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He told them briefly that two highwaymen had been arrested during the night, and that as young Mr. Bastow was in their company at the time, it had been necessary as a matter of form to arrest him also. He went upstairs with them. "I have brought up two men to sit with you, Knapp, until the Reigate constables come up. You can take those handcuffs off Mr.
One can easily change afterwards." "The old woman will do very well," the Squire said. "She has two married daughters in the village, and with a shilling or two from the parish she will manage comfortably. At any rate we shall look after her, and I have no doubt Mr. Bastow will make her an allowance."
"He is the man we have been looking for so long. I fancy we have got all the swag that has been stolen for the last eighteen months bags of jewels and watches, and sacks of silver. He is handcuffed, and his legs are tied, so we must carry him in." The officer fetched out a lantern. The other constable helped him to let down the backboard of the cart. "Now, Bastow, wake up," Chester said.
It is not so easy to take an accurate aim when it is nearly dark. The bullet passed between myself and Mr. Bastow, and has buried itself in the mantelpiece." "Something ought to be done, Guardy," Millicent Conyers said indignantly. "It is shameful that people cannot sit in their own room without the risk of being shot at. What can it mean? Surely no one can have any enmity against you."
Thorndyke," she said, "and must be terrible for poor Mr. Bastow." "Yes, it is a bad business altogether, except that it will rid him of this young rascal. If I were in his place I should be ready to suffer a good deal to obtain such a riddance." "I suppose that you won't sit upon the bench today?" "No; at least I shall take no part in the deliberations. I shall, of course, give evidence.
There you need not give me an answer now," he went on, seeing that the Rector was too broken down to speak; "but I am sure that when you think it over you will come to the same conclusion as I do, that it will be the best plan possible for us both." The trial of the two highwaymen and Arthur Bastow came off in due course.
I had not intended to tell you for another four years that is to say, not until Millicent came of age but after that affair tonight, I feel that my life is so uncertain that I ought not to delay letting you know the truth. I suppose you agree with me that it was Bastow who shot at me this evening?" "I have not the least doubt about that, father."
Bastow had gone, and yet it was felt that he could not have been expected to stay; the month's experience that they had had of the new parson had cleared the way for him. He and his wife soon made themselves familiar with the villagers, and being bright young people, speedily made themselves liked. The Squire and Mrs. Cunningham called the first afternoon after their arrival.
I went to sleep as soon as my head touched the pillow, and did not awake until the chambermaid knocked at the door." "That second glass of punch did it, Bastow. It is a fine morning; we shall have a brisk drive back. I am very glad that I changed my mind and brought the gig instead of the close carriage." In the afternoon the Squire drove into Reigate.
I have no doubt that I should have enjoyed life either way quite as much or possibly more than if I had gone on a good many years as heir to these estates, and afterwards as Squire. Of course, now I shall make it my business to see if it is possible to obtain some sort of clew to this treasure, and then follow it up; but the first thing to which I shall give my mind will be to hunt down Bastow.
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