The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-19

But he will come, unless something terrible has happened to him." she al- most sobbed in. her desperation. Cousin Alfred, won't you go to the jail and see what has happened?''
 Permit me-" interrupted Odeil-Car- ney with grave dignity. 'fYour friend. Miss Fowler, is not in jail. He is out''-
 ''Not in jail!'' she almost shrieked. "I knew itl I knew it could not go wrong. But where is he?''
 ''He's out on bail We bailed him out at half past 1o- WotI' She had leaped to her feet with a short scream and was clutching his arm frantica1ly.
 'sOn bail? At half past 10? Good heavens, then-then-oh are you sure?"
 ''Poshtive, abs'1utely."
 'HThen what has become of my 5000 crowns?"
 You c,n search me, Constance" murmured Freddie.
 'I don know what you're talkin' bout, Constance" said MT. Rodney in a very hurt tone. We've put up se- curity fir five thous'n dollars, that's what we did. This is all the thanks we getsh for it. Ungrachfu1r'
 Constance had been thinking very hard. paying no heed to his maudlin
  her that these men had secured her lOyer's release on bail at half past 10 o'clock, an hour and a half before she had given her bribe of 5000 crowns to the jailer. That being the case, it was becoming clear to her that the wretch deliberately had taken the money knowing that Brock was not in the prison and with the plain design to rob her of the amount. It was a trans action in which he could be perfectly secure; bribing of public officials is a solemn offense in Austria and Ger many. She could have no recourse, could make no complaint. Her money was gone!
 'sWhere is MT. Br-Mr. Medcroft ?'' she demanded, her voice full of anxie- e. If he were out of jail why had he failed to come in the meeting place?
 He's locked in,'' persisted Freddie.
 That's just it, Miss Fowler ex- p1afned Odell-Carney gIibly. You shee | -see, it was this way: We got him ! out on bail on condition he'd pear to- morrow morning fore the magistrate. Affer we'd got him out he insisted on coming round here sos he could run away with you. That wassen a gem neInanly thing to do affer we'd put up our money. We coul'n' afford have him runnin' away with you. So we had | him locked in a room on top floor of | the hotel, where he can't get out n leave us to hold the bag, don't you see. He almos' cried an said you'd be wait in' at the church or-or something like that bally song, don't you know, an as a lash reshort, to keep him quiet like a good ferrer-fe1ler, we said we'd come an get you an 'spIain everything 1 Saffis- -sasfac-ahemi- i-sassisfac'r
 She looked at them with burning eyes Slow rage was coming to the flaming point. And for this she had sat and suffered for hours in a street restaurant! For this! Her eyes fell upon the limp horses and the dejected stable boy. Two hours!
 eYou will release him at once!" she 1 stormed. 'sDo you hear? It is. outra- geousY'
 Without another word to the dazed trio she rushed to the curb and com manded the boy to assist her into the saddle. He did so, in stupid amaze ment. Then she Instructed him to mount and follow her to the Tirol as fast as he could ride. The horses were tearing off in the darkness a moment later.