New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
CHAPTER XVIII
Strange Behavior of MillIcent


GOOD night, dear Lady Mary" said Moran
Yorab hem embraced the old lady with irnpulsive
warmth she reclined in her easy char -.
You must be tired, poor thing rlurr-1H-ed
Lady Mary Sleep we'll
Good night. Mliicent
The two girls kissed
Good night Nr Berger
Holding aside the poTtitre Tor her Emile shook
her hand. and bowed
1t had seemed IN theory. strange tnIng a.
almost impossible thing that the daughter %
murderer should accept the hospitality OF the Nto
and daughter of the murdered But the arrange
1nent had been brought about by the calm lnHeXlOe
will of Mlicent and once developed from theorE
into practice. it had proved 70 be extrao-dlnar--y
natural and right
OF course. Norah could not have stayed at Tudor
Hundreds without NaurICe'S consent, II Maurice
had been there. But Maurice vas not there In
days before. that somber and tragic hgure had
quilted the Hundreds after an outburst. N front %
Mlicent and Emile that had been as terrible as It
had been brief. II occurred when the news arrived
that Abraham CraInpiron vas reprieved- Maurice
appeared to be overw helrned with astonIShr1ent
The astonishrnert gave way % fury and the
fury 70 a cold and measured anger he made n
comment the action OF the Government Ills
sole words. uttered IN a voice that startled even
NilIcent were Do they think he shall escape ne
He had then walked down stars. Emile following
him. In the hall he had put on his overcodt. and
had departed from the house without a VOID
only he had turned for instant and SAID Z
Emile You stav and look after them. doubtless
meaning MS mother and sister Later IN the da}
Then II was that MIllICent had insisted upon
Norah assuming 4 place IN the household Nhec
Maurice comes back. MllCent had SAID, ne NIL
find her here and the path viii be open for recon
citation
Mother" said MIllcent when Emile had -
sumed his seat, aren't YOU going % play patience
with u.s.
No" said Lady MARY Emile has promised .
read TO me
lust then q servant came IN With the mail and =
London evening paper. There picture posi-
card from Maurice for ms mother II dated
Paris. He informed her that he very well IT
know when ne should be back Emile opened the
newspaper at the news page. and the first thng7
that caught his gaze official statement that
Abraham CrarnpI-onS sentence had been commute
10 twenty wears penal serVItude, and an unOtlC-a
statement that CramplronS : confession TO"
generally understood 70 have been made IN a
ment of pque caused by domestic ulIsfortuneS. an
that certain CTrCuTr1St Of strongly extenuat5-E
nature had been placed before the new Ho--e
Secretary, whose first act. etc. etc
Emile had scarcely read the first page OF his book
when NOrah. whose approach had heard
showed herself for instant between the pOrtItTcS
imperative and Wild IN the quick motion OF \Orah ;
white hand something of pathetic appeal II he
features, and Milllcent sPrang UP and went out
silently. Lady Marys eyes we're closed and She
obliviouS of the incident Emile paused n h.s
reading for the fraction OF i second. and then p-I
Ceeded. The girls could hear hum as they h-I-
ried down the middle drawing room.
What is it," MliCent asked IN a whisper. When
they reached the third drawing room and could ny
be overheard
L saw light in the statue from nv window. i