The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-25

/ Bahf said the lnnkeeper, with con-
centfated scorn; these are not times for
such foolish superstitions. Monsieur
has no such foolish fanciesg
Il laughed All, monsieur is bravel
Look The Austrian room is that very
room monsieur wished to have when he
first came. 1t looks out upon the gla
cier,. and is perhaps my best rooa
Monsieur thought be would prefer OBJ
less expensive on tina door above. Mon
sieur remembers Well, courage de-
serves to be rewarded. Monsieur shall
have the room for the same price as the
one he has now.
81 thanked my friend, the landlord.
1t was certainly room | had coveted.
The view was superb. 1t was nearer the
dining and smoking room-in every way
a great improvement on the one WAS
occupying.
9 Can have it oncep asked
'Oh, certainly OF course monsieur
knows. the landlord went on slowly
and looking little doubtfully at me,
that it is the room next to the sick
room where that old man is lying illF
Il laughed, and think the expression
of my face treasured the landlord as to
my being completely Indifferent to such
matters, for he went on:
Monsieur is man! The room is
ready and at your disposal
HE was going away, but came back
quickly. Only monsieur viii pardon
me for reminding him that the doctor
has ordered that no noise shall be made
near the siclroom He says the old
mans life depends on his sleeping quiet
ly. 1t would be better, perhaps. not to
move monsieur's luggage down till the
evening.
"Of course assented; but feeling de-
sirous of seeing my new and much COW
eted possession. and feeling sure Of my
ability to enter it without making any
noise. went up stairs, quietly stole
down the corridor, and entered the
room without a possibility of my having
been heard. 1t was a large, bright,
cheerful apartment. in the older part Of
the hotel It was wainscoted, with
oak panels. The window was Large,
and, as have mentioned before, COM
manded one of the most exquisite views
to be found in Switzerland
Il looked around the room with
sense of satisfaction. have told you
am observant of my fellow creatures:
am not less so of inani1nate objects. !
have an eye in such matters detective
might envy. soon saw mark or cut
in the wainscoting on one side OF the
room. It was so small that | believe
many men might have passed days in
the room without noticing it. | am an
inquisitive man. and at once went to
it and examined it. 1t was a chink in
the wood; stopped and looked through.
The whole of the interior Of the sick
room was visible. Three silent figures
were the occupants. On the bed lay the
old man sleeping. his gray hairs on the
pillow: at the side knelt in prayer his
blind daughter; behind the daughter
close behind--was the wife. She alone
seemed living. She was drawing stealth
ily-oh. so stealthily and slowly "a small
round table laden with jugs and medi-
cine bottles across the floor.
"At first | did not realize what she
was doing. knew she had every motive
to be silent in her movements. but |
caught sight of her facet 1t was the
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tion such .nae tne siisnpeSe movement OF
the kneellng figure OF the blind daugh-
ter. praying for her fathers life, would
hurl it and its fragile burden to the
ground.
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srt If fel,osy ~ as.,,,,s g. 80, $3.50 ,s,s
go, ao.s - 800. $50 oqs $50 you was
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worlds TO warn the poor enid, but knew
not how. 10 have called out would
have been as fatal as the catastrophe it.
self.
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came before nav swimn;ng brain co o,
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rose ner nanas stlii ciaspea' ! saw the
table reel, and as l, sick with horror,
withdrew my eyes heard the crash,
followed by piercing shriekn