The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
Continued from Yesterday

Continued from Yesterday
When she read the letter she was
overjoyed. She began to think of what
she could do to please him while he was
away. He had spoken of having the
pictures hung differently in the dining
room-that she would nave attended to,
and the mere? That should be drained
at once, filled in, a knoll formed, and
the top of it crowned with trees. He
had said that he should like it. and it
should be done. She would see about it
at once. She would do anything to
give him pleasure.
She wrote the same morning to Lynn
maVis, and Mr.. Gregson. the land sur
Veyor, came over to see her, and I'M
dertook to execute the work, though he
told her he thought IL was a pity to
fill up the mere. But Lady Carew said
proudly that her son wished it, so it
must be done.
A week later the men were at work,
and Lady Carew thought how pleased
her son would be when he returned.
Perhaps some instinct told him thai
something was wrong, or 1t might be
that he could not find the rest he
craved. Whatever 1t was, he felt that
az 81 DdtA u L IIIlOlHfe. lie START
ed one afternoon and arrived there
late at night. His white haggard face
startled the servant who opened the
door. Sir Carlos would not allow his
mother to be told of his return: he
would not have her disturbed. He
slept that night from sheer exhaustion.
The sleep did him good: and in the
morning he awoke refreshed.
? 'PhrhOnC ha cnil - lI-u-zI arr
brighten myself with shadows. I will
try to be Drawer. 1 will go down tc
/, breakfast"
The room was the very pic
ture of comfort and luxury. Lady
Gladys welcomed him with a blush and
a smile; the baroness was delighted ia
see him; while Lady Carew was almost
beside herself with Joy. He sat down
at the table and tried to talk. Once or
twice, as he looked out In the
grounds, he fancied he saw strange
workmen about. But he made no com :
ment-the circumstances did not inter-
est him.
The baroness, thinking he was not in
his usual spirits, began to tell him of all
that had happened during the last few
days. Lady Gladys was attentive to
lis waits, dild us IIlDlItI y eyes, DTlRnI
with love, never left him.
Presently Lady Gladys said:
1.-THE worknen seem unusually busy
this morning."
YES" replied Lady Carew, they ex-
pect to finish the first part of their work
today" Then she turned to her son. II
had intended to give you a pleasant
surprise, Carlos: but, as you have re-
t,-.-1 l.. H. x.s1.4 - .--I r
must tell you my secret. or you would
find 1t out as soon as you went into the
grounds"
He did not feel interested. He held
out his coffee-cup to Lady Gladys to be
rehlled.
You once expressed a wish to me-
continued his mother, about the mere;
and l bethought myself of it while you
We're away. l ave been trying to carry
out your suggestion. The workmen are
at thism moment engaged in draining the
mere"
He dropped the coffee-cup. which fell
with a loud clatter to the ground. and
started from his seat with a terrible cry
IA cry that haunted his mother until
her dying day.
Draining The merel Great Heaven
have pity on mel"
And Their he rushed from the room.
o%verturning everything hat was in his
way.
In wonder, terror and dismay the
three ladies followed him. They heard
him cry out that the work must be
stopped at once. But it was too late!
Even as Sir Carlos opened the door
that led to the lawn, he knew hat il
was too late. He heard cries in the dis
lance and saw men running hither and
thither. He dashed on, the three ladies
still following him. What were the peo-
l pie saying? The men were whispering
to each other-the women servants, at
; tracted by the noise, were u%ttering
strange cries; yet, amid all the confu-
sion, he heard what they were saying
"A woman found drowned In the merei"
When the water was nearly drained
away, the workmen had found her lying
, among the reeds, and with reverent
/ hands had laid her on the bank-a
woman beautiful and young.
Although Sir Carlos thought he was
running faster than ever man ran be-
fore, his steps were faltering; and now
his mother was by his side.
Carlos! Carlosl" she cried, in nut
terable anguish, what is wrong?"
"a woman drowned" seemed to rise
from a hundred throats; and hen Mr..
Gregson, the surveyor, stood before
them.
Sir Carlos could neither run nor wall.
now; he stood quite still, his face
CHASTITY pale.
This is a sad thing. Sir Carlos" said
/, Mr.. Gregson.
''What Is it," asked Lady Carew, her
face quivering with pain. What are
the men whispering and the women cry
ing for?"
"a sad thing. my ladv-a terrible
thingl" replied the surveyor. "A woman
has been found drowned in the mere"
Drowned in the mere!" she repeated.
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