The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-06

ford was right-only one thing could
arouse him.
Sweetwater now tried that thing. He
knocked softly on the sickroom door.
This reached the ear oblivious TO all
else Young Cumberland started 10
his feet and for a moment Sweetwa-
ter saw again the heavy features
which an hour before had produced
such repulsive effect upon him In
the rooms below. Then the nerveless
figure sank again into place with the
same constralnt In its lines and the
same detection.
sweetwaters hand. lifted IN repeti.
ton OF his knock. hung suspended. He
had not expected quite such indifrer.
enee as this. 1t upset his calculations
just triile.
The door was opened 10 him this
time. As 1t swung back he saw first
a burst Of rosy color as a room pan.
eled in exquisite pink burst upon his
sight. then the great picture Of his life
the blOodless features or Carmel
Gained for the moment into sleep.
Sweetwater gazed at the winsome
brown head over the nurses shoulder
and felt that for him a new and i'm.
pOrtant factor had entered into this
case with his recognition OF this wO
mans great beauty. How deep a fac
tor he was far from suspecting or he
would not have met the nurses eye
with quite so CHEEKY and self confident
a smile.
Excuse the intrusion" he said
I'VE thought you might need these
things. Hexford signed for them"
I'm obliged 10 you. Are you-one
OF them?' she sharply asked.
Would it disturb you IL l were? II
hope not. I've no wish 10 seem intru-
sive"
what do you want? Something, II
know. Give 1t n name before there's
a change there"
She nodded toward the bed, and
Sweetwater took advantage OF the mo.
ment to scrutiniZe more Closely the
nurse herself. She was n robust. fine |
looking woman. producing an impress.
oAbh VI vi lfdDAilig uulAtu W
Strength of mind and rigid attendance
to duty dominated the kindness, how.
ever.
Il want another good look at your
patient. and | want your confidence /
since you and / may have TO see much
of each other before this matter is
ended. You asked me to speak plain
ly and have done So"
You are from headquartersT
Coroner Perry sent me" Throwing
back his coat, he showed his badge.
THE coroner has returned to his Of
fee. He was quite upset by the outcry
which came from this room at an I'M
happy moment during the funeral"
II know. 1t was my fault. l opened
the door just for an instant. and in
that instant my patient broke through
her torpor and spoke"
She had drawn him in by this time
and, after another glance at her pa
tent. softly closed the door behind him
Il have nothing to report" said she.
heard"
Sweetwater took in the little memo
randum book and pencil which hung
at her side and understood her posi-
ton and extraordinary amenability 20
his wishes. Unconsciously n low ex-
clamation escaped him. He was young
and had not yet sunk the man entire
ly in the detective.
His eve went wandering all over the
room as he spoke until il fell upon a
peculiar looking cabinet or closet let
into the wall directly opposite the bed.
whats that% he asked
II don't know. | can't make IL out.
and | don't like TO ask"
Sweetwater examined il for a mo-
ment from where he stood. then cross
ed over and scrutinized 1t more par
IL was unique specimen.
What II lacked In height-it could not
have measured more than a foot from
the bottom TO the top-it made up in
length. which must have exceeded FIVE
feet. The doors, of which IL had two.
were both tightly locked. but rs they
were made of transparent glass the
objects behind them were quite visi-
BILE IL was the nature Of these OBJ
jects which made the mystery. The
longer Sweetwater examined them the
less he understood the reason for their
collection, much less for their preser-
walton in a room which in all other
respects expressed the quintessence of
taste.
At one end he saw a stuffed canary.
not percbed on a twig. but lying prone
on its side. Near Il was doll. with
face and limbs half consum-