Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-16
CHAPTER 1v.-tCoutinuedJ


In the performances Vi @ Coz
night awoke i'll s,e.t ,'. NV
some one hau come ho,se,essg . ,,,h,
room. i don KNOW 10 ,",s .,,. .,,n,.
1t was; Tor the instant l near1 Wv. Wr
mons rose ana went 10 Miss >I,..
Arthur mad gone LOT 'ne uot, .,'.
Kate was pressing pranuy ~ sns
closed teeth, the old nurse mnS ,hat
one hand; put l saw ''
these things were TOO la.e; .,.,.a a.
"When did 1t nappen. ! wnsp .,,.S
the nurse. ana sne wn,sp..eu oa,an,
her lips quite whte, was ,.,. Ic.,or
shall never forgive mysen. .n..,,. ,,,t
came and went through some ivl', U~'
We knew That nothing couid DC .o ..,,u w. ".
BUT we all knew wnat ", :. -. Ana
took up the vial and found II empty. A .ha
when ne looked from J doMn Sp Un,.on
old lady, we knew she had died .. po,'V ~.
"On the third morning mere WIS -. s,.do
quest called, and the young uoe' III m.ds
1t all clear enough anu we were am . ma
to help. l don know WIN. va" W. A.
but everybody soon knew .n"' ~, ,.d.,.
thur was sorely ID need Oh tne o,u NV
money, ana very urea Vi ner III"
and had to drop the po'sos Deeu. rra.
Kate had fallen asleep. so",e. ., - p IN.
vented Its being possipie u Gnu VI.
quest then--either the great '-onuUm IT,
sician hadn't hnlshed MS eAn' ns .n.
or the sudden heavy faii Oh SHOW nau n.y.
away somebody VINO was 'mpo,'s s.",un'
any rate, tine inquest hau u We
ed. When MT. arthur Ca'ne IN,
OF all OF US. rom .h's nrs' ,"t ., -.
was In the little sitting room Ut .uo ~. ~.
OF that east tower, sir-you see ."e III.
narrow windows!,sit."s WIN NE.
Kate. When Miss Nate nesru ME 'sp s
she got up very quietly from ner SEQ. IN"
stood with her race hidueh on uIe ",s
ney piece. Don't Co. nacne,, sue .u'
very low; but, thousn she oeen e .
. great deal. ! saw she WASN'T Crying
then.
MT. Arthur came into the houss o.,
lently. He entered the room s'owV anu
quietly All! no wonder we al 'een
the last Of any life or spirit ABOUT MI
Arthur! He went up 10 tne nre s.lo
stood opposite Miss rate, tehng ns'
what I've said about the inquest. io0k
cd hrst at one pale race ana then AZ nt
other; and then ! went out OF tne room
without q sound, and shut myself IN my
bedroom, and cried for hours.
As came down again from my room
] stayed at one OF the WINDOWS ON INV
stairs, and as l stood looking out MIS-
Hates old nurse came gently up ans
stood behind me. What do you see
she whispered, anxiously. l mad seei
nothing then; but 1t made me watcn. AM
In 4 minute or two afterward turhes
sharply round, and, passing her' raj
noiselessly downstairs and into the littl
sitting room where had left Miss Nat
and Mr.. Arthur. Miss Kate was STUN
there alone, her face bowed In her hands
and when l told her. whispering an,
stammering, that the house was watched
she only raised 1t very slowly and wear
lily, and looked me In the face daxed likt
Please tell Mr.. Arthur entreated
please warn him. You Co. she SAID
almost In her natural tones. He Is In tn
library That's the room, sir, that
told you with the wide window openin
to the steps. knocked at the door agai
and again, but got NO answer; 80 at la'
! tried the handle, anu found the doc
was locked on the inside. Wnen WEI
back to Miss Kate, expected her 70
nervous and frightened; but somehow,
could not help fancyiny she was NOT ~
prised ut all. but wnen toid u's ,
the nurse, she cried ike papy. ~
attempts to escape on such n'sh,
this she said, 1t VIII be as II ne waiks
straight Into prison OF MS own aecoro.
"Of course knew, Just as wen as =!
one, that no escape could DC poss'p'e !,
Mr.. Arthur that night. Inc SNOW :,
quite six inches deep all arounu u
house, and yet there was no nope OF
other storm which could nide the de'
marks which any t0otstep must msS
Hour after hour went on anu MISS Na
seemed to have no thought or gong
bed; 30 nurse and SAT up 100 nstemll
keenly to every sound YET dread,u
above all, the opening OF tnat one do
into Mr.. Arthnrs room. ~ was 81
about haif an hour peio.e tue nou.
which we had calculated tnere wou.a
daylight. when long, sna'p Ting ~
hall bell startled W potn' Miss ~
had drawn the Dolls even Detore ,ea'
ed 1t. and was standing there Win
lamplight before her' win her nead "
forward listening eagerly 70 man "
had come up into the very DOORWAY.
soon knew what 1t was. though had
heard the hrst words. FMS man nad'
he went round the mouse even Detore
first glimmer OF dawn, seen iootmal
In the snow. and had traced them IT.
that wide window OF MI. Arthurs 70
down to the lake. There We're no pr
OF returning steps, ana ne must DO