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T h e •H I-- o f th h p rev lo u a a fte rn o o n had Dahlia lied lu rid a c c o u n ts o f th e m ur (ter w ith a ll o f th e know n d e ta ils , th e MUi a of th e v ictim a t th a t tim e still h « ( >* a m y ste ry . S h e re m e m b e re d VM dlng th e sto ry w ith no little In te r • • t . T h e o nly new fe at lire In Ih e c a s e the- 'fo re , w a s th e Id e n tifica tio n Of ^ ^ l l l * W ra n d a ll lx big ," a n d th e e e n e a tlo n a l m a n n e r In :h It h a d been b ro u g h t a bout. ) c o n s id e ra b le In te re s t ah« n o ted h o u r th a t th e a e d is p a tc h e s had I re c e iv e d from " s p e c ia l corn*- d e n ts ," a n d w o n d e red w h e re th e wd, ly n i-e y e d re p o rte re n a p p ed ^ ^ ■ 1 1 " sh e M.I" at III' All ill’ Ihe aietifH w e re tim e d 1 1• m -k e n r h p a p e r c h a ra c te riz e d Its laeue • n " E x tra ," w ith C hallla W ra n d a ll'a ie In h u g e ty p e n croaa aa m an y nine aa th e d ig n ity o f th e s h e e t m ilte d . o t a w ord o f th e g irl I A b so lu te Itw ry! Ira W ra n d a ll re tu rn e d to h e r poet Ide th e tmd of th e sle e p e r In th e Mnlng room D e lib e ra te ly ah« | m | th e iie w a p u p er on a e h a lr n e a r g ir l's pillow , a n d th e n H ie d th e d n * e h ad e a to le t In th e h a rd g ra y of e a rly m orn. R | w aa n o t h e r pr.-aent In ten tio n lo ■Kruno th e wan a tr a n g e r , who sle p t ae one lea d . Ho g e n tle w as h e r b re a th l»g i h a t th e w a tc h e r s ta re d In so m e fggr a t th e fa ir, sm o o th b re a s t th a t ed s c a rc e ly to rla e a n d fall, F o r ng tim e a h e sto o d b esid e th e bed, hr dow n a l th e fa c e of th e sleep- Of, a tro u b le d e ip r e s a lo n In h e r eye« w o n d e r how m an y tim e s you w ere M a n w ith him , a u d w h e re, a n d by w h o m ," w e re th e i|u ea llo n a th a t ra n lu a s in g le H i r a m th ro u g h h e r m ind. "YVli.'re do you co m e fro m ? W h ere did you m e e t h im ? W ho la th e r e th a t M o -- * o f y o u r acquainted a w ith h im ” • H e r la w y e r c a m e In g re a t h a s te and P O H 'irb atlo n a t e ig h t o'clo ck , lu re a g o n SO to th e le tte r d e liv e re d by on« of th e m e s se n g e r« A se c o n d le tte r had « • tie by lik e m e a n s to h e r h u sb a n d s M o th e r. L eslie W ra n d a ll. In s tru c tin g h im lo b re a k th e n e w s to his fa th e r 00(1 m o th e r a n d to c o m e to h e r a p a rt- „ in cu t a fte r u» nail a tte n u e u io m e ia- uioval of the body to th e fam ily hom e ( o a r W ash in g to n sq u a re . Hhe iiiudn It q u ite p lain (list sh e did not w ant C hat lla W ra m lali a liod) to lie u u d e r thn ro o f th a t sh e lte re d her. Ill* lauilly bad re s e n te d tlie lr m ar rta g e f a t h e r , m o th e r a n d s la te r bad o b je c te d to h e r from thn beglutilug. not be» auae abe waa u n w o rth y , b u t be c a u s a h e r tra d e sp e o p le unci airy waa n o t ao re m o te aa hla. Hhe found a c u rio u s Bcuse of p le a su re In r e tu r n lu ' to th em th e th in g they p rise d ao high ly a n d s u rre n d e re d to h e r w ith such b itte rn e s s of h e a rt. Hhe h a d n o t been good enough for hfin, th a t waa th e ir a ttitu d e Now ahe waa re tu rn in g him to tb e tu , aa o n e w ould re tu r n a n a rtic le th a t had been te s te d a n d found to be w o rth le ss Hhe w ould h a v e no m ore o f him ! C a rro ll, h e r law y er, a n e ld e rly tnan o f v a st e tp e rle n c e , waa u o t s u rp rise d to find h e r q u ite c alm a n d re aa o u ab le Me bad com e to know h e r very well In th e p a st few y e a rs lie h a d been h e r fa th e r s law y e r up to th e tlm « of th a t e x c e lle n t tra d e a m a u a d e m ise , a u d h« h a d s e ttle d (h e e s ta te w ith