67/197 You see--O, I wish that poor girl could get ease!" he impetuously cried, as "Lila! Lila!" rang again through the house. "Whatever the truth, she's bound to suffer if ever she awakens to reality again. Do you agree with the reporters that she knew why and for what her unhappy sister left this house that night ?" "If not, why this fever ?" "That's sound." "_She_--" the coroner was emphatic, "_she_ is the only one who is wholly innocent in this whole business. Her life is invaluable to every one concerned. |