The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-01

E soldiers, laughing gleefullV 1n
 the faces of her stately, scorn- ful guests, greatly to the irritation of Baron Dangloss, toward whom she showed an especial attention
 Tullis was holding the prince in his urrns. Colonel Quinnox stood before them. keeping the. babbling, leering beldame from thrusting her face close to that of the terrified boy. The Count ass Marlanx, pale and rigid, her won- Grous eyes glowing with excitement, stood behind John Tullis.
 With incredible swiftness the storm passed. Almost at it's height there came a cessation of the roaring te&l- pest, the downpour was checked, the thunder died away and the lightning trickled off into faint flashes. The sky cleared as if by magic. The eXhibi- tion, if you please, was over!
 "It is the most amazing thing I've ever seen." Dangloss said over and lover again.
 The Countess Marlanx was trem- bling violently. Tullis. observing this, tried to laugh away her nervousness.
 ''Mere coincidence: that's all," he said. "You can't believe she brought about this storm?"
 "It isn't that" she said in q low voice. ''I feel as if a grave personal danger had just passed me by. Not danger for the rest of you. but for me alone. That is the sensation I have the feeling of one who has stepped back from the brink of an abyss just in time to avoid being pushed over. can't make you understand See! I am trembling
 "Nerves. my dear countess-shad- ows! You'll be over it as soon as we are outside"
 Ten minutes later the cavalcade started down the rain swept road to- ward the city, dry blankets having been placed across the saddles occu- pied by the ladies and the prince. The witch stood in her doorway, laughing 1 gleefully, inviting them to come often. Come again, your highnessv she croaked sarcastically.
 "The next time come 1t will be with torch to burn you alivev' shouted back Dangloss. To Tullis he added: 1 ''Gad, sir. they did we'll to burn witches in your town of Salem You cleared the country of them-the pestsr'
 Down through the lowering shades rode the princes party swiftly. even gayly by virtue of relaxation from the strain of a weird half hour No one revealed the slightest sign of appre- hension arising from the mysterious | demonstration in which nature had i taken a hand. g
 Truxton King, for reasons best known to himself, soon relapsad into a thoughtful contemplative silence Between us. he was sorely vexed and disappointed When the gallant start was made from the glen of dead mems bones'' he found that he was to be cast utterly aside. quite completely ignored 1 by the fair Lorraine She rode off with Toung Count Vos Engo without so i much as a friendly wave of the hand 1 10 him,
 Vos Engo, being an officer in the roy al guard, rode ahead by order of Colo ne Qunnox. Truxton, therefore, had her back in view-at rather vexing distance. tOo-for mile after mile of the ride to the city. He galloped along beside the baron, prey to gloomy considerations. What was the use? He had no chance to win her. That was for story books and plays. She belonged to another world far above his.
 The baron's dry, insinuating voice broke in upon the young mans thoughts. ''I think it's pretty well un- | derstood that she's going to marr! him. The little old minister had beer | reading Kings thoughts; he had the l sa ticee otic- ~~~f-N~ 'i~ viotf-T1 cf9r guilti1y. King managed to control him
 self, asking with bland interest:
 Indeed! Is it good match, baron? {?
 The baron smiled. Il think so. H'