Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-03

own man, knocking Hayter down and half killing him."
 Served him right, I should say," com mentcd Harry, with hearty approval of Williams prowess.
 ''So we all thought, though it was as much as our places were worth to say so. Well, after this you may be sure that Lord Arlington could not remain in Eng land, for his vindictive wife swore that she would cause his immediate arrest don't believe she ever meant to go to such extremitics, but simply thought to frighten him, but he took her threats in earnest and fled, carrying his darling boy with him and accompanied by his faithful retainer, William Bladon.
 And Wanda"
 "You shall hear. Of course my lady was mum as mouse as to the true state of affairs and all the county called at the hall to express their sympathy, even those who had held aloof before on account of my 1ady's origin, but pub licity did not suit her book and she de- clined to receive anyone"
 "Playing the role of a wifely martyr, 1 suppose?"
 "Yes, sir. Now just four months after the carl's departure, Wanda was born. Then, see what happened. Will you believe it, sir, but that woman hated that poor little child with an aver sion that was sicllcning-aye, loathed it from the very hour of it's birth?"
 "What a wretch!' Harry burst forth in honest indignation.
 You may well say so, sir; for her conduct towards it became so brutal that even Hayter interfered, and can assure you, sir, that he is not one to evince sympathy for the suffering of another"
 "Did his remonstance do any good, Mrs. Horner?"
 ''Yes. The baby and were removed to the Dower house."
 ''Thc Dower house?"
 Aye, fine old-fashioned stone man. sion about half way from here to the hall. You will see it if you go up to the hall o-morrow-stands in fine garden laid out in the Dutch style, after the manner of the grounds of the kings palace at The Hague, I've been told"
 "With very high porch approached by stone steps9" Harry interrupted.
 "Whoever told you that, Mir. Eyes ham?" the landlady asked in surprise F "Wanda-our Wanda across the ocear , when she described you to me, Mrs Horner-for the old house and yoursel were the only objects of her early Tiff, that clung to her remembrance"
 Now, God bless the little goldel haired darling, and did she remembe me?" the woman asked, deeply affected
 "She did; but do go on with you story, if you would serve one you az | parently loved so much" ! "Well, sir, somehow or other Mir. Am brose-who ought to have been LOT Arundel, you know-got to hear of hi o sisters ill treatment" The woman wept bitterly. To tur her thoughts Harry asked: "Is Lad Arlington now at the hall?"
 "She is. But have not told you al about her. Strange to say, during tn past year, she has changed so that sh is but the shadow of her former self her old arrogance is gone, her beaut hed-she goes about the grounds like ghost"
 ''Contrition?"
 "Abject remorse. If it were not tha Hayter holds her in a hand of iron, sh would confess to the world her base sir As 1t is, she is treated in her own hous as harmless lunatic, guarded by tn creatures that wicked man has secure to do his bidding; for he rules house an estate as though he were the lord of it.
 "And does no one interfere?"
 "No one knows, sir. The servant are all Hayter's peoplei the gentry hay