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I replied, mentioning the death of Sir Richard, and asking for an explanation. I REPLIED MENTIONING THE DEATH OF SIR RICHARD AND ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION
 much depressed. The warrant was issued the next day, but in the meantime the keeper had disappeared. My grandfather gave orders to all his own people to do everything in their power to assist the authorities in the search that was at once set on foot, but was unable himself to take any share in it. "No trace of 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. ERVED THAT HE LOOKED MUCH DEPRESSED THE WARRANT WAS ISSUED THE NEXT DAY BUT IN THE MEANTIME THE KEEPER HAD DISAPPEARED MY GRANDFATHER GAVE ORDERS TO ALL HIS OWN PEOPLE TO DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO ASSIST THE AUTHORITIES IN THE SEARCH THAT WAS AT ONCE SET ON FOOT BUT WAS UNABLE HIMSELF TO TAKE ANY 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
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