su c h u n u su a l d isp a tc h th a t th e belya th e re w ere m any of th e m re g a rd e d him aa a n a d m ira b ly p e rso n a n d k e p t him busy e v e r a fte rw a rd a tra lg te n lu g o u t th e ir ow n affair* W hich goe* to prove th a t policy la o ften b e tte r th a n h o n e sty . i q u ite u n d e rs ta n d , m y d e a r, th a t w hile It la a d re a d fu l sh o c k to you, you a re p e rfe c tly rei o n c tle d to th e r r to th » w ell, I m ight aay th e c u l m in a tio n of hla tro u b le s," sa id Mr C a rro ll ta c tfu lly , a fte r a b e had r e la te d for hla benefit th e sto ry of th e n ig h t s a d v e n tu re , w ith re s e rv a tio n c o n c e rn in g th e g irl w ho slu m b e re d lo th e room beyond " H a rd ly th a t. Mr. C a rro ll Itealgned, p e rh a p s. I c a n 't aay t h a t I am recon d ie d All my life I s h a ll feel th a t I h a v e been c h e a te d ," ahe said. H e looked up sh a rp ly , h o u ie lh ln g In h e r to n e p u ttie d him . " C h e a te d , my d e a r ? O h. I te e . C h e a te d o u t of y e a rs a n d y e a rs of h a p p in e ss I se e " Hhe bow ed h e r bead N e ith e r sp o k e fo r a full m inute. "IP # a h o rrib le th in g to aay. Harm, b u t th is tra g e d y does a w ay w ith a n o th e r a n d p e rh a p s m ore u n p le a s a n t a l te r n a tiv e , th e d iv o rce I h a v e been u rg in g you to c o o ald er for ao long." ■'Yea, we a re sp a re d a ll th a t," sh e sa id T h en ahe m et hla g a te w ith a su d d e n Hash of a u g e r In h e r e y * . "H u t 1 w ould not h a v e d iv o rce d hltn n e v er. You u n d e rsto o d th a t, d id n ’t yo u ?" "Y ou c o u ld n 't h av e gone on fo r e v e r, my d e a r c h ild , e n d u rin g t h e —" Hhe sto p p e d him w ith a s h a rp e x ele m atlo n "W hy discus# It now ? th e p a st la k e c a re of Iteelf. Mr Car- roll. T h e p a st c am e to an e n d n ig h t b e fo re la s t, ao far aa I a tn c o n c e rn e d 1 w a n t a d v ic e for Ihe K iture, n o t fo r th e p a s t" lie drew b a rk , h u rt by h e r m an n e r. Hhe waa qu ick to a e e th a t sh e h a d o f fe n d ed him . ” 1 beg y o u r p a rd o n , m y b e at o f frie n d s ," ahe c rie d e a rn e s tly . lie sm iled. "If you will ta k e p re s e n t a d v ic e, H ara. you will le t g o o f y o u rse lf fo r a sp e ll a n d a ee If te a r s w o n 't re lie v e th e te n s io n u n d e r —” " T e a r* I" ahe c rie d "W h y sh o u ld I give way to te a r s ? W h a t h a v e I to w eep fo r? T h a t m an up th e r e In th e c o u n try ? T h e cold, d e a d th in g th a t ■pent Its last liv in g m o m e n ts w ith o u t a th o u g h t of love fo r m e? Ah, no. my frie n d , I sh e d all my te a r s w h ile h e w as aliv e. T h e re a re none le ft to be sh e d fo r him now lie e x a c te d hla full s h a re o f th e m . It w aa his p le a s u re to w rin g th em from m e b e c a u se h e knew I loved hltn. Hhe lea n ed fo r w ard a n d apoke slow ly, d istin c tly , so th a t he w ould n e v e r fo rg e t th e w ords. "H ut lis te n to m e. Mr. C a rro ll. You ale« kaow t h a t I loved him . C an you b e lie v e m e w hen I aay to you t h a t I h a te th a t d e a d th in g up th e re In B u r to n 's Inn aa no o n e e v e r h a le d b e fo re ? C an you u n d e ra ta n d w h a t I m e a n ? I h a te th a t d e ad body, Mr. C a rro ll. I loved th e life th a t w aa In It. It waa th . life o f him (h a t I loved, th e w arm , a p p e a lin g life o f him It haa gone o u t. S om e o n e leas a m ia b le th a n I su ffe red a t hla h a n d s a n d —w ell, th a t la enough. I h a te th e dead body a h e le ft b e h in d h e r, Mr. C a rro ll." T h e la w y e r w iped th e cool m o is tu re fro m hla brow . "I th in k I u n d e rs ta n d .” h e said, b u t h e w aa tilled w ith w o n d e r "R x tra o t- d ln a ry ! A hem l I sh