Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-25
wood. Carmel had Ic,n
just crossing the hall OF h>..
the elevator when she s,o,;..,

was caught by her nur T., Ia had
hurried up at the first i..,i... !, .uu of
anything unusual III the condition Of
her patient.
The cause of this agitation was i'm
med1ately apparent. Near them sat
two ladies'. each with u small wine
glass in her hand-u common sight
enough. but 1t worked q revolution in
Carmels darkened mind. The light of
youthful I;o]yousness fled from her face,
and the heck. just pulsing softly with
new life, bllnched to the deathlike hue
OF mortal suffering. Dropping her eyes
from the women, she said to the wom-
an in whose arms she felt herself sup
ported:
explain! 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
n that had been burned, and still
showed the deep traces Of that acct
dent.
II remember" said she. Then, with
another glance at her dress, which had
studiously been kept cheerful, she re-
marked. with deep %reproach: "My sis
ter is dead. Why am 1 not in clack?"
The nurse, realizing her responsible
ity (she SAID afterwari that it was
the most serious moment of her life),
subdued her own establishment at this
proof of her young patients knowledge
of a crime Of which she was UNIVERSAL
~ 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. 1 will 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 n matter Of expediency.
to save Carmel from the uncomfortable
curiosity of the crowd aad herself
from the opportunities of the New
York reporters, Miss Unwin had reg
istered herself and her charge under
assumed names. She was, therefore,
forced to reply:
"My name is Huckins. and we are
here alone. But that need not worry
you. I 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.
Not 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"
II 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 anxiety-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 l will answer all
your questions"
DNL AAASA, WALL S4C way OAO
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 it just as a boy
stepped into view with the evening
bulletin. on which had been written
these words:
4 The last juror obtained in the trial OF
Arthur Cumberland for the murder Of his
sister, Adelaide.
Carmel saw and stood, a breathless
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
dread of another mental if not phys.
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 l am here. away
from all my friends. Was I too i'll to
be told? Couldn't you make me know
what was happening-you or the doc
tors or-or anybody?"
you were much too ill.," protested
the nurse, leading her toward the ele-
vator and so by degrees to her room.
land Arthur-poor Arthur, has beer
the sufferer! Tell me the whole story.
I can bear it." she pleaded. 81 can
bear anything but not knowing. Why
should he have fallen under suspicion?
He was not even there. 1 must go to
him. Pack up our clothing, Miss Huck-
ms. l 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 60" began the nurse. and
stopped.
Carmel "a not listening. Another
change Of thought had come. How