The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar - M. V. Carey [50]
i f
f s
f
s acros
o s
s
s the
h roa
o d whi
h l
i e
l wip
i i
p n
i g hi
h s
i
s ha
h nds
s on
o
so
s m
o e pa
p pe
p r tow
o ell
l i
l n
i g.
Jupe
p did
i n’t
t he
h si
s t
i ate.
. He got
o sw
s if
i t
f ly
l and
n noi
o s
i e
s le
l ss
s l
s y
l in
i to
o the
h campe
p r,
, curle
l d
d up on
the
h fl
f o
l o
o r
o next to
o so
s m
o e bu
b ckets
s of
o
f cla
l ms,
s
, and pu
p ll
l e
l d a st
s ai
a n
i ed tarpa
p u
a l
u i
l n
i ov
o er hi
h s
i he
h ad.
An in
i st
s ant
n la
l ter the
h do
d o
o r
o of
o
f the
h campe
p r sl
s a
l m
a med sh
s u
h t
u .
t
. The
h n the
h
e ow
o ner got
o
t in
i to
o the
h
cab
b and
n st
s ar
a ted t
he
h en
e g
n in
i e.
The
h campe
p r pu
p ll
l e
l d away
y
fr
f om
o the
h sh
s o
h u
o ld
l er of
o
f the
h roa
o d.
. It
drif
i t
f ed so
s u
o t
u h
h abo
b u
o t a hu
h ndred
d
metres,
s
, the
h n made a U-turn
r and
d
pi
p c
i ked up
p sp
s e
p ed as
s it
i he
h aded
d
nor
o th.
h
.
Jupe
p pu
p sh
s e
h d of
o f
f
f
the
tarpa
p uli
l n
i ,
, sa
s t up,
p
, an
a d lo
l o
o k
o ed ou
o t
the
h win
i dow
o .
w
. He sa
s w Ernie
i as
s the
h
campe
p r pa
p s
a s
s e
s d Den
e ic
i o
c l
o a
l ’s.
s
. The
you
o ng man
n was
s lo
l o
o k
o ing up
p and
dow
o n the
h
e hi
h ghw
h ay.
. His
i
s fi
f s
i t
s s
s were
cle
l nche
h d,
, an
a d on
o
n hi
h s
i
s fa
f ce the
h re
r
was
s a lo
l o
o k
o o
f
o
f tot
o al
l be
b w
e il
i d
l erment.
t
Jupi
p t
i er la
l u
a gh
g e
h d ou
o t
t lo
l u
o d.
Half
l w
f ay thr
h ou
o gh
h the
h cit
i y of
o
f Oxnar
a d,
, the
h camp
m e
p r st
s op
o p
p e
p d fo
f r
o a traff
f i
f c
i si
s g
i nal
l fo
f r
o the
h
fi
f r
i st
s tim
i e si
s n
i ce it
i
t ha
h d
d le
l ft
f Denic
i ol
o a
l ’s.
s
. Jupe
p was
s ready
d and
d wa
w i
a t
i i
t n
i g
n .
g
. Th
T e
h
e mo
m m
o e
m n
e t
n
t th
t e
h
e
campe
p r st
s op
o p
p e
p d mov
o in
i g,
, he
h was
s o
u
o t the
h
e rear
r doo
o r
o and
d he
h adin
i g fo
f r
o t
h
t e
h curb.
b
Jupe
p walk
l ed
e br
b is
i k
s ly
l do
d w
o n the
h st
s r
t eet,
, turn
r ed
e the
h cor
o ne
n r,
, and hu
h rr
r ie
i d on
o hi
h s
i
s way.
.
Ten min
i ute
t s
s la
l ter he
h was
s in
i the
h Greyho
h u
o nd
d Bus
s Termin
i al.
l
. Whe
h n the
h bu
b s
s pu
p ll
l e
l d out
fo
f r
o Santa
a M
on
o ic
i a,
, Jup
u e
p was
s abo
b a
o rd.
Jupe
p fe
f lt
l a certain
i jubi
b l
i a
l tio
i n
o as
s the
h bu
b s
s sp
s e
p d so
s u
o th.
h
. The
h re was
s now
o not
o the
h sl
s i
l g
i ht
h est
s
dou
o bt
b tha
h t the
h you
o ng men at Den
e ic
i ol
o a
l ’s
s were sp
s y
p in
i g on Mr.
. Bon
o est
s ell
l .
l
. The
h y knew of
the
h con
o vers
r a
s tio
i n
o Jupe
p
e ha
h d ha
h d wit
i h
h hi
h m
i yest
s erday
a in
i
n wh
w i
h c
i h
c
h th
t e
h
e bl
b i
l n
i d
n
d ma
m n
a
n wa
w s
a
s
mentio
i n
o ed.
But
u
t ho
h w co
c ul
u d th
t e
h y kn
k o
n w?
Jupe
p fr
f ow
o ned.
. Mr.
. Bon
o est
s ell
l
l must
s ha
h ve ta
t lk
l ed wit
i h
h so
s m
o eon
o e. Was
s it
i Gracie
i
Mon
o toy
o a? Was
s sh
s e
h the
h con
o nect
c io
i n
o ? Jupe
p fe
f lt
l
t a su
s rge of
o
f ir
i rit
i atio
i n
o .
. How
o fo
f o
o l
o i
l sh
h of
o
f Mr.
.
Bon
o est
s ell
l
l to
t
o talk
l !
The
h bu
b s
s sp
s e
p d pa
p st
t the
h
e Denic
i ol
o a
l pi
p e
i r.
. The
h re were no
o ca
c rs
s in
i the
h
e pa
p rkin
i g lo
l t
o th
t e
h re,
,
and t
he
h li
l t
i t
t le
l of
o f
f i
f c
i e was
s empt
p y.
Whe
h re was
s Er
E nie
i ? Where were hi
h s
i
s fr
f ie
i nds?
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