o u ld a a y —A hem ! D e a r m e! Yea, yea— I’ve n e v e r re a lly th o u g h t o f It In th a t lig h t. ” 1 d a re aay you h a v e n ’t," ah e said , ly in g b a rk In th e c h a ir aa If su d d e n ly e x h a u s te d . "fly Ih e w ay. m y d e a r, h a v e you b re a k fa a te d ? " "N o. I h a d n 't g iv en It a th o u g h t. I'e rh a p a It w ould be b e tte r If I had som e coffe«— ” "1 w ill rin g fo r a w a ite r,” h e aeld, s p rin g in g to hie fe et. "N o t now . uleaae. I h a v e a voting V "Y ou Did N ot K now H a H ad a W ife ?" S ha C ried. A h !" ah e s tra ig h te n e d u p su d d e n ly . "W hat a fa rc e It Is g oing to b e !" H a lf a n h o u r la te r he d e p a rte d , to re jo in h e r a t e le v e n o ’clock, w hen th n r e p o rte rs w ere to be e x p ec te d . He waa to do all th e ta lk in g fo r h er. W hile h e w as U n-re, L eslie W ra n d a ll c a lle d h e r up o n th e te le p h o n e . H e a r ing b u t o n e aid e of th e r a th e r p ro longed c o n v e rsa tio n , h e waa tilled w ith w o n d er a t th e ta c tfu l way In w hich sh e m et a n d p a rrie d th e In e v ita b le q u e s tio n s a n d s u g g e s tio n s c o m in g from h e r h o rro r-s tric k e n b ro th e r In law . W ith o u t th e a llg h te a t tr a c e of offi-u slv en rsa In h e r m a n n e r, abe g av e la>alle to u n d e rs ta n d th a t th u (Inal ob se q u ie s m uat be c o n d u c te d In th e ho m e o f hla p a re n ts , to w hom o n c e m o re h e r h u sb a n d b e lo n g ed , a n d th a t sh e w ould a b id e by a ll a rra n g e m e n ts hla fam ily e le c te d to m ake. Mr. C ar- roll s u rm ise d from th e tre n d o f c o n v e rsa tio n th a t young W ra n d a ll w aa a b o u t to lea v e for th e sc e n e o f th e tra g e d y , a n d th a t th e b o u se w as In a s t a t e of u n a p e a k a b le d is tre s s . T he la w y e r sm ile d r a th e r g rim ly to h im se lf aa b e tu rn e d to look o u t o f th e w indow . H e did n o t h a v e to be to ld th a t C hallla w aa th e Idol of th e fam ily, a n d th a t, so fa r aa (hey w e re c o n c e rn e d , h e co u ld do no w rong! A fte r h la d e p a rtu re . M rs. W raD dall g e n tly o p e n ed th e b edroom d o o r and w as s u rp ris e d to find th e g irl w ide a w a k e , re e lin g o n o n e elbow , h e r sta r- Ing eyee fa ste n e d on th e n e w sp a p e r th a t to p p e d th e p ile on th e c h a ir. C a tc h in g a lg h t o f Mrs. W ra n d a ll sh e p o in te d to th e p a p e r w ith a tre m b lin g h a n d a n d c rie d o u t. In a vo ice fu ll o f h o rro r: "D id you p la c e th e m th e r e fo r m e to re a d ? W ho waa w ith you In th e o th e r room Ju at n o w ? W as It aom e o n e a b o u t th e-- a o m e o n e looking for m e? H pcak! r i e a a e te ll m e. I h e a rd a m a n 's vole»— ’’ T h e o th e r c ro s s e d q u ick ly to h e r aide. "D o n ’t be a la rm e d . It waa m y law y er. T h e re Is n o th in g to f e a r - - a t p re s e n t. Yea, I le ft th e p a p e rs t h e r e fo r you to aee. Y’ou c a n ace w h at a s e n s a tio n It h a s c a u s e d . C h a llla W ra n d a ll w aa o n e o f th e m o at w idely know n m en lu N ew Y ork. B u t 1 su p p o s e you know th a t w ith o u t m y te llin g y ou.” T h e g irl s a n k b a c k w ith u g ro a n . "M y tlo d . w h a t h n v e 1 d o n e ? W h a t w ill c o m a o f It a ll? " ” 1 w ish I c o u ld a n s w e r t h a t q u e s tio n ." sa id th e o th e r, ta k in g th e g irl’« h a n d In h ere. B oth w e re tre m b lin g . A fte r a n I n s ta n t's h e s ita tio n , s h e laid h e r o th e r h a n d In th e d a rk , d ish e v e lle d h a ir o f th e w ild-eyed c re a tu re , w ho s till c o n tin u e d to s ta r e a t th e h e a d line«. ” 1 am q u ite s u re th e y w ill n o t look fo r you h e re , o r In m y h o m e.” " In y o u r b o rn