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There, too, the house and grounds were running to ruin and decay, both places being but crumbling monuments of former opulence and grandeur. It was upon this scene that Nick Carter and Chick arrived just before midnight, having left their carriage at a remote corner, to await their return. "Yonder is Venner's house, Chick," said Nick, as they picked their way along the unpaved sidewalk.
If any arrangement could be made, he would send word to Squire Venner's folks. "Miss Darley," said Silas Peckham, "the' 's a message from Squire Venner's that his daughter wants you down at the mansion-house to see her. She's got a fever, so they inform me. If it's any kind of ketchin' fever, of course you won't think of goin' near the mansion-house.
Carter," Venner quickly rejoined, as they took chairs around the office table. "I do not fancy being robbed in this scurvy fashion, sir, and you may go to any reasonable expense to discover and arrest the thieves. Now, Detective Carter, your questions?" "To begin with," asked Nick, with a steadfast scrutiny of Venner's darkly attractive face, "what is the value of the stolen diamonds?"
As he turned from the clerk who had informed him of Venner's absence, he added, half in apology, to his visitor: "I was mistaken, young man. My clerk tells me that Mr. Venner is out just now. Do you know where he has gone, Joseph?" "No, sir, I do not." "I think he will presently return," said Garside, again reverting to the caller. "Is there anything that I can do for you?
An hour after dawn, Cassia pointed her fine ears homeward, and struck into her square, honest trot, as if she had not been doing anything more than her duty during her four hours' stretch of the last night. Abel was not in the habit of questioning the Doctor's decisions. "It's all right," he said to Mr. Bernard. "The fellah 's Squire Venner's relation, anyhaow.
So he told it with every luxury of circumstance. Mr. Venner's man heard it all with open mouth.
That is why the light failed, for it occurred to me that in the confusion that followed the darkness, I should be in a position to save you. But you little realise how near you have been to death to-night. And, why, oh, why did you follow me in this way? It was very wrong of you." "It was Venner's idea," Gurdon said. "He had a strange fear that you were going into some danger.
An hour after dawn, Cassia pointed her fine ears homeward, and struck into her square, honest trot, as if she had not been doing anything more than her duty during her four hours' stretch of the last night. Abel was not in the habit of questioning the Doctor's decisions. "It's all right," he said to Mr. Bernard. "The fellah's Squire Venner's relation, anyhaow.
They don't get such invitations every day. The others she felt sure of, all but the old Doctor, he might have some horrid patient or other to visit; tell him Elsie Venner's going to be there, he always likes to have an eye on her, they say, oh, he'd come fast enough, without any more coaxing. She wanted the Doctor, particularly. It was odd, but she was afraid of Elsie.
Plunkett of all people, too! This is a knock-out, I'm hanged if it isn't. From below came the sound of movement. The keepers were going down the hill again. To Barrett's guilty conscience it seemed that they were coming up. He turned and fled. The hedge separating Sir Alfred Venner's land from the road was not a high one, though the drop the other side was considerable.
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