The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-19
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tea is delicious.
and never did any,
body any harm.

! something she so despised. should cause
/ the death of a creature so grand and
simple. Unhappy life. unhappy death.
Fenton. I shall always mourn for
Agatha Webb"
yet she seems to have found peace
at last" said the minister; Il have
never seen her look so contenred.' -
Then. leading Mr.. Sutherland aside. he
whispered: What is it you say about
money? Had she any considerable
amount of it? 1 ask, because, in spite
of their humble means of living, she al
ways put a generous donation on the
plate, and 1 have received more than
once during my pastorate an uneX-
pectedly large but anonymous contribu-
ton for certain charities. As it was
always for sick or suffering children,
p
Yes. yes; have no doubt it came
from her. She was by no means poor,
though 1 myself never knew the extent
of her means till lately. Philemon was
a good business man. once; but they
evidently preferred to live simply, hav-
ing no children living
They have lost six, I have been
told"
$50 the Portchester folks say. They
probably had no heart for display or for
even the simplest luxuries. At all
events they did not indulge in them
Philemon has long been past in
dulging in anything"
20, he likes his comfort, and he has
had it, too. Agatha never stinted him. -
But why do you think her death was
due to her having money!"
She had large sum in the house,
and there are some who knew this
And is it gomez"
That we shall know later"
As the coroner arrived at this mo-
ment the minister's curiosity had to
wait. Fortunately for his equanimity
no one had the presumption to ask him
to leave the room.
The coroner was a man of but few
Yet they were surprised at his first
question.
who is the young woman who is
standing outside there, the only one in
the yard?"
Mr.. Sutherland. moving rapidly TO the
window drew aside the shade.
1t IS Miss Page, my hOusekeeper' S
niece" he explained. Il do not under
stand her interest in this affair; she
followed me here from the house and
could hardly be got to leave this room
into which she intruded herself against
my express command"
But look at her attitude?" It was
Mr.. Fenton who spoke. She's craZier
than Philemon, it seems to me-.
There was some reason for this re-
mark. Guarded by the high fence from
the gaze of the pushing crowd without,
she stood upright and immovable in the
middle of the yard, like one on watch.
The hood, which she had dropped from
her head when she thought her eyes
and smile might be of use to her in the
furtherance of her plans. had been
drawn over it again, so that she look
ed more like a statue in gray than a
living, breathing woman. Yet, there
was menace in her attitude and
purpose in the solitary stand she
took in that circle of board-girded
grass, which caused a thrill in the
breasts of those who looked at her
from that chamber of death.
"A mysterious young woman" NUT
tered the minister.
And one that 1 neither countenance
nor understand interpolated Mr..
Sutherland. Il have just shown her
the displeasure feel at her actions by
dismissing her from my house"
The coroner gave him a quick look.
seemed about to speak, but changed
his mind and turned toward the dead
woman.
CTo be Continued)