Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20
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is Mrs. Dalrymple in} inquired the
visitor then. not waiting for a reply.
continued: Tell her wish to see her
few moments"
AS the servant went to deliver the
message. William Dahymple stepped
into the parlor ana stood beside the
body OF his brother Long and earn
estly he gazed into the pale face of
the sharer of his childhood joys the
companion of his youth and the conf
dante and close friend Of his manhood.
The tears, unbidden, dimmed his eyes,
and his lips quiVered with suppressed
pain Bending down he pressed his
lips 10 the forehead of his brother
I know it all, Ned he mumured,
softly, and l will try to do what
you would have me do, but il is
against my own desires. AS he re.
turned to the hall, the servant told
him that Mrs, DalIymple would re
ceive him, and he walked slowly up
the broad stairs and entered the Ii.
brary.
His brothers wife arose to greet
him as he stood before the open CRATE,
the reflection Of the blush flames
upon her face, she looked pale and
haggard. AS he gazed upon her VIII
liam Dalrymple wondered how his
brother had found this woman so
attractive. To him, she was beau
tiful but repellant, not only because
of what he knew but because of the
insincerity that cleaned in her dark
eyes, fitted across her delicately CHS
eled features and found expression in
her softly-modulated tones.
What do you wish with me, Will
LAM" inquired Mrs. Dalrymple, sink.
ing into an easy chair and surveying
her brother-in-law curiously.
There are several matters that l
wish to speak about" replied William
Dalrymple, slowly The first is | wish
my brothers funeral to take place
from my fathers home. His body will
have to be removed from here"
THAT is impossible" returned Mrs.
Dalrymple, haughtily. My husband
shall be buried from his own home,
and from no other place"
"You know that my mother will not,
under any circumstances, enter
house of which you are mistress?'
"Then she will have to go to the
cemetery if she wishes to attend.
will not agree to such plan to salts
fy the caprice of ar old woman,
Her tone was defiant, even insolent,
and Dalrymple flushed holly at her
words. With strong effort, he con-
trolled himself and continued: Il
have made request and you have
refused to grant it. | now demand
that my brothers body be taken from
this house and buried from my IA
TIERS home. Be careful how you OPP
pose me"
you dare to threaten a defenseless
who is mourning her husbands
untimely end, do you? | have a good
mind to ring the bell and have you
elected from the house"
DO so if you wish returned Dali
rymple, carelessly, but consider the
before you act. The
would not eject me in the
first place. They know me, and, sig
niflcantly, "they know you. Then,
such a step would lead to very un-
pleasant results so far as you are con-
cerned."
"You speak in enigmas. Be more
explicit: | don't understand you"
Yet the flush that had crept into her
pale cheeks and the frightened look
that had stolen into her dark eyes
told him that she knew more than
she would admit.
Il wish to speak about the manner
of my brothers death" continued Dali
rymple, cycling his brothers widow,
keenly.
There is nothing to tell" she in
terrupted, hurriedly. you know all,
as you were present when the cor
oner canes There is nothing more"
Il know that you told the coroner
that my brother came home from the
Office and ioked and laughed with you
for a few minutes before he went in
to dress for dinner" he observed, de
liberately. "a few minutes later yon
heard q loud sound as if shutter had
blown to. and you summoned one Of
the servants from the Kitchen to in.
yeslgare TIC cause oil the noise. The
servant. Nora Flynn, reported that she
lad examined every room except
your husbands dressing-room, and
could find nothing to exDlain the UNI