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Hugh shrugged his shoulders He washunted like this!" he said "This eternal fear of arrest has got uponme for trial--well, they can I'uilty?"

"Oh! you ed "Mr Benton has told reatly sympathize with you Of course, to court the publicity of a trial would be fatal What would your poor father think, I wonder, if he were still alive?"

"He's dead," said the young man in a low, hoarse voice; "but Mademoiselle Ferad knows the secret of his death"

"He died suddenly--did he not?"

"Yes He was murdered, Mrs Bond I'm certain of it My father was murdered!"

"Murdered?" she echoed "What did the doctors say?"

"They arrived at no definite conclusion," was Hugh's response "He left home and went up to London on so upon the pave condition He never recovered consciousness, but sank a few hours afterwards His death is one of the many unsolved mysteries of London"

"The police believe that you went to the Villa Ae"

"Let the fellow defiantly "Let them prove it!"

"Prove what?" asked Louise, as she suddenly reopened the door, greatly to the woman's consternation

"Oh! Only so sos about Mr Henfrey," replied Mrs Bond "Personally, I should be annoyed Really those gossiping people are sih?" asked the girl

"Oh, it's really nothing," laughed Henfrey "I apologize I was put out a ive uest in aive?" she asked

"The fact that I was in the very act of losingthe stairs with Mrs Bond, the girl asked: "Why was Hugh so put out? What has Mrs Spicer been saying about hi the war And, naturally, he is highly indignant"

"He has a right to be He did splendidly His record shows that," declared the girl

"I urged him to take no notice of the insults The Spicer woue, my dear! She is a vicar's !"