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Chapter 5
Thelinkagewastoounmistakabletobefactitious;andbesides,wasnotAllenplanningtomurderyoungWardupontheadviceofthecreaturecalledHutchinson?Ofcourse,thelettertheyhadseenhadneverreachedthebeardedstranger;butfromitstexttheycouldseethatAllenhadalreadyformedplansfordealingwiththeyouthifhegrewtoo"squeamish".Withoutdoubt,Allenmustbeapprehended;andevenifthemostdrasticdirectionswerenotcarriedout,hemustbeplacedwherehecouldinflictnoharmuponCharlesWard.
Thatafternoon,hopingagainsthopetoextractsomegleamofinformationanenttheinmostmysteriesfromtheonlyavailableonecapableofgivingit,thefatherandthedoctorwentdownthebayandcalledonyoungCharlesatthehospital.SimplyandgravelyWilletttoldhimallhehadfound,andnoticedhowpaleheturnedaseachdescriptionmadecertainthetruthofthediscovery.Thephysicianemployedasmuchdramaticeffectashecould,andwatchedforawincingonCharles’spartwhenheapproachedthematterofthecoveredpitsandthenamelesshybridswithin.ButWarddidnotwince.Willettpaused,andhisvoicegrewindignantashespokeofhowthethingswerestarving.Hetaxedtheyouthwithshockinginhumanity,andshiveredwhenonlyasardoniclaughcameinreply.ForCharles,havingdroppedasuselesshispretensethatthecryptdidnotexist,seemedtoseesomeghastlyjestinthisaffair;andchuckedhoarselyatsomethingwhichamusedhim.
