The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-07

 since the king had such fends as Vas ca and Lady Aldrida beside him there was no knowing what horrors they might not persuade him to perpetrate upon me. Yet, strange to say, was not utterly cast down
 Costa heaved a fat, heavy sigh of relief when he got me back into my dungeon
 4T said 1t was all waste Of t1me," he ramaxked in . eaIlous manner. "And you didn't take my advice. You Bnpke too much''
 He aaEs thonehtfullz 1scOr few mo msnts-
 About these execut8onersF,
 "WeAr'
 "sYcu must make friends with them.''
 Howl I have nothing to give in exchange for their courtesy"
 ~0ne doeGn't do much for nothing en ehAgscountry ag a rT1le," he laughed, '.nor fn any other country, for that matter. Bvt we have 9 certain admi- ration For &-'bFAve smen Tt might be managed We must make friends with these exeeut1oners.''
 His friendliness encouraged me.
 Would you grant me a favorr' asked
 He was on his guard in aNmomeut
 "It Is not easy to grant favors in my position
 'sThdg as not a large one. Ten me. am I stfn allowed a daily constitution al on the rampartsY'
 ~oh, yes. You win be treated well until your last day dawns." ~And the princess tool"
 ~Yes. and the other prisoners too.'
 "Could you not so arrange it that we might meet upon the ramparts7''
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 '-Ttfnk, Costa, she is a woman. A mean so much to her"
 Trust me, will speak the kind vvord.''
 ''she and I are friends in afHiction; it would mean more to her if I spoke it." ~s &
 'T-do not doubt that" he said. with a chuckle. ssYou attempted to deceive me when you said you did not love her, 'I reverence her.s' $ ~ g'tgs2 as
 sYet you say you do not love herT'
 Have actually Ssaid that7 Come, Costa. grant me tlfa= favor. and you may demaad of rne anything 1t is in my power to give. You shall stand by me while speak to her. In a few days I shall be lying Ieaden footed in the river below us. It will be good to remember that you did a comrade g service"
 'fI like you, VerraIl, but love my self better. cannot do 1t. will see what can do with the exeeutdoners.'
 Had I had only myself to think of believe should have made 8 dash for liberty during one of my daily con gtitut1ons and thrown myself from the Ramparts- had Daria to think of. What good was an easy death for me if she were left to suffer? Tn these days, indeed, it would have been difficult to accomplish such an escape. I was show prisoner. At the time of my cons ttutiona1 a small crowd collected upon the ramparts to watch me as I walked to and fro. There was, however. a very unpleas- ant side to being show prisoner. At different times my cell was visited by the ar1stocracy of the city, even wom- en and children coming to look upon the man who had once escaped from Yadasara and was so mighty war Rior.
 My fame had outsTipped all reason a I remember a child who came one day, a dark haired little girl with thought ful eyes. She stood before me, looking at me. intently. Presently I smiled at her, to her great delight for she turn cd to her mother and remarked:
 1T don't believe he would hurt me-, Poor little woman! I should think not. Evidently I was the fashionable bogy to frighten naughty children with
 O'Ryan constantly came with Costa, never alone. The Spaniard was afraid that his lieutenant might do me an in jury. O,Ryan never spoke to me, and over and over again Costa railed at him for not making my last days as pleasant as possible.
 Surely it is revenge enough to see a former comrade in such a bad case" he urged
 But the Irishman was obdurate. . I wondered that he could have changed 70 completely.
 One evening Costa came, accompa- nied by four men,Aas villainous look . ing a crew surely as could be i'm .Rgfned They entered stealthily, as though they were on secret mission, and I rose from my seat, while strange thrill travelled up my spine [ thought my time had come
 "I could not bring them before" said Costa. You have been holding so many receptions.''
 was relieved.
 '@The executioners,'f said, trying to appear as if their coming had not dis concerted me. "Gentlemen, I regret that the poorness of my dwelling does not allow me to offer you much hos pitality nor much comfort, I fear. Perhaps we may have some wine"
 'sP ordered it as we canne," said Costa.
 Two of my guests lounged against tbe wall, and two sat upon the edge of the table. sO'Ryan brought the wine and retired into a corner. ' could not see the expression of his faee as Costa talked on my behalf
 There are some men it is q pleasure to help sloysfF out of life,'' the Span