The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-28

IedulHg the story With no little inter-
est. The only new feature in the case,
therefore, was the Identification of
Challis Wrandall by his beautiful
wife, and the sensational manner in
which it had been brought about
With considerable interest she noted
the hour that these dispatches had
Deen received from special CORE
spondents,'' and wondered where the
shreWd, lynx-eyed reporters mapped
while she was at the inn. All of the
dispatches were timed three o'clock
and each paper characterized it's issue
as an Extra" with Challis Wrandall's
name in huge type across as many
columns as the dignity of the sheet
permitted
Not word of the girl! Absolute
mystery
Mrs. Wrandall returned to her post
beside the bed of the sleeper in the
adjoining room. Deliberately she
placed the newspaper on chair near
the girls pillow, and then raised the
window shades to let in the hard gray
light of early morn.
1t was not her present intention to
arouse the wan stranger, who slept as
| one dead. So gentle was her breath
ing that the watcher stared in some
fear at the fair, smooth breast that
seemed scarcely to rise and fall. For
long time she stood beside the bed,
looking down at the face of the sleep
er, a troubled expression in her eyes.
Il wonder how many times you were
seen with him, and where, and by
| whom were the questions that ran III
a single strain through her mind
| Where do you come from? Where
| did you meet him? Who is there that
| knows of your acquaintance with
| him?'
| Her lawyer came in great haste and
| perturbation at eight O'Clock, in re
| Spouse to the letter delivered by one
of the messengers. A second letter haC
! gone by like means to her husbands
brother, Leslie Wrandall, instructins
him to break the news to his father
and mother and to come to her apart
| ment after he had attended to the re
moval of the body to the family home
near Washington square. She made i
quite plain that she did not want Chal
| lis Wrandalls body to lie under the
| roof that sheltered her
His family had resented their mar
rage Father, mother and sister hat
objected to her from the beginning
| not because she was unworthy, but be
cause her tradespeople ancestry wa
not so remote as his. She found
curious sense of pleasure in returnin,
to them the thing they priced so high
ly and surrendered to her with sucl
bitterness of heart. She had not beef
good enough for him; that was thei
attitude. Now she was returning hin
to them, as one would return an articl
that had been tested and found to b
worthless. She would have no NOR
of him!
Carroll, her lawyer, an elderly ma
Of vast experience, was not surprise
to find her quite calm and reasonable
He had come to know her very wei
in the past few years. He had bee
her fathers lawyer up to the time Q
that excellent BRIDESMAIDS demise, an
he had settled the estate with such III
usual dispatch that the heirs-ther
were many of them-regarded him a
an admirable person and-kept hiT
busy ever afterward straigtening GU
their own affairs. Which goes to prov
that policy is often better than ho1
esty.
Il quite understand, my dear, thu
, while it is a dreadful shock to 70,
+ you are perfectly reconciled to the
er-to the-well. l might say the Gu
mination of his troubles" said M
Carroll tactfully, after she had r.
lated for his benefit the story of tn
nights adventure, with reservatio
concerning the girl who slumbered
, the room beyond.
, Hardly that, Mr.. Carroll. Resigne
perhaps l can't say that l am recol