Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24

been ScC apart TOT me, anu suppAAS ou a gorgeous wrapper, l tried to forget my woes in tho pages of some of my favorito books Fro long my tired head fell back on the sofa and l slept.
 I awoke with cry and scnso of terror. A Anumbcr of wax lights shed soft radiance over the handsome room, the perfume of raro flowers filled the air. and bonding over the couch on which lay, his hot breath fanning my cheek, was the man I hal married, with an expression on his face and in his evil, shifty eyes, which God grant l may never see on any human face again. For moment I was paralyz,d with a feeling of sickening terror, then rose from the sofa and moved toward the table. @
 Where are you goingr he cried. 'tNot so fast. Don't you know you arc miue now2"
 h an instant he had mo in his arms, and was holding mo so tightly clasped in his embrace that panted Tor breath; while he went on: "Ycs, you're mine, safe enough now. I've got away from that old imp who's been standing be- tween us. He thinks Pm ssfo with Black. He's deep one. Yes, you're mine, and can tear your great, sad, black eyes out, or pinch your white Ae h, or bito you until the blood comes"
 "Oa!" I gasped. 'Tf you are mortal sni not fend, take mo to La1y Sllur. ian; take mo to your mother" My words called forth the widest laughter.
 '.Lady Silurian2' he cried. ''Y,u'll never sec her, she's mad, as mad as a natter; curse her, that's where I get it from. We're all mad but that old imp of father of minc, and he d be ma1 too if he were not tho evil ono. Your mother wanted tho money, and she's got it; she's got $50, ,OOo, and pve got you."
 The look which he cast on me frozo my vc.y blood, but by this time I began to see all too clearly tho nature of the snsr, into which I had fallen. Imoved forward but he seized my dress, and placed one hand over my mouth and made his teeth meet in my shoulder.
 The pain was so intense that l almost fainted, my knees gave way and I fell to the floor.
 'By Godr he cried, ''dead al- readyr The exclamation gave me an idea: what if were to feign death9 acted on it, and presently heard him moving about the room, muttering te himself. When knew him to be al som, distance I half opened my eyes, and saw to my horror that he appeared to be trying to open the window. Sud denly he desisted. and I heard him murmur, '.No, this side won't do. want her to fall into the moat and ther he won't find her. The bedroom win dow's the one.'
 He turned his steps toward the bed room, which ad joined.
 Isprang to my feet, gained the doo1 which opened into tho hall, as I sup posed, and found myself in long dark corridor. Down this I ran until reached narrow staircase leading up ward. Agonizing fear lent wings t. my feet. I gained the upper floor, ane went swiftly down long corrid O which ran the length of the opposit wing of the house, hoping to find som maid-servant door ajar, for it was i'm possible to leave the houso in my presen dress, or, rather, undress.
 Fortune favored me. At the far enc was Q large closet, or, more properly small room, around tho walls of whicl were hung the servants Sunday dresses i appropriated one of these, blacl shawl and plai, bonnet, tho veil 0 which would serve to mask nc we'll.
 felt no fear as I gliled down tn three long flights of oaken steps whicl led to the back entrance hall, and il
 ten minutes gained the high road, whic
 skirted the park walls. set out brave ly for my three miles walk to M
 where could take the earliest train flo
 London. Hero knew I could dispos
 of one of my p ainest rings to pay m
 fare to the city.
 In M posted one line to m mother. "Whcn I can forgive you," wrote, "you shall see me again." My disappearance was hushcd up, bu I afterward learned that Lord Silurian my mother, and one other moved hcave l and earth to fad me. Two handsom rings. by which I might have bee
 traced, sold immediately in London and long before the money I thus gaine was exhausted had been introdu uce 7 by young woman who lodged il th ! same house with me to manufacture of artificial flowers. II, gave mo work and thus I livel, if such an existone
 may be called living, for three years. Strange to say, my landlady cam
 from near Limestone Towers, a1 thr ough her learned that the Si.uria heir was generally supposed to | "queer' at times, and always dull, br, tai and heavy; that his unfortunat mother had been mad for years, an that some poor young lady had fnall married Lord Trenton, but had le him the next day hover to return. One evening, more weary and dowr
 hearted than usual, l was dragging m