“To-morrow morning. The remains will be incinerated to-night. We must stay in the city over night and come back early to-morrow forenoon.”
“I think I will have to return. But I’ll run up again in a few days,” said Nick, after pretending to study over the situation a little while.
“Then go to New York with us.”
“What time does the train leave Elmwood?”
“At four o’clock.”
“All right. I’ll be on hand. Any of the neighbors going but you?”
“No, and I’m really glad you will be one of our party, for I don’t exactly like being the only disinterested witness to the cremation. I want you to follow the remains with me to the crematory and see them put into the retort.”
“To oblige you, doctor, I’ll do it.”
“Thank you. Now, let us go up to the house. The service takes place at one o’clock. We’ll find nearly the whole town present, for Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, though they never entertained, were immensely popular.”
“Mackenzie must have been a good citizen.”