The Calumet news., 1912-02-13

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silence till we meet.
This she signed with a pet nomo
known only to themselves and datin.
back 10 her childish days.
Then she bought a ticket ana
studied the time table When oni,o
satisfied she returned to the hotel
She was met In the doorway by tho
physician who was attending the nurse
He paused when he saw her ana
asked few questions, which she was
penetrating enough to perceive wera
more for the purpose Of testing her
own condition than to express interest,"
In his patient. She answered ouietlv
and was met by a surprise and curios.
lty which evinced that he was greatly
drawn toward her case. This alarmed
her. She did not wish TO be the oh.
ject of any ones notice. On the con.
trary, she desired 10 obliterate her.
self, 10 be counted out so far as all
these people were concerned. But
above all, she was anxious not TO rouse
suspicion. So she stopped and talked
as naturally as she could about Miss
Huckins' accident and what the pros.
poets were for the night. These were
favorable, or so the doctor declared.
but the injured woman's condition call.
ed for great care, and he would send
over a capable nurse at once. Mean.
while the maid who was with her
would do very well. She herself need
have no worry.
You are very good" said Carmel.
IL am tired and when / once get to bed
shall certainly sleep. ] shall give or.
ders not to be disturbed Isn't that
right?"
"Shall l accompany you to the door
Of your room?" he asked.
She shook her head, with smile.
II am quite capable Of finding my
room. / hope Miss Huckins will be as
well in n week from now as am at
this moment. But. doctor'-she had
been struck by strange possibility
II should like to settle one little mat
ter before we part. The money have
may not be quite safe in my hands.
My memory might leave me again,
and then Miss Huckins might suffer.
If you will take charge OF some of ii
on her account l shall feel relieved"
ut would be n wise precaution,' he
admitted. "But you could just as well
leave IL at the desk"
$50 can," she smiled Then. as his
eye remained fixed on her: "You are
wondering II | have friends. We both
have. and have just come from tele-
graphing to one of them. You can
leave us with an easy mind All that
dread is that Miss Huckins will worry
;.bout me II her consciousness should
return during the night"
'Tt will not return so soon. Next
week we may look for it, Then you
can be by TO reassure her If she asks
Tor you"
The doctor. lifting his hat, took his
departure. The interview might have
lasted five minutes. She felt as though
jt had lasted an hour.
She followed the doctors advice and
left half the money she had in charge
of the clerk. Then she went upstairs.
She was not seen 10 come down again,
but when the $40 train started out Of
the station that night It had for pas
senger young, heavily yelled girl, who
went straight to her section. A bal
cony running by her window had IA
vored her escape.
She was missed the next morning,
and an account Of her erratic flight
reached the papers and was published
far and wide. But the name of Miss
Caroline Campbell conveyed nothing
to the public
At the ho6se Of DR.. Carpenter she
met Mr.. Moffat What she told him
heartened him greatly for the struggle
he saw before him. Indeed, II altered
the whole tone OF the defense. Per
ceiving from her story and from what
the doctor could tell him of their meet
Ing at the station that her return TO
town was as yet a secret to every one
but themselves, he begged that the
secret should continue TO be kept.
Carmel wished her brother informed
Of her return, but the willy lawyer per
suaded her to excuse him from taking
Arthur into his confidence until the
last moment. He knew that he would
receive only opposition from his young
and stubborn client. One of the stipu-
lations which he had made in securing
Mr. Moffat for his counsel was that
Carmel's name was to be kept as mucn
as possible out of the proceedings, ana
to this Mr.. Moffat had subscribed, not
withstanding his conviction that the
crime laid to the defendants charge
was a result Of Ranelagh's passion for
Carmel and consequently distinctly the
work Of Ranelagh's own hand.
He had thought that he could win
his case by the powers of oratory and
a somewhat free use of innuendo. pu'
his view changed under the fresh en-
lightenment which he received In MS
conversation with Carmel He sa"
unfolding before him a defense OF un'
paralleled interest True, it invoNeu
this interesting witness In a way tnae
would be unpleasant to the brother
but he was not the man to sncrince
client to any sentimental scruple-
certainly not this client, whose worm
he was just beginning to realize