"
"I thought not. I am sorry for you, Mrs. Bordine. but it is clearly a
fact that we have both been sadly deceived. Of course you suffer more
than I. I am free, and truly thankful that I escaped from the snare of
such a villain. If I can do anything for you I will gladly respond."
"You can do nothing."
The woman sighed and came to her feet. She extended her hand with:
"I hope you will not blame me--"
"No, indeed. You have my heartfelt sympathy," assured Miss Alstine, with
warmth, at the same time taking the wronged wife's hand in hers and
kissing her pale cheek.
"May Heaven help you, Miss Alstine! I thought you might misconstrue my
actions, and so I came to you. It is true my husband is a bad man, yet in
spite of all I love him still, and would reform him if I could."
Then, dropping her veil, the wife walked sobbing from the room and the
house.
CHAPTER XX.
EXIT PERRY JOUNCE.
It was a triumphant expression that fell from the lips of the disguised
Barkswell as he saw his enemy plunge headlong into the gulf of boiling
waters.
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