Evening star., 1901-11-02

others, suppose, who owe him money. LIE,
him apply to them. Believe me- madam
| Isabel sighed. 'T am sorry for any one
on whom I have brought trouble. Well
| then-can you flnd me such a man-already
ssSn eo Of deb, % vnHm WIN mass no
81 can find such man.
| "Then-o! Mrs. Brymer-it seems dread
| full thing to do"
There is a third way-the surest Of any.
| But 1t might be bruited abroad: and It II
| always Ill thought of-nothing but necessity.
| In fact. can Justify a gentiewoman In taxing
such q STEP"
What Is itr'
''You viii not like the thought of IT at all
| But 1t Is the simplest and generally the
easiest PLAN"
What is it2" Isabel repeated.
There are always lying in Newsate men
| condemned to death
| The widow shuddered ''Oh, not thatr
''You guess what would say, then That
| makes 1t easier. I could find some one,
| unmarried friendless who would not know
| who you are, to whom the promise of drink
| in plenty until the time came would make
him quite happy. I would say Marry him.
| In two or three weeks he would be dead
Again the widow shuddered. And no one
would know and you would be quite free
with all your debts fallen off your back
free to marry again or to live as you
please"
'But, o! the horrid thing! To marry a
man going to be hanged! To be the widow
of man actully hanged at Tyburn?
why not, since no one would know any
thing about it?''
ITO marry condemned feilow-a muir
derer-a burgfar-a highwayman. o! I
could not!"
You would marry him only in name. You
mony. A bottle Of rum would console him
for the loss of his bride. Indeed, for that
matter he would expect nothing more than
the bottle of rum
fI,A JoIx rI,< IL har hoo
Madam" the temptress repeated, you
| must harden your heart. have told you
what to do. There Is a plain choice before
you. 1 can find you a sailor. Once get that
fellow locked up with debts Of hundreds
keeping him there. and you are safe.
can find you prisoner already hopelessly
confined He would be as good as the SAIL
or. Or. there Is the condemned felon. He
is safest. The only condition 1 make is
that you settle Immediately my bill in full.
Does your ladyship agree7 II not. there
but spare you the truth. You know bet
ter than myself what will happen"
Mrs. Weyland looked out into the street.
Alas! To leave the free air of the town. the
dead delights even Of the streets; not to
speak Of the play, the gardens, the park.
the assembly. the card party-how could
she live away from them? How could she
live in the CLOSE air, the dirt, the noise, the
conversation Of a debtors prison? She
looked at the letters on the table. and her
lips parted in assent; she thought of the
poor wretch jingling his chains in the con-
demned cell whom she was to marry, and
her cheek paaed; she thought of her austere
father and her brother, and of their wrath,
and the relentless justice with which they
had already cut her off-and she was ready
to assent
Mrs. Brymer watched her narrowly. The
money due to her was Of the greatest i'm
portance; she had payments to make and
bills to meet; the loss of this money would
cause her great embarrassment. But she
said no more. She folded her hands in her
lap and waited.
Mrs, Weyland held out her hand. .I ac-
cept. she murmured
The other sighed with relief. She had
saved her debt.
You have done WELL" she said. In
deed. there was nothing else to be done"
NO one Is to know Isabel stipulated
with white face and eyes full of terror
Certainly not. No one will know. You
may make yourself quite easy" Mrs Bry-
mer rose. Madam, time presses; we know
not when MI. Fulton will issue his writ
Perhaps 1t is already issued"
Are you going to act at once? It is very
sudden"
I'VE must act at once I have already,
madam, in your interest, been up and do
| ing: have found young sailor and have
promised him bribe. But-after alI-he
might be violent; he might break prison
and escape. Once on board again he would
laugh at the law 1 will pass over the
sailor"
THE poor young man will be looking for
MS promised wife," said the sympathetic
widow
He will console himself never fear.
Wen. i! have also found a man In the
hlngs Bench. He has no hope of relea Sc
and will consent to anything that will give
MIN small allowance to live upon. l have
also been to Newgate. There is a fellow
unoer sentence who laugher when / pro-
posed such a marriage. For as much rum
as he can drink he will do anything Come,
madam, we will go first to the King s
Bench
She rose. II forgot to say that my con-
oitlons IN return for this service are simply
that you pay me my claim in full That is
| all. Do you promise?'
Yes-yesI promise. o. anything-any-
thing to relieve me Of this anxiety"
Go be continued.)