The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18
The Rajah' s lHci1rl00nn
BY FLORENCE MARRYATs
Author OF Her Lord and rlaster," etc.
Copyright by johnson Bachelen

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the natter"
1T is useless" L demurred ''if she
could talk with her fingers they would
have got it all out of her at once"
And the upshot proved ] was right.
We went up to the grave and touched
the dwarf gently on the shoulder. She
took no notice at first, but after re-
peated taps she raised her head. and
saw that her eyes Were swollen with
crying. The sight moved me. Poor
unhappy creature Were her bodily
affictions not enough to bear. that she
was called upon TO sorrow for the loss
of her best friend?
Mustn't lie here,'' I said. talking as
if she We're Il little child. and pointing
up to the dull sky and down to the
damp ground you will catch cold-be
Very very sick-let me take you home"
pointing to where the thatched roof of
The Gables was visible among the trees.
She made some unintelligible reply and
shook her shoulders free from my touch.
but she did not scream in the painful
manner in which had heard her when
in the presence of Sir Charles and Lady
E.llesmere | reiterated my argument.
and I saw she watched my lips and
gained some knowledge of my mean
ing, for she shook her head and laid it
down agilin upon the wet clay piled
above the grave. Around her and all
over the mound We're scattered such
wild flowers as one can find in late
as herself. and she had laid on them till
they We're all crushed and. distigured.
Did you love him ! asked. pointing
downwardS to the grave and making
such actions with my lips and hands. as
To my ideas We're erubl.matic of affec-
tion, though Ben told me afterwards
that ! looked like noth hing but the repre-
sentatiuE of II windmill and that he
had the greatest difficult to prevent
himself bursting ont laughing, which
,,t h.lN ilnHt ht. hhI
thing.
| am sure the poor creature under
stood what I meant. for she gave low
moan like that of a wounded animal.
and the tears guShed forth from her
eyes again. Suddenly she appeared to
De all comprehension, for she sat up
right, and gazing up at me. she pointed
TO her mouth and rnoaned-then turn
ing TO the grave, she scratched the
earth about with her ingers-turninE
from the useless task with another
moan. and again pointing to her mouth,
az though she deDlored her inability to
speak to us. What can she mcan?" I
said, muSingly.
Ben made no reply. but l could see
from the expression of his face that he
was struck by the coincidence. but lind
ing after awhile that we could not per-
Suade Miss Craley to leave her posi-
tion. we stroled away. and turned our
steps again towards the village.
Jack" said Ben. presently; who
was the medical man who attended Sir
Henry on his deathbed""
"A DR.. Stone. | believe-a local prac-
titioner."
Have you interviewed him."
NO l didn't see the necessity Sir
Charles told me he had the certificate
of death, which said that the old man
died of paralysis of the brain.
Il propose that we go and see this
DR.. Stone at once.
Good heavens man! what have you
got In your head nOw?'
"Only an idea. Jack. raised by the ac-
tons of that poor idiot yonder. Did
you notice how she pointed to her
mouth and then scratched at the earth
above the grave, as If she wanted to
scratch the body up?'
And what do YOU make of that
from an idiot. Benz
Idiots often have more sense than
wise men give them credit for. This
Miss Craley was in the old barOnet's s
room till he died. you tell me, and saw
a II that passed. though she has but few
means of relating the story. Why
should she want to scratch him up
again" Why does she associate the
idea with her mOu th-with something
going into her open mouth? Has she
seen anything go into his? Will TAX
ing up the body reveal the truth: His
death appears to have been a sudden
and rather mysterious One-the widow
his son he was as well and hearty as
herself The son saws that he never
heard that his father was i'll until he
RECEIVED the news of his death. Quar-
,.e,s however painfuI- do not as q rule
Kill people.
"Rut the old gentleman had a de-
cided stroke Goddard the butler. and
Mrs. Nelson bear W itness to that
~ dare say: but strokes do not kill
the first time of occurrence-at least
not as n fundamentally when the sub
iect ia strong and hearty I think it is
our duty TO see the doctor who at
tanded hin,
But we are not trying to find out n
case of murder" I objected.
well! that is nv notion" answered
Ben. but If my heads no good to you
I'd better go back TO London -
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