I accuse no one, assert nothing. But when a young man
apparently in the best of health, drops off so mysteriously
and even the physician in the case can give no very
convincing information, that case warrants attention. I know
what I know.
AN OUTSIDER.
XXI
THE GHOULS
"H-M," mused Kennedy, weighing the contents of the note carefully,
"one of the family, I'll be bound--unless the whole thing is a
hoax. By the way, who else is there in the immediate family?"
"Only a brother, Dana Phelps, younger and somewhat inclined to
wildness, I believe. At least, his father did not trust him with a
large inheritance, but left most of his money in trust. But before
we go any further, read that."
Andrews pulled from the papers a newspaper cutting on which he had
drawn a circle about the following item. As we read, he eyed us
sharply.
PHELPS TOMB DESECRATED
Last night, John Shaughnessy, a night watchman employed by
the town of Woodbine, while on his rounds, was attracted by
noises as of a violent struggle near the back road in the
Woodbine Cemetery, on the outskirts of the town.
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