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Nothing came of the investigation, and the whole subject would have dropped if it had not been that two years later, for some reasons I do not understand, but at the instigation of a magistrate recently imported into the division, whom my grandfather greatly disliked, and who was opposed to him in politics, a fresh inquiry was instituted. NOTHING CAME OF THE INVESTIGATION AND THE WHOLE SUBJECT WOULD HAVE DROPPED IF IT HAD NOT BEEN THAT TWO YEARS LATER FOR SOME REASONS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND BUT AT THE INSTIGATION OF A MAGISTRATE RECENTLY IMPORTED INTO THE DIVISION WHOM MY GRANDFATHER GREATLY DISLIKED AND WHO WAS OPPOSED TO HIM IN POLITICS A FRESH INQUIRY WAS INSTITUTED
e tinker, and that he and the keeper together buried the body secretly, not far from the place where he was killed. I now think it was in the chalk-pit, and that the skeleton found years after there belonged to this man." "Good heavens!" I exclaimed, as at once my mind rushed back to the figure with the fur cap that I had seen against the window. Sir Francis went on: "The sudden disappearance of the tramp, in view of his well-known habits and wandering mode of life, did not for some time excite surprise; but, later on, one or two circumstances having led to suspicion, an inquiry was set on foot, and among others, my grandfather's keepers were examined before the magistrates. It was remembered afterwards that the under-keeper in question was absent at the time of the inquiry, my grandfather having sent him with some dogs to a brother-in-law of his who lived upon the moors; but whether no one noticed the fact, or if they did, preferred to be silent, I know not, no observations were made. VER THIS FATAL AFFAIR WITH THE TINKER AND THAT HE AND THE KEEPER TOGETHER BURIED THE BODY SECRETLY NOT FAR FROM THE PLACE WHERE HE WAS KILLED I NOW THINK IT WAS IN THE CHALK PIT AND THAT THE SKELETON FOUND YEARS AFTER THERE BELONGED TO THIS MAN GOOD HEAVENS I EXCLAIMED AS AT ONCE MY MIND RUSHED BACK TO THE FIGURE WITH THE FUR CAP THAT I HAD SEEN AGAINST THE WINDOW SIR FRANCIS WENT ON THE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF THE TRAMP IN VIEW OF HIS WELL KNOWN HABITS AND WANDERING MODE OF LIFE DID NOT FOR SOME TIME EXCITE SURPRISE BUT LATER ON ONE OR TWO CIRCUMSTANCES HAVING LED TO SUSPICION AN INQUIRY WAS SET ON FOOT AND AMONG OTHERS MY GRANDFATHER'S KEEPERS WERE EXAMINED BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES IT WAS REMEMBERED AFTERWARDS THAT THE UNDER KEEPER IN QUESTION WAS ABSENT AT THE TIME OF THE INQUIRY MY GRANDFATHER HAVING SENT HIM WITH SOME DOGS TO A BROTHER IN LAW OF HIS WHO LIVED UPON THE MOORS BUT WHETHER NO ONE NOTICED THE FACT OR IF THEY DID PREFERRED TO BE SILENT I KNOW NOT NO OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE
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