Mrs.Carlton had spoken on her last visit of Frank's departure.

She said she hoped he would return soon, as his business required attention at home.

He would not leave, however, as long as his services were in requisition.
One Sabbath morning Inez attended mass--something unusual for her of late, for since Nevarro's death she had secluded herself as much as possible.

She knelt in her accustomed place, with covered head, seemingly rapt in devotion, but the eyes rested with an abstracted expression on the wall beside her: her thoughts were evidently wandering from her rosary, and now and then the black brows met as her forehead wrinkled; still the fingers slid with mechanical precision up and down the string of beads.

The services were brief and the few who had assembled quietly departed.