The Calumet news., 1912-02-17

presumptuous But tell her. as you
lind the opportunity. how 1 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 hear"
II will do what cnn." was his reply.
and ne mercifuly cut short the con-
versation.
This was the event of the morning.
In the afternoon I sat In my window
thinking. My powers of reasoning
had returned. ana the insoluble prob
lem OF Adelaide's murder occupied my
whole mind With Carmel innocent
who was there left TO suspectr Not
Arthur. His fingers were as gulltless
as my own OF those marks on ber
throat. or this / was convinced. diff
cult as II made my future
The secret man OF guilt might vet
come TO light. Dut how or through
whose agency found myself unable
TO conceive. had neither the wit nor
the experience to untangle this con-
fused web
And so the afternoon passed.
With the coming on OF night my
mood changed. / wanted air. move
ment The closeness of my rooms had
become unbearable. As soon as the
lamps were lii in the street / started
out. and went-toward the cemetery.
1t was cold night. and there were
but few people in the streets. On the
boulevard | met nobody. AS ! neared
the cemetery passed one man; other
wise | was to all appearance alone ON
this remote avenue. The effect was
sinister. or my mood made 1t 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 view OF
Adelaide's grave The Cumberland lot
occupied IA 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. i 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 bin
from where I stood. had forestalled
me. Though the night was a dark
one. sufficient light shone from the
scattered lamps on the opposite side or
the way for me TO discern his intent
figure. crouching against the iron bars
and gazing with an intentness which
made him entirely oblivious or my
presence at the very epot and on the
very grave which had been the end or
my own pilgrimage. SO motionless be
stood and so motionless ! myself be-
came az this unexpected and signih-
cant sight that presently imagined
could hear his siGhs 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 l for all my
remorse could never mourn her.
And I did not know the man.
Was not this strange enough to rouse
my wonderI
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
astonishment was so placed in ref
erence 10 one of the street lamps 1
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 / bad heard no one behind me
and had supposed myself entirely
alone with the man absorbed In con-
temptation OF Adelaide's grave I ex-
perienced a curious sensation. which.
without being fear, held me still for a
moment. with my eyes on this second
shadow. II did not move any more
than mine did This was significant.
and I turned.
A man stood at my back-not look
ing M me. but at the fellow In front
of us. A quiet "Hushw sounded I'm
my ear. and again l stood still. but
only for an instant.
To be con 1nuvi