The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-03

.T knew Of the secret drawer. Ma dame will remember her despair. her horror, when she entered her room to find the cabinet gone, taken away, sold by that l. too, was in despair-I desired with my whole soul to help madame. That night I had rendez- vous with him.
 Her mistress stoed as though turned to stone. "He questioned me He learned everything. The drawer, how it was opened-all. But I did not suspect what was in his nnind-not for an in- stant did I suspect But on the boat saw him. and then I knew. Well. he has got what he deserved" She shivered and pressed her hands against her eyes.
 That is all of that story.' said God frey in a crisp voice; .'but there is
 another. Ask her. madame, for what purpose she called at this house, night
 before last, and saw Philip .VantineS in this room"
 T did notr' shrieked the girl. her face abIaze eIt is Hep
 '4She came for the Ietters,'' went on Godfrey inexorably.t .sAny fool could guess. She came for the lettersl She had resolved herself te b3ackmal you, nadamel"
 Tt is a lier' shrieked the girl again.
 'I came Hoping to save her-to''- could sec how the yelled lady was trembling. I placed a chair for her, and she sank into it with murmur of thanks.
 Besides, we have a witness to her visit" added Godfrey. Shall call the police. madame2''
 ssQ0 raf'' and fha oirJ sal again, her face ghast1y. fI will tell. will tell all Give me but naomentr' I<saw her eyes widen, and, glancing around, saw that Rogers had dragged, himself to sitting posture and was staring at her. his face Hvfd-. The
 sight of him seemed to madden her.
 ''It was you!r she shrieked, and shook
 her clinched fist at him .It was you
 who told! Cowardl Cowardr'
 .sBe st1ll," cried Godfrey. He told
 us nothing He tried to shield yeu.'' Rogers broke in with hollow and ghastly laugh. "It was natural
 enough, sir" he said hearsely. "She's nay wife,
 CHAPTER x. ? Enter M. Armand. % IGHT or ten years before the | fairer then than now = had come to New York to enter the employ of a family whose mistress had decided that life without a French l maid was unendurable Rogers had l met her, had been fascinated by her black eyes and red lips, had in the end proposed marriage, had been ac- cepted and for some months had led an eventful existence as the husband | of the siren, Then one morning he
 awakened to find her gene l He had, Of course. fntrusted his saw | ings to her, and the savings were gone also. Julie, it seems, had been over- I come with longing for the Paris as- l phaIt, and she had flown back to France. Rogers had thought of fol- l lowing; but, appalled, at the difficulty of finding her in Paris, not knowing I what he should do if he did find her, I he had finally given it I'D and had set l tied gIeomily@ down to live upon his memories Some sort of affection for her had kept alive within him, and l when he opened the door of Vanine's house and found her standing on the l steps he was as wax in her hands. When the story was finished Julie
 was quite herself again, even little
 proud, think, of holding the center of the stage in the role of siren.
 '"This is all true, I suppose" asked the yelled lady.
 | 'tAll quite true, madame" answered
 Julie, with shrug. sI am older now l and have more sense; besides, I am l no longer sought after as I was.'' And so,'' said madame, with irony, 1 you are now no doubt willing to re- 1 turn to your husband"
 l ffY a
 One must have a harbor in one's old | age"
 1 glanced at Rogers and was aston | ished to see that he was regarding the woman with affect1onate admiration.
 '1 have hesitated," she added, "only l because of madame. Where would l madame get another maid such as I?''
 we will discuss it,'' said the yelled | lady, "when we are alone And now, I perhaps, you will be so good as to tell
 us of your previous visit here"
 "One day on the boat as was look
 ing down at the passengers of the
 third class that I perceived Georges
 M. Drouet-strolling about. I was bou-
 leversee-what you call upset with
 amazement, and then he looked up and
 our eyes met, and he came beneath
 me and commanded that I meet him
 that evening. It was then that learn
 ed his plan. It was to secure those
 letters for himself and to dispose of 1 them"
 Gro be Continued.)
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