The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-10
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 .sf wonder where I am to. go." she murmured, half aloud. A momeDtary feeling of indecision attacked her. The click of the balls had ceased, the clock had struck 12xw xwIts Tas ffaFlk le end af still and the wind was crying in the trees.
  SShe won't go." Lady Bazelhurst was saying to herself as she sat. mar row eyed and hateful, in her window looking out into the night. ''Life is too easy here" The light from the porch lanterns cast a feeble glow out beyond the porte cochere and down the drive. As she stared across the circle fhe figure of a woman suddenly cut a dlametric line through it and lost it. self fin the wall of blackness that form nd the circumference. Lady Evelyn started and stared unbelievingly into tho darkness, striving to penetrate it with her gaze. ''It was she-Penelope, J she cried, coming to her feet "She's really gone-she meant it."
 For many minutes she peered out Into the night. expecting to see the shadow returning. A touch of anxious hope possessing her, she left the win dow and hurried down the corridor to Penelope's room. What she found there was most convincing. It was not m trick of the lanterns. The shadow had been real. It must be confessed that the peevish heart of Lady Bazel- hurst beat rather rapidly as she has, tened back to the window to peer anx- inusly out into the somber park with Its hooting owls and, chattering night bugs. The mournful yelp of distant dog fioated across the black valley The watcher shuddered as she recalled stories of partners that had infested the great hills. A small feeling of shame and regret began to develop with annoying insistence.
 An hour dragged itself by before she arose petulantly, half terrified, half annoyed in spite of herself. Her hus band still was sitting in the big chair his face in his hands. His small, de iected figure appealed to her pity fol the first time in the two years of their association. She realized what hel temper had compelled her to say tc him and to his sister. She saw the in suits that at least one of them had come to resent.
 aT hope that foolish girl will come back she found herself saying, witt a troubled look from tie window "where can the<poor thing go? Whal -Q E TIT one say when this becomes known? ? she cried, with fresh selfishness. ''l -I should not have let her go like this"
 Even as she repr9ached herself { light broke in upon her understanding q thought whiried into her brain, and moment later shrill, angry, hysterica laugh came from her lips.
 s'Ehe knew where she could go! Hov simple am. Shaw will welcome he gladly. She's with him by this time his doors have opened to her., The lii tie wretch!, And @ige beens trying. s' hard to pity her" She laughed agaiI so shrilly that his lordship stirred ant then looked up at her stupefied, un certain.
 'eHullo" he grunted. "What tim is it?"
 '-Oh, you're awake. are you?' scorn fully.
 Certainly. Have I been dozing Whats there to laugh at, my dear |? he mumbled, arising very unsteadily ~Where's Pen?''
 ''She's gone. She's left the house, she said, recurring dread and anxiet In her voice. A glance at the dark ness outside brought back the grow ing shudders.
 What-what dye mean?" demand cd he, bracing up with splendid ef fort
 "She's left the house, that's all. w Quarreled. don't know where she gone. Yes, do know. She's gone t Shaw's for the night She's with him I saw her going" she cried, strivinj between fear and anger.
 "Tou've-you've turned her out? gasped Lord Bazelhurst numbly. "I1 the night? Good Lordl Why-wh did you let her go?' He turned an, rushed toward the door, tears spring ing to his eyes. He was sobering nov and the tears were wrenched from hi hurt pride. 'How long ago?'
 "An hour or more. She went of he own accord. You'll find her at Shaw's, said her ladyship harshly. She hate to admit that she was to blame. Blu as her husband left the room, bang ing the door after him, she caught he breath several times in a futile effor to stay the sobs and then broke dow and cried, very much abused youn woman She hated everybody and ey erything.