The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-05


suggested Sweetwater as the
two moved toward the house.
"And be sure you place me
where can see without being seen.
I have no wish TO attract attention to
myself or to be identified with the po-
lice until the necessity is forced upon
me-"
"Then we won't go In together" de-
cided Hexford. "Find your own place;
you won't have any difficulty. A
crowd isn't expected. Miss Cumber-
lands condition forbids It."
Sweetwater nodded and slid In at
the side door. He found himself at
once in a narrow hall, from the end
Of which opened large room. A few
people were to be seen In this latter
place. and his first instinct was to
Join them: but, finding that few min
utes yet remained before the hour set
for the services. he decided to i'm
prove them by q rapid glance about
this hall. which. for v,rtain reasons
hardly as yet formulated in his own
mind. had peculiar interest for him.
The most important object within
view. according to his present judg-
ment. was the staircase which con-
you had asked his reason for this con-
clusion he would not have told you.
as Ranelagh might have done. that II
was because it was the most direct and
convenient approach to Carmel Cum
berland's room. His notice led him
next to a rack upon which hung sew
eral coats and gentleman's hat
He inspected the former and noted
that one was finished with high COL
lar, but he passed the latter by-it was
not n derby. The table stood next
the rack. and on Its top lay nothing
more interesting than a clothesbrush
and one or two other Insignificant OBJ
jects; but. with his memory for de.
tails. he had recalled the keys which
one OF the maids had picked up some
where about this house and laid on a
hall table. IL this were the hall and
this the table. then was every inch Of
the latter's simple cloth covered top Of
tho 8tCdtCot hhROt tuhIo al LIS Eyes.
He had no further time for even
these cursory investigations. Hexford's
step could be heard on the veranda,
and Sweetwater was anxious to locate
himself before the officer came In. En-
tering the room before him, he crossed
to the small group clustered In its
farther doorway. There were several
empty chairs in sight, but he passed
around them all TO dark and incon-
spicuous corner from which without
effort he could take In every room on
that fioor--from the large parlor in
which the casket stood to the remotest
region Of the servants hall.
The clergyman had not yet descend.
ed. and Sweetwater had time to OBJ.
serve the row of little girls sitting In
front Of the bearers. each with small
cluster Of white flowers In her hand
Miss Cumberland's Sunday school
class. he conjectured. and conjectured
rightly. He also perceived that some
Of these children loved her. His eyes
dwelt lingeringly on these before pass
ing to that heaped up mound of flow.
VIZ chNeh hututttu DOuy
and bruised heart. He could not see
the face. but the spectacle was SUN.
GENTLY awe compelling without that.
Would 1t have seemed yet more so had
he known at whose request the huge
bunch Of lilies had been placed over
that silent hearth
The sister sick, the brother invisi.
BILE, there was little more to hold his
attention In this quarter. so he let It
roam across the heads of the people
about him to the distant hall commu.
nicating with the kitchen.
Several persons were approaching
from this direction. among them Ia
dok-the servants OF the house. no
doubt. for they came in all together
and sat down side by side in the
chairs sweetwater had so carefully
passed by. There were Eve persons
In all-two men and three women. |