Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-13


 as the former.
 Tho tableau was quite a dramatic one for about the space of a minute, none oi tho three moving particle. During this while, however, the arch-schemel was rapidly recovering himself, and that meant much.
 He knew that Barbara had not come there without a purpose, and, although he had cause to fear her, he was just the man to brave 1t all through, trusting to fortune to clear him in the end.
 Therefore he faced her boldly, and in a way that staggered Barbara, who had fully expected him to cover at sight of whipped cur. She ought to have known that was not his way of doing business.
 Had he been married a dozen times, he would have faced the whole of his wives unflinchingly, and have denied thom all with the same cool, snoering manner which he could assume so we'll.
 Although she knew 1t not, there had come crisis in the affairs of Carol Rich- lence. the fates were shaping matters as they willed.
 She expected no good news from this dark-skinned girl.
 When they had met before 1t had been in hor power to wound Carol most terri bly,, and In her mistake Barbara had been as cruel as it were possible for her to be, 8, that tho young girl had no cause to look upon her with favor, except, per ha.'s, from the fact that her opportune coming and sharp words had caused Capt. Grant to loosen the hold he had upon her wrist and turn his hated atten- tion in another quarter.
 The first words of tho gipsy treasured her. and she learned much of which she had been ignorant before.
 "Lady, you remember that when last we met warned you against your lover, and told you that he was a scoundrel of the first water, that he had terribly wrongcd me in the past and that he had @ wife in the mad-house-one Nora War ner. Though knew it not at the time, Twas wronging both you and an honorable man, but thought this man who now stands before you was your lover, and not tho other. Can you ever forgive me for such 0 mistake, lady?" Before Carol could reply the Captain broke in with harsh laugh.
 You must be crazy, girl. Why, I never set eyes on you before. What do you mean by coming here and intruding your self upon our presence unasked? Go! leave this spot ct once, or will And means to make you. would not hesitate a minute about giving you in charge, and having you locked up as a mad woman"
 II believe you, villain. Perhaps the time hes not yet come for your downfall, but 1t is c1ose at hand, never fear. You thought me dead, but Heaven spared my life most miraeulously, not because it was worth much to me, but in order that might become an averaging Nemesis, to track you down to your doom. Oh, man, foul wretch that you arc, when you re- member the cruel, heartless deeds of the past, and then look upon the face of this pure girl, does not your heart reproach you?"
 Again he laughed, this time coldly. "You are pleased to be melodramatic, see. There is nothing in my past to mako mo shudder when l look upon the face of this young girl, whom hope to make my wife."
 Your wife? Never! Think you Heaven would permit you to accomplish such 0 ! fiendish act? Sooner than you suspect, wrctch, just God will strike you down i In the midst of your crimes. Remember my words, Roger Darrel, for shall haunt you like a shadow" and the gipsy van- ished among tho trees like an evil sprite. "Roger Darrell Surely she must be out of her mind to call him by his name. Perhaps she has mistaken you for him | there is a certain resemblance which I have sometimes noticed" |" said Carol, after tho gipsy girl had gone.
 | The crisis had come and passed, and she was deeper in the miro than ever. Capt. Grant was quick to see this, and he smiled.
 "You are right, Carol, the girl is mad. It seems to mo every one almost has gone crazy of late. Only tho other day was forced into duel by an unknown party who proclaimed herself my wife and called herself Nora Warner, and declared l was Roger Darrel. wish was, de- clare; then I would go and hang myself for having injured so many people and caused them to curse my name!'
 She buried her face in her hands as though she could not boar to hear him talk so of the one she loved so we'll Nothing could cause her to doubt Roger again, but at tho same time she was now ! psttCcu III u pOSAOlOA WAOAo SLC udI0 uOU think of him lest doubts should creep into her mind, and at the same time it served to keep her from guessing the truth.
 Strange that Rogers words did not oc- cur to her. ''Wc shall meet once more, and when you see mo as the man I am, and not in the guise of villain who chances to belong to my family and bear my name, then perhaps you will deign to offer mo your forgiveness"
 Had she but thought of these all would have been we'll, but not daring to let her mind rest upon the subject, she knew not how close she had been to a solution | of tho terrible secret.
 Capt. Grant. seeing he had the upper hand, kept on.
 "1 have searched far for you, Carol. but at last have found you. Will you go back with mc?"
 All at once there flashed across the mind of the young girl a thought of the past, and tho actions of this man toward