Connecticut western news., 1881-09-21

It's very strange, very, and sad; but the mystery must be cleared and the baby buried"
 Mary still pronounced me cruel and unfeeling beyond anything she could have conceived.
 "Of course her husband is a mad. man, will murder her as soon as he gets her into his hands. You know. John, that husbands are always murdering their wives."
 |" Middle aged wives, dear, or elderly, whose lives are heavily insured. shall telegraph at once."
 "Then her death will be at your door, sir-mind that P and too indignant to waste upon me more words, away went Mary to take last peep at our own sleeping babes, at the dead baby about which there was so much mystery, and the poor young mother whom she had doomed to violent death.
 She was still bending over her, and had called me up to the bedside to mo- tice the extraordinary length of the lashes and the beauty of the face in re- pose, when we were startled by 8 knock at the front door.
 "It's the husband! I know it is. O, John, don't betray her, don't give her up. You wouldn't be so cruel"
 "Nonsense, child watch by her till I return. If she awakes say nothing | about"
 "Her husband. As if I should" Our household having long since re- tired, long indeed before my return, myself opened the door. The street lamp lighted dimly two figures, one tall, stout and muf1ed.
 'sMr. Merton ?" I answered in the affirmative.
 "You have kindly given shelter to a lady9"
 "Just so."
 The speaker nodded to his companion, who touched his hat and vanished.
 The other stranger had entered the hall and grasped my hand.
 "Mr. Tremayne ?'' asked, hesita- tingly.
 "Captain Tremayne. How is she p
 "Asleep, under my wife's care sleeping as peacefully as child"
 "Thank God! So young-at such an hour-in such state" saw long shudder run through the tall, powerful frame.
 "And the child?" he added, after a pause, in a horror-strlcken whisper. "She had it with her ?' I hardly knew what to answer 7; but he had thrown off his heavy ulster and travelling cap, and now stood before me as handsome and pleasant and honest looking young fellow as I ever saw, and my heart warmed to him. He was no assassin, or ruffan, or cowardly bully, whatever Mary might say. The shadow of great horror that lay ir the blue, mellow eyes had been laid there by terror, not crime.
 "The child is dead," said, softly.
 "It died two days ago, died suddenly in convulsions in her arms, and the shock turned her brain. She was doing so we'll, poor little thing; but afterwards she grew delirious, and in her rawlings she accused herself and me. l could do nothing she would not have m' near her, but beat me off with he hands, as she couldn't bear the sight o of me. And I was so fond of her ant she of me!' Here the man broke down He walked to the window, then turned and asked abruptly, "May l go t. her ?"
 thought of Mary and hesitated.
 "She is sleeping so peacefully jus now and if she awoke suddenly an saw you"-
 "She shall not see me-" he broke in eagerly. ''I will be SO quiet but must see her. I nursed her through long sickness year ago, and she woul have no one near her but me an now"-
 Under the heavy military mustache saw his lip quiver ; he paused, the added: "I must go to her !'' not ; command, but yearning appeal, both voica and eyes. "Will you wait here minute ? l wi see whether she still sleeps"
 She still slept the heavy peacef' : sleep of tired child, Mary keeping stern watch and guard over her. l beckoned her out of the room. 3 'Wel1 P with fretful, impatient cage l ness. "You have seen him? What ) he like? Is he horrid? ?" 7 "Judge for yourself; he is in the di1 q ing-room. He says he must see her. he must come in." e "That he sha'n't, the cruel wretch - or it shall be over my prostrate body - tragically.
 :, "WeD, go and tell him SO" d "I will l" and away, nothing daunte '- went Mary.
 e I smiled. "She will no more resi-
 the pleading of those blue, handsor e eyes than did her husband. He will W 'r her over with look" was. righ r, she soon returned, and not alone. 70 "He will be very quiet, and she ne k not see him. I thought it would be b.
 ter" All this apologetically. v He crossed the room as noiselessly l, a woman, stopped over the bed in n fence, then sat down beside it. Ma st shaded the lamp so that the room W
 in twilight, and so we all three sat do' I to wait.
 es For more than an hour we waite sn then Mary stole out. Captain Tremay .'s looked up as the door open and close
 then, with quick sigh, laid the brow
 curly head down upon the pillow
 close as possible to that of the pc