strides about the floor.

"Was Judge Lyman here to-night?" he then asked.

"He was," answered Slade.

"Did he and Willy go out together?"

The question seemed an unexpected one for the landlord. Slade
appeared slightly confused, and did not answer promptly.

"I--I rather think they did," he said, after a brief hesitation.

"Ah, well! Perhaps he is at Judge Lyman's. I will call over
there."

And Judge Hammond left the bar-room.

"Would you like to retire, sir?" said the landlord, now turning to
me, with a forced smile--I saw that it was forced.

"If you please," I answered.

He lit a candle and conducted me to my room, where, overwearied
with the day's exertion, I soon fell asleep, and did not awake
until the sun was shining brightly into my windows.

I remained at the village a portion of the day, but saw nothing of
the parties in whom the incidents of the previous evening had
awakened a lively interest. At four o'clock I left in the stage,