Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-19

mo sent her oI.
 "This evening, sir''' stammered, sud- denly chilled.
 ''Yes; an hour ago.
 But an hour ago every approach was guarded, Sir Anthony" 1 cried in sur prise. II had the greatest difficulty in slip ping through from the outside myself, well as l know every field and tree. To escape from within. even for man, much less woman, would have boon impossible. Sho will have been stopped.
 II think not" ho said, with n smile at o0oo sage and indulgC1It, which seemed to add, You think yourself clover lad. but you do not know everything yot."
 Il sent her out hy the secret passage to the lnillhouso, you sec, " ho explained, "os soon Gs honr! the shorin's party outside could havo given them tho slip myself had pleased
 "Tho millhousoH" I answered. Tho mill stood nearly quarter of a milo from Go ton End. beyond the gardens and in the direction of tho village 1 roms4nbcrcd vaguely that had heard from tho sorv- ants in old days somo talk of Il secret out let leading from the house to it, but they knew no particulars, and its existence was only darkly rumorcd among thom. You did not know of tho passage" Sir Anthony said, Chuckling at my astonish- ncnt.
 No; l remember, but tho girl did. Your father and his wifo went with her. | IIo quite agreed in tho wisdom of sending her away, and indeed advised it. On reaching tho mill if they found all quiet, they wrro tu walk across to Watncys farm. There they could get horses and | might rido at their leisure to Stratford | and wait tho event. I thought it best for her and Ferdinand agreed. | And my flthCr-wCnt with hor?" l muttcrrd hoarscly, feeling myself growing | chill tu tho heart. Hardly could restrain my indignation at Sir Anthony's folly or my own anger and disappOintmont-and fear, for though my head seemed on firc and thcro was a tumult in my brain, l was cool enough to tracc clearly my fla l thrr'S motives and discern with what a l deliberate purpose hc had acted. "IIo wont with hero
 | "Ycs; he and his wife" tho knight an | swCrcd, noticing nothing in his obtuso- | ness.
 You havc been fooled, sir" I said bit tcrly My father you should havo known, and, for his wife, sho is a bad, unscrupu- | luuS woman! oh, tho madness of it, to put my cousin into their hands!
 ''Whnt do you mcanl" tho knight cried, beginning to trcmblc. Your father Is a changed man, lad Hc has como back to tho old faith, and in dark hour too. | Ho"-
 lilo Is n hypocrlto and villain!" rc- turtrd, stung almost to madness by this wound in my tcndrrcst placc-stung in deed beyond endurance. Why should | sparp him, whom to sparo him was to sac | rflCc tho innocent? Why should l pick my words when my lovc was in danger! He had had no mercy and no pity. Why should shrink from exposing him: Heaven had dealt with him patiently and given him life, and he did but abuse it. | could keep silence no longer and told Sir Anthony all with a stinging tongue and in gihing words. even at last how my ia thrr had given mo n hint of the very plan he had now carried out of coming down to Cotton and goading his brother into some utfonse which might leave his estate at the mercy uf the authorities.
 II did not think he meant it, l said bitterly. |" But might have known that thu leopard does not change its spots How you, who knew him years ago ant knew that he had plotted against you since. came to trust hiIS again-to truS your daughter to him-pass"S my fancy!
 He was my brother, the knight mur
 murrd. leaning whito and stricken on my shuull,r.
 And my fathrr-hcavvn help us!" rrju!nrd.