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In the general relief at Inglethorp's approaching departure, we had the edy Cynthia, whose young spirits were naturally buoyant, was looking quite her pretty self again, and we all, with the exception of Lawrence, who seeloo of a new and hopeful future

The papers, of course, had been full of the tragedy Glaring headlines, sandwiched biographies of every member of the household, subtle innuendoes, the usual fa was spared us It was a slack time The as momentarily inactive, and the newspapers seized with avidity on this crime in fashionable life: "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was the topic of thefor the Cavendishes The house was constantly besieged by reporters, ere consistently denied adrounds, where they lay in ith cameras, for any unwary members of the household We all lived in a blast of publicity The Scotland Yard , lynx-eyed and reserved of tongue Towards what end they orking, we did not know Had they any clue, or would the whole thing reory of undiscovered crimes?

After breakfast, Dorcas caht have a feords with me

"Certainly What is it, Dorcas?"

"Well, it's just this, sir You'll be seeing the Belgian gentleman to-day perhaps?" I nodded "Well, sir, you kno he asked reen dress?"

"Yes, yes You have found one?" My interest was aroused

"No, not that, sir But since then I've reentleentle-up box' It's up in the front attic, sir A great chest, full of old clothes and fancy dresses, and what not And it cast theentleman----"

"I will tell him, Dorcas," I proentleman he is, sir And quite a different class fro about, and asking questions I don't hold with foreigners as a rule, but froes isn't the ordinary run of foreigners, and certainly he's a entleman"