I was startled.

"Albert!"

But one person in all the world addressed me by that name!

Slowly I directed my weeping eyes around the chapel, which, though small,

was not completely lighted by the feeble rays of the candle, leaving the

nooks and angles in darkness, and my look remained fixed on the

blood-soaked sack near the altar with its hideous contents.

At this moment the same voice repeated the same name, only it sounded

fainter and more plaintive.

"Albert!"

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