e ? ” "Y’ou a re to go w ith m e. I h a v e th o u g h t It a ll o v e r. It is th e o n ly way. C om e, I m u st u sk you to pull y o u rse lf to g e th e r. G e t u p a t o n ce, a n d dross. H e re a re th e th in g s you a r e to w e a r.” S h e In d ic a te d th e o rd e rly pile o f g a r m e n ts w ith a w av e o f h e r h and. Slow ly th e g irl c r e p t o u t o f bed. c o n fu se d , b e w ild e re d , stu n n e d . " W h e re a r e m y ow n th in g s ? I— I c a n n o t a c c e p t th e s e . B ray g iv e m e m y ow n—” M rs. W ra n d a ll c h e c k e d h e r. "Y ou m u s t o b ey m e. If you e x p e c t m e to h e lp yeu. D o n 't you u n d e rs ta n d t h a t I h a v e h a d a —a b e re a v e m e n t? I c a n n o t w e a r th e s e th in g s now . T h ey a r e u a elea s to m e. Hut we w ill ap eak o f a ll t h a t l a t e r on. C om e, be q u ick ; I w ill h e lp you to d re ss. F ir s t, go to th e te le p h o n e a n d a sk th e m to se n d a w a ite r to — th e a e room s. W e m u st h a v e s o m e th in g to e a t. P le a s e do aa I tell you." H tan d ln g b e fo re h e r b e n e fa c tre s s , h e r fin g ers fu m b lin g Im p o te n tty a t th e n e c k of th e n ig h t-d re ss, th e g irl s till e o n tln u e d to s t a r e d u m b ly In to th e calm , d a rk eye# b e fo re h er. "Y on a r e so good. I— I— ” " L e t m e h e lp you," in te r r u p te d th e o th e r, d e lib e ra te ly s e ttin g a b o u t to re m ove th e n ig h t d re ss. T h e g irl c a u g h t It u p aa It slip p e d from h e r sh o u ld ers« a w arm Hush su ffu sin g h e r face, a sh a m e d look sp rin g in g In to h e r eyes. " T h a n k you, I c a n —g e t o n v ery w ell. I tyily w a n ted to a ak you a q u e stio n . It h a a been on m v m ind. HPOKKHM AN w aking a n d sleep in g . Can you te d m» a n y th in g ab o u t do you know hla w ife?” i he qiieatlo n waa so a b ru p t, so s t a r t ling t h a t M rs W ran d a ll u ite re d a s h a r p U tile cry. F o r a m o m e n t sh e could not reply. ” 1 a m ao so rry , ao d e s p e ra te ly so rry fo r h e r." a d d ed (he g irl p lain tiv e ly . ” 1 know h e r," th e o th e r m an a g ed to say w ith a n effort. ' i f I had only know n (h a t ho h a d a w ife " b eg an Ihe g irl b itte rly , a lm o st a n g rily . Mrs. W ran d a ll g ra sp e d h e r by th e a rm . ' You did n o t know th a t b e had a w ife?" ahe cried T h e g irl s e y es flushed w ith a su d d e n , tie rce flre In th e ir d ep th s. "G od In h e av e n , no! I did not know It u n t il — Oh, I c a n 't sp e a k of It! W hy sh o u ld I te ll you a b o u t It? W hy aliould you be In te re s te d In b e a rin g itr Mra. W ra n d a ll d re w back a n d r e g a rd e d th e g irl's a ct, u n h a p p y face, 't h e r e waa a c u rio u s lig h t In h e r «yea th a t e sc a p e d th e o th e r 's n o tic e —a lig h t th a t w ould h a v e puzxled h e r n o t a little . "B u t you will ta ll m e—e v e ry th in g — a little la te r," abe sa id , stra n g e ly calm "N o t now , b u t—b e fo re m any h o u rs h a v e pa sse d . F i r s t o f a ll, you m u st te ll m e w ho you a re , w h e re you live — e v e ry th in g e x c e p t w hat h a p p en e d In B u rto n 's Inn. I d o n 't w a n t to h e a r th a t a t p re s e n t— p e rh a p s n ev er. Yes. on se c o n d th o u g h ts , I w ill aay n e v e r! You a r e n e v e r to tell m e Ju a t w h a t h a p p e u e d u p th e re , o r Ju s t w b a t led up to It. Do you u n d e ra ta n d ? N e v e r!" T h e g irl s ta re d a t h e r In a m a s s m en t. "B u t I— I m uat te ll aom e o n e ," s h e c rie d v e h em en tly . *i k av e a lig h t to d e fe n d m y se lf—" ‘i am n o t a sk in g you to defen d y o u r se lf," sa id Mrs. W ra n d a ll s h o rtly . T h en , aa If a fra id to re m a in lo n g er, a h e ru sh e d from th e room . In th e