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"Afy Hallijohn? I never heard the name before in my life." "Did you ever hear or know that a dreadful tragedy was enacted in this place about that period?" replied Mr. Carlyle, in a low, meaning tone. "That Afy Hallijohn's father was " "Oh, stay, stay, stay," hastily interrupted Captain thorn. "I am telling a story in saying I never heard her name. Afy Hallijohn?
"'You were glad enough to know something of me the night of Hallijohn's murder, retorted Bethel to this. 'Do you remember that I could hang you. One little word from me, and you'd stand in Dick Hare's place. "'You fool! passionately cried Sir Francis. 'You couldn't hang me without putting your own head in a noose. Did you not have your hush money? Are you wanting to do me out of more?
"It is a singular coincidence," exclaimed Mr. Carlyle. "Had anything been wanting to convince me that Thorn is the guilty man, this would have done it," went on Barbara, in her excitement. "Mamma's dream, with the steadfast impression it left upon her that Hallijohn's murderer was now at West Lynne "
"Look here, sir, you are a sharp man, and folks say I am not, but I can see things and draw my reasoning as well as they can, perhaps. If Thorn were not Hallijohn's murderer, why should he be persecuting me what would he care about me? And why should his face turn livid, as it has done, each time he has seen my eyes upon him?
"Hallijohn's gun was out of order, and he requested the loan of mine. I had made an appointment with Afy to be at her house that evening, and I went down after dinner, carrying the gun with me. My father called after me to know where I was going; I said, out with young Beauchamp, not caring to meet his opposition; and the lie told against me at the inquest.
When I reached Hallijohn's, going the back way along the fields, and through the wood-path, as I generally did go, Afy came out, all reserve, as she could be at times, and said she was unable to receive me then, that I must go back home. We had a few words about it, and as we were speaking, Locksley passed, and saw me with the gun in my hand; but it ended in my giving way.
Otway Bethel recognized him that same afternoon, and so did Ebenezer James." "They'd both know him," eagerly cried Richard. "James I am positive would, for he was skulking down to Hallijohn's often then, and saw Thorn a dozen times. Otway Bethel must have seen him also, though he protested he had not. Barbara!"
It was the year of Hallijohn's murder. "As I thought in fact, know," said Mr. Carlyle. "Did you, while you were stopping there, ever come across a namesake of yours one Thorn?" "I believe I did. But I don't know the man, of my knowledge, and I saw him but once only. I don't think he was living at Swainson. I never observed him in the town." "Where did you meet with him?"
'Yes, I did, he replied; 'I suppose it was Locksley, for he's about this evening, 'And I saw you, I continued, 'just at the moment the shot was fired, turn round the corner in the direction of Hallijohn's. 'So I did, he said, 'but only to strike into the wood, a few paces up. What's your drift? 'Did you not encounter Thorn, running from the cottage? I persisted.
Carlyle, dropping his light manner and his voice together. "Take your thoughts back to the night of Hallijohn's murder." "I wish you may get it," cried Mr. Bethel. "The reminiscence is not attractive." "You'll do it," quietly said Mr. Carlyle.
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