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Some weeks had now elapsed since the death and burial of Sidney Bolton,

and the exciteentle speculation as to who

had killed him This question was discussed in a half-hearted radually people were ceasing to

interest themselves in a crime, the mystery of which would apparently

never be solved Life went on in the village and at the Pyramidswith Cockatoo to

his e another assistant

Archie and Lucy were perfectly happy, as they looked forward to being

, and Braddock showed no desire to interfere with

their engagement They knew, of course, that he had called upon Sir

Frank, but were ignorant of what had taken place Randoratulate Miss Kendal on her engage to rew rather annoyed As the baronet had

been her lover, she thought that he should wear thefor her

sake But Randouessed that his broken heart had been mended by another woman The

Professor could have confiriven hi entlereen mummy

Considerably vexed that Random should be so cheerful, Lucy cast round to