Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-06-28

preSumptuous. But tell her, as you
find the opportunity. how honor her.
Do not let her remain under the i'm.
preston that ! am not capable of
truly feeling what she has borne and
must still bear"
Il will do what cam" was his reply,
and he mercifully cut short the con-
versation.
This was the event of the morning.
In the afternoon sat In my window
thinking. My powers of reasoning
had returned. and the insolube prob
lem Of Adelaide's murder occupied my
whole mind. With Carmel innocent
who was there left to suspect? Not
Arthur. His fingers were as guiltless
as my own of those marks on her
throat. Of this was convinced, diff
cult as it made my future.
The secret man of guilt might yet
come to light. but how or through
whose agency found myself unable
to conceive. l had neither the wit nor
the experience to untange this con-
fused web.
Anu 81 Tue ultttuOOu VtSScO.
With the coming on Of night my
mood changed. l wanted air, move
ment. The closeness of my rooms had
become unbearable. AS soon as the
lamps were lit in the street started
out, and went-toward the cemetery.
1t was q cold night. and there were
but few people In the streets. On the
boulevard l met nobody. AS | neared
the cemetery l passed one man; other
wise was to all appearance alone Oh
this remote avenue. The effect was
sinister, or my mood made it so. Yet
/ did not hasten my steps-the hours
till midnight had to be lived through
In some way, and why not in this?
The cemetery gates were shut This
/ had expected. but did not need to
enter the grounds to have a view Of
Adelaide's grave The Cumberland lot
occupied knoll in close proximity to
the fence, and my only intention had
been to pass this spot and cast one
look within In memory of Adelaide.
To reach the place, however. l had to
turn a corner, and on doing so saw
good reason, as thought. for not car
rying out my intention at this especial
time.
Some mani could not recognize him
from where l stood, had forestalled
me. Though the night was dark
one, sufficient light shone from the
scattered lamps on the opposite side OF
the way for me to discern his intent
figure, crouching against the iron bars
and gazing with an intentness which
made him entirely obivious of my
presence at the very spot and on the
very grave which had been the end OF
my own pilgrimage. SO motiunless he
stood and SO motionless | myself be-
came at this unexpected and signii-
cant sight that presently imagined
could hear his signs in the dread quiet
into which the whole scene had sunk.
Grief deeper than mine spoke in
those laboring breaths. Adelaide was
mourned by some one as | for all my
remorse could never mourn her.
And did not know the man.
Was not this strange enough to rouse
my wonder?
l thought so and was on the point
of satisfying this wonder by quick
advance upon this stranger when
there happened an uncanny thing
which held me in check from sheer
establishment. l was so placed in ref
erence to one Of the street lamps
have already mentioned that my shad-
ow fell before me plainly along the
snow. This had not attracted my at
tention until at the point Of moving |
cast my eyes down and saw two shad-
ows where only one should be.
AS I had heard no one behind me
and had supposed myself entirely
alone with the man absorbed in con-