The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29

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 "Oh," cried Annef of Austria. with an accent of terror, ''I have had pre- sentiments likewise! have had dreams. I dreamed that Is saw you tying bleeding, wounded"
 "In the left side, was it not, and with knife?" interrupted Buckingham.
 "Yes; it was so, milord."
 "Would God send the same dreams to you as to me if you did not love me? Should we lhave the same pre- sentiments if oura rasxistences were not associated by our hearts? You love me, my beautiful queen. and you will weep for mel"
 "Oh,' cried Anne of Austria, ''this is more than can bearr In the name of heaven, duke, leave me. Go! do net know whether love you or do not love you, but what know is that I will not be . tperjured woman. De part, go then, implore youg'
 ooh, how beautiful you are thus! oh, how love you.' said Buckingham.
 "oh, but, 90. go, I implore you, and come backk hereafter; come back as ambassador, come back as minister, come bacKsurrounded with guards who will defend you, with servants who will watch over ydu and then-then shall be no longer in fear for your days and I shall bel happy in seeing you"
 ''Oh, then, some pledge of your indul- gence! A ring, necklace, charmT
 s'You will leave France-you will re- turn to EngiandY'
 CT will; swear to you will"
 "Wait, then, wait" apartment and came out again almost Immediately. holding a casket in her hand made of r6sewdod, with her ci- pher upon 1t in gold letters.
 Here, milford. here" said she. "Keep this in memory of me"
 Buckingham took the casket and fell a second time on his knees.
 "You promised me you would go," said the queen.
 And keep my word. Your hand, madame, your hand, and I depart"
 Buckingham applied his lips passion ately to that beautiful hand, and then rising said: f
 within six months If I am not dead shall have seen you again, madame; even if I have confounded the whole world for that object, shall have seen you again.
 In the corridor he met Mime. Bona cieux, who waited for him and who conducted him out of the Louvre.
 
 The officers who had arrested M. Bonacieux conducted him to the Bas- tile, where he became the object of the grossest insults and the harshest treatment. He was taken before a commissary, a man of very repulsive mien, with a pointed nose, yellow and salient cheek bones, small but keen penetrating eyes.
 He began by asking M. Bonacieux his name, prenames, age, condition and abode.
 The accused replied that his name was Jacques Michel Bonacieux, that he was ffty-one years old, was a re- tired mercer and lived in the Rue des Fossoyeurs, No. IA.
 The commissary then, instead of con- tinufng to interrogate him. made him long speech upon the danger there is for an obscure bourgeois to meddle with public matters, especially when they concerned M. Cardinal
 The character of M. Bonacieux was one of profound sel6shness. mixed with sordid avarice, the whole sea soned with extreme cowardice. The love with which his young wife had inspired him was a secondary senti- ment.
 But, M. le Commissaire," said he timidly, "I beg you to believe that I know and appreciate more than any body the merit of the incomparable eminence by whom we have the honor to be governed"
 'You must nevertheless have com mitted crime since you are here and are accused of high treason"
 "Of high treasonv' cried the terrified Bonacieux. "Of high treason! How Is it possible for poor mercer, who de tests all Huguenots and who abhors all Spaniards, to be accused of high trea- sonT
 '.M. Bonacfeux," said the commis- sary, looking at the accused as if his little eyes had the faculty of reading to the very depths of hearts; I'M. Bona cieux, you have wifeT'
 "Yes, monsieur-that is to say, 1-had one. She has been carried of from me, monsieur"
 ''She has been carried off?" said the commissary. "And do you know who the man is that has committed this outrage?"
 ''I think know him."
 "Who is he?"
 M. Bonacieux was in the greatest perplexity possible. Had he better de- ny everything or tell everything? He decided upon telling all.
 T suspect" said he. "a tal1 dark