Cousin Henry, as the door had been opened, and as the man's footstep had been heard, had made up his mind that on this occasion he could not reveal the secret. He had disabled himself by that unfortunate manner of his yesterday. He would not even turn his eyes upon the book, but sat looking into the empty grate. "What is it, Mr Jones?" asked the farmer. "My uncle did make a will," said Cousin Henry feebly. "Of course he made a will. He made a many,--one or two more than was wise, I am thinking." "He made a will after the last one." "After that in your favour?" "Yes; after that. I know that he did, by what I saw him doing; and so I thought I'd tell you." "Is that all?" "I thought I'd let you know that I was sure of it. What became of it after it was made, that, you know, is quite another question. I do think it must be in the house, and if so, search ought to be made. If they believe there is such a will, why don't they come and search more regularly? I shouldn't hinder them." "Is that all you've got to say?" "As I have been thinking about it so much and as you are so kind to me, I thought I had better tell you." "But there was something you were to show me." "Oh, yes; I did say so. If you will come upstairs, I'll point out the very spot where the old man sat when he was writing it." "There is nothing more than that?" "Nothing more than that, Mr Griffith." "Then good morning, Mr Jones. I am afraid we have not got to the end of the matter yet." CHAPTER XVI Again at Hereford Some of the people at Carmarthen were taking a great deal of trouble about the matter. One copy of the _Herald_ was sent regularly to Mr Brodrick, another to Isabel, and another to Mr Owen. It was determined that they should not be kept in ignorance of what was being done. In the first number issued after Mr Apjohn's last visit to Llanfeare there was a short leading article recapitulating all that was hitherto known of the story. "Mr Henry Jones," said the article in its last paragraph, "has at length been induced to threaten an action for libel against this newspaper. We doubt much whether he will have the courage to go on with it. But if he does, he will have to put himself into a witness-box, and then probably we may learn something of the truth as to the last will and testament made by Mr Indefer Jones." All this reached Hereford, and was of course deeply considered there by persons whom it concerned.