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When the candle had been hastily relighted young Mr. Galbraith was seen prostrate on the floor at a little distance from the others. He was dead. In one hand the body grasped a heavy sack of coins, which later examination showed to be all of old Spanish mintage. WHEN THE CANDLE HAD BEEN HASTILY RELIGHTED YOUNG MISTER GOLBRAITH WAS SEEN PROSTRATE ON THE FLOOR AT A LITTLE DISTANCE FROM THE OTHERS HE WAS DEAD IN ONE HAND THE BODY GRASPED A HEAVY SACK OF COINS WHICH LATER EXAMINATION SHOWED TO BE ALL OF OLD SPANISH MINTAGE
 the beating of their hearts. Mr. Maren had provided himself with matches and a candle. With some difficulty, begotten of his excitement, he made a light, and they proceeded to explore the place, passing from room to room. Everything was in orderly arrangement, as it had been left by the sheriff; nothing had been disturbed. A light coating of dust was everywhere. A back door was partly open, as if by neglect, and their first thought was that the authors of the awful revelry might have escaped. The door was opened, and the light of the candle shone through upon the ground. The expiring effort of the previous night’s storm had been a light fall of snow; there were no footprints; the white surface was unbroken. They closed the door and entered the last room of the four that the house contained—that farthest from the road, in an angle of the building. Here the candle in Mr. Maren’s hand was suddenly extinguished as by a draught of air. Almost immediately followed the sound of a heavy fall. NLY SOUND WAS THE BEATING OF THEIR HEARTS MISTER MERRIN HAD PROVIDED HIMSELF WITH MATCHES AND A CANDLE WITH SOME DIFFICULTY BEGOTTEN OF HIS EXCITEMENT HE MADE A LIGHT AND THEY PROCEEDED TO EXPLORE THE PLACE PASSING FROM ROOM TO ROOM EVERYTHING WAS AN ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT AS IT HAD BEEN LEFT BY THE SHERIFF NOTHING HAD BEEN DISTURBED A LIGHT COATING OF DUST WAS EVERYWHERE A BACK DOOR WAS PARTLY OPEN AS IF BY NEGLECT AND THEIR FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT THE AUTHORS OF THE AWFUL REVELRY MIGHT HAVE ESCAPED THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE LIGHT OF THE CANDLE SHONE THROUGH UPON THE GROUND THE EXPIRING EFFORT OF THE PREVIOUS NIGHT STORM HAD BEEN A LIGHT FALL OF SNOW THERE WERE NO FOOTPRINTS THE WHITE SURFACE WAS UNBROKEN THEY CLOSED THE DOOR AND ENTERED THE LAST ROOM OF THE FOUR THAT THE HOUSE CONTAINED THAT FARTHEST FROM THE ROAD AND AN ANGLE OF THE BUILDING HERE THE CANDLE IN MISTER MERRIN'S HAND WAS SUDDENLY EXTINGUISHED AS IF BY A DRAUGHT OF AIR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THE SOUND OF A HEAVY FALL
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