The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-05

terror crossed the ' tired, tear sta a.ned face. She shrank away from him.
 What is it? Where am IY' she moaned. "Oh, let me go! What have I done that you should bring me here? Let me go, Mr. King! You are not so wicked aS'--
 'I-I bring you herev' he interrupt ed. aghast. Then he understood. Ut- ter dismay filed his eyes. You think that l have done this thing to you? God above us! Look! 1, too, am prisoner here. They are going to{kill me after tomorrow"
 "Oh. Mir. King, what does it all mean? Forgive me! 1 see now. You are bound; you are suffering; you are years older. What have you done? What b Ne doneY'
 Don't shrink from me-" he urged. 's1'ry to calm yourself" Then, with the utmost gentleness, he persuaded her to rise and walk about the little room with him.
 Ut will give you courage" he urged. "Poor little girl!' She looked up into his face, q new light coming into her eyes.
 Don't talk now he said softly. ''Take your time. Hold to my arm. please. Therev'
 For five or ten minutes he led her back and forth across the room very i tenderly. At first she was faint and uncertain; then, as her strength and wits came back to her. courage took the place of despair. She smiled wanly and asked him to sit down with her.
 Where are we? What is 1t all l about?" she asked.
 Not so loud.' he cautioned. "I'n be perfectly candid with you. You'll have to be very. very brave. But wait. i Perhaps it will be easier for you to tell me what has happened to you. so far as you know. l can throw light en the whole situation. think
 She became more excited. Her eyes flashed: she spoke rapidly. On the morning of the 23d she had gone for her gallop in the famous Ganlook road, attended by two faithful grooms from i the royal stables.
 T was in for longer ride than usu- al" she said with sudden constraint. She looked away from her eager listen CT "I was nervous and had not slept the night Before A girl never does. suppose"
 He looked askance. "YesY he qne- ried.
 :. She was blushing. he was sllre of it. 'I mean girl is always nervous and aistrait after-after she has prom ised. don't you see."
 "No; don't see" '1 had promised Count Vos Engo the :! night before that l. Oh, but 1t really has nothing to do with the story. T'-
 Truxton was actually glaring at her. 1 "You mean that you had promised to marry Count Vos Engor" he stammer- ] ed.
 How very strangely you talk! Are you sure-I mean, do you think it is fever? One suffers SOL
 He sighed deeply. "Well. that's over! Whew! It was dream. by Jover'
 She waited a moment and then. look ing down, said very gently, 'Pm SC sorry for you.'
 Then sue resumed her story.
 She had gone six or eight miles down the Ganlook road when she came UT with five troopers of the royal guard One of the troopers came forward and respectfully requested her to turn oh hinto another road until detachment passed, in charge of gang of despera does taken at the inn Of the flaws and Raven the night before. Unsus pecting, she rode off into the fores' lane for several hundred yards.
 It was a trap. The men we.e no troopers. but brigands got up in the uniform of the guard. Once ava! from the main highway. they made prisoners of her and the two grooms Then followed long ride througi roads new to her.
 When night came they were higl