Men like Elihu Doty and John Van Nest Talmage and Carstairs Douglas, were not likely to come to conclusions hastily.

" The other letter, to Rev. John M. Ferris, D.D., was written on the occasion of the death of the Rev. Carstairs Douglas, LL.D., one of the most accomplished and scholarly men ever sent to any mission field: "AUGUST 8, 1877.

It relates to the death of Rev. Carstairs Douglas, LL.D., of the English Presbyterian Mission at Amoy.

SIR GILBERT CARSTAIRS XIV DEAD MAN'S MONEY XV FIVE HUNDRED A YEAR XVI

ALL IN ORDER XXX THE CARSTAIRS MOTTO

That's the man there's been so much talk about latelySir Gilbert Carstairs of Hathercleugh House, the new successor to the old baronetcy.

Between Norham and Berwick, overlooking the Tweed, and on the English side of the river, stood an ancient, picturesque, romantic old place, half-mansion, half-castle, set in its own grounds, and shut off from the rest of the world by high walls and groves of pine and fir, which had belonged for many a generation to the old family of Carstairs.

Its last proprietor, Sir Alexander Carstairs, sixth baronet, had been a good deal of a recluse, and I never remember seeing him but once, when I caught sight of him driving in the towna very, very old man who looked like what he really was, a hermit.

So here was Sir Gilbert Carstairs, seventh baronet, before me, chatting away to some of the other gentlemen of the neighbourhood, and there was not a doubt in my mind that he was the man whom I had seen on the road the night of the murder.

And I made up my mind there and then to say nothing in my evidence about that meeting, for I had no reason to connect such a great gentleman as Sir Gilbert Carstairs with the murder, and it seemed to me that his presence at those cross-roads was easily enough explained.

I was thinking, wondering if I should tell him about my meeting with Sir Gilbert Carstairs at the cross-roads.

What for did you not let on in your evidence that you saw Sir Gilbert Carstairs at yon cross-roads just before you found the dead man?

There was no difficulty about getting therealthough I had small acquaintance with the house and grounds, never having been in them till the night of my visit to Sir Gilbert Carstairs.

"That's a Mr. Elphinstone, that was formerly steward to old Sir Alexander Carstairs.

"He pulled our hair over our eyes to some purpose with his tale of Lady Carstairs and

You remember Hollins said Lady Carstairs went off on her bicycle?

I was, and a man sitting by me that knew everybody, and before ever the case was called this man pointed out Sir Gilbert Carstairs coming in and being given a seat on the bench.

Now remember, when Gilbert Carstairs introduced me to this man, Gilbert did not mention any connection of mine with Hathercleughhe merely spoke of me as an old friend; so Meekin, when he came into these parts, would have no idea of finding me here.

He was in one of the London hospitals with Gilbert Carstairshe shared those rooms in Jermyn Street with Gilbert Carstairs.

And, of course, the thing is plain to meGilbert probably died while in this man's company; this man possessed himself of his letters and papers and so on; and in time, hearing how things were, and when the chance came, he presented himself to the family solicitors as Gilbert Carstairs.

"Of course, I've read all there's been in the newspapers, and Murray told me a lot last night before we came to you, and you mentioned Mr. Ridley's discovery,well, then, I've no doubt whatever that this young gentleman is Michael Carstairs' son, and therefore the real owner of the title and estates!

Michael Carstairs, as I remember himand I saw plenty of him as a lad and a young manwas what you'd call violently radical in his ideas.

Michael Carstairs was evidently a rolling stone who came up against some queer charactersGilverthwaite was one, Phillipswhoever he may have beenanother.

There was nothing whatever in the private rooms of the supposed Sir Gilbert Carstairs and his wife to suggest any clue to their whereabouts: the servants could tell nothing of their movements beyond what the police already knew.

Sir Gilbert had never been seen by any of them since the morning on which he went into Berwick to hear the case against Carter: Lady Carstairs had not been seen since her departure from the house secretly, two mornings later.