The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01

against the rOCkSs ana one OIL CnOSe
spasms passed over her which had
already scared the household at the
Towers, but the superior poignancy
of the mental anguish kept Lady Car
| from complete Inconsistencies. She
heard their voices vaguely contend
| ing through the half-trance; then
slowly the light came back to her
| eyes. The young woman was kneel-
! ing beside her with a vinaigrette in
her hot hand. "Oh, smell at this, do!
it's the best thing in the world for a
| faint. oh, poor lady! | wish I had
never said a word rather than make
! her so bad."
Lady Car opened her eyes to see
| the stranger kneeling with an anx-
ious face by her side, while Tom
stood, lowering, looking on. 1t
crossed her mind that perhaps the
boy would have been glad had she
! died, and this disclosure been buried
with her. The stab of this thought
| was so keen that she came completely
to herself, restored by that sharp
remedy of superior pain
Il do not think she is bad" she
said family. 81 think she has an
honest face. Tom, is that true?"
Its all a piece of nonsense, moth
er, as I told you. 1t was just to please
her. She was not too particular-to
have the show of wedding, that was
all. She knew very we'll"
I'll tear your eyes OUT" she cried,
eff you speak like that to me! On,
| lady. we're married as safe as any
| clergyman could marry two people,"
You fool" cried Tom, there's no
such person as Frank Lindons. And
1 wasn't of age"
The young woman looked at him
| for a moment confounded. The color
| left her excited face, she stood staring
as if unable to comprehend, then, as
| her senses came back to her, burst
| into loud fit of sobbing and crying,
| throwing herself down on the grass.
"Oh, oh, OH" she cried, sobbing and
rocking herself. "Oh, whatever shall
do? Oh, what will become OF moth
err" Then rising suddenly to her
knees she caught Lady Cars dress.
"Oh, lady, lady! you've got kind
| face; do something for me; make him
| do me justice; make him; make him
oh, my God, listen to him!" cried
| the girl, for Tom, in the horrible
triumph he thought he had gained,
was pealing forth harsh laugh-a
sort of tempest tone, of exultation
over the two helpless women at his
feet.
/ Beaufort, with Janet at little dis
| tance behind him, came suddenly
upon this strange scene. He thought
at first that his wife was ill, and hur-
ried forward anXiously. asking, What
is the matter?" He saw Carry pale
as death, her mouth drawn, her eyes
dilated, leaning back against the
rocks holding the hand of girl un-
known who knelt beside her, while
Tom, who had laughed, stood over
the pair with still that mirthless
grimace distending his lips.
Edward" Lady Car said, 81 have
something to ask you; something at
once before you ask me question.
marriage under a false name-is
that no marriage? Tell me,--tell me
; QUICK, quick!
What a strange question:" he
said. But 1 know nothing about
marriages in Scotland. You know
people say"
"It was not in Scotland Quick.
quick!"
"a marriage-when a false name
is given?-meaning to deceive?"
She said "Yes" with her lips with
out any sound, a faint flame as of
shame passing over the whiteness of
her face. Tom thrust his hands into
his pockets and screwed his mouth as
if he would have whistled, but no
| sound came. The girl faced round,
always upon her knees, strange in
truder into that strange group,
"I don't understand why you
should ask me such a question. The
marriage is good enough. The law
doesn't permit"
mot if the man is under age?"
"He can be imprisoned for perjury
if he has sworn he is of age-as some
fools do; but what in the world can
you want with such information as
that?"
Edward" said Lady Car, with
some difficulty, her throat and lips
being so dry, this is Toms wife"
To be Continued.