Courier Democrat., 1903-01-29
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This is the place.
She chung to his arm as she went
up the steps. The man in the hall
stepped forward and asked:
care you the sister??"
eyes," she replied.
Let me tell you, then, that the
face of the man is unacceptable. 1t
is in such condition that it is hid
den from sight The body was not
found until it had lain couple of
days. You will follow me-"
Julia listened to his words with a
horror she had not felt before. She
felt now like turning and fleeing. and
she made a movement backward, say
ing aloud:
ooh, cannot go!'
Remember that it is a duty you
must perform" said the cold, monoto-
nous voice of the official. cit is ne
cessary that you see him.
Julia recalled her vanishing self
possession. and Burt himself could
hardly restrain a shudder as the door
was flung open. and they followed the
man into long, bare room, the only
object visible being several low, flat
benches at one end.
There is but one other body here
now,' said the man. "The body OF an
unknown woman who was drowned,
and who has not been identified"
Yes, there were two figures
stretched out, motionless, with that
dreadful unmovableness that seems
to belong only to dead bodies.
The visitors passed by one-the wo-
man, whose marble, upturned face
showed none of the troubles of its
life.
At the next bench they paused. and
Julia, who had thought she could not
look at him, found her gaze irresisti-
bly, drawn toward the still figure.
There was cloth over the face, but
the neck and hands-the whole form,
in it's ordinary clothes. was visible.
Neither of the two who had come to
see this body felt any doubt as to who
had been it's tenant in life.
Though not any of the features were
visible vet everything else pro-
claimed it's identity. The tall and
slender figure, the soft brown hair, the
white hands that had been so we'll
and aristocratically shaped. the form
of the finger nails, the cameo ring,
with it's exquisite head of Zenobia.
which Caryl had managed to keep
through all his poverty, the clothes
all were the same.
The officer successfully called Jul
lia's attention to every detail, and he
seemed convinced himself as he list
ened.
"Do yon know if there were any
marks upon the body?" he asked.
"No; l never knew of any. But
still there might be, and l not know" :"
"Your mother is living?" was the
next question
yes"
81 must request you to telegraph to
her. directly. then. There is probably
no reasonable doubt that this is your
brothers body. but she will settle the
question absolutely. think. And you
know it is a question of the utmost
Importance as regards the case"
The dry. emotionless tone in which
the man spoke. as if she were an au-
tomaton who had come to view the
body, seemed to threaten to set the
girl wild.
She was already fearfully excited.
and every word he said increased that
feeling, which could be read in the
hectic spots upon her cheeks and the
fierce brightness of her eyes.
"Let us CO." she whispered, clutch
ing at Burt's arm. and when he had
put her into the carriage and sat
down beside her, she cried:
81 hate that man. He is everything
dreadful! lie has made even that
horrible time more horrible!"
Dick was somewhat shaken himself
he would not have been moved in
that way if he had been in the midst
of melee where half dozen men
were killed around him.
But he quickly recovered himself.
His nerves were we'll sheathed, and
he found it not at all unpleasant work
to soothe his companion into calm
ness.
He hastily drew the curtain of the
carriage. for he did not fancy being
seen. as the lights of the streets
flashed into the windows. He knew
too many people in the city, and he
did not care to be questioned concern
ing his companion.
Those bodies are to him only
blocks CT something to be identified,
and we we're machines that might act
in that capacity" he said. cts Gus
tom; 1 beg, Miss Caryl, that you will
try to be strong; that you will bear
up"
He was sitting on the seat with her,
and he leaned very near her, having
half mind to put his arm around her,
but not exactly daring to do so.
J1lia's quick penetration told her
that he was much more attracted
more moved By her beauty than he
had ever been before, and she was not
slow to take advantage of it.
If she could c7ly fetter him to her
now! To confess the truth, Dick
Burt had for her fascination which
no other man had ever been able to
exert.
His manly. but rather coarse, beau.
ty half-captivated her. who had not
too refined tastes. She had no idea
of marrying him. but even when her
brothers. death removed the first in.
centive, she was more than ever