Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
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George Barr McCutCheOn

reading the story with NO little inter
est The only new feature In the case.
therefore, was the Identification Of
Challis Wrandal By his beautiful
wife," and the Sensational manner In
which 1t had been brought about
With considerable interest she noted
the hour that these dispatches had
been received from special corre-
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, issue
a an Extra" with Challis Wrandall's
name in huge type across a. many
columns a. tho dignity Of The shest
permitted.
Not q word Of the grill Absolute
mysteryi
MrA 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.
II was not her present intention to
arouse the wan stranger, who slept ~
one dead. So gentle was her breath
ing that the watcher stared In some
fear at tho 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. . 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 in
. single strain through her mind.
Where do you come from? Where
did you meet him? Who u there that
knows Of your acquaintance with
him?'
Her lawyer came In great haste and
perturbation at eight o'clock. In 70
Spouse to the letter delivered by one
Of the messengers. A second letter had
gone BY like means to her husbands
brother, Leslie Wrandall, instructing
him to break the news to his father
and mother and to come to her apart
ment after he had attended to the 70
mova Of the body to the family homo
near Washington square. She made It
quite plain that she did not want Chal-
liz Wrandall's body to lie under The
roof that sheltered her.
His family had resented their mar
riage. Father. mother and sister had
objected to her from the beginning.
not because she was unworthy, but be-
cause her tradespsople ancestry was
not 20 remote a his. She found q
curious sense Of pleasure In returning
to them the thing they prised 20 high
ly and surrendered to her with such
bitterness of heart. She had not been
good enough for him: that was their
attitude Now she was returning him
to them. - one woald return IN article
that had been tested and found to b
worthless. She would have no more
Of himi
Carroll, her lawyer. IN elderly man
OF vast experience. was not surprised
to hnd her quite calm and reasonable
He had come to know her very we'll
in the past few years. He had been
her fathers lawyer up to the time Of
that excellent tradesman's demise, and
he had settled the estate with such un-
usual dispatch that the heirs-there
were many Of them-regarded him a.
an admirable person and-kept him
busy ever afterward straigtening out
their own affairs. Which goes to prove
that policy IL often better than hon
esty.
Il quite understand. my dear. that
while It II . dreadful shock to you,
you are perfectly reconciled to the
er-to the-well, I might say the cul.
of his troubles" said Mr..
Carroll tactfully. after she had 70
lated for his benefit the story Of the
nights adventure, with reservation
the girl who slumbered in
the room beyond.
Hardly that, Mr.. Carroll. Resigned,
perhaps. can't say that am recon