The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-29

fful supplicant pretended not to hear the noise, and, in . voice broken by | tears she satd: "God of vengeance, God of goodness! will you allow the frightful projects Of this man to be accomplishedf'' r II do not Ike to disturb those who pray. madanne,p said Felton seriously. 'sDo l6t disturb yourself on my ac- count beeeech you Repentance be comes the guilt 7
 ! tGuilty! Ir' said miIady. ''Say I am condemned, sir. If you please, but you know that God. wAo loves mar tyn, sometimes permits the innocent l 6b be condemned. vVere you . martyr, replied Eelton, 'th6 sreatsr would be the necessity for prayer ssoh, you are just man!'' cried mi- lady, throwing herself on her knees at his feet. ssI can hold out no longer, f6r I feaF shall be wandeFing in strenSth n the moment It which, shall be forced to underyo the struggle ana c6nfe@ my faith. only ask you ono favor, and if you grant IL me Ewill hlees you in this world ard in the ndxt. ? iss sGpsak U the master, madame. aid Felton; -happiay I m neither charged with the power Of pafdoning nor pun fishine. IF you have meFited shame. mAoalne, you nidst anbshit to t as an o6eflue to 0od. ssWKen | speak of 1gnominy you think I speek of some ppnishment or tother 0f 3mpkzoonment or death. Wou1d x6' 'n19yefh tt were no mofe!' !'' -'It b ! whp no longer u4derstand you. madamo 2 .sWhatl You arc ignorant Of Lord a Winter's designs upon mefs AI aln unacquaintsd with them" ssWhx then, cried milady with m l1ncred1hIe stene Of truth fulnesg -swhy, then, you ers not his accomplice. Y0u lldo not know that hs destines mo to tdiseraee? q .Ysu are deceived, naadame.. said Eelton, blpshine. ..Lord de Winter is l not oapabie of such crime" sAGood d! said miIady to herself. l'swtthout moving what It h he calls ! II q crlmer' Then aloud: The friend Of the infamous n capa- l ble q eveeythine. ' <
 You mean George villiersl" said Eelton, whose looks became agitated. Whom Farms and inndel gentiles call Duke of Buckingham" 1" replied mi llady.
 'sThc hand Of the Lord Is stretched oyer him. z ssid Felton 4He will not I escape the chastisement he deser5es." Felton did but express, with regard to the duke, the feeling Of execration which all tho nnslish had vowed to the duke. DO you know him. then r continued Felton. @Oh, know hina-yes, to my misfor-
 tune -to my eternal misfortune!'' And milady wrung her hands. tsSir,D cried she, s4be kind, be element. Listen to my prayer Give me a knife for q minute only, for mercy's, for pitv's
 sake. will restore it to you through the grating of the door,
 ITO kill yourselfr' cried Felton. with C0fI0Es 4ssls
 Some one was heard in the corridor.
 Milady recognized the step of Lord dc | Winter.
 Fslten recoenized t also and made fa etep toward the door. Milady sprang toward him.
 1oh. not q word" said she In con. cent11ted Syoice, mot word of all l that I have said to you to this man or
 am lost, and 1t would be you-you''- Felton gently pushed milady> from
 him and left
 l Lord de Winter passed before the
 door without stopping. and the sound of his footsteps aoon died away in the distance,
 l "If he tells the baron," said she, "I @m lost, for the baron, who knows very well that shall not kill myself. will place me before him with knife In my hand, and he will discover that all this despair is but played" Tn the evening Lord dc Winter ac- companied the supper.
 "Sir," salA milady, sis your presence an indispensable accessory of my captivity? Could you not spare me the increAse of tortures which your
 visits indict upon me"
 How. my dear sister7" said Lord de l Winter. "Did not you inform me that you came to England solely for the l pleasure of seeing me? want to
 show you the kind Of passport which have drawn up and which will serve you hencefcrward as an order in the life consent to leave to you" Then, turning his eyes from milady to paper which he held in his hand. he read:
 Order to conduct to - The name is blank" interrupted Lord de Winter. If you have any preference you can point it out to me, and if 1t
 be not within a thousand leagues of London attention will be paid to your