It was a terrible thing in its way,
justthat, wasnt it? His mother had confessed tohim and Frank and
Esta and Julia that she believed in ghosts. And that boy whohad
held up the light the better to see his face. Also there would be
moonlight trips to aninn that could be reached by boat, so they
said. That would be to fix curiosity as wellas suspicion on him,
assuredly, if any one was still about.
I dont suppose any of to-days papers
would have anything aboutit yet. And so, at last, making his way
to the boat and boarding it. And in it, as he could see from a bend
in the road, a fewpale lights still twinkling. Yes sir, he is, sir,
but hes nothere now, sir. Im not feeling as goodas I should, but
Ill be all right. Ill bet Clyde and I can turn in a lower card than
you twocan! Sondra asked, of a sudden,looking at him more closely.
She promised to come up to that horse show over at Bristolweek after
next, sure. And that boy whohad held up the light the better to
see his face. This is a search warrant and this officer is here
at mydirection. And thenSondra exclaiming: That reminds me! And
Clyde saying: Well, I think Ill go up and get a drink,anyhow. And
Mason now drewfrom his pocket a writ of search, which he had been
careful tosecure. The spaciousness and grandeur of this room ascontrasted
with the one he occupied in Lycurgus. Motherworries so about Stuart
and me fooling around these lakes as itis. They might even lynch
him before he could so much as secure a fairtrial. Besides, itsnot
likely yet, didnt Sondra say she just heard it from BlancheLocke
over the phone?
I always hate to hear of anything
like that, dont you? I was going to call up to-dayto see where you
were. His going out tothe Cranstons in their car. And Mason now
drewfrom his pocket a writ of search, which he had been careful
tosecure. It looks to me as though no one was going over toGreenwood
much this year. He had not even stopped to look, climbing out so
hastily ashe did. I am sorry, Madam, but I am compelled to ask you
to show us hisroom. I shouldnt have come over to-night, Isuppose.
If you want to make thatfor the lunches, Sonny, Ill take it. See
you after lunch on the beach, though. Im surethey can tell you all
about him at their residence, if you mustknow. But the two having
proceeded to Clydes room, they began to lookhere and there.
It was a terrible thing in its way,
justthat, wasnt it? His mother had confessed tohim and Frank and
Esta and Julia that she believed in ghosts. And that boy whohad
held up the light the better to see his face. Also there would be
moonlight trips to aninn that could be reached by boat, so they
said. That would be to fix curiosity as wellas suspicion on him,
assuredly, if any one was still about.
I dont suppose any of to-days papers
would have anything aboutit yet. And so, at last, making his way
to the boat and boarding it. And in it, as he could see from a bend
in the road, a fewpale lights still twinkling. Yes sir, he is, sir,
but hes nothere now, sir. Im not feeling as goodas I should, but
Ill be all right. Ill bet Clyde and I can turn in a lower card than
you twocan! Sondra asked, of a sudden,looking at him more closely.
She promised to come up to that horse show over at Bristolweek after
next, sure. And that boy whohad held up the light the better to
see his face. This is a search warrant and this officer is here
at mydirection. And thenSondra exclaiming: That reminds me! And
Clyde saying: Well, I think Ill go up and get a drink,anyhow. And
Mason now drewfrom his pocket a writ of search, which he had been
careful tosecure. The spaciousness and grandeur of this room ascontrasted
with the one he occupied in Lycurgus. Motherworries so about Stuart
and me fooling around these lakes as itis. They might even lynch
him before he could so much as secure a fairtrial. Besides, itsnot
likely yet, didnt Sondra say she just heard it from BlancheLocke
over the phone?
I always hate to hear of anything
like that, dont you? I was going to call up to-dayto see where you
were. His going out tothe Cranstons in their car. And Mason now
drewfrom his pocket a writ of search, which he had been careful
tosecure. It looks to me as though no one was going over toGreenwood
much this year. He had not even stopped to look, climbing out so
hastily ashe did. I am sorry, Madam, but I am compelled to ask you
to show us hisroom. I shouldnt have come over to-night, Isuppose.
If you want to make thatfor the lunches, Sonny, Ill take it. See
you after lunch on the beach, though. Im surethey can tell you all
about him at their residence, if you mustknow. But the two having
proceeded to Clydes room, they began to lookhere and there.