Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25

struck with her wonderful calm. she
returned to the hall door ana beckoned
10 them, and the Two ministers. With a
feeling that they were about TO behold
something very unusual, entered.
Rose lay with her arms Outstretched
on the bed. Clara. the nurse, sat with
her head covered, s0hbug in spasIus "
terror, and Mrs Sterling. with the
llght that never was on sea or land
luminous on her face lay there so siill
that even the bishop was deceived 40
first. Then as the great truth broke
upon him and Dr. Bruce he staggered.
and The sharp agony 0f the old wound
shot through him. IL passed and left
him standing there In that chamber cf
death with the eternal Calnness and
strength that the children VI God have
a right 10 possess and right well he
used that colmness and strength In the
days that followed.
The next moment the house below
was ~ q trmult Almost NJ the same
time he doctor who had been sent Tor
at once. but lived some distance away.
came in. together with police officers
who had been summoned by the fright
oned servants. With them were four or
five newspaper COrtes pondents and sew
eral nelghbofs Dr. Bruce and the
bishop met this miscellaneous crowd at
the head u the stairs and succeeded In
excluding all except those whose pres
ence was necessary With these the two
friends learned all the facts ever known
about the Sterling tragedy as the
papers IN their sensational accounts
next day called 70.
Mr. Sterling had gone into his room
that evening about 9 o'clock, and that
was the last seen u him until In half
an hour a shot was heard and a servant
who was in the hall ran into the room
and found the owner OF the house dead
on the floor, killed by his own hand
Felicia al the time was sitting by her
mother Rose was reading In the IL
brary. She ran up stairs, saw her father
as he was being lifted upon the couch
by the servants and then ran screaming
into her mothers room, whore she f'ng
herself down on the foot Of the be-, In
a swoon. Mrs. Sterling had at first
tainted at the shock. then rallied with
wonderful swiftness and sent mes-
senger TO call Dr. Bruce, She had then
insisted on seeing her husband In spite
of Felicia. she had compelled Clara and
the housemaid. terrified and trembling,
10 support her while she crossed the
hall and entered the room where her
husl and lay She had looked upon him
with fearless face. had gone back into
her own room, was laid on the bed and
as DR.. Bruce and the bishop entered the
house she, with prayer OF forgiveness
for herself and her husband on her
quvering lips. had died, with Felicia !
bending over her and Rose still lying |
senseless az her feet.
so great and swift had been the en-
trance Of grim death into that palace |
OF luxury that Sunday night, but the |
full cause Of his coming was not known |
until the facts in regard to Mr.. Ster-
llngs business affairs We're finally dis |
closed.
Then II was learned that for some |
time he had been facing financial ruin |
owing 10 certain speculations that had |
In a months time swept his supposed |
wealth into complete destruction. With |
the cunning and desperation OF a man |
who battles for his very lie, when he |