Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22

Again h stopped for his ascent;
again Vaughan nodded: and once moro
she continued, you thought Il was Jack
who was in my room; you thought it
was Jack who ran from the cottage.
And 10 one could blame you, Mr..
Vaughan, for What you thought. But
I'm going to tell you the true story Of
that night--to my shame. Jack Garlic
ton wasn't In the cottage; there was
never anything between Jack and me
though | tried-never mind, we told
Miss Graham-but there was some one
In my room that night, and that man
was the father of the girl whom you are
going TO marry"
Vaughan's heart seemed to stop beat
ing; there came a ringing in his ears;
his voice, when he spoke, sounded faint
and PARKWAY. Henry C%arelton?" he
gasped.
Jeanne Satterlee bowed her head. IT
said the fewer words the better" she
went on. "Tt wasn't the first time.
Things had been-that way--for nearly
two years"
V%aughan's face flushed with anger.
Henry Carleton!" he cried again, '1t's
impossible. How dare you say it?"
Jeanne Satterlees tone did not alter,
It's very calmness carrying conviction
with it. IT'S true" she said, every
word. And more. MI. Vaughan, that
you will never know. It's all true.
Jack knows"
Vaughan started at the name. But
how did Jack" he began. She broke
in upon him. Jack suspected she an
swered. II saw me at the cottage
that afternoon. He talked with Tom.
He put two and two together. And you
know what he thinks of his uncle, my
way. SO he came down to the cottage
that evenetng, early. He was hidden
outside. And after Henry Carleton got
away-he struck Tom from behind to
do it-then Jack came down into the
drive TO help Tom-and you had to see
him. And that was all"
Vaughan sat as If stunned my
Cod" he muttered, under his breath,
my God!"
Once more Mrs. Satterlee broke the
silence. And then" she said, you
went to Henry Carleton and told him
what you thought you knew. And he
sat there and listened to you telling
him that Jack did the murder. He
came to the cottage that night. He
was furious, He'd have killed you,
! truly believe. IL he'd dared. He
threatened me. even. He told me I
must stick 20 the story that Jack was
in my rooms. and murdered Tom; and
that he'd see that no harm came to
Jack, that none could do anything;
that he'd get Jack out OF the country;
and that 1t would be better for every
one; and | was frightened-and prom
Used. And then"
Gradually, as she talked, the whole
sequence of events had been shaping In
Vaughan's brain. And now, all at once,
and more to himself than to the others,
he voiced his thoughts in words. 81
see; L see;" he cried; that was why /
could never seem to believ it. Poor
Jackl Poor Jackl oh, what q fool I've
been!"
Again he was silent, and she CON
cluded. And then Jack came to mel
did all this for him-don't think 1t
was easy for me. And l old Henry
tonight. before | came here. He was
going in town, INT came to the cottage
first. And / told him-with a loaded
pistol in my hand. He wouldn't be-
lieve me at first. He never knew that
THAT / was fond of lakeland when
he realized I was in earnest. I thought
he was going out of his mind. L never
saw a man so changed. He said I'd
ruined him-ruined his whole life-and
then. all at once. he put his hand to
his head. and stopped right in the mid
die of what he was saying, and turned,
and went away. And i came here, to
keep my promise. / told Jack t. come
here at 8; he ought to be here now
Vaughan pulled out his watch.
Quarter past" he said; Il suppose
he'll be here soon" !