Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-04-14
we thank you for our salvation? It
was all so horriblei'

rejoined De Ligny; "our happiness UNI
speakable to save such as madame.
/ swear by my sword, had as soon
expected to find an angel with the Iro-
euois as to meet there madame. Que
bec-all Quebec has told me who
madame was and is. And | am your
slave.
ooh. sir, could you but mean that"
and there was turned upon him the
/ full power of gaze which few men
had ever been able to withstand The
blood of De Ligny tingled as he bowed
and replied
IF madame could but demand one
proof
Mary Connynge stepped closer to
him. flush" she said. Speak low!
Do not let it seem that we are inter-
ested. Keep your own counsel. Can
you dc this2.
The eyes of the young officer
cleaned. He was bold enough to re-
spond This his temptress noted
He nodded
s.You see that mantle tall one.
John Law? Listen! 1t is from him
ask you to save me. Oh. sir, there is
my captivity
What. Your husband?"
.'IIe is not my husband
MATS thousand pardons. The
ehild-your pardon"
PISA lis the child of an Indian
goman''
OH The blood again came to the
soung gallant's forehead.
Listen, | tell youI have been
scarce better than prisoner in the
mans hands He has abused me,
threatened me, would have beaten
me-
Madame ademoiselle.
tbs true. We have been far in
The west, and | could not escape. Good
Providence has now brought my res
lue-and you. monsieur Oh. tell me
that it has brought me safety, and also
/ friend-that it has brought me youi''
With every pulse a-tingle, every vein
fire, what could the young gallant
do2 What but yield, but promise, but
swear, but rage?
Hush" said Mary Connynge, her
own eyes cleaning. Watt The time
will come. So soon as we reach the
settlements, | leave him, and foreveri
Then" Their hands met swiftly.
HE has not spoken to me for weeks,
other than words of Yes or No.
DO this or Do thatl Wait! Watt
How soon shall we be at Montreal?n
Less than a month. Twill seem
an age, 1 swearl''
Madam, interrupted Law, pardon,
but Monsieur Joncaire bids us be
ready Come, help me arrange the
packs for our journey Perhaps Lieut..
de Ligny-for SO l think they
name you, sir-will pardon us, and will
consent to resume his conversation
later
"Assuredly,' said De Ligny. q shall
wait, monsieur
So madam, said Law to Mary Con-
nynge, as they at last found them
selves alone in the lodge, arranging
their few belongings for transport, 1--WE
are at last to regain the settlements,
and for time, at least, must forego
our home in the farther west. In
time
ooh, in time. What mean your"
why, we may return.
.'Neyerl I have had my fill of saw
aging That we are left alive is
mighty merciful To go thither again
--neverl''
And if l go2s
"As you like"
Meaning, madam"
What you like"
Law seated himself on the corded
pack, bringing the tips of his fingers
together
Then my late sweetheart has some
what changed her fancy?"
II have no fancy left. What I was
once to you l shall not recall more
than can avoid in my own mind. AS
to what you heard from that lying
man, Sir Arthur
eListen Stop Neither must you
insult the dead nor the absent | have
never told you what | learned from
Sir Arthur, though it was enough to
set nue. well distraught"
II doubt not that he told you twas
who befooled Lady Catharine; that
twas who took the letter which you
sent
Stay! No. He told me not SO much
as that But he and you together have
told me enough to show me that ! was
the basest wretch on earth, the most
gullible, the most unspeakably false
and cruel. How could have doubted
the faith of Lady Catharine how, but
for you2 Oh. Mary Connynge, Mary
Connynge! Would God a man we're
SO fashioned he might better Withstand
the argument of soft flesh and shining
eyes. admit, believed the disloyal
one, and doubted her who was loyalty
itself.