Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-10

and to associate trcachery and ingratitude such as this with her seemed almost too horrible
 Then why was I so clear sighted as to read the riddle: Why was l tho first to see tho truth! Because I had felt for days n vague and ill defined distrust of the girl. had seen moro of hcr odd its and ca prices than had tho others. Looking back now, I could find confirmation of my idea in n dozen things which had bofallon Us. remembered how i'll and stricken sho had looked on the day when had first brought out tho letter, and how strangely she had talked to mo about 1t.
 1 rcmemhcrcd Clarcnce's interview with not Dymphnn, as 1 had then thought but, as 1 now guessed, Anne, wearing her cloak. l recalled the manner In which she had used mo q persuade Master Bcrtic to take the WeSrl instead of the Santon road No doubt she had told Clarence to follow in that direction, if by any chance we es- capped him on tho island. And her despair when shc heard in the church porch that I had killed Clarence At the ford! And her utter abandonment to fcar-poor gull ty thing!-whcn she thought that all her devices had only led her with Us to n dreadful death! Thcso things, in tho light in which 1 now viewed them, wcrc cogent evidences against her.
 It must have been written to somc one about us!" said the duchess at length. ITO sOmc one in our confidence. 'On our side of the door, as he calls il.
 Yes; that is ccr'an,'' said.
 And on tho wrapper he styles her Mis- trcss ClnrcncG Now, who"-
 ''Who could it have been? That is the question wo h0vo to answcr,' Master Der tic replied dryly. Hearing his voice, knew ho had come at last to the same con clusion to which had jumped. Il think you may dismiss the servants from the in quiry," ho continued. Tho bishop of Winchester would scarcely write to them in that style"
 "Dismiss the servants? Then who is left" she protested.
 II think He lost courage, hesitatod and broke off. Sho looked at him won dcringly. He turned to :ne, and gaining confirmation from my nod began again. II think 1 should ask A. B." he said.
 "A B--:'' sho cried, still not sec ing ono whit
 "Ycs; Anno Brandon," he answered stcrnly.
 Shc repeated his words softly and stood moment gazing at him. In that mo mcnt sho saw it all. She sat down sudden ly on the chair beside her and shuddered violently, ns if she had laid her hand un- wittingly upon a snake "Oh, Richard, :" she whispered, it is too hOrriblc!'
 II fear it is too truc,' ho answered gloumily.
 shrank from looking at them, from meeting her eyes or his. 1 felt as if this shame had come upon Us all. The thought that the culprit might walk into the room at any moment filled mo with terror. l turned away and looked through the win dow, leaving the husband and wife to- gcthCr.
 ''IS it only the name you are thinking off" sho muttcrrd.
 No, he answered. Before left Eng land to ,:o to Calais 1 saw something pass between thcm-hrtwVrn her and Clarence which surprised me Only in the con fusion of thosr last days it slipped from my memory for the time. II srr' she said quietly. "Thr villain" Looking back on the events of the last | week, l found many things madr plain by tho lurid light now cast upon them. I un-