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door to watch for iho coming of Fells. Briarfield. Whether my stispicio.ns would bo dispelled or confirmed by his demeanor I was of course uimblo to s:iy until the interview took placo. ' But I was most anxious to know. All that morning I looked clown the winding road to Marshminster, but saw no one coming therefrom. Not a soul was in sight, and if I did for a moment think that Strent and his daughter might return and declare themselves ki cocent the thought was banished by a few hours' outlook. The inn, as I said before, was on a slight rise, and I could see far and wide. No human being was to be seen, and a,s the hours passed I grew almost horriflod at the grewsome solitude. To be alone with a dead body in a lonely house in a lonely moor is hardly healthy for the mind. ■ Toward noon I took a resolution. "If,"said I, "the mountain won't come to Mohammed, why, then, Mo hammed must go to the mountain." The interpretation of this was that I intended to see Felix Briarfield at Bellin Hall, Marshminster. Face to face with him, and I would force him to explain why he had not kept the appointment. It seemed to me a suspioioug circum stance. Perhaps Strent had told him Francis was dead, and therefore it would be useless for him to ride to the Fen inn. If this were so, it would go a long way toward implicating him in the crime. I re-entered the house, locked up everything, and strapping on my knap sack took my departure toward Marsh minster. Borne way down the road I looked back at the ruin and saw it loom more grim and ghastly than ever. Even in the bright sunshine it could not ap pear otherwise than eerie, and it was with great pleasure that I left it bo hind. Yet under those eloping roofs Francis Briarfield lay dead, and it was to discover his assassin and avenge his death that I set my face toward Marsh xniheter.

CHAPTER 111 Late in the afternoon I tramped into Marshminster. It was by no moans my first visit to that sleepy provincial town. Under tbo shadow of the cathedral tower dwelt relatives with whom I had afore time spent school and college holidays. Their house was the goal of my pilgrim age, and a week's rest was to recoup me for the toils of the walking tour. The tragic occurrence at the Fen inn altered all my plans. With an assassin to be tracked there was no timo for com fortable idleness. Francis Briar-field had j been my friend, and I owed it to his memory to avenge his death. It was no ] easy task I had set myself. I recognized j that from the first. j

In place, therefore, of seeking the cen ter of the town and my maiden aunt's I turned off at the outskirts and made for Bellin Hall, According to the story of Francis, his brother was stavins

for Bellin Hall, According to the story of Francis, his brother was staying with the Bellins, and it was necessary that I should see him at once about the matter. My acquaintance with Mrs. Bel lin and her daughter was confined to casual conversation at crowded "at homes" during tho season. I had hardly the right to thrust myself on them un invited, but my business brooked no delay. The sooner Felix knew tho truth the better it would be for him. If he were guilty, I could punish him for his crime by denouncing him at once to tho authorities; if innocent, he need lose no time in hunting down those who had slain his brother. Besides I wished to put Olivia on her guard against the man masquerading as Francis Briar field. That I intended to do in any case, whether ho was innocent or guilty.

Bellin Hall was a grotesque specimen of architecture, "built by Jeremiah Bel lin, who had made, his money out of blaoking. It was uncommonly like a factory, but perhaps the deceased Jere miah liked something to remind him of the origin of his fortune and keep him from thinking his ancestors came over with William the Conqueror. Ho mar ried the daughter of a baronet and then took his departure to the next world, leaving his widow well provided for and his daughter an heiress in her own right.

Mrs. Bellin was a pretty woman, with no brains and a giggling laugh. Her daughter had the beauty of her mother and the brains of her father, so she was altogether a charming girl. How she could tolerate her silly dolly of a mother I could never understand. Perhaps 28 years of constant forbearance had inured her to the trial.

On arriving at the front door I learned that Mr. Briarfield was within and sent up my card, requesting a private inter view. For the present I did not wish to see Olivia, as it was my Intention to warn Felix that I was cognizant of his trickery* My theory was proved correct by the following dialogue: Myself—ls Mr Briarfield within? Footman—Yes, sir. Mr. Francis Briarfield has just returned from town. After which question and answer I was shown into a room. Observe that I had said "Mr. Briarfield," and the foot man answered "Mr. Francis Briarfield." Now, as I well knew that the man bearing that name was lying dead at the Fen inn, it was conolusive proof that Felix, to gain the hand of Olivia, was masquerading as his brother. I had just argued this out to my complete satisfac tion when Felix made his appearance.

The resemblance between the brothers was extraordinary. I had some difficul ty in persuading myself that the man before me was not he whom I had seen dead that morning, the same palo face, dark hair and jaunty mustache, the same gestures, the same gravity of de meanor and actually the same tones in the voice. There waa not tho slightest difference between Felix and Francis. The one duplicated the other. Ino longer wondered that Olivia was deceived. Despite my acquaintance with the brothers, I should have been tricked myself. As it was, I stored open mouth ed at the young man. "This is a pleasant surprise, Den ham," he said, looking anxiously at me. "I did not know you wfire in this part of the world " To be Continued.

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