Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-29


 in his breast pocket. muttered something uuintelhgihlr and then glanced appeal ingly at me aS If he expected me to make myself uf some assistance. 'Thcrr'S ] no help for it. I said tu Sintirr as cheer fully as possible. Il anticipated that you would h,. examined. but l didn't think they'd % quite so far as this. Of course it $ only q matter of form We'll drive over to Judge Daly's and bail you out-it won't take an hour--and be back before o'clock"
 ''PcUp,e ayLu.cl ut l4urJt" ,..II-yt get out on bail. believe" said she quietly At any rate 1 will not allow bail to be asked for Mir Fuxon will take me where am to go."
 Thank you. Miss Forrestal~ said the sheriff gratefully. Il was thinking may be my wife could fix you up pretty cozy at my house for tonight. That'll be >e- cure enough, guess" he added. with q dismal grin. But I ain't going to hurry you. Finish your supper, Miss Torres tai, and when you're ready 10 start I'm here"
 T have had all want. she answered ! will get my hat 2ml cloak arl come 2t oncc.'
 --s lIL--5 J A4LN IL OSI-4- ll'-e&I~ -2;d. '-Hauoo. What- tkc matter
 T an going win HIr. FaXun, sid Sinfirc --Ihy:- wa:-t U >A-lLi4e me about the I4uIJ,r.'
 Its my orders, MT 1iainwarinE. rc- marked Faxo:. Gy5;~>t.GIy. .-l-4I Ii, ,=,ht sorry am f"- it.
 What: shouted John Tn Il terrible voice and :y, nin. To crow foot taller .rI,- H. stared liyrr,'y al thc i,our ;hcrilf Th.- Iii, eve, Il--.',i over I.lr ;.ul rr:,t,l | upon Sintir.. Af.,.' a --lu,u,.ut l:c ad,cd do-1cdly. This lady shall not leave my house against her will while I'm the mas ter of it,'
 1t k not against my will. John" she said. stepping up tu him and laying her hand on his arm. If l cannot defend myself against this charge. no one else can defend me l am not afraid. Why should be- And indeed she showed no signs of fear. There was color in her cheeks. her eyes We're bright. and her voice w.~ full and cheerful. She even seemed tu have been stimulated and in spirited by the sinister event for her close. attendance on mother and the reaction from the excitement of our calamity had tlllAtStttIlN ~lltIll anu But the sudden blow of the arrest had restored her 10 herself as great natures are restored by what would crush lesser ones. She was ready for hattie.
 John and l accompanied her to Fax un's house and saw that she was estab- liShed as comfortably as circumstances allowed. Then We returned home, and both of us were silent, only aS We sepa-
 4 I thing happens tomorrow. Frank you'll find bundle of papers ill my desk The estate Is entailed. of course. but l have my personal property and can do what like with it." l hardly grasped the meaning of this announcement and do not understand it even now, for he could not possibly have foreseen what was to happen. That night 1 took Sinfire's place beside mother. who was happily unconscious of what Was going forward and appeared to be on the verge of still further relapse into vaCuity. She re- quired very little attention, and I was able to give all my thoughts to a cOnsid- eration of what was to come on the mor- row and to the course which I might pursue in case things took a bad turn. Toward morning 1 had made up my mlld, and then 1 got some three hours sleep. l believe John paced his room all night.
 shall not attempt any orderly record of what happened the next day. A crowd of persons filled the room ir which the examination was being held. We met Sinfre outside. She looked bril- liant and superb, but there was an ex- precision about her mouth that troubled me-a defiant curve which at such a moment was not suspicious.
 A chair had been placed in the dock, in which she took her seat. She held her head up, and her bearing was inde- scribably vigorous and buoyant, as il she were brimming over with life and health. But no sign betrayed that she was even conscious that hundreds oi