The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-05-19

minister saa people faced each Other
once more. when. loud and sharp from
inbove. there rang down the shrlll cry
! Of delirium. this time in articulate
words which even the children could
understand
.Rreak It open. say! Break It open
and see ~ her hesrt IS there?
Il was too nwf6l. Men and women
land children Ieaped TO their feet and
dashed away into the streets. uttering
srnutIered cries and wild CALCULATIONS.
| In vain the clergyman raised his voice
and bnde them respect the dead. for
the rooms were well nigh empty be
| fore he haG finished his appeal. Only
/ the least OF the children remained.
Soon these. too. were gone. and the
casket was refastened and carried out
! By the shrinking bearers. leaving In
those darl;eaed rooms trail OF desc
Iatiou which was only broken from
tinc to tiIac by the now faiut and
! barely heard retention OF the name
OF her who had just been borne away
'...ila. I.ila!"
Sweetwater. however affected by this
scene sn the funeral chpmber. had not
lost control of himself nor forgotten the
claims Of duty Ht. noted at glance
whose lead he had been following wns
MS much surprised as the rest at the
nature of tIie interrupt;on-whicb he
had possibly anticipated and for which
he was in some measure prepared he
was of all present the most deeply and
peculiarly Impressed by II.
Sweetwater took occasion likewise
while the excitement was at It's height
TO mark what erect had been mnde on
rIie servants by the action and conduct
of young Curnberiand.
II WIS not 80 easy to determine as
the anxious detective might wish.
Only one of them showed simple
emotion, aud that one was, without
any possibility of doubt. the cook. She
was n Romnn Catholic and WINS sim
ply Mortified by the sncrilege of which
she had been Witness There was no
mIstaking her feelings But those Of
the other two women were more COM
pick.
So were those of the men. 2aSok
specially watched each movement OF
his young master with open distrust
and very nearly started upright in bis
repugnance and dfsmay when that In
trudIng hand fell on the peaceful brow
OF her over whose fate to his own sur
prise he had been able to shed tears.
And the women. Might not tho
Same explnnauo account for that Gu
rfous droop OF the eye with which tho
two younger clutched at each others
hands to keep from screaming and
tnterchanged whispered words which
Sweetwater would have given consid-
cradle out OF his carefully cherished
hoard to have heard.
It was impossible to tell at present,
but he was confident that it would
not be long before he understood
these latter at least. he had great
In his success with women.
homely as he was. He was not 30
sure of himself with men. and he felt
that some difficulties and not a few
pitfalls lay between him and. for In
stance, the uncommunicative Zadok.
''But I've the whole long evening be-
fore me-" he added In quiet consola-
tion to himself at Will be pity II
1 can't work some OF them in that
time"
Plans had been made for carrying
the servants to the cemetery. and,
Despite the universal disturbance con-
5equent upon these events. these plans
were adhered to. Sweetwater watch
ed them all ride away I'm the last two
carriages.
This gave him the opportunity be
wanted. Lenving his corner. he look /
I'd up Hexford and asked who was
eft in the house.
"Dr. Perry. Mr. Clifton. the lawyer:
Ifr. Cumberland. hts sick sister and
..Air. cumberlandI Didn't he go to
he graveT
"Did you expect him to after thati"
Sweetwater's shoulders rose. and his
roice took on tone of Indifference.
There's no telling. Where IL he
low, do you think-upstnirs?
eyes. It seems he spends all his
ime in a little alcove opposite his sis
er's door They won't let him inside
or fear of disturbing the patient so
e Just sits where I've told you. doing
othing but listening to every sound
hat comes through the door"
where's his room? In sight OF tile
lcovc you mentlonT"