Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-26

J say when I tell you that have not brought you any money-not one cent?"
 "What!" gasped the angular woEi- an, you mean to tell me"
 q mean to tell you that the hen (begging my husbands pardon) which can't do it any longer. Goddard has lost everything he, has except Lynd- hurst and an income barely enough for parsimonious man to keep it up on.''
 Mrs. Nolan sank on to a rickety sofa, and sat stiffiy erect.
 "1ou are not Tn earnest, Jeanne?"
 "Yes, I am. I left him yesterday"
 Left him?"
 "I was obliged to. I can't live On his present income; besides, when you told me Dugdale was here looking for me, knew that he'd hunt me down sooner or later. Lucy, 1 must make for Europe. l couldn't live here with that fellow on my track. He is as sharp as can be-"
 How are you going to Europe with out noney?" asked Mrs. Nolan, sus- piciously.
 T have a plan; a desperate one, too, but I had to coniure up some thing. What I have in view includes you"
 includes me?" "Yes, it happens that may really be able to put you to some use at last
 q will do nothing without being paid, tell you that.''
 ''We will have good bank to draw on, if everything works wen.' Mrs. Goddard lowered her voice, hitched her chair nearer to her confederate and explained salient features of her scheme. Before she had finished Mrs. Nolan was trembling all over, and her eyes were batting rapidly from sheer excitement.
 "Is-is the girl so dangerously ill?" she asked. ''In most critical condition"
 'Why did you smile when you said that, Jeanne?"
 T don't know; did I smile? Be cause our success depends on the state of her health, you know"
 II never heard of such a-such a bold idea"
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 "But what part shall play?"
 q shall need you as a companion of my travels; and you know I sha mt be able to make creditable exit from this life without somebody to testify to my demise"
 70! you want me to shoulder the risk.''
 "Puh! don't be silly; the whole thing will rest on me-
 '.I should love to go abroad, Jeanne" ''WelI, there is nothing to hinder you. Goddard, after his marriage, will be involved as deeply in the mat ter as you or l, and with all that for tune to draw on, we sha'n't want for money, and we shall have the world before us. Lucy, am simply enchant- ed with the thought of freedom-glori- ous freedom! 1 have not closed my eyes in really sound sleep since you wrote you had seen Henry Dugdale. I shall kill two birds with one stone get out of his way and get plenty of money into the bargain. wish you were less cowardly. I haven't the slightest fear" ' Well, you may count on me-" said Mrs. Nolan, forced in spite of herself to enter into the buoyant spirit of her friend. 'When once I get started I'm a regular war-horse.'
 CHAPTER V.
 When Mrs. Goddard returned to Lyndhurst at noon, Blanche and her guardian and MT. Talley received her in the drawingroom. The exchange of greetings might have been mere awkward platitudes but for her won derful converse tional skill.
 'I am so sorry 1 was detained in town last night she laughed. "The major was actually frightened when he reached me. I did a very foolish thing in taking so much money. I'm agine my surprise to find that I had actually $5,O00 in my purse when I took it out to pay the cabman. When l went off the maj jor was not here, and being accustomed to taking money from the safe, I thrust my hand into the box and folded up some bills. l intended to pay a few bills of pretty good size in town, but goodness knows I didn't intend to carry off a small fortune"
 Talley laughed unsus piciously.
 "Some pickpcclet would have been in clover" he remarked.
 ''The fright l gave this dear man." and Mrs. Goddard laid her gloved hand on the arm of her statuelike husband, twas a good thing in one way, for when l told him that Dr. Sloan, who was at the Palace yesterday, had ad- vised me to take a sea voyage he was so relieved over finding that I had not been abducted that he really con- scented to my running over to London for week or so."
 I've are sorry you are going" said Blanche, with a start of surprise.
 ''But surely not alone?" remarked Talley.
 ''No; have applied to bureau for companion. They know exactly the kind of woman I want, and shall have no one else, assure you"
 T have been looking over my af- fairs, and I think I can get away" said Goddard You will at least al- low me to go over with you"
 And be obliged to nurse you through your seasickness," laughed his wife. 'No, this voyage is for my own health, thank you. From the mo-