Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-13

enough, but it worked a revolution in
youthful Joyousness fed from her face,
and the cheek, just pulslng softly with
new life, blanched to the deathlike hue
Of mortal suffering. Dropping her eyes
from the women, she said to the WON
an In whose arms she felt herself sup
ported:
"Explainl Where am II"
"At Lakewood, in a hotel. You have
been Ill and are only just recovering"
Her hand went up to her cheek, the
one that had been burned, and still
showed the deep traces of that acct
dent.
81 remember" said she. Then, with
another glance at her dress, which had
s~tudiously been kept cheerful, she re-
marked. with deep %reproach: "My sis
ter is dead. Why am / not In blackY'
The nurse, realizing her responsible
ity (she said afterward that it was
the most serious moment of her llfe),
subdued her own establishment at this
proof Of her young patients knowledge
of a crime of which she was universal
ly supposed to be entirely ignorant
and, bestowing an assuring smile on
the agitated girl, observed softly:
"You were too i'll to be burdened
with black. You are better now and
may assume it If you will. l win help
you buy your mourning"
Eyes; you look like a kind woman.
What Is your name, please, and are we
here alone In this great hotel?'
Now, as q matter of expediency,
to save Carmel from the uncomfortable
curiosity of the crowd and herself
from the opportunities Of the New
York reporters, Miss Unwin had reg
istered herself and her charge under
assumed She was, therefore,
forced to reply:
"My name Is Huckins, and we are
here alone. But that need not worry
you. l have watched owe you night
and day for many weeks"
you have? Because of this slight
burn?" Again Carmel's hand went to
her cheek.
mot On account of that only. You
have had a serious illness quite apart
from that injury. But you are better;
you are almost well-well enough to
go home, If you will"
81 cannot go home-not Just yet.
I'm-I'm not strong enough. But we
shouldn't be here alone without some
man to look after US. Miss Huckins,
where is my brother?"
At this question, uttered with en-
phasis, with a~nxiety-with Indignation
even-Miss Unwin felt the emotion she
had so successfully subdued up to this
moment betray itself in her voice as
she answered with a quiet motion to-
ward the elevator: LET US go up to
our room. There I will answer all
your questions"
But Carmel, with the waywardness
of her years, or perhaps with deeper
reasoning powers than the other would
be apt to attribute to her, broke softly
away from Miss Unwin's OBTAINING
hand and, walking directly into the
/ office, looked about for the newspaper
stand. She reached 1t Just as a boy
stepped into view with the evening
bulletin, on which had been written
these words:
The last juror obtained in the trial Of
Arthur Cumberland for the murder of his
sister, Adelaide.
Carmel saw and stood, a GREATNESS
image of horror, A couple of gentle
men came running, but the nurse wav-
ed them back and herself caught Car
mel and upheld her, in momentary
' J,ood ~ ,natnop p,anto1 jf NOT nhya-
ical collapse.
But Carmel had come back into the
world Of consciousness to stay. Ac-
cepting her nurses support, but CIV
ing no sign Of waning faculties or I'M
perfect understanding of what she had
seen, she spoke quite clearly and with
her eyes fixed upon Miss Unwin.
$50 that is why I am here. away
from all my friends. Was I too Ill to
be told? Couldn't you make me know
what was happening-you or the doc
tors or-or anybodyT'
You were much too ILL.," protested
the nurse, leading her toward the ele-
vator and so by degrees to her room.
"And Arthur-poor Arthur, has been
the sufferer! Tell me the whole story.
I can bear It," she pleaded. Il can
Deal anything but not knowing. Why
should he have fallen under suspicion?
He was not even there. | must go to
him. Pack up u clothing, Miss Huck-
ms. I must go to him at once"
With the sudden rending of the
clouds which had obscured her intel
lect strange powers had awakened In
this young girl.
you shall CO." began the nurse, and
stopped.
Carmel was not listening. Another
change of thought had come. How
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