The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-11

5EI. X. Fly company.
 tested, whats the good listening to this crook's pipe dreams? Come on, you!'' He strode to the thief and caught him by the shoulder.
 But again the detective was stayed from his purpose Jby the command of Wainwright:
 ssWaiti'
 Now finally excess of fear goaded Lucene to theebravery of despair She stFaightened, held forth her arms i'm p1orfngly-
 ~Corfland," she said falteringly, esI beg you nottto ask him any more ques- tions. Let him go-please! Oh; for pity's sake! I can't stand it! I"- | She broke of, ,spanting.
 Her white face was drawn in agony, for Wainwright gave no least heed to her prayer He contemplated the i thief and spokeaquietly.
 tsWho sent you here?' l tsA4H, nobody sent me- the man re- { piled f1ippantly. q was invited"
 "By whom ?s' Wainwright persisted.
 ssAsk the lady, Creegan's grin was frozen by the cold fury of the hus- band 'sflow spoken phrase:
 ssYou 1iei''
 CT do, do I?' he sneered. sSWen, just I GAER IEODt Suio. l OOn'C |. | knGW n0TN a long time before you ever did. Pipe that, misserl Aw, say!, Don't kid yourself What was Ae doin' down stairs by the safe at 2 o'clock in the mornfn'? Eh? Harin' cup of tea? f Huhr'
 Wainwright was dead white from the fury of his passion. His hands c1inched.
 sTake7 him .awayr' he ordered The wife dared<a for1orn hope, cry i ing out her plea wildly: t'Oh, Cortland! Let him go!' l ! Wa1Eawrieht repeated his command.
 t'Take him awayH
 Wainwrfght'se faeeshad settled into a mask of acoldness as he turned to ad- dress his wife But. before he could speak hiss intention was halted iby the surprising change that came over her within anSinstant Where she had been I shrinking, pallid, seeming even near to collapse from the misery that af- I dfcted her, she now suddenly stood HIertly upright, and a color burned hot 1ya1nsI1er cheeks, and her eyes, filmed l byfsufering before, shone in their full violet radiance, unveiled again. Her handsewere abruptly reached forth in a gestureeof welcoming. Wainwright, fol (<10W111S NtA4S 04ONGA1k1llt OA ASE 6E1AS < took fnst1le figure of Andrew, standing 7 moE7oh3ess just within the doorway o1 x the library. Att sight of him there was E 8 harder scon1pressfoneo of WainWrtght's Us lips. His voice, as he spoke, was hsuave.
 was sexpecangYyous
 a Andrew vesp undaanfed.
 @4Pardou me, sir, but may INask, g S quest1ons7'' he afnQufred. "Oh, =certafnly,'' Wainwright retorted
 ~Do you u11ltendssending to prison the man whom MT. Marshall just cap sturedT'
 Fl BeforesW " Wainwright could answer the
 quest5on4put the Master Mind there came an interruption by Lucene Il
 was despair that found tongue.
 "Mr. Andrew, MT. Andrew, wha have you done to me?'' she walled
 '-Oh, what have yozB done?'' Her voic,
 brol1eSin a storm of ssobflng
 If a slight shfver touched the mal
 under the clasp of the girls hands i
 was inEercept1bae, arrested ere it be
 gan by the iron sway of his will. Fl
 spoke gravely. ''AGrs. Wainwright will excuse me,
 know, if say that | must speak wit
 you aIone," he-said to Wainwright.
 At this saying Lucene lifted he
 head and stared desperately into tn granite face. The assured voice cal
 ried conviction. to her. : "I am quite sure that she will true
 my judgment in the natter Ostens
 bly, the sentence was spoken to Wa1I n wright. In effect, it was directed t E Lucene. She went slowly out of th
 room. d When she was gone the Master Min(
 with swiftness. of movement utterl IS unlike his usual placidfty of behavio darted to the door and shut it. The - he faced his employer, standing full ?, erect, a smile of triumph bending hi It lips, at last. The humility of tf a trained. servitor was vanished. In i Is place was a dominant personality, bolt T. ly proclaimed. z Wainwright met the traDsformatio le fairly.
 r. .rWen, Mir AIIen?' he remarke' q His tone as he spoke the name tn; y explained his knowledge of the other n identify was challenge.
 That is quite correct" Andrew r u piled, with an enigmatic smile. ''Il
 cidental1y this is the first time in twel ty years that have been addressed = my own name@2' r t +'The full name is Richard Allen, d believer"
 Precisely
 s'Alias, the Master Mind?'' o- sT believe that name has been give