The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28

tlme Ght OF her former lover. James label. l
did not know. much less that It bore his In
itials on the handle"
Hc paused, and the awe occasioneL by the
scene he had described was so deem and tho
silence SO prolonged that a shudder rasscd
over the whole assemblnGe. when from some
unknown quarter n single cutting voice arose
III this one short. hooking m
"Oh, the fairy talel'
Was II Amabei who spoke? Some thought
so and looRed her way. but tboy only behcld
a sweet. tear-stained face turned with an air Of
moving appeal upon Frederick. as II begging
pardon Tor the wicked doubts which had driven
him to this defence.
Frederick met that look with one so severe
1t par,ook Of harshness. then. resuming his
testimony. he said.
sr eat is hnG Of f, he label brothers ! must now
When | ief; my mother. I was In such q
state OF mind that | passed The room in which
" so much as a glance, But rs l FASTENED on
toward the Quarter where tho labels lived.
some eompnnctions Of pity for his desolate
state caused me TO talter In my rnpid flight. so
tnnt did not reach the house QUITE 80 quickly
l found II dark. as | might reasonably have
expected but remembering the extreme anx-
i t which my mother had shown in their re-
preached the front, door and was about to
Or tho left. tho door Of WHICH also Sto"i onen,
bounced that might. and.lu this. as In tbs other.
encountered a man sitting asleep by the table.
the two John label. and. perceivinS that he
% S suffering :or i9od and in a GSndit;Sn Of
fsatTf@ enc mistry; l in a0 @y 0 out mi r flrst Siii p my
laid 1t on he table BY his side. As I did 80 he
s sSSt / " b s,fG So, hot 4, dt d., no, ns waH .i:d and adj sn a. ,HS,
evea my mother would eXpect Of me under
Tie he o sIhrcnmstpncos pnd fearing to encounter
and took the shortest path home, Had l been
more OF q mar or II my visit to Mrs Webb had
tive I would have gone At once. to the good
man who, believed me to be OF his own flesh
S RSart n Ire1din and ni f%.a h,n T Of the h strange rSsr and
begged his advice as to what / had better. do
lR@%@nSSdf m nss SiiEn SlaseSS .reREm mt ths ma IN wHiS % 4 !
thousand past ingra'itudGs. together with the
to receive on learning NJ this late day, and I'm.
der cirenmstances at,9nce go tragic and full Of
wife had once placed In his arms as his own
was neither OF her blood or his. rose mn be-
sifseee, us but en1 a. os sesfs.d me Ie t nSt sglhin to 1t Wan5 r
the money had received in the vain hone
that al yisible connection between myself and
You see ! had not calculated ON Miss Amabel
rafFss;s" FMS, he here roo.,,.a ,-o,, ,n,t ,.,v,.
eyes startled The crowd. and gave sweet wa
ter. already suffering under shock af:cr shock
mite idea that he had never rightly under.
stood tho relations, between those, two. and
A tlnf n hsIi" iS hetE t ges,qSs lp Of tSt. nG ydn nesT m,nSl
This feeling was shared by others. and a re-
action set in in Frederick's favor. which even
inquiry. This was shown by the difference OF
manner now assumed by the Coroner and BY
had hot yet learned the INDISPENSABLE art o.
hiding his feelings. Frederick himself, felt
llei and growing confidence he cast at Agnes.
ot The questions and answers which now
emnhasized facts already known. and pro.
duqed but little change Ia the general feeling,
which was one now Of ,supnressed pity for all
who had been drawn into the mcshes of this
tragic mystery. When he was allowed 70 re-
sumo hls seat; the name OF Miss Amahei Page
bn she Du aTcss xi'h la, a b oc.na-.i N% ,aS,. Il that mb fhs
she copId KNOW nothing had changed the as-
reet Of affairs and made the position of Fred
e e5iflk hh@ aT% iimIas,a so r thnt .bs frG W,s any ,,,,l he Pa
tons which these revelations were calculated
he h2az sa1} on 81 a 70 die ono sa Tn ios n"d She Ftskdf ia az not t" er sse
6H9w a. ,ats PGIIren, Whether she VIZ glad
omalous position. She had caught the look
he had cast ut Agnes. and while this anGered
he her Was "a Hd de s9f sIe9i or %h Ssndli. Ae Fo 'p'H h9Re sRet
D,he. people a niifns tesl' she I'D not for a mo,
ment DelioNe MS story, she mad not Il ruro
enough heart 10 do 80, 10 her al self-sacri-
fee WAS an anomaly. No woman of the men
tai or %pnysical strength, Di Agatha Webb
to prevent another person from committing
a crime. we're he lover. husband or son. SO
she, believed and 30 would these others be-
lieve also when once relieved OF the IL agnetic
personality Of this extraordinary witness.
Yet how thrilling II had been to hear him
rlead-his cause so we'll. 80 thrilling, II was al
most worth the loss Of her revenge to meet
his look II hate and dream OF the possibility
OF turning II later into tho old look Of love.
Yes. yes, she loved him now; not for his posi-
ton, for that was gone: not even for his
money. for she could plate its loss. but
for himseltwho had 80 boldly, shown that lie
was stronger than she and could triumph over
her by the sheer force Of his masculine daring.
With such feelings. what should she saw to
these men: how conduct herself under ques-
tons which would be much more searching
now than bp.rreI She could not even decide
In her mind. She must let impulse have
Its way.
Happily she took tho right stand at a~st.
IN her former testimony. only acknowledged
that the flower whose presence on the scene OF
death had been such a mystery had fallen
from her hair at tho ball. and that she had seen
Frederick pick II up and nut II In his button
hole. Beyond this. and tho differences 1t after
ward awakened IN her mind. she would not
go. though manv present, and among them
Frederick. felt confident that her attitude had
been one OF suspicion from tho first, and that
wants OF the old men label that she had left, the
ball and found. her way to Agatha Webs
cottage.