Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-08-23

sett, who ever may henceiorth toll yo
that Gerald Mayaeld ID married, yov
can tell them Il is not so. | shall neve
marry-neyer,
For q time no further word wa
spoken, The color did not return Il
her cheek, Presently she said
Il am going to ask you u strang'
question, one should not ask were !
not that you are going away, and that
perhaps-perhaps We shall not NEE
again, II is rs well to clear up misun
dersiandIngs, Why did you leave II
fracombc so suddenly without ever
saying good'byeF
May tell you the TRUTH
Mrs. Gossctt bowed her head.
Because | heard-of course there
no secret now-becausc ! heard from
Gossctt that you had been engaged tc
him for months; aud loved you so
could not trust myself to sec yor
again.
Again she sat silent, and without Il
vcsiigo Of color in her face. There
was q slight noise at tho head Of the
table, aud u sudden flush leaped into
her check,
we are going she said. 'Don',
come up s,airs-don't see me again be-
fore 60. Have ! your promiscT
You have, he said.
Then God bless you, Gerald, and
make you happy. Say anything you
like to met is for the lust time. II
cannot be very wrong
God bless you, my darling, my owl
lost love! May you be happy!
AS he spoke she rose, gave him hcI
hand, looked full in his face with q
wan look of sorrow and love, and was
gone.
When she returned to her home, she
went straight to the library, at which
hcr husband was still busted with books
and papers. lie looked up.
'Bless us, Maud, what is the matter
You look like a ghost
Il have seen Gerald Mayfeld,' she
said, 'and know that you lied to Us
both. You told him we were engaged
you told me he was married. What
have you to say?'
'SayT Gossett said, with light
laugh. Nothing. Everything is fair
in love and war. If we were not en-.
gagged, I knew we should be soon; SC
I was only anticipating the thing a
little.
Paul Gossctt, his wife said, 'when
you asked me to marry you, l told
you that | did not love you as a wo'
man should love man she was going
to marry, but that l would give you
what love | could, and would do my
best to make you n good wife. You
were content with the terms, and said
that you hoped and believed the love
would come. ] hoped so too We
have not been married long, but long
enough for me to see that your love is
no truer than mine. l should have nc
right to complain that you gave nc
more than I, and could have gone on
with liking and respect. That is over
forever. find you won me by lie
that you have neither honor or gen.
erosity. l will not bring scandal upon
our names, but at preset l cannot live
with you. Tomorrow l will go home
to my mother; she is i'll, and it viii
appear natural for Inc to wish to be
with her. After q time / may gel
over the horror feel, and then I will
co,ue back and try to do my duty
And how about Mr.. Gerald May.
fieldY Paul Gossett asked with an
evil smile.
Maud stopped back pace, as if she
had been struck, and put her hand tc
her heart. Cod help me sho said,
'and / am married to this man =
And without another word she wen
out and left him.
Gerald Mayfeld was sitting in his
office at Melbourne, two years after
his arrival in Australia, when he heard
the shouting of the news-boys outside,
Great. Fraud in England! Second ed
ition of the Argus!' In another min
ute u clerk came in.
Here is the Argus, sir. Another
great banking swindle at home
When Gerald was alone he opened
the paper and read, in large letters:
GREAT FRAUD AND EMBEzzLEMENr.
The Metropolitan and Suburban
Bank has been robbed Of upwards oi
100000 by its manager, Paul Cos
sett. The frauds have been going OF
for years. Money lost in stock cx.
change gambling. Gossett is still al
large. Police on bis track. All out.