Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-15
BY SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
Copyright by Bobbs- Merrill Co.

soaked meadows, until the Whisper VI
rain upon water come to his ears.
Keep close" directed his guide
and preceded him down steep bank
The stream was soon forded
Emerging on the farther side they
scrambled up the other bank into a
thicker darkness, where Sedgwlck
colliding with gnarled tree trunk
stood lost and waiting. A tiny bal
of light appeared 1t swept across
huddled and half-obiterated MOUNDS
marked only by the carpet OF myrtle
that faithful plant whose mission
it is to garland the graves OF the
forsaken and the forgotten-shone
Whitley back from the headstone OF
the old slave trader, came to rest
upon a fresh garish ridge of earth,
all pasty and yellow in the rain, and
abruptly died.
TOO dangerous to use the lantern
murmured Kent. Take the near
end and dig"
Delving, even in the most favorable
circumstances, is a fairly stern test
of wind and muscle. In the pitch
blackness. under such nerve-thrill-
ing conditions, it was an ordeal.
Both men, fortunately, were in hard
training. The heavy soil flew stead
lily and fast Soon they were waist
deep. Kent in low voice, babe
his fellow toiler stop.
Mustn't wear ourselves out at the
start" he said. s'Take five minutes
rest"
A ~, #
wick was cropping for his spade.
1--WE got to go on, Chet." he gasped.
THE silence and idleness are too
much for me-"
IT'S just as WE'LL assented his
commander. "The clouds are break
ing, worse luck. And some one
might possibly be up and about in
the house. Go to it,"
This time there was no respite un-
til, with a thud which ran up his arm
to his heart, Kent's iron struck upon
wood. Both men stood, frozen into
attitudes of attention. No sound
came from the house.
Easy now" warned Kent, after
ne judged it safe to continue. II
thought that Jim dug deeper than
that. Spade it out gently And feel
for the handles
I've got one, whispered Sedgwick
Climb out, then, and pass me down
the rope.p
AS Sedkwick gained the earths
level, the moon, sailing from behind
a cloud, poured a flood of radiance
between the tree trunks. Kent's face
as he raised it from the grave,
stretching out his hand for the cord
was CHASTITY, but his lips smiled en-
couragement.
"All right One minute, now, and
we're safe
"Safe.' repeated the other. with
that opened grave! l shall never feel
safe again."
From between the earthen walls
Kent's voice came. muffled. Safe as
a church." he averred, from the
minute that we have the coffin. Take
this end of the rope. Got it? Now
this one. It's fast, fore and aft
Here l come"
With a leap he clambered out OF
the excavation He took one end OF
the rope from Sedgwick's hand. "All
ready to haul?" he inquired In mat
ter of fact tones.
wait. What are we going to dc
with this--this thing?" demanded his
co-laborer 1--WE can never get in to
the car"
A low chuckle sounded from the
shrubbery back of them. The resur'
rectionists stood, stricken.
IAN OWL whispered Sedgwick al
length.
NO replied Kant in the same
tone Then, in full voice, and with
vivid urgency, Haul"
Up came the heavy casket, bump
ing and grating. Even through the
rope Sedgwick felt. with horror, the
tumbling of the helpless sodden body
within. With a powerful effort KEN
swung his end up on the mound The
lantern flashed. BY its CLEAN Sedg-
wick saw Kent striving to force his
spade edge under the coffin lid. to pr,
1t loose. The chuckle sounded again
That's enough" said heavy
| voice, with a suggestion of mirthfu
appreciation.
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| behind a tree. He held a revolver OF
Kent. Sedgwick made swift mo
ton and the muzzle swung accurate
ly, on him.
"steady, Frank" warned Kent anx
iously
I'm steady enough" returned thu
other. What a fool l was not tt
bring a gum"
"Oh, no." contradicted the, scientist
"Of what use is my gum We're IL
the light, and he is in the shadow"
so you've got gun on you, ell 2
remarked the sheriff. his chuckl'
deepening.
II didn't say So"
mo; but you gave yourself away
Hands up, please Both of you"
-Four hands went up in the air
Kent's face, in the light, was very
downcast, but from the far corner o.
his mouth came the faintest ghost o.
whistled melody-all in a minor key
1t died away on the night air and thu
musician spoke in rapid French.
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