Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-26

Come" hn said, 'let us go to business"
"Yes. business Is the only question be-
| tween ,s hhw."
'Sit down. can't talk to you while you
stand up there. And I've lots to say"
To show how little sic feared him she
| pbcyed.
Now" he said, 'to como to the point:
| what proposal have you o. make! rm your
husband, md with all your put on pride and
rarelessness, you know I've got tho whip-hand
! at last"
Beatrice looksl ut him and again won.
1ereI how sho could have ever loved this
ruiIlan
81 will do this,p she said. con certain
| conditions will give y Ou one-half Of my III
Gomez
"And how much may your income BET"
1.-TWO thousand five hundred a year, am
| told"
"You lie" said IIervey coarsely. at is
more"
Beatrice flushed Ehc half rose from her
seat, then returned to it without troubling
| TO reply.
"Tnko It for arguments sake it Il So" said
| the man. "Now for the conditions
THAT you never seek me, never trouble
| me, never make known to any one that am
| your Wife"
"Iou have kept the secret, thenir
"One other person knows it, my faithful
arvant."
That hag! OF course you hoped should
lie In the five years"
"No," said Beatrice, simply; "but hoped
might"
Tho duel was progressing Tho advantage
q yet had been to beatrice Hcrvoy's turn
| was to come.
"Iisten," be sald 81 have also proposal
h make, and conditions" Beatrice bent her
| ncad
You have two thousand five hundred a
year. The hundreds are quite enough for u
| woman TO live on; tho thousands shall he
nine.n
She was silent for n minute. "Ycs,n she
nid, II viii even do that-at least for many
| years"
Hcrvcy laughed mnlrously "IIOw nice
- lie so hatcdl ! never made anything out
II n womnn's love, hut her hate is profitable
Now hear the conditions"
"Ihave naucd them already" said Beatrice,
| oddly.
"Hcar mine, say" said Hervcy, bringing
ais hand down on the table, and speaking in
grim earnest. II win go away, never seek
you, never trouble you SO long as you pay
.he money; hut before I go"-here he bent
forward and spoke in low, grating VOICE
;hese rooms and for a month shall live here
Is my wife All your fine relations, all
your dear friends, shall know you are the
wife of Maurice Iicrvey, forgcr folon, and,
It present, ticket-of-leavc man. After that
| IN leave you and take the money!
Beatrice made no reply She drew hcr
| mantle round her and rose. Don't like my
proposal mockel Hervey ~ thought it
out carefully, though-thought 1t out night
| after nght-for years and years | thought it
outflow was To he paid In full for every
hing. have you now-l have you now,
| ny sweet wife"
II think you are mad" said Beatrice, con
rmptuously.
"Mail No. I'm not mad. Are you going
| 70 leave met After such II separation TO
| cave mo SO sounH She moved towards tho
| ioOr.
(Which means, suppose, that you leave
| ne to do my worst"
"Ycs. You must do your worst"
(which means, take whatever the law
| sorces you to give met You know tho law
will give me something"
81 believe it will, )" said Beatrice YEARLY.
"Yes, I'll take what the law gives me.
Are you ycrsod in the Iawf' There was
| something iu his voice, in his triumphant
| ook, which for tho first time made her fear.
"Do you know" no went on, that the law
| will give Inc the custody Of certain pretty,
golden haired boy1 That wife who absents
herself from her husband and his home has
40 right to deprive him Of his child Here
| the home offer you. l long Tor you and
my boy demand him. Give him to mo
| ali, ] have you nowlr
He had. His thrust seemed TO pierce her
heart She uttered q low cry and graspod
the back Of a chair for support. ''It Is not
true" she gasped.
"Go to your lawyer and find OUT he said.
~ have consulted mine. The boy Is my own
All. what pleasure shall find In his com,
| Hauyi How nice for him u bo known hero
.tter us the forger's son, Now will you ao-
:art my cnnditionsI Now have got your
are s spSss to sn4 ASw x y xHS n sRpS !s
husbandr'
lie almost shrlekei the sentences, lie felt
he had his full grasp OF revenge
~ must think. must think" she muir
INJURED.
IVES, go and think. I've A. ,sto think, too.
I've got to find out whether any quibble can
| deprive you Of tho money. II SO, you'll have
to marry me again and keep the first mar
riave dark. Hang me! that will bc eyon
better.s
'Iet mo go,s she said
| "Yos, you can go But come 10 INC again
THO day after tomorrow Thcn III tell you
what To do All, my lady, you'd better have
got the money want.d years ago. told
you at the time you were fool"
She did not hear his last words She had
left the room Hervey threw himself into
his chair and laughed long and loud.
Revenge and money!" he said. I'm
bring her down to the very dust III make