The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16

'I do. I have tried to,stop, her. 1Er5 Bangs has tried to stop TYaA So has father. But she is coming. We muss arrange something
 was pacing the ho0r nHsfront of hers She had resumed her place&in the chair
 My deepest regret, couRAess, lies ini| the fact that our little visits will. be-
 well, at an end. Our deliGlEtfulf little suppers and
 ''Oh, but think of theAcOnrEort it EVghH be to you-not having me on yeuEi mind all of the time! [ shan not bsl lonesome; shall not be afra8ds E5sllalll not be forever annoying you ysEth self ish demands upon your good nature.i You will have time to write without interruption. It will be for the Nbests' ttNo," said positively. ''They Wer@. jolly parties, and I shall miss then.i l. She looked away quickly, AAndaEi all goes well shall &@on be5sa8sly4eal my way to America. Then you VIII be rid of me completely" | was startled @eYou mean thatstharoi 1 is plan sfoot toto smuzgle yOut OUt44 i of the countryf"
 .sYes. And I fear ehau have Goa
 trouble you again when 1t cSmes tol
 that You must help me, MT. Smart t.yt nodded slowly. Help her to get l I Iy. The prospect left me rather cold
 and sick.
 .rII do all that can, countess.'
 She smiled faint1y. but was certain j that detected a cha1lenge-a rather
 unkind chal1enge-in her eyes. ''Nou
 will come to see me in New York Of eourse''
 ,l I shook my head. T ann afraid we
 are counting our chickens before they're
 hatched. One or the other Of us may
 be in jail for the next few years" "HeavensT
 "But I'll come to see you in New ) York if you'll let me- cried, trying to repair the damage I had done. 'sL was testing wben I spoke of jail Her brow was puckered in thought. Z s'It has just occurred to me, my deaE
 friend, that even if I do get safely l away you will be left here Co face tha 3 consequences. When it becomesaEnOWa that you sheltered me the authorities may make it extremely uncomfortable 3 for you.'
 : .1'm not worrying about that" - "Just the same, it is something tR F worry about she said seriously ] 'eNow, here is what have had in mind 7 for long time. Why don't you come j. with me when I leave? That will be- e the safest plan. U ssYou are not in earnest!
 sAssuredly. The plan is something e like this: am to. be taken by slow
 stages overland to small Meditsr- f ranean port. One of a half dozen = American yachts now cruising the sea . will be ready to pick me up. Doesn't f it seem simpler"
 : .sIt seems simple enough, said [.
 ssBut there are a lot of ifs between
 here and the little port you hope tO
 reach, It will not be an easy matter ' to manage the successful flight of ai > party as large as yours will be" T sOh,'' she cried. sI shall be quite
 alone, except for Rosemary and Blake y -and MT. Bangs" n .But your mother? You can't t-leavg ? her here.''
 P tsYou will have to smugg1e her oue
 of the castle a day Or two in advance 1- It is all thought out, MT. Smart tsBy Jover' I exclaimed, with mora 1- frascfbiitty than I intended to shoWd
 of I succeed in doing all that is e1s IS pected of me, certainly will be en1a n fled to more than an invitation to come e and see you in New York" d She. arose and laid her fingers upou <, my bandaged hand The reckless light
 had died out of her eyes. e. ''I have thought that out, too, MFd
 Smart she said quietly. 'And now I goodby. You will come up to see DGri ,f Bangs tonight?'' e Considerably mystiied by her res a. mark, said I would come, and then h assisted her through the opening in the wall She smiled back at me as the portrait swung into place ,f s Bangs was a shrewd little English 7. man. As I shook hands with him If using my left hand with 8 superduous 10 apoloey-I glanced at the top of his 10 waistcoat. There was no button miss
 ing.
 ss .sThe countess sewed it on for me, to he said drily, reading my thoughts. S.