The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-02

nothing that his wife could read The
gentle, innocent. sfectionate creature
thought was frightened for her and
sorry for her-anJ thought no more
Don't think too seriously Of II. Mar
| ian.' che said. simply. as she pulled her
sleeve down again. 1T doesn't hurt me
now"
II will try to think quietly OF II. my
| love. for your sake Well. well Ard
you told him all that Anne Catheriek
had said TO you-ail that you had told
me?''
''Yes. all. He insisted on .t-I was
alone with him-I could conceal nothing"
did he say anything when you had
| done?"
''He looked at me. and laughed 30 him
self. I'm mockipg. bitter way i mean
To have the rost out Of you. he said: do
/ you hear7--the rest ! declared 10 him.
soemniy that had told him everything
! knew. Not you he answered; you
know more than you choose TO tell.
| Won't you tell II? You shall, I'll wiring II
out OF YOU at home. II ] can't wiring II
out OF you here He led me away by
strange path through the plantation-a
path where there was no hope OF our
meeting you-and he spoke no more TIL
we came within sight OF the house. Then
he stopped again, and said. VIII you
take a second chance. II l give II TO you?
VIII you think better OF II. and tell me
the rest?' I could only repeat the same
words I had spoken before. He Cured
my obstinacy. and went on. and took
me with HIM TO the house. You can't
deceive me-. he said: you know more
than you choose TO tell. I'll have your
secret out Of you; and I'll have IL out
OF that sister OF yours, as well. There
shall be no more plotting and whispering
between you. Nesther you nor she shah
see each other again till you have con-
fessed the truth. I'll have you watched
morning. noon. and night. TIL you con-
fess the truth He was deaf to every
thing ] could say. He took me straight
upstairs into my own room. Fanny was
sitting there, doing some work for me-
and he instantly ordered her out. I'll
take good care you're not mixed up in
the conspiracy ne sad. You shall leave
this house today.
If your mistress wants a maid. she
shall have ,S one Q, my CHOOSING ,nst he hs
door on me-he set that senselees woman
10 watch me outside-Marisn! he looked
and spoke Ike q madmsn; You may
Il do understand 1t. Laura. He is mad
mad with the terrors OF guilty con-
science. Every. word you have said
Anne Catherisck left you yesterday. you
we're on the eve of discovering a secret.
which might have been your vile hus-
covered II. Nothing you can say or do
will quiet that guilty distruet and con-
vince hts false nature OF your truth.
don't say this, my love, to alarm you.
say IL TO open your eyes to your position.
and TO convince you Of the urgent neces-
sity of letting me act, as best can. for
own. Count Fosco's interference has
secured me access to you today. but he
may withdraw that interference tomor-
row. Sir Percival hae already dismiss
EannV n
girl. and devotedly attached to you, and
has chosen a woman TO take her place
whose dull intelligence lowers her TO the
level of the watch dog In the yard. II
Is impossible to say what violent meas
dres se he may ake unless wsn WE MAKE Ks
What can we do. Marian. oh. II we
:, could d.,ry only leave this house never to see
Listen to me. my love. and Try to
think that you arc not quite helpless so
long as am here with YOU"
altogether forget poor Fanny. In thinking
of me. She wants help and comfort too.
II will not forget her. saw her be-
ranged range to s communicate H @ with With her % tonight.
Letters are not. safe In the post-bag at
Blackwater park, and shall have two
must pass through no hands but
What letters."
II mean to write nrst. Laura. to Mr..
Gilmore's partner. who has offered to
help US In any fresh emergency. Little
as know Of the law. l am certain that
IT can protect woman from such treat
ment as the ruffian has inflicted on you
today. ] will go into no details about
Anne Catherick. because | have no cer-
tain information TO give. But the law
arm, and of the violence offered TO you
In this room-he shall. before / rest to-
nightr'
"But think OF the exposure. Marian!
II am calculating on the exposure. Sir
Percival has more TO dread from IL than
you have. The prospect OF an exposure
s1.s %sy ,s,II bring ,s him to terms when nothing
rose as spoke but Laura enteated
me not TO leave
You will drive him to desperation"
fold"
felt the truth--the dishesrtennR truth
of those words. But could not bring
myself plainly 10 acknowledge IL to her.
In our dreadful position there was no help
and no hope for us but I'm. risking the
worst; worst; I said So IN guarded terms; she
matter. She only asked about tho second
whom was II TO be addressed?
is your nearest male relative and the
terfere'
laura snook ner nesu sorroWinlly.
Yes, yes / went on. your uncle is n !
weak. selfish. worldly man. I know. But !
he iE not Sir Percival Clyde and he has !
no such friend about him as Count Fosco. I
! expect nothing from his kindness. or (
his tenderness Of feeling toward you or |
toward me. But he Will do anything 10 I
pamper his own indoencc and to secure |
HIS own quiet. Let me only persuade him !
that his interference at this moment will |
save him from inevitable trouble and /
wretchedness and responsibility hereaf- |
ter. and he will bestir himself for his 4
him. fsmra-r have hsd some ppsot,os w"
'If you could only prevail on him 10 |
let me 70 back TO LimmeridRe for little !
while. aud stay there quietly with YOU. l
Marian. ] could be almost as happy again !
as I was before 7 was married."
Ito Be ContinuedD