Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-29
THE QUEEN OF BEDLAM.
A THRILLING STORY OF FRONTIER
LIFE.
BY Captain Charles King, L. s. A.. Author
of "The Colonel's Daughter" 1.-THE
Dcserter," From the Raul<s," "a
wartime Wooing, Etc.
copyrighted 1ss9by the AUthor.l


Bayard WINGED not Il little at inc lnNl-
dious comparison ON the score OF age put,
now that he subject was opened, he desired
TO 'prospeci a little. There was another
view 10 be taken, and one lar moro natter
ing to his dmou, proprc. Possibly, IN the
coynes5 of a woman who had reco-nzad the
lover in his looks and language, MISS for-
rest had tacitly admitted his clam TO be re-
pardcd as such by SulmoninS anoth2r' hoU
II lover, to attend her professionally II
this hypothesis proved corrccthc would have
some grounds for hope. Two things, now
ever, he greatly desired TO know before
taking the plunge. Iirst-WaS 1t PROBABLE
that Mr.. CORTLAND proposed leaving her
lump of his large fortune oecond-WlS II
possible tnat suo had alreaoyGlV her hearo
to another He well knew lhat on n'lher
point would Miss Forrest he confidential
with so weak q vessel as her slstcr-ln-laW,
but on the other hand. and tine doctor rea-
sonod well, he felt sure that III order 10 rec
uncile her TO having Fanny as On inmate OF
their household. Captain Forrest hnu peeh
compelled TO tell her why he mad Withdrawn
his sister from her luxurious SURROUNDINGS
in New York and brought her to share his
humble fare as soldier on the lar Irohtler'
lie had heard from dozen sources now
Forrest almost painfully ruciled 10 ms
qucrulous wife, always pleading, explain
ing, conciliating, always fearful OF saying or
doing or leaving unsald or undohe some
ihing, The uoing or reGlecting OF which was
sure to wound her sensitive soul ana brlnS
on HOOD olloarS ana feProaChCS' Il 9tie
were my wife said blunt old Bruce,
pack her oil nome to mat dotniS lather Siie
always prating ABOUT ana Keep iler 'neIe
until she arrived at years OF olScTellon' ~
A. IL fol nrf
Is SIMPLY pltllul 10 see II Dig, S'oi"tru' SUI
derry fellow ike oIreSt leo AROUND 10y 'llo
nose Ike rnseo pilli by thaU rl'iicuious
and lackadalsical creature. Beyond douoU
there would nave pech lar more haPplirss
all around II olrest mad 1ihly SCI down ms
foot and refused to be LONGER the Nlc.ih Oh
her whims and caprlces. 1here Wouiu doupt-
less have been a few days OF sore lainen'a-
non ana deSpalrng appears 10 nc restoreu 10
nor fatner arms lWhere she was HoV az an
Wanted-that estmable eccleslaStlc having
only recently taken thereto a successor 10 her
sainted mothe1l but III the END she would
have respected him far moro ana been lar
happier III obeying nm. Lake many ahoth-
ar husband poor toflest was al ulliles' COZ
tcious OF his duty III that case, puu IKE
most others, shrank from the orueal' bruce
himself, so savageIy critical OF the weakness
Of other spouses, was VIGOROUSLY subSer-
Went to the wishes OF Mrs. Bruce, but she
never had to resort to tears TO accomplish
her object, and was thoroughly III unison
with her husband IN ms condcmhauoh OF
Forrest weakness Poor, poor 1eHoW.
she was saying to herself tins very day.
With such a fool Tor VIE ana such
n-such sharper for sister.
30 confident was bayard OF MS ground
that he had decided, days since, on his plan
81 attack. lie would not ask direct ques-