"
The doctor looked serious. He seemed to be debating some
question in his mind, and to reach a decision.
"Miss Innes," he said, "I am in a peculiar position; I
understand your attitude, of course; but--do you think you are
wise? Ever since you have come here there have been hostile
demonstrations against you and your family. I'm not a
croaker, but--take a warning. Leave before anything occurs that
will cause you a lifelong regret."
"I am willing to take the responsibility," I said coldly.
I think he gave me up then as a poor proposition. He asked to be
shown where Arnold Armstrong's body had been found, and I took
him there. He scrutinized the whole place carefully, examining
the stairs and the lock. When he had taken a formal farewell I
was confident of one thing. Doctor Walker would do anything he
could to get me away from Sunnyside.
CHAPTER XXI
FOURTEEN ELM STREET
It was Monday evening when we found the body of poor old Thomas.
Monday night had been uneventful; things were quiet at the house
and the peculiar circumstances of the old man's death had been
carefully kept from the servants. Rosie took charge of the
dining-room and pantry, in the absence of a butler, and, except
for the warning of the Casanova doctor, everything breathed of
peace.
Affairs at the Traders' Bank were progressing slowly. The
failure had hit small stock-holders very hard, the minister of
the little Methodist chapel in Casanova among them.
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