do o rw ay , aha tu rn e d fo r a n In s ta n t to a a y . “ Do aa I to ld you. T e le p h o n e . D re ss aa q uickly aa you c an ." Hhe c lo sed th e d o o r sw iftly . H tan d ln g In th e c e n te r of th e room , h e r h a n d s c le n c h e d u n til th e n a ils c u t th e flesh, sh e sa id o v e r a n d o v e r a g a in to h e rs e lf: *'l d o n 't w a n t to know ! I d o n 't w an t to k n o w !” A few m in u te s la li r sh e waa c ritic a l ly In sp e c tin g th e y o u n g w om an who c a m e fro m th e b ed ro o m a ttir e d In a « t r e e t d re s s th a t n e ith e r of th em bad e v e r d o u n e d before. T h e g irl, looking fre s h e r, p r e ttie r a n d e v e n y o u n g e r th a n w hen sh e h a d s e e n h e r la s t, waa In no w ay a b a s h e d . She se e m e d to h a v e a c c e p te d th e g a rm e n ts a n d th e s itu a tio n In th e sa m e s p irit of re s ig n a tio n a n d h ope; aa If sh e h a d d e cid ed to m ak e th e m oat o f h e r slim c h a n c e to p rofll by th e a e a m a z in g c irc u m s ta n c e s . T h ey a a t o p p o site e a c h o th e r a t th e little b re a k fa s t tab le. " l i e a a e p o u r th e coffee," aald Mr*. W ra n d a ll. T h e w a lle r h a d le ft th e room a t h e r co m m an d . T h e g irl's b an d sh o o k , b u t abe co m p iled w ith o u t a w ord. "N ow you m ay te ll m e w ho you a re a n d — b u t w ait! You a re not to aay a n y th in g a b o u t w h a t h a p p e n e d a t th e Inn. G u ard y o u r w o rd s c a re fu lly . I a m n o t a sk in g fo r a co n fessio n . I do n o t c a re to know w hat h a p p en e d th e re . It w ill m ak e It e a s ie r for m e to p ro te c t you. You m ay call it co n sc ie n ce . K eep y o u r big s e c re t to y o u rse lf. N ot o n e w ord to m e. Do you u n d e ra ta n d ? " "Y ou m ean t h a t 1 a m n o t to re v e a l, e v e n to you, th e c a u s e s w hich led up to — " "N o th in g —a b so lu te ly n o th in g ,” aald M rs. W ra n d a ll firm ly. "B u t I c a n n o t p e rm it you to Ju d g e m e, to — w ell, you m ig h t sa y to a c q u it m e — w ith o u t h e a rin g th e sto ry . It la so v ita l to m e." ‘i c a n Judge you w ith o u t h e a rin g all o f th e —th e e v id e n c e . If t h a t 's w h a t you m ean. S im p ly a n s w e r th e q u e s tio n s I sh a ll a sk . a n d n o th in g m ore. T h e re a re c e rta in fa cta I m u st h a v e from you If 1 am to sh ie ld you. You m u st tell m e th e tr u th . I ta k e i t you a re a n E n g lish g irl. W h e re do you liv e ? W ho a r e y o u r frie n d s ? W h e re Is y o u r fa m ily ?" T h e g irl's fa c e flushed fo r a n In s ta n t a n d th e n grew p a le a g a in . "I w ill tell you th e tru th ." s h e said. "M y n a m e ts H e tty I'a s lle to n . My fa th e r Is Col. B ra id C a stle to n o f ------ o f th e B ritish a rm y . My m o th e r le dead. S h e w as K itty G lynn, u t o n e tim e a p o p u la r m u sic hall |e rfo rm e r In L on don. S h e w as Irish . S h e died tw o y e ar# ago. My f a th e r w as a g e n tle m an. I d o n o t say h e Is a g e n tle m a n , to r h is tr e a tm e n t o f m y m o th e r re lie v e s him from th a t d istin c tio n . H e Is In th e fa r e a s t, C hina. I th in k . I h a v e not s e e n him in m ore th a n live y e a rs. H e d e s e rte d m y m o th e r. T h a t’s all th e r e 1« to th a t sid e of m y s to ry . I a p p e a re d In tw o o r th re e o f th e m u sica l p iec es p ro d u c ed In L ondon tw o s e a so n s ago. In th e c h o ru s. I n e v e r got b ey o n d th a t, fo r v ery good re a so n s . I w as know n a s H e tty G lynn. T h ro e w e ek s ago 1 s ta rt -d fo r New Y ork, s a ilin g from L iverpool. P re v i o u sly I bad se rv e d In th e c a p a c ity of g o v e rn e ss in th e fam ily of J o h n Bud- long. a b re w e r. T h ey h a d a so n , a