The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-14
 THE MAN .WHO ROSE AGAIN| ......by...... JOSEPH ROCKING
  Copyright, 1909, by George Il. Doran Company
JOSEPH ROCKING
......by......
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enough to deny that, She Soio' even hoped that you were not put after I had learnt what have learnt dared not believe. My informant asked me to appeal to MT. Winfield to verify the truth of this, that was why told the servant to bring him with you. Mr. Winfield, have I de- scrfbed exactly what took place? Did this man say the words I have re- peated?"
 Winfield, who had been listening like a man in a dream, felt himself unable to speak. He could not. with Olives eye upon him, tell lie, and say that what had been told her was false, neither could he, as he saw the deathly pallor on Leicester's face, and the fearful look in his eyes, con- fess the truth.
 You do not speak, MT. Winfield" she said; "sven you cannot support your friend. Still, if I have mis- Judged him, it is right that you should tell the truth. Did he, or did he not say these things?"
 'T am sure he did not mean them" :" said Winfield tamely.
 Thank you; now then, go, MT. Lei cester."
 Leicester started like man who had been stung.
 "You surely do not mean that" he tried. 'No, no, Olive, you cannot mean that"
 "The disgrace of being the subject of hundreds of gossiping tongues. as am at this moment, is nothing to this disgrace of being the subject of a wager among drunken men. Do you think I could ever speak to you again after knowing what I know? Even now I feel contaminated by be- Ing in your presence. It is like pois- on to me. Your every word has been proved to be lies, your pro- testations worthy of the creed you profess. Go, then, and may God for give you for the pain you have caused"
 But Leicester never moved.
 .1f I were man," she said, 'I would throw you out of the house; and but for the fact that the ser wants would talk, I would ring for them at this moment, that you might be treated as such as you deserve. AS it is, seeing you have not shame enough to leave such a house as this for the telling. I will leave the room myself"
 Leicester lost control of himself. The mans sky had become as black as night; all he regarded as worth living for had been destroyed in an hour.
 You shall not go." he cried. that is, you shall not go until have ex- plained those words which were ut- tered in a fit of madness"
 Explain? yes, doubtless you would explain, if I would sully my ears by listening; but I will not. Moreover, see to it that you never dare to cross my path again."
 "I dare anything" he cried, "any- thing, everything. No, you shall not get away from me so easily. Oh, yes, I remember, and you remember, too, the promise you made last night. You said then, that whatever might happen, you would never marry an- other man. Surely you, with your fine notions, will never break your promise?"
 He was beside himself, or he would never have uttered such words. He saw, moreover. that the arrow had gone home; a look of pain shot across her face.
 "Oh yes, I've got you" he went on wildly, "and I will hold you to your words, too. If ever you dream of marrying another man, I will tell him what you said. Yes, I will do that and more, and-'
 Let me pass" she cried; "as though I could ever dream of marry ing an honorable man after promis- ing to be the wife of such as you. Stand aside, or I will call the ser vants.''
 But she had no need to make this threat Her words had crushed him too completely. He obeyed her like a thoroughly frightened child, and then watched her with a dazed look in his eyes as she walked out of the room. Now go," said John Castle maine as he rang the bell. A sep want appeared, and Radford Leices- ter walked out of the house with the black night of hell in his heart
 The carriage was still waiting, and both men entered it without a word
 Where, to, sir?" asked the coach man.
 But Leicester did not reply. indeed he did not know the man had spoken.
 Where to. sir?" repeated the driv- CT in louder voice.
 Winfield mentioned the name of a station which they had come from that morning. For two miles they rode in silence. then Leicester turn ec and looked at his companion.
 Are you doing anything particular this afternoon, Winfield?" he said. "No. Nothing in particular"