Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-01
CHATTER NJ

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 They nn.,. ,i th,n hp!iHvrd mr it Scc:Nrll, aI.I s';lartinE GN,lIr Mistress Annr'S rid;ru!r, hurl ivy vy,'n tho duchess kindly finer, .yHty, what could do? Only a>~vrt what had asserted nlready-that it was undoubtedly Clarence, and that be for, 2+ hours elapsed they would hnvo proof Ct my words.
 At mention of this possibility Master Bcrtir looked up He had left tho main part ill the discussion tn others, but now he intrrvCned "Ouo moment" he said. '.Takr it that the lad k right, Master Iirdslrum. Is thrrr any prrcautiun wo can aLoIst, any back door, su to speak, we can keep open. in case of au attempt to ar rest Us heinz mn,!,: What would hc tho line If eur :Itrr;it t1 WvSrl:'
 The rivrr.' replied the Dutchman promptly.
 lnd tho boats .,ro all at the landing stage"
 They arc, and fur that reason they arc useless in an emergency. our host an swrrrd thoughtfully. "Knowing tho place, any one sent tn surprise and arrest Ills would secure them first and the bridge Then they would hnrr us in trap. It might bo we'll to talo a boat round and mCur it in the little creek in the farther orchard. he added, rising. It is good idea. at any rate will go and do it."
 He went cut. leaving Us fuur-tho duch css, her husband, Anne and mysolf-sit ting round the lamp.
 If Master Carey is sn certain that it Was Clarence" my lady began, II think I he ought to-
 "NrS kAte:' her husband said. She had paused and seemed tu hr listening. 'OuEht tO open that letter he has," she continued imprtuouSly. II have no doubt il is a letter to Clarence. Now tho rogue has come on the scene again tho lad $ ScruplrS ought not to stand in the way. They are all nonsrnsr. The letter may threw some l.;h: on tho bishops schemes and (llrvnCr'S presence here, and it should be rcad, ThA; iS what l think. "What L"you say, Carcy:" her husband | asked aS I kept silence. 'ls not that req | Sonal'lr:"
 Sitting with my elbows on tho table 1 twisted ;.nd untwistvd the fingers of my clu>prA l. .uds. gazing at them the whilo as tEuu,:h iu~.:itIti-fu might como uf them. What WAS | tn do: l knew that the thrco pairs "f vH,, wrrr upon ru',, and the knowl- ed4r d!~;rar'rd mo and prevented me | r,nlly thinking. though I seemed to hc | tLiukir: >a l: }rI Well, I burst out at | lasI. 'thp cir, U'H~tIur,'S arc certainly all | ter l. l SEC no reason why should not Crash
 >tri.l !. tutoring an exclamation. and wr all >plAn:; ;n Utr f>rt. "Oh, what a pity'' t'!,' duchess; crlrd, clasping her hatd~ lou clumsy, clumsy girl! What havv ynu dn.o..'
 M!,tr,>> -Aunr's sleeve as she turned | hal >w,Wt fr III the table a FlurrntinC | juE. one uf Mu~trr l.ind~trom's greatest | trrA~ur,-, and il lay a dozen fragments | on thr linur We ~tord and looked at it, | thr t,urhv-~ iu "u-, ', Na~irr Byrtiv and | in comic di>mav thr girls liY trrmblcd, aNI h. turned quite WiitV aS she coHtcm- | pl4t,li t:.>' ruin >h' had c!U>,d
 w T., yuu have dome it now!' the iu,nr-s said pi,ilrssly. What woman cou!l ,v,r ,N, r}u"k rlumr>inrSS ill another W,.,u::i! It "rly remains to pick ur | the pj,,'}- u.j~- If q n'nn had done i;- | but, tir,r,., pi. x a., the pieces. You will | hA.y tn l:lHhr y..llr tale gu,S tu Master | Li"d~ir, m altrrwnr;i.
 | l went down un my knees and helped l Ann. lie Ahm"yInc,' her inCrrdulity had | caused lnr forgotten. She WAS so shaken | that 1 heard thr i.irS If warr in her hand Clatt,r together. When we had picked | up all. even [" tl,' smallest piece, I rose, i and liir ,il,rhr>> returned to the former s&hj.,t. 'luu will open this letter, thcn?' she said Il Sy,' You will. Then the soon Cr thr Letter IIavo you got 1t about | you.
 | '' Nc, it is in my brllroom." I answered | Il held it away there, and must fetch 1 it. But do you think" continued. paus l T, tu syu out with her double handful of frag 4nrut> it is absolutely necessary to rcat II, my lady:"
 Most certainly" she answered, gravely nrdding with each syllable, Il think so. will lr responsible" And Master Berti, nu,llrd also.
 ':-,' l,r il" said reluctantly. And wus about to leave the room Ia fetch tht letter. ny lwdrnuu being in d different | part uf ;hr h"USr. only connected with tho main building ly Il covered passage when uIr host returned. II told Us tha | aw hiIp tn H,ur if hr hnA anything to rc port, and thru. finding hr had not, wen Ou; to z" tu my ru"In, si!utting tho doc behind n:C.
 The iA.>>a-r havr mentioned, whic. wnS merely formed uf rough blanks, wa | very Gark. Al tnr I:>2vrr end was tho fOu of the staircase !yltiIug tu the upper rooms Far;hvr along WIS a dnn- in the side open ing into tEr garden. GuinE straight out c th" lighted r"' III, had almost to 2rnp Iny way. ,llju- tn. wills with my hands When lnd Il'ult cvAchrd thr middle,
 pAu~,A l; struck mr that tho door int
 the garden must he open, for frlt a col draft Uf air strike my brow and saw, c
 fancird 1 saw, a slice of night sky and tn
 branch of a tree waving against it. I too
 q strp forward, slightly ehiycring ill tn
 night air a> did su, and had stretched ou
 my Eand with the intention If closing tn
 dour when dark form ruSc suddrnl
 close to me, l saw a knife glcam in tn
 starlight, and tAr next moment rcclc
 back into the darkness of tho passage
 shas? pain in my hrra>t.
 knew at once what had happened {
 me and leaned d moment against til
 planlinC with Il sick, faint feeling, sayin
 to myself. Il have it this timer Tho al
 tack had been so sudden and unexpected
 1 had hccn taken sO completely off III
 guard that I had made no attempt eithl
 to strike or to clutch my assailant, and suppose only the darkness of the passaG
 saved mo from another blow. But WI one ne, dCd? Tho hand which had raise
 instiuctivrly to shield my throat was w
 with the warm blood trickling fast dow
 my breast. I staggered back to tho doC Of the pari"r, groping blindly for tn
 latch, seemed to an ago finding it, foun
 it at last and walked in.
 The duchess sprang up at sight of m
 What" sho cried, backing from m
 what has happrnrd:'
 Il havc been stabbed" said, and S,
 down.