, ▁is ▁the ▁land l ord ▁of ▁the ▁Moh une ▁Ar ms . ▁This ▁inn ▁is ▁nick named ▁the ▁Why ▁Not ?, ▁a ▁pun ▁on ▁the ▁Moh une ▁coat ▁of ▁arms , ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁cross - p all ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁letter ▁" Y ". ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Mas ke w , ▁is ▁the ▁local ▁magistr ate , ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁daughter : ▁Grace . ▁ ▁Village ▁legend ▁tells ▁of ▁the ▁not orious ▁Colonel ▁John ▁" Black be ard " ▁Moh une ▁who ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁crypt ▁under ▁the ▁church . ▁He ▁is ▁re put ed ▁to ▁have ▁st olen ▁a ▁diam ond ▁from ▁King ▁Charles ▁I ▁and ▁hidden ▁it . ▁His ▁g host ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁w ander ▁at ▁night ▁looking ▁for ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁myster ious ▁lights ▁in ▁the ▁church yard ▁are ▁attributed ▁to ▁his ▁activities . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁opens , ▁Block ' s ▁youth ful ▁son , ▁David , ▁has ▁just ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁Mas ke w ▁during ▁a ▁ra id ▁by ▁the ▁Mas ke w ▁and ▁other ▁authorities ▁on ▁a ▁sm ugg ling ▁boat . ▁One ▁night ▁a ▁bad ▁storm ▁hits ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁flo od . ▁While ▁att ending ▁the ▁Sunday ▁service ▁at ▁church , ▁John ▁he ars ▁strange ▁sounds ▁from ▁the ▁crypt ▁below . ▁He ▁thinks ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁coff ins ▁of ▁the ▁Moh une ▁family . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁he ▁finds ▁El ze vir ▁and ▁Rat sey ▁against