, 1875-02-06
THROWN ON THE WORLD !
THE DISCARDED WIFE!

my 1nT" ny Itr my hnnor md IN return he ha. de"
she ra1std hHr wn!ta hsnG IA though asls woHlA faiI
I"ree w hcr wronya the blue rAie-. and reach the
"ood o ju4,,re!H ths said, rox1y; "Iod Of light
p appsal to Yon sqalnst hm an innocent. for s's-
Did tLat wild prayer. that wild cry for jnstIrc,
Ttsrce the clouds anil reach tho increfn Father to
e . T." Tses nten ,es St!st ~ yam ,usro, ,
The rote l:aye. came oasing tast her. the ehue
brightly over l.er, and bsraus sense Of outraged
~ gave hin III, tove, i'.l he has made IN nura.t
ashamed ofN. loyed him. and he Las ieft inc"
| Tbs silence and stnpor Of desrhlr hail died away;
aa @ s sns
toos up ihs bant.nois that lay on tho table, and
wa TO ba sts price of my love- my honor, my
She tore 1t into aErclA.
Hde went up t. her nnd brouRh. dps,1 ul the
jewels tho ornatnenta, lie had given sr; tt. tho
Roa!cn chain from her neck; ons by opu sAe th,e.
them under hsr Feet and tranpltd 'hesn into thou
u dl uot te ny soul for she.c sbe crls, As .l.a
apnrhed tue fragments. " I will have nothing uat
h.s ever belonged 10 him i"
Then thc wild fufy died away, and she asood lo.f,
II eauno. l7ei" sho aaa to herself, loarsely-"1
caunot live was nos prold but hold rnT 1nne
md my homer 1earer than ny life. haya lost both.
and ranrlot nve''
Once aHain s,ls wen: Into the room, anL put on
bonne aud sha1l; on the stairs shr met lie nurse
and tic baby. A low, b1tse7 cfy-one that m1xt hay
Pierced the hiel heavenR-camo from her hIa. .sAe
did not look her child; ahc turned her away a.
lie was carried by.
.Aro you going, nut, r,alame 7" inquired the nurse
"Iez." replied the hoar.e sniee. DO the tcs. you
She must dir; the lntolerablc shame nut to be
borue besides, IN her fair, innocent life She bad had
Lut ono love. aud noH tha; he was gone tram her
| Ebn roHf1 4nt1 {t
the bnbyB face tho was never to uGsit, anil alr
could nut kiss the pure little ApE-sbc was going out
to die! she auod IN the sunlt gardeut looking
around her with 'soRgard eyes-cyes ,lAt burned but
from ~itrh no tears flowed.
Thia time, Last evening, he had walked with her up
and down tho broad patIa. hs tlasped round hrr
laughing she told lin pretty uarEels IT tie baby,
Just there, close great tfcaf u white is. Eo
bad sooped to ki.a her AMI said he "as jeaouH be-
i Cattse she loved thu bany 1noHt.
Yes, ut that very moment, he knew that be hpl dr..
eeised hsr that a4e VA 10: h" wife; that III twenty
Acry for vengeance. for justice--hp cry Of trokc,
death sho could not bear tho shane Of lie 1he
could not bear tht horrible pain that tortured her,
/ H1Iow am to die 7" she said.
There lay the like. shining. clear, AMI bright III the
sun. bearing white water lilies iss cnl.n trea,!
brght-wtnged hirds SKINNED IT gentle wafsIess
washed the gresn banks. Should ste seek her reEt
| thers7
with him offer over thnt clear water. saonld
lls fnee In the depths, and could not die. n,,gt
haye quick death IL which tha not he tortured by
Then shs started. for .he heard sound Of laughter
| wild, uneIrthy laughter-it WE hcrsrf
AM going mad !" Hhe thought. Let the die /!
let mc die not ltyo mad u
sbo laughing, for tho idea hsd ius. occurred to
her that es-h loar una, sorry otc. but ztsli
jeso had written that letter to Try her. oily to Try
her, and he would come presently IRON s,nuug the
then-anI then hhe should press to him with ipng,
away.
II oor1d no} r. trr. y sha .,d ~ b,-sntr WIN. ,
stood out in the sunlight: "no man lars 70 wautouy
and wtetsdly ra. an Innocent grl no man DARE 10
to Brae and know it were indeed true.
! She reached Drae; no ene who had known her few
recognized her no*-hsea.fd With ahastly lace and
despsIr!ng eyea: Some recollection must have como
nT a aea tbs vi
over her face, and tried to look ratiuuA more
like herself. Tho tells Ginning from the Old
| church toWsF-ch!1nin9 some sweet old 1nelody tu
which she had ofleu listened with Alr1c by her Side
Where va hhe to Co. nov that sle soOa in the town
CHAPTER III.
There WAS bnt ono hotel III tho little town, The
At billiards. slo remembered tblt, and PERHAPS ~ /,
now he might bs S' .hsso' hngshng lug et n jss-4sh >
aM7 's'S' ~''''
One two strangers who pas.ed her BY looked With
wpnder Ut her. Through tbs thick veil oue could
. the wAtte face aud tue burning cyeE.
. II must a1eak calmly ahe thought " or thoy viii
. | thit,k that in mad."
The landlord himself stood On the stpps Of the hos,
She clsuehed her hhslls tightly Willie pho spoke
him, that great red dents left ther marks thtrp for
il H. lsyn,er here ," ,hs asled, and TIN man, w,o
"So, M lame; he left at. o'clock. -He vent to
that he waa going to Paris"
The landlord. who knew that the lady betara him
e. sRh a hss IL ~ei Il s
~she would DO dead soon. before Ieople kna~ that
ss a.a sa ss A @ hs s
her hands mare lightly aud ths physical pain brought
"Thaak you," abe replied; "1 did no. know that
Then she walled sway. with no trace Of tho deadly
! despair that had n'aRtered her In her manner.
How she to die Thare uo mistake uos-
hope left It jtat, butt sr!u hur:il!s truth
not endure,-bus Tho dliasul,y reuslned, low ,Sas
| he TO G!e7
There before her was druggists rhop, Plenty Of
means Of death there. Hle entered. Tlere nu7y
boy behind Tue counter tAs mxser wss out. she
ii wsilt SOMA lausan,m,r .he said. ~ nm su,1o.
Ing tntense pain, 4nl must have some ut oncs."
Ihs boy Locked % ~ r. With % %aon,stAlnz Of aui|s.
. false word, bowed.
"Yes slo Iellsd, isurs.leutly. "1 will taks that
- % not know" s.il the boy,, IT can sell pol
You can soll Il she teEled steadily, I" to trust
i.s.s Sss sa'* ri, nsns1 am Mrs i'ysF' Of Lake COT
Then. befoze shA hAd finished tho worsr shs remetn-
bored that she had no ctsu To tlAt nsn,eit nut
hass. The boy did not understand th'rr!susot llu.f
that cans over btr face he thought the patti had
caused 1t, lie placed the Lskle Of lauluu1n tho
counter, aud served her With sa.all Gnansy. sio
sP 'sas's 81 ;sa $ s: