Evening star., 1923-12-12
Continued from Yesterdays starr

They must be sending for the
doctor. 1t is a touch Of the sun
from yesterday, probably, for Lefty
said something. about your uncles
head" Vera replied, without turning,
| Come and dress, Millie."
| Meanwhile, Mrs. Cayley had crossed
| the patio to the dividing rope and
| stood for a moment motionless, look
| front of the bench. An odd, choking
| sound came from her throat, and she
made n gesture as though to start
! forward. But she restrained herself
| and remained there tense and quiver-
| ing in every nerve until Lefty came
| sight of her face.
| "Oh, ma'am, don't look like thati
4! ! told you-I told you what had hap
! pened! Just you let me know what
you want done and III do IT. Henry
Carp's gone all to pieces, but you
! know IL can keep my head, and
Geoff Peters is right outside on the
terrace"
Was there covert warning as well
as personal assurance in the house
maids speech? Mrs. Cayley gave no
visible sign Of recognizing either. but
she asked III hushed though pc
remptory tone:
What has been done?'
'Nothin' but to put this rope up
here. Geoff did that; he said nobody
ought to go anywhere's near and
track up the sand on the floor until
until the doctor was got. He said
that in-in trouble like this the doc
tor would take charge of things"
Call the man in Mrs. Cayley
gave one last. shuddering glance at
her brothers, body, and then, draw
ing her neglige more firmly about
her throat, she turned to the but
| ler who was striving feebly TO gather
| himself together. Don't try to rise,
Carp. You found MIR. Bernhard. Lefty
tells me. Was he--like this2 Are
you quite sure that he had already
passed away?"
But habit was strong In the old
I; effort to get upon his feet before
sinking back inertly in the seat.
'I beg pardon, madam, but L
I've a gone feeling, somehow. 1t was
and that not half an hour ago. He
was the way you see him now, and
! there wasn't any need to go near
him The quavering voice faltered
and then went on; Il can't think
/ what could have happened. madam.
/ left him here alone, smoking and
looking out through those open doors
| at the Sound, all shivery-like in the
moonlight. He said I was to go to
bed, that he would lock up later"
For an instant the faded eyes met
! the dry, burning ones of his mistress
furtively. and it was almost as
though question and answer of an
other sort had passed mutely be-
tween them, for Carp's shrunken
body seemed to sag still more and
Mrs. Cayley turned slightly from him.
| Then she remarked:
Il cannot think what is keeping
Lefty; sent her for the stonemason.
Geoffrey, and she said he was just
outside on the terrace. Carp, are
you quite sure that was AN Mr..
Beukard said to you?"
She added the last in low, hurried
tone as If it were forced from her
lips. and the buffers gaze met hers
once more, this time in steady cam
dor.
That was all, madam, except that
was to be sure cook had break
fast for him on time this morning.
He can have had no notion that he
was going toto be took i'll so sud-
den."
There was time for no more, for
Lefty appeared at this moment with
the taciturn Geoff in tow.
HE was way round in front plast-
srn' up q crack in one of the flower
urns. ma'an," she explained. He says
ER there's anythin' he can Do
II var srY thonshtfui Of PCS