The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14

H. K- Fly company.
 As the two disappeared Lucene ut tered broken cry and sank to the floor, huddling in helpless weakness. As she fell Wainwright leaped to her, caught her in his arms, drew her to his breast
 ooh, my dear-my deart''. he said tremulous1y ssT knew it! Yes, T. knew it!''
 Then presently there came a whisper from the wife, merest breath of sound, which told him loudly of her truth:
 stOh, Cortland, but meant to go!''
 For the time being Wainwright felt himself the conqueror. He understood in some measure the device by which the Master Mind had plotted to make Eucene the instrument of his venge- ance. He turned to Andrew with smile of exultation at the utter dis comdture, as he deemed 1t, of his in genious foe.
 'T sban dismiss you now, Andrew he said, rather superci1iously.
 The Master Mind. however, showed no trace of the humility of defeat.
 teYou are to learn, MT. Wainwright, that I am not quite so easily dis nissed''
 Wainwright frowned dfsdainfu1ly..
 What do you mean?'' he demanded.
 What has passed Andrew remark ed, '.is merely an incident. Now we come at last to the real issue be- tween us.''
 Wainwright was plainly perplexed. 'tThe real issue?'' he repeated.
 Andrews eyes flashed oninously and in his utteranee had new toxic qua1-. ity.
 "Do you suppose that, after four years of careful planning, would place the issue in-the hands of a mere child ?s'
 "Yet it would seem that you did commit just that folly"
 Mot soi' Andrews denial was spoken with angry vehemence. q have my chief resource against you still in readiness, and shall employ it. Listen, sir! You aspire to high ofife, MT. Wainwright. The opposition to you is strong, and it is interruptions. You have threatened the corporations. They know what to expect from you. Now, if in the newspapers were to ap- pear the story of certain peculiar tai ents of your wife's relatives, together with sketch of your wife's life''-
 My wife's relatives.' Wainwright exclaimed.
 Ttawass sLa1cene who seized the~oppor- tun1ty for explanation. Little by little, now that the period of most frfghtfuI I stress was past, she had been gather 1 ing some idea of the truth as to the manner in, which she had served the vtndfctfve spirit of the man whom hitherto she had regarded with a re- verentia1 gratitude. Though the whole matter was notsyet clear te her by any means, she nevertheless perceived be 1 yond the shadow of doubt that Andrew hated her husband and that he had
 naneHNered deliberately for revenge, ard that she had been 5entrapped by his WiIes into the playing of a part l against the man, she loved. There was l to her a wonderful comfort now in the fact that her husband had remained eeRvineed of her fai4hfuaness despite all appearance of evil. That he still leved her she knew, and the know1- edge revived her spirit to revolt against | the aonstEous pretense induced by I Andrew. She felt that now, at last, there was indeed an end to hypocrisies i between her and her husband. The secrecy and deceit of the past had been punished enough already, perhaps, in the misery of the present. For the future there should be only truth be tween them. The love of the man, she had learned, was big enough to>forgive the wrong she had done him cut of giF1ish weakness, treacherously be gHi1ed by the delft 1eadings of one whom she esteemed as her kindly guardian. Sc at Wainwfight's bewil- dered exclamation, she cried out eag- eriy:
 "Oh, let me be the one to tell you Cortland. Please -p1ease'' She c1ung to him in tender beseeching and felt a new strength from the fond glance of his eyes. 'sYes," she went on, with 8 catch of her breath, tits all true about me. I did wreng-oh, horribly wrong know now. My conscience told me the truth always, but fought against it because he said I must let you 1 think my name was Lucene B1euat and that all these awful people were nay relatives. ME. Andrew said that 1 it was the only way. let him guide me. honered him and loved him fe1 all he had done for me, and I was sure that what he told me must be right, even when it seemed wrong te me. Of a sudden her face whitened l and the mouth dropped in fear. "Oh I'm afraid I can't make you see, and 1 if I can't I shall die. You know. Cort- land, trusted him. Why, he has been like father and mother to me- And then he said he'd bring me the man ] loved and explained that all this fraud about nay life and relatives was the