Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-20

presumptuous. But tell her, as you
find the opportunity, how I honor her.
Do not let her remain under the i'm
preston that 1 am not capable Of
truly feeling what she has borne and
must still bear"
Il viii do what I can" was his reply,
and he mercifully cut short the con
versation.
This was the event of the morning.
In the afternoon 1 sat in my window
thinking. My powers Of reasoning
had returned, and the insoluble prob
lem of Adelaide's murder occupied my
whole mind. With Carmel innocent,
who was there left to suspect? Not
Arthur. His fingers were as %guiltless
as my W of those marks on her
throat. OF this l was convinced, diff
cult as 1t made my future.
The secret nan Of guilt might yet
come to light, but how or through
whose agency 1 found myself unable
to conceive. l had neither the wit nor
the experience to untangle this con
fused web.
And so the afternoon passed.
With the coming on of night my
mood changed. l wanted air, move
ment, The ~closeness of my rooms had
become unbearable. AS soon as the
lamps were lit in the street l started
out, and l went-toward the cemetery.
1t was q cold night, and there were
but few people in the streets. On the
boulevard l met nobody. AS l neared
the cemetery L passed q man; other
wise 1 was to all appearance alone on
this remote avenue. The effect was
sinister, or my mood made 1t so. Yet
I did not hasten my steps-the hours
till midnight had to be lived through
in some way, and why not in this?
The cemetery gates were shut. This
l had expected, but 1 did not need to
enter the grounds to have a view Of
Adelaide's grave. The Cumberland lot
occupied a knoll in close proximity to
the fence, and my only intention had
been to pass this spot and cast one
look within in memory of Adelaide.
To reach the place, however, l had to
turn Il corner, and on doing so I saw
good reason, as l thought, for not car
rytng out my intention at this especial
time.
Some mani could not recognize him
from where l stood, had forestalled
me. Though the night was a dark
one, sufficient light shone from the
-,a+t,r1I In 1,nu an tho nppAG1ta Gi6n nj
the way for me to discern his intent
figure, c~rouching against the iron bars
and gazing with an i%ntentness which
made him entirely obliViOus Of my
presence at the very spot and on the
very grave which had been the end of
my own pilgrimage. SO mOtionless he
stood and so mottonless I myself be-
came at this unexpected and signih-
cant sight that I presently imagined 1
could hear his signs in the dread quiet
into which the whole scene had sunk.
Grief deeper than mine spoke in
those laboring breaths. Adelaide was
mourned by some one as 1 for all my
remorse could never mourn her.
And l did not know the a
Was not this strange enough to rouse
my wonder?
I thought so and was on the point
Of satisfying this wonder by a quick
advance upon this stranger when
there happened an uncanny thing
which held me in check from sheer
establishment. I was so placed in ref
e to one of the street lamps 1
have already mentioned that my shad-
ow fell before me plainly along the
snow. This had not attracted my at
tention until at the point Of moving l
cast my eyes down and saw two shad-
ows where only one should be.
As I had heard no one behind me
and had supposed myself entirely
alone with the man absorbed in CON
temptation Of Adelaide's grave I ex-
perienced a curious sensation, which,
without being fear, held me still for a
moment, with my eyes on this second
shadow. 1t did not move any more
than mine did. This was significant,
and I turned.
A man stood at my back-not look
ing at me, but at the 1eIlOW IN 'front.'
Of US. A quiet "Hush!" sounded In
my ear, and again I stood still, but
only for an instant.
The man at the fence, aroused by
my movement perhaps, had turned
and, seeing our two figures, started to
fly in the opposite direction. Instinc-
lively 1 darted forward in pursuit, but
was soon passed by the man behind
me. This caused me- to slacken, for I
had recognized this latter as he few
by as Sweetwater, the detective, and
knew hat he would do this work bet
ter than myself.
But I reckoned without my host.
He went only as far as the spot where
the mar had been standing. When in
my establishment l advanced upon