The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09

l lady has refused you" What mean does not affect you providing send the cheque," replied Leicester, still speaking quietly. Leicester has been converted al a drawihg-room meeting. after all. he has adopted quite a different tone in his speeches. We shall see him l addressing mothers meetings yet" Still Leicester kept himself under control, although Sprague tried him sorely.
 "Come,Leicester," went on Sprague eff you are converted, you ought tc give up this unworthy business; if you are not, then you have no right to ruin woman's life" "I think I can mind my own busi- ness," said Leicester. ''But the question is, are you con- verted from the error of your ways Have you turned moral reformer temperance lecturer, and the rest of it?"
 And if have?" "Oh, nothing, only I think it ought to be duly reported in the religious papers"
 Leicester still kept himself under control, nevertheless Sprague's sneers were telling on him. Besides" went on his tormenter you've hardly played the game, Lei cester. The. understanding was that you were to win her as an atheist, hard drinker. and cynic. whereas you've turned moral reformer. You've been wearing mask
 Well, that's not your business
 ''I think it is. Anyhow, you admit that this engagement is a grim joke"
 1T repeat that that is not your bus iness,' said Leicester; Eff I send the cheque to, the hospital, the matter is done with, as far as you are con cerned."
 And you really mean to say that you are a reformed character? sincerely congratulate you"
 eff you mean by that that I be- lieve in your profession or your drawing-room meetings, no. re- gard them as I always did,
 "Then you have been simply play ing part with Miss Castlemaine ?"
 And if have, what is that to your"
 He was scarcely master of himself now, or he would not have allowed the conversation to drift into such a channel. But the man angered him almost beyond words. all the more so because he was mixed up in the affair of which he felt ashamed.
 You admit it, then. All this teetotalism, this tone of moral earn estness which you lave introduced into your speecdes-it's all to win your wager
 And if it is," he cried. Have I ever pretended to believe in any of the whining sentimentality of the world? Have I not all along insisted that everything is a matter of price?"
 He had meant to have said exact ly opposite to this when he saw these men, but they had, in spite of him. self, aroused him to a kind of un- reasoning anger. ''I think Miss Castlemaine ought to know," said Sprague. Perhaps you mean to tell her?'' he asked.
 T have thought of it, certainly.'' Then let me tell you this, you fel- lows," he said, eff ever you do, I'll crush you, as I would crush an empty egg-shell. I'll make life hell for you. I mean it. I have no fear of Winfield. He makes no profession of religion, and therefore will act squarely, but I say this to you two fellows-you. Sprague, and Purvis- if ever Miss Castlemaine hears of it know it will come from one of you two. No one else knows of it, and I shall quickly find out which of you two has told her. We'll, tell you this, no lost soul in the hell abou, which you preach to sinners shall suffer as you shall suffer-