The Calumet news., 1912-02-14

THE motion Ii denied declared tn
Judge.
Mr.. Fox sat down. 10 the universe
relief OF all hut the two persons mos
nterested-Arthur and myself
Mr.. Moffat. generous enough or dis
Greet enough to take no note OF his
opponents discontinue. lifted paper
from the table and held II toward the
witness.
do you recognize these lines?" he
asked. placing the remnants Of my
half burned communication In her
hands.
she started at sight OF them. Evi-
| IDENTIFY she had never expected TO see
them again.
Yes" she answered after mo-
ment, This is portion Of the note
! have mentioned"
'You recognize II as such?"
'I do"
Her eyes fingered on the scrap and
followed It as 1t was passed back and
marked as an exhibit.
Mr.. Moffat recalled her to the matter
In hand
what did you do next, Miss Cum.
berlandY"
III answered the note"
"May I ask TO what effect?"
II refused Mr.. Ranelagh's request
said that l could not do what he asked
and told him 10 wait till the next day
and he would see how / felt toward
him and toward Adelaide. That was
all. l could not write much. l was
suffering greatly"
Suffering in mind or suffering in
body?"
suffering in my mind. was terri.
fed, but that feeling did not last very
long. Soon grew happy, happier than
l had been in weeks. happier than
had ever been In all my life before. L
found that l loved Adelaide better than
I did myself. This made everything
easy, even the sending OF the answer
have told you about to Mr.. Ranelagh."
Miss Cumberland. how did you get
this answer to Mr.. Ranelagh?"
by means of gentleman who was
going away on the very train I had
been asked TO leave on. He was a
guest next door. and l carried the note
in to him"
did you do this openly?"
"No; I'm afraid not | slipped out by
the side door in as careful way as |
could"
Did this attempt at secrecy sue.
ceed? Were you able to go and come
without meeting any one?"
mo. Adelaide was at the head OF
the stairs when came back, standing
there, very stiff and quiet"
did she speak TO your
NO. She just looked at me. But IL |
wasn't common look. / shall never |
forget IT,"
"And what did you do then?"
Il went to my room.' Il
Miss Cumberland did you see any
body else when you came in at this
time?"
"Yes, our maid, Helen. She was Just
laying down a bunch of keys on the
table In the lower hall stopped and
looked at the keys. l had recognized
them as the ones had seen I'm Mr.
Ranelagh's hands many times. He
had gone, vet there were his keys.
One or them unlocked the clubhouse.
1 notiS p" u among the others. but
didn't touch II then. Helen was still
In the hall, and l ran straight up-
stairs, where l met my sister, as l
have just told you"
Miss Cumberland, continue the sto-
ry. What did you do after re-entering
your room?"
Il don't know what / did first. l
was very exclted-elated one minute.
deeply wretched and very frightened
the next. l must have sat down, for
was shaking very much and felt a
little sick. The sight of that key had
brought up pictures of the clubhouse.
and thought and thought how quiet
{ was and how far away and how
'old 1t was. too, and how secret. Iii
would go there for what had to do
here! And then l saw In my fancy
me or Its rooms. with the moon I'm IL.
lnd-but ! soon shut my eyes to that. ,
heard Arthur moving about his room.
ina this made me start up and 90 out ,
nto the hall again.
'Arthurs room is near and Ade- .
aides far Off. but l went to Ade- ,
aides first. Her door was shut. and ,
when | went TO open II / found it !
ocked Calling her name, I said that ,
was tired and would he glad to saw
'ood night. She did not answer at
nee. When she did her voice was I
TRANCE, though what she said was
cry simple-I was 10 please myself: !
he was going to retire too. And then
he tried to say good night, but she I
My half said 1t, like one who Is I
hoked with tears or some other dread.
VI emotion. cannot tell you how
his made me feel. but you don't care :
or that. You want to know what I
id-wbat Adelaide did. I will tell y
ou. but ! cannot hurry"
"Take your time. Miss Cumberland. "
'e have no wish to hurry you" V
II can go on now. The next thing u
did was TO knock at Arthur's door. 4 p
card him getting ready to 60 out. and u
wanted To speak 10 him before he q
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