News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-08-09

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sC.!MoN CARMEL h a d happened
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i which he, as well as l, had done and
left undone. suffered and suppressed
had been in vain.
Mr.. Moffat. with no eye for him or
for me. conducted his witness to a
chair Then as she loosened her veil
and let it drop in her lap he cried in
tones which rang from end to end Of
the courtroom, II summon Carmel
Cumberland to the stand to witness
In her brothers Defense"
! The surprise was complete. 1t was
a great moment for Mr.. Moffat. but
for me all was confusion, dread, a veil
of misty darkness through which
shOne her face, married by its inefface-
able scar, but calm as I had never eX-
IneCted to see it again in this life and
beautiful with smile under which
her deeply shaken and hardly con-
Ecious brother sank slowly back into
his seat amid silence as profound as
the hold she had Immediately taken
upon all hearts,
CHAPTER XXI. 80.
WHERE IS MY BRoTHER?"
Z A n" HAT is the explanation Of
Bs@E Carmel's reappearance in
w " town and Of this sensational
introduction of her into the
courtroom in a restored state of health
of which no one, so far as known. had
had any intimation save the man who
was responsible for her appearance?
The particulars are due you.
She had passed some weeks at Lake
wood under the eye of Miss Irwin,
the nurse who was detailed to watch
as well as tend her. During these
weeks she gave no sign of improve
ment mentally, though she constantly
gained strength otherwise and i'm
pressedeeverybody with the clear light
in her eye and the absence of every
thing suggestive of gloom in her ex-
preston and language. There was the
same complete loss of memory up to
the time OF the tragic occurrence which
had des0lated her home; the same
harping at odd moments on Adelaide's
happiness and her own prospect of
seeing this dear sister very soon which
had marked the opening days of her
But beyond and back
of all this. was some secret joy, unin-
telligible to the nurse, which helped
rather than retarded the sick girls re-
cOvery.
Meanwhile Carmel was allowed such
liberty as her condition required, but
was never left alone for a moment
after a certain day when her eye sud
denly took on a strange look of con-
fused inquiry totally ASSOCIATED with
anything she saw or heard.
The awakening took place at Lake
wood. Carmel had been out and was
just crossing the hall of her hote! to
he elevator when she stopped with
violent start and, clutching the air,
was caught by her nurse, who had
IErried up at the first intimation of
anything unusual in the condition of
Ter patient.
The cause of this agitation was i'm
apparent. Near them sat
Wo ladies', each with a small wine
glass in her hand-a common sight
enough, but it worked a revolution in
1amne's darkened mind. The light of
'outhful joyousness fed from her face,
md the cheek, just pulsing softly with
lew life, blanched to the deathlike hue
# mortal suffering. Dropping her eyes
rom the women, she said to the wom-
IN in whose arms she felt herself sup
,orted:
Explain! Where am I?'
AT Lakewood, in hotel. You have
zen i'll and are onlyAjust recovering"
Her hand went up to her cheek, the
ne that had been burned. and still
bowed the deep traces of that acct
ent.
81 remember" said she. Then. with
mother glance at her dress, which had
tudiously been kept cheerful, she re-
larked, with deep peproach: My sis
er is dead Why am l not in blackY !
The nurse, realizing her responsible
y (she said afterward that it was
ne most serious moment of her life),
lbdued her own establishment at this
roof of her young patients knowledge
{ q crime of which she was UNIVERSAL
7 supposed to be entirely ignorant
nd, bestowing an assuring smile on
ne agitated girl, observed softly:
you were too ill to be burdened
18th black. You are better now and
lay assume it if you will. l will help
on buy your mourning"
Eyes; you look like a kind woman. /
THAT is your name, please, and are we
ere alone in this great hotelI"
Now, as a matter of expediency, :
} save Carmel from the uncomfortable
lriosity of the crowd and herself
ON the opportunities of the New
ork reporters, Miss Unwin had reg
tered herself and her charge under