The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
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as is the way Of buriy men. She
held herself as erect as a redwood
pine. The depth of her bosom. In its
calm munincence. defed the vast.
thick hsavc OF his shou''>rs Her
magnificent teeth.
In the morning the shadow fell.
About IL o'clock franklin brought
me q telegram into the library where
Jaffery and were sitting. I opened
II.
Terrible calamity. Come at once.
"BOLDERO."
passed II to JafYery. my Godf"
said he. and we stared at each other.
Franklin said:
ANY answer. rirf"
yes. 'Boldero. Coming at once And
order&the car round immediately-fo-
| oLndon. Also ask Mrs. Freeth kindly
to come here. Say the matters impor-
tant." franklin Withdrew. ''It'e
Adrian" said ]. my mind rushing back
to my horrible approximations OF the 4,
summer. .
."or Doria. I understeod----'' He waved
a hand.
Then Barbara must come"
She would In any case. 1t may be
/ ~ COInc, toos II you ict
| me-
The darkness had deepened when we.,
at last, drew up at the mansions In st.
Johns Wood. No lights were lit In thu
vestibuie. and the hall porter emerged
as from a cavern Of despair. He opened
the car door and touched his peaked
cap.> could see from the mnn's face,
that he had been expecting us. Ho
knew us. Of course. as constant visitorS
! at the Bolderos.
What's the matter?' l asked.
, Don't you know. siry' q
I. NO" %
lie glanced at Barbara. as II afraid to
give her the shock Of his news. and bet.
forward and whispered to me:
} mr.. Boldero's dead, sir
/ The maid Ellen who had admitted ust
r red-eyed and scared. new down the cor
ridor into the kitchen. whence immedi-
Z ateiy afterward emerged professionhA
1 nurse. who. carrying something ntted
, into Doria's room. from the spare
Oh room came for n moment an elderly
woman whom we did not know. Ths
!. study door was hung wide open-l no,
ticed that the jamb was splinterea.
From the drawing room came sounds NJ
awful moaning. we entered and foun1
Adrian's mother alone. helpless VIVA
grief barbara sat by her and look nse
in her arms and spoke to her. But sn'
could tell us nothing. l heard man
.,.n in the hall and Jaffery and wens
out. lie was a young man. very nue.
aeitated; he looked relieved AT seo'"f'
US. go, .,,,cd
! In. The usual-medicine man IL appu'
on,,v away for Christmas. I'm SO E'a,'
you've come. Is there MRS. fFe'''
n hcre7''
Yes. My Wife" said I. +.
THANK goodness he orcw
!. breath. There's no one mere eNpauN
r. of doing anything. had to get !" ''i'
!. nurse and the other woman.
Jaffrey had summoned Baroare h''e
III her vain task -, ~ =,
. ~. can he. OF course, you were aware
Of her condition-well-the snocL M
IVA a.. not very uncommon effect"
.TIfe in danger?" Jaffery asked blunt
=. ly.
20 life. reason, everything. Tell rae
I'm a stranger. I known nothing-I wa
70 summoned and found a man lying dea'
q an the floor In that room"-he pointe'
:. 70 the study-"and woman IN
:, drc,dful state. I've only had time u
!. make sure that the poor fellow wa
dead. Could you tell me someth'n'
,e about them7"
n SO we told him. the three OF US 10
l. gather. as people will. who Adria
Roldero was, and now he and his geniu
NJ yverc all this world and q bit OF IN
le next to his wife.
n Just then the woman appeared agar
The Young doctor beckoned to her an
~ said a few words. Jaffrey and FOL
Id lowed ner into the death chamber. ieaS
I'd ing the doctor with Barbs0a. And the
y we stood and looked at all that wa
10. left Of Adrian.
re Presently Barbara came In and pu
in her hands on my shoulders.
u IT must stay here, Hilary. dear. 10
III must get q bed at your club. Jaure
on will take the car and bring US whe
70 we want from Northlands. and will loo
he after things with Eileen. And put OF
" Euphemia and the others. II you can
m And that was the Christmas to whic
Nv we had looked forward with such 10!
n Gus anticipation. Adrian dead; his chill
re. stillhorn; Doria lowering on the orir
al Of death. Tho whole world was dea
CT And all those awful days the thin ye
= low fog that was not fog. but mel
tn blight Of darkness hung over the va
rh city.
tn God spare me such another Christina
re tide.
!. ITO be continued next Saturday,