Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-05

and she needed d ..ange of scene, but I could not persuade her to leave Lyndhurst. The medicines I gave her were onl V tonics. You have given her all the medicine she needed. Mai. God dard. It seems to me that there was some suggestion that your first wife was not-not exactly sound, mentally when she left you. Is thls true?''
 'Yes,' answered the major, slowly; "yes!"
 well, surely you ought not to have let any absurd fancy of hers make an impression on you"
 Goddard rose to his feet. He looked like a man completely dazed.
 q have believed her life in danger ever since," he managed to say.
 "We1 you certainly have nothing to fear on that score" said Dr. Fleming. as he fonowed his guest to the door. "It was not because 1 wished to see her professionally that I informed her of my return to New York. but be- cause she reminded me of,the only child I ever had--which I lost five years ago.
 There was no ceremony in Goddard's leavet aking. He left the physician staring at him in wonder as he headed for the stairs leading down into the office
 Father Surtees emerge~ from a throng of men near the newspaper racks and came forward in the glare of electric lights.
 "WeI?" he inquired, eagerly.
 ''You were right said Goddard
 "Thank God!" calculated the priest. fervently, and they made their way to the street. They wake. half a block in absolute silence. Goddard's face was full of thoughts too vague for utterance.
 ''There is but one course before you now," counseled Father Surtees, as they paused on an isolated street cor ner and faced each other.
 And that is-''
 ''To make clean breast of it all to Blannhe."
 ''If she were dying it might not be so hard" s4io Goddard, "but-" tears of agony rushed to his eyes; "but to know that she will live on to loathe me as she would a noisome- reptile which had for moment coiled itself around her unsuspecting heart. Oh, God! advise me to kill myself!'' You never were a coward, Row land" And Father Surtees laid his hand on Godoard's arm with a tender touch. 'It is the consequence of your fault; take it on you like a man. Go to her. Tell her the whole truth"
 "ThanlS you" said the major; q shall do it.''
 He was turning away when the priest caught his arm again. "You say the other is here in New ! York?''
 "I think so," was the answer. "I knew you well enough now," said the priest, redectlvely, wei enough to feel sure you could never 1ali in her power again.
 ''If meet her nothing-no power in Heaven nor beneath-could prevent my killing her" ! Nothing but Blanche" said the priest. "She would prefer to have as little publicity as possible. No; re- straint must be part of your burden. i The woman must i've" '"To assassinate Elanche?" cried the major. "No!'
 "She will never ao it when she KNOWS tudG you dIu blaEcjS dI C parted. Of course. Blanche will want to go away at once"
 "Of course" Goddard staggered away. A cab was passing, and he hailed it. The cabman smiled know ingly on the priest as ne helped his friend to get in. He thought he was taking oup drunken swell. The priest gave the directions in cold tone of -reproof, and, pressing God dard's hand, he turned away.
 .'Oh, God. don't desert the poor, poor ] fellow," he said, with Ais eyes raised to star which, pale as a white dia- mond, gleamed above the yellow glare of Madison so''o~a
 (To Be Continued.)