News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-08-30
CHAPTER XVII.
AND HAD SAID NOTHING!

| AND j HAD SAID NOTHING!
4 HAD always loved her-that
n knew even in the hour OF my
n darkest suspicion but now felt
| free to worship her. A change
took place that night in my whole
nature, IN my aspect OF life and my
view OF women. Fate-I was more in
| clined now to call 1t Providence-had
shown me the heart OF a great and
! true woman. and | was free to expend
| all my best impulses i'll honoring her
and loving her. whether she ever look
ed my way again. received or even ac-
kn0wedged a homage growing out Of
such wrong as had done her and her
| unfortunate sister.
The next day being Sunday. | bad
ample time TOR the reaction bound TO
follow hours OF such exaltation The
desire to seeA her, to near from ner-it
only to learn how she had endured the
bitter ordeal of the day before-soon
became unbearab bic. 1 must know this
, much at any cost to her feelings or to
mine.
After many struggle with myself
called up Or. Carpenter on the tele-
phone. From him / learned that she
was physically FRUSTRATED. but still
clear in mind and satisfied Of her
brothers innocence.
doctor. cannot approach her-I
cannot even write-it would seem too
presumptuous. But tell her, as you
lind the opportunity, how | honor her.
Do not let her remain under the i'm
preston that l am not capable of
truly feeling what she has borne and
must still bear"
II will do what can" was his reply.
and he mercifully cut short the con-
versation.
This was the event of the morning.
In the afternoon | 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 own OF those marks on Der
I'LL vi llllS i WAS COuNltlCeu, ullIl-
cult as II made nay future.
The secret man of guilt might yet
come to light. but how or through
whose agency found myself unable
to conceive. ! 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 coseness of my rooms had !
become unbearable. As soon as the
lamps were lit in the street | started |
out, and | went-toward the cemetery.
1t was a cold night, and there were |
but few people in the streets. On the |
boulevard | met nobody. AS neared |
the cemetery | passed one man; other
wise | was to all appearance alone on
this remote avenue. The effect was
sinister, or my mood made it So Yet
! did not hasten my steps-the hours
till midnight had 10 be lived through
in some way, and why not in this?
The cemetery gates were shut This
] had expected. but | did not need to
enter the grounds to have a view of
Adelaide's grave. The Cumberland lot
occupied 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 had to
turn a corner. and on doing so saw
good reason, as thought. for not car
rying out my intention at this especial
time.
Some mani could not recognize him
from where | stood, had forestalled