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The latter seated himself in an armchair, and rested his chin in the palm of his left hand. Robert Cairn paced restlessly about the library. Both were waiting, expectantly. At half-past two Felton brought in a tray of refreshments, but neither of the men attempted to avail themselves of the hospitality. "Miss Duquesne?" asked the younger. "She has just gone to sleep, sir." "Good," muttered Dr.
Good people raised the little cairn, so that the place should not be forgotten; and over it the child's soul used to burn at dead of night at the time of year at which it was born. Pelle believed that the child itself was buried beneath the stones, and now and then ornamented the mound with a branch of fir; but he never played at that part of the stream.
Of course, I am familiar with your reputation, Dr. Cairn, as a psychical specialist ?" "Pardon me, but from whom have you learnt of it?" "From Mr. Ferrara," she answered simply. "He has assured me that you are the greatest living authority upon such matters." Dr. Cairn turned his head aside. "Ah!" he said grimly. "And I want to ask you a question," continued Lady Lashmore.
To silence her by fair means seemed impossible; authoritative commands and coaxing entreaties she set alike at defiance, and threats only made her sulky and altogether intractable. "Is there no one of you," said Sharpitlaw, impatiently, "that knows the way to this accursed place this Nichol Muschat's Cairn excepting this mad clavering idiot?"
"I am prepared at any personal risk to crush Antony Ferrara as I would crush a scorpion; but where is he?" Robert Cairn groaned, dropping into the big red-leathern armchair, and burying his face in his hands. "Our position is maddening," continued the elder man. "We know that Antony Ferrara visits Mr. Saunderson's house; we know that he is laughing at our vain attempts to trap him.
The Garlands of Glenanmays had been holders of that farm and liegemen of Cairn Ferris almost from the days when the first Ferris settled on that noble brace of seaward-looking valleys, through which the Mays Water and the Abbey Burn trundled, roared and soughed to the sea.
On our way home we passed, on the top of a high, barren hill, a cairn, which "Roxy" at once said had been built by the Kinnepatoos, a tribe which formerly occupied these lands, and the boys soon threw aside the stones to find the dried-up skeleton of a deer killed many years ago. "Sam" did not get back until dark, but he brought with him the skin of an isaacer that he had killed since he left us.
"One thing remains," I said, and showed him the crown with the five empty settings, and the one diamond yet glittering in its band. "Help me to build a cairn," said I. So he helped me. We built a tall cairn, and I laid the crown within it. The sun was setting as we laid the last stone in place.
A gland in this secretes a rare oil. This oil is one of the ingredients of the incense which is never named in the magical writings." Sime shuddered. "Here!" said Dr. Cairn, proffering a flask. "This is only the overture! No nerves." The other nodded shortly, and poured out a peg of brandy. "Now," said Dr. Cairn, "shall I go ahead?"
"I always say my prayers under the clothes. He hears them just as well! God knows everything." The young man nodded, and began moving about the stones on the cairn. "You mustn't hurt that," said Pelle firmly, "for there's a little baby buried there." The young man turned upon him a strange look. "That's not true!" he said thickly; "for the child lies up in the churchyard in consecrated earth."
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