he was passing the gate he was run into by a man who came rushing out of the yard, in a state of violent agitation. In this man's hand was something that glittered, and though the

but noticed the ends of a long beard blow

as a clean

r, he replied that it was not far from midnight,

these windows in passi

now remember they

he shad

uld have noticed i

into the house this morning?" inqu

d nothing. The shades were both dow

f yours with this unknown man a mat

had seen

object was you saw gl

e to say; I saw i

n a knife or an ol

ht have

uld fall a victim to man's cupidity! Unhappy life, unhap

out money? Had she, in spite of appearances, any considerable amount? I ask, because in spite of her humble home and simple manner of living, she always put more on the plate than any

h I myself never knew the extent of her means till lately. Philemon was a good busine

st six, I hav

o heart for display or for even the simplest luxur

g been past indul

, and he has had it too.

k her death was due

e house, and there are tho

is it

shall kno

uriosity had to wait. Fortunately for his equanimity, n

but few words, and but

urprised at his

standing outside there,

rapidly to the window

interest in this affair. She followed me here from the house and could hardly be g

Mr. Fenton who spoke. "She's craz

pped from her head when she thought her eyes and smile might be of use to her in the furtherance of her plans, had been drawn over it again, so that she looked more like a statue in grey than a living, breathing wo

ung woman," mutt

nterpolated Mr. Sutherland. "I have just shown my disp

emed about to speak, but changed his

d duty before

ere found unlocked; and, secondly, that the constable had been among the first to enter, so that he could

o the dead woman, he discovered t

his key belon

m the drawers

found to be in the same condition, then her money has been

should know whether theft has been committed here as well as

cked the drawer and brought it

y here,"

"See! here are deeds and more than one valuable bond.

ooking with an air of disappoin

s been robbed of her ready money. It

she by the

his murder is by no means a simple one. I begi

eath, for

forgot that she w

a wound

I doctored her for it. T

her face co

s; but we must have an

nce panting with news, and told us all in one breath how she had just come from Mrs. Webb; that Mrs. Webb had money; that she had seen it, she herself; that, going into the house as usual without knocking, she had heard Agatha stepping overhead and had gone up; and finding the door of the sitting-room ajar, had looked in, and seen Agatha crossing the room with her hands full of bills; that these bills were big bills, for she heard Agatha cry, as she l

nt when Judy told this story?" asked t

ed at the table with me, and my housekeeper was pouring out the coffee, b

the fact that his son Frederick wishes to marry this

land was one of those debonair men, whos