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Somehow, it never occurred to me till I heard your story that possibly the skeleton in the chalk pit might be that of the poaching tinker. I will now most assuredly have it buried in the churchyard." "That certainly ought to be done," said I. "And  " said Sir Francis, after a pause, "I give you my word. SOMEHOW IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME TILL I HEARD YOUR STORY THAT POSSIBLY THE SKELETON IN THE CHALK PIT MIGHT BE THAT OF THE POACHING TINKER I WILL NOW MOST ASSUREDLY HAVE IT BURIED IN THE CHURCHYARD THAT CERTAINLY OUGHT TO BE DONE SAID I AND SAID SIR FRANCIS AFTER A PAUSE I GIVE YOU MY WORD
 the keeper was found, although at a subsequent period rumours circulated that he had been heard of in America. But the man having been unmarried, he gradually dropped out of remembrance, and as my grandfather never allowed the subject to be mentioned in his presence, I should probably never have known anything about it but for the vague tradition which always attaches to such events, and for this fact: that after my grandfather's death a letter came addressed to him from somewhere in the United States from someone--the name different from that of the keeper--but alluding to the past, and implying the presence of a common secret, and, of course, with it came a request for money. I replied, mentioning the death of Sir Richard, and asking for an explanation. I did get an answer, and it is from that that I am able to fill in so much of the story. But I never learned _where_ the man had been killed and buried, and my next letter to the fellow was returned with 'Deceased' written across it. Y SHARE IN IT NO TRACE OF THE KEEPER WAS FOUND ALTHOUGH AT A SUBSEQUENT PERIOD RUMORS CIRCULATED THAT HE HAD BEEN HEARD OF IN AMERICA BUT THE MAN HAVING BEEN UNMARRIED HE GRADUALLY DROPPED OUT OF REMEMBRANCE AND AS MY GRANDFATHER NEVER ALLOWED THE SUBJECT TO BE MENTIONED IN HIS PRESENCE I SHOULD PROBABLY NEVER HAVE KNOWN ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT FOR THE VAGUE TRADITION WHICH ALWAYS ATTACHES TO SUCH EVENTS AND FOR THIS FACT THAT AFTER MY GRANDFATHER'S DEATH A LETTER CAME ADDRESSED TO HIM FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM SOME ONE THE NAME DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE KEEPER BUT ALLUDING TO THE PAST AND IMPLYING THE PRESENCE OF A COMMON SECRET AND OF COURSE WITH IT CAME A REQUEST FOR MONEY I REPLIED MENTIONING THE DEATH OF SIR RICHARD AND ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION I DID GET AN ANSWER AND IT IS FROM THAT THAT I AM ABLE TO FILL IN SO MUCH OF THE STORY BUT I NEVER LEARNED WHERE THE MAN HAD BEEN KILLED AND BURIED AND MY NEXT LETTER TO THE FELLOW WAS RETURNED WITH DECEASED WRITTEN ACROSS IT
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