y o u n g m an of tw e n ty . T w o m o n th s a g o I w as d ism isse d . A C a lifo rn ia lad y . Mra. H olcom be, o ffere d m e a s it u a tio n a s g o v e rn e ss to h e r tw o little g irls soon a fte rw a rd . I w as to go to h e r h om e In S a n F ta n c lsc o . S h e p ro v id ed th e m oney n e c e ssa ry fo r th e v o y a g e a n d for o th e r e x p en ses. S h a Is still In E u ro p e. I la n d e d In N ew Y ork a f o rtn ig h t ago a n d . follow ing h e r d ire c tio n s , p re s e n te d m y se lf a t a c e r ta in h a n k — I h a v e th e n a m e so m e w h e re — w h e re m y ra ilro a d tic k e t* PA GE SE V E N waa no e x p la n a tio n j u a t m a t. "O n th e s te a m e r I m e t— him Hla deck 'h a i r waa n e t t to m ine. I no ticed th a t hla n a m e w as W ran d a ll W ra n d a ll' th e c a rd on th e c h a ir In form ed m e I—” "Y ou crism ed on th e s te a m e r w ith him In te rru p te d M ra. W ra n d a ll quickly. “ Yea." "H a d bad you se e n him b e fo re ? In Ijm d o n ?— "N ever. W ell, we b e cam e a c q u a in t ed, aa p eople do l i e h e w aa very h a n d so m e a n d a g re e a b le ." Hhe pau sed fo r a m o m e n t to c o lle c t h e rs e lf "V ery h a n d so m e a n d a g re e a b le ," aald th e o th e r slow ly. "W e g o t to be v ery good frien d s. T h e re w e re n o t m any people on board, a n d a p p a re n tly h e knew none o f th>-m It w as too cold to a ta y on d e c k m uch o f th e tim e , a n d It w aa v ery rough. H e h a d o n e o f th e sp le n d id s u ite s on th e — " " P ra y o m it u nnectw aary d e ta ils . You lan d e d a n d w e n t w h e re? " “ H e a d v la ed ine to go lo a n h o te l— I c a n 't re c a ll th e nam e. It w a s r a th e r an u n p le a s a n t p lace T h e n I w ent to th e b a n k , aa I h a v e s ta te d . A fte r th a t I did n o t know w h at to do I w as stu n n e d , b e w ild e red I c a lle d him up on th e te le p h o n e a n d — he a sk e d m e to m e e t him fo r d in n e r a t a q u e e r little c afe , f a r dow n tow n. W e— " "A nd you h a d no frie n d s , no ac q u a in ta n c e s h e re ? " "N o. H e su g g e ste d t h a t I go Into o n e of th e m u sica l hhqws, sa y in g h e th o u g h t h e could a r ra n g e It w ith a m a n a g e r w ho waa a frien d . A n y th in g to tid e m e o v e r, be said. B u t I w ould n o t c o n sid e r It, not fo r a In s ta n t. I had h a d e n o u g h of th e sta g e . I— I am re a lly n o t fitte d fo r IL B esides. I am q u a lified —w ell q u alified —to be gov e rn e s s — b u t th a t la n e ith e r h e re n o r th e re . I h a d so m e m o n ey — p e rh a p s fo rty pounds. I fo u n d lo d g in g s w ith som e p e o p le In N in e te e n th s t r e e t H e n e v e r c a m e th e re to t e e m e. I can t e e p lain ly now w hy h e a rg u e d It w ould n o t be— w ell, h e u te d th e w ord 'w ise .' B u t we w e n t o c c a sio n a lly to d in e to g e th e r. W e w e n t a b o u t in a m o to r—a little re d one. H e— b e told m e b e loved me. T h a t w aa o n e n ig h t a b o u t a w eek ago. I— " "I d o n 't c a re to h e a r a b o u t It," c rie d th e o th e r. "N o n e ed o f th a t. S p a re m e th e silly sid e of th e s to ry .” "S illy , m ad a m ? In G od’s nam e, do you th in k it w as «Illy to m e? W hy— w hy, I b e lie v ed him ! A nd, w h a t Is m ore. I b e lie v e th a t he d id love m e— eve® now I b e lie v e It." "I h a v e no d o u b t o f It,” sa id M rs. W ra n d a ll calm ly. "Y ou a r e very p re t ty —a n d c h a rm in g ." "I— I d id n o t know t h a t h e h a d a w ife u n til— w ell, u n til— " S h e could n o t go on. "N ig h t b e fo re la s t." T h e g irl sh u d d e re d . M rs. W ra n d a ll tu rn e d h e r fa ce a w ay a n d w aited. “T h e re Is n o th in g m o re I c an te ll you. u n le s s you p e rm it m e to te