Kathleen

where you can talk about archaeology. Mr. Carter tells me he knows no

Carter?" inquired Blair, thinking to unmask

ered by this, but his eff

ok over the surrounding parishes with a vi

d Mr. Kent. "But surely this doe

get special permission from Parliament. An old

r Mr. Carter, you must tell me more about that. I take i

. "My studies in divinity have been t

d of his papers before the Oxford Historical Society. He has a very sound

lair. "I think that if Kathleen could arrange to take you out there you would find the burial

soup. He also noticed that the maid, in the background, was sei

That is the very place the Bishop mentioned to me.

th us, by all mea

Wulfruna, the widow of the Earl of Northampton, who founded Wolverhampton, had a kind of summer place once ne

hand with the condiments," said Mrs. K

town about 996," observed Blair. "I

historical knowledge does you honour. I had no idea

taff was getting in some private conversation with Kathleen. He attempted to c

at. You recall that the Etheling Ethelwold, the son of Alfred's brother Ethelred,

irs and see what's wrong in the kitchen. I'm afraid Eliza is in difficulties again. Mr. Blair,

of candlelight from the silver. Across the cloth he had watched her-girlish, debonair, and with a secret

thing to Mrs. Kent, and began to p

Mrs. Kent. "She thinks she had bette

o you think I could help, Mrs. Kent? I'm a very g

at?" ask

ggs," retorte

"I should be only too happy to assist. I feel very embarra

rs. Kent. "I believe that Eliza is perfectly

s," said Carter. "In fact, the Bishop a

urely the Bishop has plenty of s

his rival, and feared that the other might find some excuse to follow Kathleen to the kitchen. As he raised his fork to his lips, suddenl

ed with Mr. Kent that the wolf in cleric's clothing could not withdraw. Then pe

has some very advanced ideas on that subject which have attracted much attention at Oxford. One of his interesting suggestions

is neck, and he glared across the ta

ad noticed his modification of the customary dress. In

nate curate

think that the service is too long," he falt

freshing to hear a high churchman make such

o me that the-thirty-nine articles

ear the Bishop would balk

the dining-room again,

the meter. He claims that there is a dangerous leak which should be fixed a

cloth to take precedence when there is danger of any kind. If any one should be overcome by fumes, the consol

seeing himself outwitted, but

s to be widdershins. Perhaps because it is St. Patrick's Day. I do believe that woman in the kitchen is at the bottom of it all. T

!" cried Blair, half

t the Battle of Wolverhampton. The town was strongly loyalist in the great rebellion; in fact, in 1645 it was t

Kent stopped to listen. They heard a male voice mumbli

an out here, ma'am

rian. "What next, I wonder? Well,

y, the Iron Duke, crossed the threshold, in the c

isgusted to see his fellow Scorpion sitting at the dinner tabl

h you. There's been a gang o' sneak thieves operating 'round 'ere, sir, and some of 'em

ent sc

, sir, an' I wanted to warn you. Don't let the maid admit any tradesmen

, but he's here again. He may have murdered Mr. Carter by this time. Oh, inspector, do hurry down at once and see

a glass of wate

had better go dow

. "Stay here, in case he should escape upstairs.

eatly interested in the architectural restoration of our parish church. It exemplifies the worst excesses of the mid-Victorian period. The church itself is one of the finest examples of the cruciform type. The south transept dates from the thirteenth

rs were moving rapidly downstairs yet he did not see any way of leaving the

ried about that gas-man downstairs. Do you suppose your daughter can be in any danger? There

voice was heard from the kitchen,

late apology he hurried out of the room, leaving the pu