Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-15

NAhtA 4tuhlhS. OI-NlISSS NTGltn WIO glared at her and spoke in a fierce whisper:
 Do you hear: 1 must get away some how or they will settle me for that affair of Lamar. You must do it for me. I shall make some excuse to get into the cart. Be nrady to change clothes with me. Then put out your head and ask to be allowed to walk bit. Then lie close. no matter what happens. or it will be worse for us both"
 She attempted to rcmonstratc with him. but with a terrible oath fierccly whispered at her he enforced his order. Half paralyzed with this new fear, she heard him ask the sergeant to let him rest in the cart for bit, as he was tired to death and chilled with the cold.
 The sergeant consented with a con temptuous oath. but refused to stop the cart. So with C!umsiness quite unusual to him. for hc was man of great strength and activity. he half scrambled. half tuluhled into the cart. breathing male dictions on everybody and everything.
 Once i'll the cart and hidden from the view of the Sendarmcs the change WAS easily effected, and with Maric's petit ON'tl tI4tl N4NiN tNtI HIS N'N II 4t't lltS IlS' WAS ready for the next step of the Cs- cape. By his instructions Marie. with her little shawl over hrr head and her body hidden in the interior of the cart, asked the sergeant ro let her walk for n little while. aS her limbs We're crampcd with sitting so long i'll tine cart.
 The sergeant roull s,';' no harm Ill so simple request. >o told the driver to stop / the very moment that the cart stopped Kuhyrt slipped down ill her stead, i'm ituIing. with skill that showed that at some timr hr must have br,n an actor, the p,culiarity of her gait. so that the soldiers never suspected there was any trick un hand.
 For awhile he walked behind the cart holding on as if tu aid in walking. But after awhilr he began to fall behind. Now and N-;Iin ihc sergeant looked back to sre as i'll duty bound that his prisoner was still th ,rr One of the others asked him If he sil,uld uut make her hurry ilp. but he answered that ii was all right. as tho man wa1 safe i'll the cart and that the woman could not % far.
 For some little time they progressed iu this fashion. Maric's state of mind WAS terrible. and she only longcd for death 10 put an end tu her SuffcringS All Ih,. liGlt seemed to have gone oUt of her life AS vet sh,' could not realize the blow that had fallrn-hcr husband murderer. here,lf arrested tS thief and even now on the NAY tu some uu- known peril. while the author of it all. :. thv man whom she had loved and loved still ill spite of all. tlrAtinS her not even with a cold inditfrrcucr. hut hur>hly. and thrvJt,l:iu% her.
 When the cart Sulnr lltIlv tilu,. after came near Il wood which stretched for many l league around ;jNvav tu tn,. frnil- tier. the sergeant turned around Ioirll his female prisoner that il wL> linn" tn get back into the cart ur tu come a,.Lin iuIo line with the rest of the party. IT,. cr"li I.ul see hey. With & quick rush he ran io the cart and dragged back the curtain. calling:
 What does this mean: If yuur wife has ,.-r....yd. i, will be the worse for r,I. Gri up. yuu lazy L,re he >:trt, | back i'll @I.azcmunI. f0v his eyes mrt those of Marie. dilatcd with frtr
 '.Sacrc. he called tu t1o others. he has escaped! Run. mes ,uGauts Quick: He cannot bc far. He was here but a moment ago. Do not hesitate to shoot if Lc does not stop ct the word
 TLr 1vuLi-C2CS ran Lack "@l s>>;.r,3 the ro..l T, !: "Hi left. bur 2ll in van for Robart Nacaire lad broken from prison and escaped from custody too often 10 be caught mapping when there was a chance to escape. He was already saf, ill inc wood and under cover of its she!- ,-Drh .7, tancc hctwcrn himself and his pursucr~ while they Were vairlr >,urching for lll:.. on the grrund which hr had passed over.
 Seeing that search was in vain. and that tho only chance of rccapturiny him was hy raisin:, the hue and cry from inc station. thc s-rZyun; called his men back. They came, naturally enough thoroughly angry at the way ill which they had been trick,l unI vowinS vengeance on Robert Macairr in case they should ever lay th"ir hands upon him again. The sergeant said nothing to Mario for | av hils. lIo was a merciful man lcccr,l- ing 10 his lights and he knew II would only cause her moro pain without doing Eor.:ly good. and he felt that II was only natural for L woman to help her husband under tnc circumstances. Besides. he Wis hot at all sure ill lis mind from th, ir>t that slr WAS guilty. He could scc that there viS some mystery on foot. and he thought that inall probability sine was not tine most guilty party in whatever Ill doing WAS on hand. Presently, how ever. h1 Cano to the cart and said to h1r gently enough;
 II wanted tu treat yvu aS kindly as l could. You mustn't blame lne If there is any rigCr shown to you after what has happened. Poor soul, pity you from the bottom of my heart. And you So i young. too-little moro than q child l have girls If my own. and who knows but some day they may need a fricnl or sonr hand of pity stretched out tu ! them: Well. there! he's a worthless { wretch to my thinking, and perhaps ! you're well rid of him-but he hos CS- ! capped. and We are So near the frontier { that If h.. ls Icccntly careful he may get away all right >o doni fret yourself i about any danger coming to him. but | keep your strength for what you have ! soon to % through.
 This kinGlinrSS was too much for poor ] Marie after all the bitterness she had l gone through. \ fioOdtide of gratitude l rushed io her heart. and with rush of tears she hruI over and kissed the rugged 1 hand thnt lay on the hack of the cart as the old soldier walked along trying tc 1 comfort her.
 From thcnceforth Marie had stancl 1 friend in the old sergeant. who made ur his mind that he would aid her all he . could within the line of his duty.
 CHAPTER VII.
 AT THE SHRINE.
 After :. few hours more journeyiug the party reached their destination. Fol Marie II WAS q time of blessed peace, fol the kind words of the sergeant had l,a,. .,,.I, ,.,liaF .