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He had some old ones stored away in his own house . He also secured abundance of knives , forks , plates , buckets , pitchers , and jugs , and , in short , he opened a commissariat . He inquired for his son Walter , and why he was so late . He could learn nothing but that Walter had mounted a hunter and left word with Baker that he should not be home till eight o'clock . `` John , '' said the Colonel , solemnly , `` I am in great trouble , and Walter is in worse , I fear . Let nobody speak to him about this accident at the mine till he has seen me . '' * * * * * Walter Clifford rode to the Lake Hotel to inquire after the bracelet .