ll a ll," th e g irl re su m e d a f te r a m o m e n t o t h e s ita tio n . M rs. W ra n d a ll aro se. "I h a v e h e a td en o u g h . T h is a f te r noon I w ill se n d m y b u tle r w ith you to th e lo d g in g b o u se In N in e te e n th s t r e e t . H e will a tte n d to th e re m o v a l o f y o u r p e rso n a l e ffe c ts to m y hom e, a n d you w ill r e tu rn w ith him . It w ill be te s tin g fa te . M iss C a stle to n , th is v is it to y o u r fo rm e r a b id in g place, b u t I h a v e d e cid ed to give th e law Its c h a n c e . If you a r e su s p e c te d , a w a tch w ill be s e t o v e r th e h o u se tn w hich Is q u ite u n k n o w n , you w ill ru n no ris k In g o in g th e re o p e n ly , n o r w ill I be ta k in g so g r e a t a c h a n c e a s m ay a p p e a r in o fferin g you a hom e, fo r th e tim e b ein g a t le a st, a s c o m p a n io n —o r J j , _ S T fa "I Am C h a llls W ra n d a ll'a W lfa.” s e c re ta r y o r w h a te v e r we m ay e le c t to c a ll it fo r th e ben efit o f a ll In q u ire rs. A re you w illin g to ru n th e ris k — th is s in g le ris k ? " “ P e rfe c tly w illin g ," a n n o u n c e d th e o th e r w ith o u t h e s ita tio n . Indeed, h e r fa ce b rig h te n e d . " If th e y a re w a itin g th e r e fo r m e, I s h a ll go w ith th e m w ith o u t a w ord. I h a v e no m e a n s o f e x p re s s in g m y g r a titu d e to you for— “ " T h e re is ttm e e n o u g h fo r t h a t," sa id M rs. W ra n d a ll q u ick ly . "A nd If th e y a r e not th e re , you w ill r e tu r n to m e ? You w ill n o t d e s e rt m e n o w ? " T h e g irl's e y e s g re w w ide w ith w o n d e r. " D e s e rt y o u ? W hy d o you p u t It In th a t w ay? I d o n 't u n d e rs ta n d ." "Y ou w ill com e b a c k to m e? " In sta t e d th e o th e r. "Y es. W hy— w hy. It m ea n s e v e ry th in g to m e. It m e a n s life— m o re th a n th a t, m o st w o n d e rfu l frien d . L ife Is n 't v e ry sw e e t to m e. B ut th e Joy o f g iv in g it to you fo r e v e r is th e d e a r e s t boon t c ra v e . I do give It to you. w e re to be In re a d in e s s fo r m e. w ith f u r th e r In stru c tio n s. T h ey w e re to It b e lo n g s to you. 1— I co u ld d ie tot g iv e m e tw en ty -liv e pounds on th e pre you." S h e d ro p p e d to h e r k n e e s a n d s e n ta tio n o f m y le tte r from Mr*. H ol com be. T h ey g a v e m e th e m oney a n d p re sse d h e r Ups to S a r a W ra n d a ll'a th e n h a n d e d m e a c a b le g ra m fro m h a n d ; h o t te a r s fell u p o n It. M rs W ra n d a ll la id h e r fre » h a n d on M rs. H olcom be, n o tify in g m e th a t my s e rv ic e s w ould n o t be re q u ire d T h a r* th e d a rk , g lo ssy h a ir s n d sm ile d : sm ile d w arm ly fo r th e n r s t tim e in— well. In y e a rs sh e m ig h t h a v e sa id to h e rs e lf If sh e h a d sto p p e d to c o n sid e r. "G et up, m y d e a r," sh e sa id g e n tly . "I sh a ll n o t a sk you to d ie for m e If you do com e b a rk . I m ay be se n d in g you to y our d e a th , a s It Is, b u t It is th e c h a n c e we m u tt ta k e . A few h o u rs will tell th e tale . Now lis te n to w h a t I am a b o u t to s a y —to propose. I o ffer you a hom e. I o ffe r you frie n d s h ip a n d I t r u s t se c u rity from th e p e ril t h a t c o n fro n ts you. I u k n o th in g In re tu rn , n o t ev en a w ord o f g r a titu d e . You m ay tell th e people a t y o u r lodg in g s th a t I h a v e e n g a g e d you a s com p a n io n a n d t h a t w e a re to sail for E u- ro p e In a w eek ’s tim e if possible. Now we m u st p re p a re to go to m y ow n hom e You w ill a ee to p a c k in g m y— t h a t Is, o u r tru n k s — " "O h, It— It m u at be a d r e a m ! " c rie d H e tty C a stle to n . h e r e y e s sw im m in g . "I c a n ’t b e lie v e —" S u d d e n ly s b a c a u g h t h e rs e lf up, a n d trie d to sm ile . "I d o n 't s e e why you do th is fo r m e. 1 do not d e s e rv e — " "Y ou h a v e d o n e m e a se rv ic e ." s a id M rs. W ran d a ll, h e r m a n n e r so p e c u lia r th a t th e g irl a g a in a ssu m e d th e s ta r » o f p e rp le x ity a n d w o n d e r t h a t b a d b een p a ra m o u n t s in c e t h e i r m e e tin g ; a s if t h e w ere o n th e v e rg e o f g r a s p in g a g r e a t tru th . " W h a t can you m e a n ? " H ara laid h e r h a n d s on t h e g irl'* sh o u ld e rs a n d looked ste a d ily In to tb * puzxled e y es fo r a m o m e n t b e fo r* sp e a k in g . "M y g irl," s h e sa id , e v e r so g e n tly , "1 s h a ll n o t a s k w h a t y o u r life h a a b e e n ; I do n o t c a re . 1 s h a ll n o t a s k fo r re fe re n c e s . You a re a lo n e In th e w orld a n d you n e ed a frie n d . 1 to o a m a lo n e . If you w ill com e to m e I w ill do e v e ry th in g in m y p o w e r to m a k e you c o m fo rta b le a n d —c o n te n te d . P e r h a p s It will be Im p o ssib le to m a k e y o u happy. I p ro m ise fa ith fu lly to h e lp you, to s h ie ld you, to re p a y you fo r th « th in g you h a v e d o n e fo r m e. You c o u ld n o t h a v e fa llen Into g e n tle r h a n d « th a n m ine w ill p ro v e to be. T h a t m uch I s w e a r to you on m y so u l, w h ic h is sa c re d . I b e a r you no ill-w ill. I h a v e n o th in g to a v e n g e ." H e tty d re w b a ck , c o m p le te ly m y sti fied. "W ho a re y o u ?” s h e m u rm u re d , s till sta rin g . "1 a m C h a llis W ra n d a ll'a w ife." C H A P T E R IV. W h ile th e Mob W aited . T h e n e x t d a y b u t one, in th e b u g « o ld -fash io n ed m an sio n o f th e W ran- daUs in lo w e r F ifth a v e n u e , in th e d raw in g -ro o m d ire c tly b e n e a th t h e c h a m b e r in w hich C h a llis w as b o rn , th e im p re ss iv e b u t g rim ly c o n v e n tio n a l fu n e ra l s e rv ic e s w e re held. C o n tra s tin g s h a rp ly w ith th e so m b e r, a b s o lu te ly c o rre c t a tm o s p h e re ot th e gloom y In te rio r w as th e e x te r io r d isp la y o f Joyous c u rio s ity t h a t m u s t h a v e J a rre d s e v e re ly on th e h ig h -b re d se n s ib ilitie s of th e c h ie f m o u rn e rs , n o t to sp e a k o f th e In v ite d g u e s ts w ho h a d been o b lig e d to p a ss b e tw e e n ro w s of g a p in g b y s ta n d e rs In o r d e r to re a c h th e p o rta ls o f th e b o u se o f g rie f, a n d w ho m u s t h a v e re c k o n e d w ith e x tre m a d is ta s te th e c o s t o f s u b s e q u e n t d e p a rtu re . A dozen ra u co u s-v o ic ed po lic e m e n w e re e m p lo y ed to k e e p b a c k th e h u n d re d s th a t th ro n g e d th e s id e w alk a n d b lo ck e d th e s tr e e t. C u rio sity w as ra m p a n t. E v e r sin c e th e m o m e n t th a t th e body o f C h a llis W ra n d a ll w aa c a rrie d In to th e h o u se o f h is fa th e r, a m otley, v a ry in g c ro w d o f p e o p le s h if t ed re s tle s e ly in fro n t o f th e m a n s io n , filled w ith g ru e so m e I n te r e s t In th e a b so lu te ly u n se e n , a n im a te d by th e s ly h o p e t h a t s o m e th in g s e n s a tio n a l m ig h t h a p p e n if th e y w a ite d long en o u g h . M otor a f te r m o to r, c a r r ia g e a f te r c a rria g e , ro lle d u p to th e c u rb a n d e m p tie d Its so b e r-fac e d , se lf-co n sc io u « o c c u p a n ts in fro n t o f th e d o o r w ith th e g re a t b la c k bow ; w ith e a c h a r r iv a l th e crow d e u rg e d fo rw a rd , a n d n a m e « w e re u tte r e d in u n d e rto n e s , p a s s in g fro m lip to Up u n til e v e ry o n e in t h a s t r e e t k n ew th a t M r. So-and-So, M rs. 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