Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-28

"Noan said Lady Montbarry. ~Tben vor are only insolent? Ths ignorant English. mind q have observe6 Is apt to be insolent in the exercise of unrestrained English This is very noticeable to us foreigners among you people in the streets. Of course canir be insolent to you, in return. hardly know what to say to you. My maid is imprudent in admitting you so easily to my room. suppose your respectable appearance misled her. wonder who you are? You mentioned the name of a courier who left us very strangely. Was he married. by any chancea Are you his wife. And do you know where he is?"
 Mrs. Ferraris indignation burst it's way through all restraints. She advanced to the sofa: she feared nothing, in the fervor and rage of her reply.
 "I am his widow-and you know it. you wicked woman! An! it was an evil hour when Miss Lockwood recommended my hus- band to be his lordship's courier"-
 Before Mrs. Ferrari could add another word Lady Montbarry sprung from the sofa with the stealthy suddenness of cat-seized her by both soldiers-and shook her with the strength and frenzy of mad woman. "You liel you liel you lie!" She dropped her hold at the third repetition of the accusation and threw up her hands wildly with gesture of despair. "Oh, Jesus Maria! is it possitlel" she cried "Can the courier have come to me through that woman!" She turned like lightning on Mrs. Ferrari, and stopped her as she was escaping from the room "Stay here, you fool-stay here and answer mel If you cry out as sure as the heavens are above you, I'll strangle you with my own hands. Sit down again-and fear nothing Wretch! It is who am frightened-frightened out of my senses Confess that you lied when you used Miss Lockwood's name just nowl Nol don't believe you on your oath! will be- lieve nobody but Miss Lockwood herself. Where does she live! Tell me that, you nox- ious, stinging little insect-and you may go" Terrified as she was, Mrs. Ferrari hesitated. Lady Montbarry lifted her hands threaten ingly, with the long, lean, yellow-white fingers outspread and crooked at the tips. Mrs. Ferrari shrunk at tho sight of them, and gave the address. Lady Mont barry pointed contemptuously to the door then changed her mind. "No! not yet! you will tell Miss Lockwood what has hap pened, and she may refuse to see me. will go there at once, and you shall go with me. As far as the house-not inside of it. Sit down again. I am going to ring for my niuid. Turn your back to the door; your cowardly face is not fit to be seenr'
 Sine rang the bell. The maid appeared.
 "My cloak and dbonnet-instantlyl
 The maid produced the cloak and bonnet from the bedroom.
 "A cab at the door-before I can count temp
 The maid vanished Lady Montbarry sur- again, with her cat like suddenness, to Mrs Ferrari
 Il look more than half dead already, don't I?' she said. with grim burst of irony "Give me your arm."
 She took Mrs. Ferraris arm and left the room. "You have nothing to fear, so long as you obey" she whispered, on the way down stairs. You leave me at Miss Loekwood's door and never see me again."
 In the hall they were met by the landlady of the hotel. Lady Montbarry graciousy presented her companion. My good friend, Mrs. Ferrari; am so glad to have seen her" !" The landlady accompanied them to the door. The cab was waiting. Get in first, good Mrs. Ferrari," said her ladyship, land tell the man where to go."
  barry's variable humor changed again. With a low groan of misery, she threw herself back in the cab. Lost in her own dark thoughts, careless of the woman whom sine had bent to her iron will as if no such person Sat by her side, she preserved a sinister silence, until they reached the house where Miss Lockwood lodged. In an instant, she reused herself to action. She opened the door of the cab, and closed it again on Mrs. Ferrari before the driver could get off his box.
 "TalSe that lady mile furt:ier on her way home!' she said, as she paid the man his fare The next instant she had knocked at the house door, "Is Miss Lockwood at homea"
 "Yes, ma'am."
 She stepped over the threshold; the door
 "Which way, ma'ams" asked the driver of the cab.
 Mrs. Ferrari put her hand to her head, and tried to collect her thoughts. Could she leave her friend and benefactress helpless at Lady Montbarry's mercy? She was still vainy endeavoring to decide on the course that she ought to follow, when gentleman, s:opping at Miss Leckwood's door, happened to look toward the cab window, and saw her.
 Are you going to call on Miss Agnes tooF' he asked.
 1t was Henry Westwlck Mrs. Ferrarl clasped her hands in gratitude as she recog- nized him.
 "Go in, sirr' she cried. "Go in, directly. That dreadful woman is with Miss Agnes. Go and protect her!"
 ''What woman?" Henry asked.
 The answer literally struck him speeches.. With amazement and indignation in his face. he looked at Mrs. Ferrari as she pronounced the hated name of "Lady Montbarry." "I'n SC. to it," was all he said. He knocked at the house door; and he, too, in his turn. was let in. CHAPTER XI ''Lady Montbarry. miss"
 Agnes was writing a letter, when the ser want astonshed her by announcing the yisi- tors name. Her first impulse was to refuse to see the woman who had intruded on her. But Lady Montbarry had taken care to fol low close on the servants heels. Before Agnes could speak she had entered the room.
 ''I beg to apologize for my intrusion, Miss Lockwood I have A uueStion to ask VOL in