New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-11-15

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man should go unheard. know you
will not come where Adelaide's spirit
! yet fingers II you cannot bring hands
clean from all actual violence"
mOtioned my driver away. and as
Carmel drew back out of sight
caught at Arthur's arm and faced him
with the query:
Are you willing that should enter?
only wish to declare to her and to
you an innocence have no means Of
proving, but which you cannot disbe-
lieve If swear it, here and now. by
your sister Carmel's sacred disfgure.
ment. such depravity could not exist
as such q VOW from the lips guilty Of
the crime you charge me with. Look
at me, Arthur. ! considered you; now
consider me-"
Quickly he stepped back. Enter"
said be-.
It was some minutes later-I cannot
say how many-that one Of the serv.
ants disturbed us by asking II we
knew anything about Zadok.
HE has not come home" said he.
''and here is a man who wants him."
What man?" asked Arthur.
''Oh. that detective chap. He never
will leave US alone"
arose In an instant enlighten-
ment had come.to me- Its nothing"
said |. with my eyes on Carmel, but
the gesture furtively made Arthur
said otherwise.
A few minutes later we we're both in
the driveway 1--WE are on the brink
Of a SURPRISE" whispered. Il think
l understand this Sweetwater now"
Zadok could not be found. He was
wanted by the district attorney. who
wished to put some questions to him.
Were there any objections to his
searching the stable loft for indications
of his whereabouts?
Arthur made none. and the detective.
after sending the Cumberlands' second
man before him to light up the stable.
disappeared beneath the great door
whittier we more slowly followed him.
mot here"' came in shout from
above as we stepped in from the night
air. and In few minutes the detective
came running down the stairs. baftied
and very ill at ease. Suddenly he en-.
countered my eye. ''Oh. | know" he
cried and started for the gate.
Il am going to follow him." con-
fided to Arthur. Look for me again
tonight, or at least expect message
II fortune favors US, as now expect.
we two shall sleep tonight as we have
not slept for months" And, waiting
for no answer. not even to see If he
comprehended my meaning, l made a
run for the gate and soon came up
with Sweetwater.
ITO the cemetery" l asked.
Eyes: to the cemetery"
And there we found him in the same
place where we had seen him before,
but not in the same position. He was
sunken now to the ground, but his face
was pressed against the rails. and in
his stiff, cold hand was clutched let.
ter which afterward we read.
Let it be read by you here. 1t will
explain the mystery which came near
destroying the lives of more than AIDE
laide:
mo more unhappy wretch than I
goes to his account. killed her who
had shown me only goodness and will
be the death Of others If ! do not con-
fess my dreadful. my unsupported Sc
cret. This is how it happened. l can
not give reasons. | cannot even ask
for pardon.
That night, just as was preparing
to leave the stable to join the other
servants on their ride to Tibbitt's hall.
the telephone rang, and | heard Miss
Cumberland's voice. 'Zadok.' she said.
and at first l could hardly understand
her, Il ain in trouble. l want help.
and you are the only one who can aid
me-
81 had been with her many years.
and I loved her as we'll as could love
anybody. though you won't think it
when tell you my whole story. What
she wanted was this: was to go
to the ball just as II nothing had
happened. but was not to stay there.
As soon as I could was to slip out.
get carriage from some nearby sta
BILE and hurry back up the road to
meet her and take her where she would
tell me or, II did not meet her. to
wait two houses below hers till she
came along. She would not want me
long and very soon could go back
and have as good time as pleased.
But she would like me to be secret, for
her errand was not one for gossip. even
among her own servants. even tried
to do better and be even more secret
about it than she expected. Instead Of
going to stable. took one Of the rigs
which found fastened up in the big
shed alongside the ball. and. being so
fortunate as not to attract anybody's
attention by this business. ] was out
on the road and half way to the Whis-
pering Pines before Helen and Maggie
could wonder why had not asked
them to dance.
"A few minutes later was on the