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The Riddle House

           Infact(thereportcontinued,inatoneofunmistakablebewilderment),theRiddlesallappearedtobeinperfecthealth-apartfromthefactthattheywerealldead.Thedoctorsdidnote(asthoughdeterminedtofindsomethingwrongwiththebodies)thateachoftheRiddleshadalookofterroruponhisorherface-butasthefrustratedpolicesaid,whoeverheardofthreepeoplebeingfrightenedtodeath?

           AstherewasnoproofthattheRiddleshadbeenmurderedatall,thepolicewereforcedtoletFrankgo.TheRiddleswereburiedintheLittleHangletonchurchyard,andtheirgravesremainedobjectsofcuriosityforawhile.Toeveryone’ssurprise,andamidacloudofsuspicion,FrankBrycereturnedtohiscottageonthegroundsoftheRiddleHouse.

           "AsfarasI’mconcerned,hekilledthem,andIdon’tcarewhatthepolicesay,"saidDotintheHangedMan."Andifhehadanydecency,he’dleavehere,knowingashowweknowshedidit."

           ButFrankdidnotleave.HestayedtotendthegardenforthenextfamilywholivedintheRiddleHouse,andthenthenext-forneitherfamilystayedlong.PerhapsitwaspartlybecauseofFrankthatthenewownerssaidtherewasanastyfeelingabouttheplace,which,intheabsenceofinhabitants,startedtofallintodisrepair.

           ThewealthymanwhoownedtheRiddleHousethesedaysneitherlivedtherenorputittoanyuse;theysaidinthevillagethathekeptitfor"taxreasons,"thoughnobodywasveryclearwhatthesemightbe.ThewealthyownercontinuedtopayFranktodothegardening,however.Frankwasnearinghisseventy-seventhbirthdaynow,verydeaf,hisbadlegstifferthanever,butcouldbeseenpotteringaroundtheflowerbedsinfineweather,eventhoughtheweedswerestartingtocreepuponhim,tryashemighttosuppressthem.

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