Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-07

swer in the negative, he hastily left
the room
1t was on a disturbed and disordered
household that Vaughan half an hour
later descended. Rose alone came to
meet him as he reached the foot of
the stairs, and in silence led the way
into the deserted breakfast room
You won't find very much to eat,
Arthur, I'm afraid" she said. you
mustn't mind. Everything's so terribly
upset
He bent and kissed her, plying her
white face and trembling hands. my
dear girl" he said tenderly. don't
worry about me. Breakfast doesn't
count at a time like this. Where has
everybody gomez"
The girl, pouring out his coffee, help
lessly shook her head. "Oh, 1 don't
know" she answered. IT'S all been so
confused. My fathers gone down to
see Mrs Satteriee, | believe,
and Mr. Cummings is outside
somewhere, too. He seemed to
feel it as much as anyone. He really
looked very badly, and hardly touched
his breakfast at all And Cousin Jack
7 don't know where he's gone. l
suppose he minded more than anybody;
he was always around so much with
Tom in the old days out here. He
acted so queerly, too; and looked at
everybody so-oh l don't know how
to describe it-stern and fierce. as If
somehow he thought we all had some
thing to do with Toms being killed.
And all the time father kept saying
things, like that in the midst of life
we were in death, and that no man
could tell the hour-oh, 1t was all
ghastly. 1t was awful"
Vaughan, nibbling gingerly at the
cold toast and struggling to swallow
the lukewarm coffee, nodded under
standingly. Every instinct, every bit
of good sense that he possessed, told
him he could not check the words that
rose to his lips. Did you-did you
see him." he asked.
The girl shuddered. mot close to"
she answered, "oniy when they brought
him to the house. l didn't know-l
looked-once. l wish l hadn't Oh, his
face"
Abruptly, a little dizzily, Vaughan
rose from the table, last nights ugly
vision again seeming to pass before
his swimming eyes. On the instant the
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swiftly around to his side. Forgive
me, dear" she cried, "I didn't mean
to shock you. ! should have thought.
Excuse me, please"
He hastened to take her hand. mo,
no." he CRIED there's nothing to for
give It's not your fault. Let's get
outside in the air. It's close in here. l
feel a little faint
A moment later they stood on the
broad piazza, in all the glory of the
warm June sunshine. Up in the top Of
a swaying elm an oriole flooded the air
with song; out over the lawn, against
the green of the shubbery, big golden
butterfly hoated softly along; in and
out of the vines above their heads
tiny humming- bird-a living gem
darted here and there, his crimson
throat flashing like fame in the sun
light-then quick as thought with a
whir of his swiftly moving wings was
gone. Life-llfe-life-in )every tone
and call of natures voice-and out
there. in the hushed quiet of the stable,
a man lay dead.
Vaughan rested hand on the girls
arm Look he whispered, down by
the road"
The girl raised her eyes There, dim
ly to be seen through the screen of the
shrubbery up and down, up and down,
a figure paced, with eyes fixed on the
ground with one hand tugging fiercely
at his mustache, to and fro-to and
fro Cousin Jack" she said
Silently Vaughan nodded Well
enough, from the uncertain tumult go
ing on in his own mind, he could guess
the bitter struggle that was being
waged in Cartoons In an hour the
medical examiner would come; all
would in turn be examined on oath
Henry Carleton, doubtless, would be
the first called upon to testify; then
Jack; then, he supposed. Cummings
and himself. And what should he do?