that stage. I came to tho truth. My thoughts were busy with the new line at conjecture which Romney ind unconsciously opemd up for no. i wondered whether by nny pol-ibu- lty this eccentric painter. Murphy. cauld be personally Involved. We! Cameron acquainted with him! BIG they ever mmrrelled?~ From with! Romney ind told me of the nihil- It Garrison's the artist was evidently o! a hellicoae disposition. He had come here two years ‘30. Cameron had owned Cragholt lean than a your. Per‘hnpl at the time he wu W the mention for mupnncy he ind attended the‘ too eennitivu Herphy, who~l wnn letting my imagination the hour of my' appointment with Evelyn when I Issued from the lodge. 3nd to occupy the time I entered tho wide gateway between the am! stone plllal’s with their handle shields, and sauntered leisurely lion. Blllclul, .uu sun-u"... .. _-__VV the smooth macadmn arm. 6mm“! by sentinel elms. 7 h. .p- n um licked twuy_mln_uul ( To be continued.)