The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-01

knew.she had only two days left.
 She should certainly return from her exile. she did not doubt that single instant, but how 1one might this exile last? To lose a, year. two years, three years, is to talk of an eternity; to re- turn after the death or disgrace of the cardinal, perhaps; to return when DAT tagnan and his friends, happy and tri- urnphant, should h@Fe received from the queen the reward they had well ac. quireddby the services they had render ed her!
 At o'clock Lord de Winter made his customary visit and examined the win dow and the bars.
 We'll said he on leaving her, you will not escape this night!'
 At 10 o'clock Feltun came and placed the sentinel. Milady recognized his step. Two hours after, as the clock struck, 12, the sentinel was relieved.
 The new sentinel commenced his walk in the corridor.
 At the expiration of ten minutes Eel ton came
 Listen, said the young man to the sentinel. s.On no pretense leave the door I am going to pay a second visit to this woman, who, I fear, entertains sinister intentions upon her own life, and I have received orders to watch her If Tecall come in. If any one ,comes call me-
 Felton entered milady's apartment Milady arose.
 s'I promised you I would come,' said Felton, "and I ann come"
 You promised to bring knife and to leave. 1t with-me after our conversa- ton. [ can have nothing to say to a man who does not keep his word. You may retire shall not speak
 Here is the knife," said FeIton, drawing it from his pocket.
 "Let me see it, said milady. "Upon my honor I will instantly return it to you. You shall place it. on that table, and you may remain between it and me-
 Felton held the weapon to milady.
 Well" ]" saidtshe, returning the knife to the young officer, this is fine and good sssel. You are faithful friend. Felt0n, if your sister, the daughter of your father, said to you:
 Still young, unfortunately hand some. I was dragged into snare I re- sisted. The religion I serve, the God adore, were blasphemed because I called upon that religion and that God. 1 resisted. Then outrages were heap ed upon me, and as my soul was not subdued it was determined to defile my body forever
 one evening my enemy resolved to paralyze the resistance he could not conquer. One evening he mixed powerful narcotic with my water Scarcely had I finished my repast when felt myself sink by degrees into strange torpor I arose. en- deavored to run to the window and call for help, but my limbs refused their office. T endeavored to speak. I could only. utter inarticulate sounds, and irresistible faintness came over me. I supported myself by a chair. feeling that I was about to fall. but this support was soon useless for my weak arms. I sank down upon the floor, a prey to a sleep which resem- bled death
 "I awoke in bed in round chamber, the furniture of which was sumptu- ous and into which light only pene- trated by an opening in the ceiling. No door gave entrance to the room. It might be called magnificent prison.
 "I arose tremblingly. My clothes were near me on a chair I neither re. membered having undressed myself nor going to bed I was no longer,in the house I had dwelt in. The day was already two-thirds gone. It was the evening before that I had fallen asleep. My sleep, then, must have lasted twenty-four hours.
 T dressed myself as quickly as pos sible; my slow and stiff motions all attested that the effects of the mar