SUSPENSE
TenminutesafterSweetwater’sarrivalinthevillagestreets，hewasathomewiththepeoplehefoundthere。HisconversationwithDorisinthedoorwayofherhomehadbeenobservedbythecuriousandfar-sighted，andthequestionsaskedandansweredhadmadehimfriendsatonce。Ofcourse，hecouldtellthemnothing，butthatdidnotmatter，hehadseenandtalkedwithDorisandtheiridolisedyoungmanagerwasnoworseandmightpossiblysoonbebetter。
Ofhisownaffairs-ofhisbusinesswithDorisandthemanager，theyaskednothing。Allordinaryinterestswerelostinthestressoftheirgreatsuspense。
Itwasthesameinthebar-roomoftheonehotel。Withoutresortingtomorethanaquestionortwo，hereadilylearnedallthatwasgenerallyknownofOswaldBrotherson。Everyonewastalkingabouthim，andeachhadsomestorytotellillustrativeofhiskindness，hiscourageandhisquickmind。TheWorkshadneverproducedamanofsuchvariedcapabilitiesandallroundsympathies。Tohavehimformanagermeantthegreatestgoodwhichcouldbefallthislittlecommunity。
Hisrisehadbeenrapid。Hehadcomefromtheeastthreeyearsbefore，newtothework。Now，hewastheonemanthere。Ofhisrelationshipseast，familyorotherwise，nothingwassaid。ForthemhislifebeganandendedinDerby，andSweetwatercouldsee，thoughnoactualexpressionwasgiventothefeeling，thattherewasbutoneexpectationinregardtohimandDoris，towhoseuncommonbeautyandsweetnesstheyallseemedfullyalive。AndSweetwaterwondered，asmanyofushavewondered，atthegulffrequentlyexistingbetweenfancyandfact。