Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-09-09

ut seems cruel. He loved to be alive.
and he didn't expect 1t, was the mat re.
mark. She fetched long sigh u
would haye spared his Efe."
Would you have him alive again.
demanded.
How can tell9" she returned III
is donew
Those words, 1T Is dons!" had sad.
ness and solempity in them that pierced
through my resentment and sternness
and made me feel, % had not done be.
fore, that the horror was not only nor.
ror, but tApt it wae irrevoeable forever.
could not speak. turned and walked
down the room. Lite Is all possibility.
There are few riddles that time cannot
answer, few wrongs that years will not
remedy, but death has no cure Every
thing must stop there and begin afresh
The life that has gone out Is no longer
an element In the problem The Cor
dian knot "a cut, and the severed strands
are intraetAble and meaningless. Then
We see. what was inviTble til then. how
much might have been saved by the
strong magic Of Patience But isis 1ons
it is no dream or imaginaton-it Il
done! a
turned again. She had stepped near
er to the body, and STOPPING forward
took something from the breast Of her
riding habit and laid II On the dead mans
heart. As game toweSsd her saw that
it was gold ring set With an opal.
what does that mean asked.
at is hist abe replied. Let 1t be
buried with him. have NO more to de
with it." ~
"How came you by its"
"Call it a beapast. always meant to
return it to him, wss her answer. '.It
meant great deal once, but now tina,
he is gone it means nothing. /. il his"
II have no curiosity 10 crafty. Sin
fire" l said after o pause. Il have a.
ways accepted you and everything con.
corning you on your own representation
ind cared for nothing more. II you
were compelled 70 answer any questions
put to you. l would ash none. Nothing
that is past is any oopesIR of mine or o.
ours. and this is no time to think Of ths
future. Let th.t, too tsfS care Of itself.
But may ask you, yhy and how you
came here. 1t sefns s4tpge to me and
might seem stranger still to others u
they knew"
"Oh. there's no mystery about it. Cous
in Frank" replied she. looking at me
with half smile and speaking in much
lighter tones than she had used before
You know l asked to be allowed tG
stay, and though, to please your mother
| agreed to go to the lake made up my
mind from the first that would come
back. So when they were all asleep
saddled my horse and came. l wa
ready to do my nert," she concluded
touching the derripger at her side.
you rode 10 miles through the wood
alone?'
81 feel at home in the woods. Cal
6nd my way anywhere"
How long have you been here?.
Il don't know; not long. laft my
horse mile from here In the old har1
and walked the rest OF the way. A lit
tie while ago some one passed me-
think it was JohH-ridipg back.
thought something MUST hare happened
and saw light here and found TN
door ajar, 80 I came in"
Il wish you had come at any othel
time" said l. for could not help per
ceiving that her presence In the neigh
borhood SO near the hour OF the murds
might prove an awkward cifcnnstano'
hereafter. ut would be best that m
one should know Of II. Are you sfrsh
to go back to where yop lett yppf horseY
That is what ] am going to do Oh
replied. at is almost sunti,a,.
ut will probably be et least two hour
before the others are hsre," I went on
II advise you to stay pear tho barn I'm
til you hear them coming Thea nde h
meet them and give them to UNDERSTAND
that you lost your way IN the woods
They will be too much prsoccupied h
take any special notice, sPd th& who'll
thing will probably b {osgottsP."
why should there b any conceal
mentg" she demanded, drawing he
brows together.
"Because," said l. ''thers has bean ,
murder, and murders ere followed b!
ihqucSeS- 1NWA pOuy WHY S1Al - wWp
posed capable Of giving any Information
will be examined. II you were pat o.
the stand. you might Be asked qusstion
that you would not wish 10 apgvez
There are things which yon have no
told me, Sinfrs. Womb yon wish 4
tell them to the woxldy' -.
Nobody could ,paks1ns soy snythinl
did not wish to. repiied shs, but nfte,
little thought she adds&; Il spppos
your advice is good. wont b. tmIru
dent. But nothing ssanl cf much con
sequence compared with Ms" Ehs ~
words were spoken in . i0ver woes a,
with q sort Of monastery droopng Q
her whole figure. But sAs pulled hx
self together promptly and facsd m
with smile. "6oodby, shs said, hold
ing out her hand
took her hand in nina 'Tu no
myself now, Sinfre,- said 81 cant b
for some time to coma There an. ~,
things to Be done yst and / muse hae
myself hard SO Is 10 do them. bat vhe'
it Is all over ! shall have something 4
say. Meanwhile goodhy."
She went out, with her light, vigorou
step. and was alone again. It wss no,
daylight put out my lamp and thrs,
open the shutters. I went into the u
boratory and drew asids tho curtain 9
Sanranj's cage. ! tapped On ths elaa