The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-15
platform, needless of everything.

platform, needless or everything.
 Sad about Miss Castlemaine, sir"
 He turned and saw the station master, who was a noted gossip. Lei cester looked straight at the man, but did not utter a word.
 "Of course it must be terrible for you, sir. Nobody ever suspected that she was ill; but it must be terrible, for MT. Castlemaine told me himself when he left last night that they might not return for months.''
 'Ah, he told you that, did he?"
 "Yes, sir. I could see he was in great trouble; but he scarcely spoke to me, which is different from what he usually is. He often had a chat with me in the mornings when wait ing for his train. He always took the same train, the 1O.9, and he was always here five minutes before time. However, when I asked him, he told me he was going abroad. What part have they gone to, sir?"
 Did he not tell you?"
 NO, I asked him; but he seemed as though he didn't want to talk. Of course you know, sir? Where are they gone, if I might ask?''
 But Leicester turned on his heel and walked away. The old servant had told him the truth, then. He turned to the bookstall and began to idly read the posters. Postpone ment of a fashionable wedding. Bride taken dangerously ill., he read.
 Another. religious lie," and he laughed bitterly. These pious peo- pie know how to hush up things by fraud"
 He bought a paper, and got into the train which was just entering the station. He had the carriage all to himself, and so was able to read the news unobserved. He was not long in finding the paragraph he desired.
 "Postponement of wedding" he read. 'The marriage between Rad ford Leicester, Esq, and Miss Olive Castlemaine, which was arranged for yesterday, has been indefinitely post poned, owing to the serious illness of the latter. The large number of guests who had been invited to The Beeches received an early intimation that the wedding would not take place, and on inquiries as to the req son, we are informed that Miss Cas- tlemaipe was taken seriously i'll a few hours before the time announced for the nuptials. We are also given to understand that Miss Castlemaine has been ordered out of England for heightened stay, and that, accom- panied by her father and her maid, they left for the Continent last night. The reason of the sudden illness of the bride is causing much discussion in the neighborhood of Miss Castle maines home"
 Leicester threw the paper from him with an oath. ''Lies, lies, lies," he muttered. And she connives at them. She the Sunday school teach CT, the immaculate one. She threw me over because her pride was wounded, but she could tell lies in order to hide the truth. Oh, what a blithering fool I've been Why did I not-but there. Whats the use of anything?"
 Its all over now" he went on presently. That chapter is written, the plays played out. Is it, though? :? Shall I be beaten in this way? The truth concerning this affair is bound to become known People are snot going to be fooled by bungling re- port like this. Taken seriously ill in the morning, and off to the Continent in the evening. Bah, even the Brit ish public is not so blind as that.
 Well. what now? Shall I tamely submit to this? In few days I shall be the laughing-stock of every one who knows me. Perhaps I am now. Purvis and Sprague are by this time enjoying themselves hugely. For it is they who have done this One or both of them, it does not matter. But I'll settle my accounts with them. As for her"
 He ground his teeth together, and his eyes shone like the eyes of madman.
 "Pl have her yet,' he cried. gro begin with, I have her sacred prom ise that she'll never marry another man. Even yesterday she told me that she could not dream of being the wife of an honorable man after
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