The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-09-19
The Window
BY MARY ROBERTS
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fzs<~ 81 The EfSFuinc tsAf<r. satd oie'
Of war3Vp's plstc she must hAv'
feliowra ns ewes. for We rvached 70
q simultaneously She was nearc
than !. aod her quick eve caught th'
name. Then | put nv hand over thu
heading. add sbe flushed with indIg
nation.
you are not 20 read IL now" I said
meeting her astorished gaze. pleas,
bet me have H. I promise you ! viii
sive Il TO you almost Immediately"
you are very rude" she said with
out rellnqnishing the paper. II saw
part of that Il la about my ia.
Their"
Drink your coffee. please" plead
Cd Il win let you read Il then. on
my honor"
How can you be 80 childish she
exclaimed III there Is anything In
that paper that Il viii hurt me 10
learn. is cup OF coffee going TO make
II auy easlerf"
gave up then. and. feeling that
evasion would he useless, ! told her
what had happened. breaking the
news ms gently as | could. ! said
that he had been accidentally shot
"Accidentallyr' she repeated The
first storm OF grief over. she lifted her
head from where Il had rested on her
arms and looked at me. scOrning my
subterfuge "Ie was murdered. That's
the word I didn't have time 10 read.
Murdered! Aud you sat back and let
81 happen. ! went To YOU In time. and
you didn't do anything No one did
anything"
did not try TO defend myself. How
could /? And afterward when she sat
up and pushed back the damp strands
Of hair from her eyes she was more
reasonable.
II did not mean what | said about
your not having done anything" she
said. almost childishly. NO one could
have done more It was 10 happen,
that's ALL"
But even then ! knew she had trou-
BILE In store that she did not suspect
What would she do when she heard
that Wardrop was under grave sus-
picion7 Between her dead father and
her lover. what7
| broke the news OF her brother-iu-
laws death 10 Miss Letitia.
"Shotr' she said. sitting up In bed
while Heppie shook her pillows ITS
a queer death for Allan Fleming.
always said he would be hanged"
After that she apparently dismissed
him from her mind. aud we talked OF
her sister She regretted that under
the circumstances Jane would not rest
in the family lot.
I'VE are all there" she sald-'eleven
OF us, counting my sister Mary's hus-
band. although he don't properly be-
long. and | always said we would
take him out n we were crowded II
IS the best lot in the Hopedale GENE
terry You can see the shaft for two
miles in any direction
We held family council that moru-
ine around Miss Jetitia's bed-war I
drop, who took little part In the pro [
ceedings and who stood NJ window I
looking out most OF the time: Margery 4
on the bed. her arm around Miss Lett. 4
tia's shriveled neck. and Hepple, who 4
acted rs interpreter aud shouted into
the old lndy's ear such parts Of the
conversation AS she considered essen.
tiai.
Il have talked with Miss Fleming"
said as clearly as could. and she
seems 60 shrink from seeing people
The only friends she cares about are
in Europe. and she tells me there are
no other relatives "
ueppie condensed this into a vocal
capsule aud thrust Il into Miss Lee
titias ear The old lady nodded.
mo other relatives" she corroborat-
ed God be praised for that any
how"
Il was going TO suggest" put In.
that my brothers wife would be only
TOO glad 10 help. and II Miss Fleming
win 20 into town with me nm sure
Edith would know Just what 10 do
Sue isn't curious, and she's very capa-
BILE
MarRery threw me grateful glance. 1
grateful think. that ! could under
stand how under the circumstances. n ,
stranger was more acceptable than Gu
rious friends could be.
mir knox's sister-inslaw~ interrupt.
I'd Hepple
when you have 10 say the letter /
- turn your head away" Miss Letitin
rebuked her well. | don't object n !,
KBox's sisterin-law don't" She had !.
ia nneanny way OF expanding Hep
pies tabloid speeches ~You can take
ny white silk shawl 10 lay over tile
body. but be sure 70 bring Il back, We
may need II for Jane
n the old iudy's chin quivered a bit .
while Margery threw her arms around u
Der she was nightly ashamed OF f. u
But Heppie was made Of weaker stun
She broke into a sudden storm OF sobs Q
md left the room 70 stick her head In v
be door a moment after
Kidneys or ehopsT she shouted al :
most beiligerently.
Kidneys" Miss Letitla replied In
ind
Wardrop went with US 10 the station e
4 noon. but he left us there with
rief remark that he would be up that q
ight After had put Margery In =