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TO BE SHADOWED.
Dick Bewery burst in upon his sister and Ransford with a budget of news such as it rarely fell to the lot of romance-loving seventeen to tell.
Secret and mysterious digging up of grave-yards by night--discovery of sealed packets, the contents of which might only be guessed at--the whole thing observed by hidden spectators--these were things he had read of in fiction, but had never expected to have the luck to see in real life.

And being gifted with some powers of imagination and of narrative, he made the most of his story to a pair of highly attentive listeners, each of whom had his, and her, own reasons for particular attention.
"More mystery!" remarked Mary when Dick's story had come to an end.
"What a pity they didn't open the parcel!" She looked at Ransford, who was evidently in deep thought.

"I suppose it will all come out ?" she suggested.
"Sure to!" he answered, and turned to Dick.

"You say Bryce fetched old Harker--after you and Bryce had watched these operations a bit?
Did he say why he fetched him ?" "Never said anything as to his reasons," answered Dick.