New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-04

call upon you before long" 49,
That was over No. not over at all! She was
burning with shame at the lie, and rage ior ths
cause of 1.-THE cause, whose voice might De nearu
at that moment roaring over tDe s0t-Soap pdit ,i
about that day. While she listened, couple OF tne
Little Sisters of tho Poor were ushered In. It's
true they asked nothing: but there they sat- Ana
suddenly she broke ont, turning her hands upside
down: haven't anything. ! haven't q cent im
poor as you are, and not half so Tree; A anu ing
gentle Sisters. terrified by the outbreak, hndIleu
over each Dther in their haste to he gone Bu they
had hardly vanished when woman brought her u
rotc from Mrs. McGilyray,-a woman with SICK
husband and three children utterly destitute, one
of the children with broken back. ana inc eluesI
girl dying of consumption. And to think her latnea
left her $4,000 and she hadn't cent TO relieve
such a case She burst into tears. and 9roped ner
way out of the room leaving the woman awatme
her return till she went away i'll d3ected bewiler-
| ment herself But Mrs. Provost was tossing over
her bureau drawers, tipping laces and ribbons anu
gloves and Sachets into new ano oro
where a SINGLE diamond sparkled ~, at her ike a
happy oyc-hcr engagement ring dCm a,r care
fettcr don't caro- anything abOut him I've ream
of statues of gods that bad clay feet lie - clay an
| overw And it was not an hour bclorr tNal i rlhs
was ut the pawn brokers' aud all but lew dciiars
of the tremendous chcatery of the price was ~ tat
| other woman's purse. rhe transaction made her so
happy it gave her ChccriuncSs Tor the dinner
| table; and she would gladly have spoken to Tue
| s)mbrc Captain had ono redccmihe Sahco " m,i
eye made il possible. Inc captain nho9l n,,,.
blackencd his cOuntondncc rs II cultle-uSh ua'Aon'
| water.
When the servant had left tho room. the CAPTAIN.
having finished his r@plSt, rose AMI came ronnh 10
hand and laid the little purple lcwelboX beside her
| glass " There is the object for winch yGn nave
! disgracel me this morning. siit no, hnhlhS ms
voice, which issued as il from tho depths of the
tomb where II hal Lccn bnriei " 1t mas come 10
pretty pass if Won cannot be trnstei even Wsh
| came q the door of the tomb. L sh0nid Ike 10
know " hat this means he demanded. 4" should
have thought to see my wiio ilchihg ch1ns'
| from my pockets" 49, IA,
very clear voice and lofty manu-. W. W. Won
! must expect from her tbs conduct OF slave. anu
| Won cannot complain Of tine consequences OF Your
! own actions What she did say was III lloou vi
II darcsayr7 reared her husband. al expect
nothing but diSgiage from yon after TINS Noinng
| but irgratItulc, the hast ST. the bark'St' ,lct
confess that. providing for You IN tho naIlSomo
| manner that have all my life. BROWNING IL by TINS
| mornings work, some recognition might nave o''h
expected BY any one uracqualntcd WIN Tue Ihuh'tn
| lttleness ani crolkc lneSs oi the female nature
Read that Aud blush ut ITS tender care lor you ~
| n time when YOU wore m"Itiug severe reprOpl!
| And he took from his brcastpo' ket a dOcuneht
| which hc Lid unfnlcl before hnr.-hS last Will
aud tn.t ,ment signed and witnessed that forenoon
She read, we'll as she conid Tor her s"!mhlni
| eyes IL gave. she dmly gathered, Narlons snlli
hequc,ts 10 the linmanG Socety, ING common .t,,i
Charities the Church, a larger Al u ms sisters
| the bulk of his property To Those drtrsIlnle
cartons vino were his r'sidulry lcgitrc'. anu the
last paragraph ran-aul hero her tears tnihe INTO
! SHARKS ot fire" 10 my wife, Priscilla Provost, !
| Give the snm of on, hundred anl ssycnty-hyo
thousand dollars for her lI'" or so long ~ sue
| remains nav widow. al her death the SAID one
hundred aud seycnty'ive thousand dollars to ioVe'b
To my resiluIry icgItccS'
II needed nothing more - tear tho last film from
| Mrs Prcvo,t's cyos. she rose calmly. ~ womb
/ ba impossible for you 90 understand now con,
| t'mptihlr You appear III my rlrt Nhe sli'' anu
swept from the room. leaving tho captain stIgSrr,
ing a. # tIcrc had b91n an cltthlulke. lie!
Captain Provost, the COOL! the great Con
! trnptiblc, And told 40 by woman, AMI that
Ia = L.
been too strong. tho wine too much; hc must he
little Oat of h head. go,
hi. heal hal hr been ut his lnotIcr-in law the
| next morning. whea Mrs. Provost burst H. having
atrocity" crl,l Mrs Prevo't whom IN ono breath
| she had told her story. MY own money Ny
own fathers. 70 90 to those dcte,tsh lc BartonS at
last, And 10 be min' ouly whl' ! remain ms
| willow .Ono hundred AMI s'vcnty-hvn thousand
dollars for her lie. or 80 long ~ she r"mtn' NV
willow rlo'c are thu very w"rIt w3n ii@'"''"
| ..Yoc never will know freedom tall YOU nrc.
! said hrr mother calmly. II would lc useless. TOO
10 contest tho will tho law Is all on li' side.
Then declare again never will hc his wdoH
And tho rattols never shall have my fathers
| money!
81 don't 500 how you are to hip II 90 laid her
mother. smiling through her tc1rs Of evaporation
| and sympathy ~ the angry tontt ,.
| checks crimson and her csc, flashing. That -
| disgrace ! can't ani Wont rndnie IN, willow
! viii will kill hint first" And thou th'y both
/ The next morning. A. Captain Provost sat uF thn
fire alone. reading his newspaper, ihtt lIn'ouni
quiet about hun which it' y 'rn dr' rho III t n'
phrase about making a drs"rt anu clIHu- u peace
the door gently opener, dud llt mptl'F-'h law
greeted him grIycly, aId seated ho''e" opposite
hlm.
81 havo come serious bushes, Tor my
- have nothrn. to hear through Thrill party
! from nv wife" said the lots Captain.
Sh. il not your wife siil Mrs Fran g quietly.
Captain Provost sprans t. his feet ami fell back
heavily ia hrs chair. lie Thought hts helrt mai
Xot nv wiicm ho criol. ado you moan to say
this ni,crAblo French immortality Ia, Invaded oyoh
nv own hcaith,tOnc and that divorce .
There 1, question Of divorce. Sati MIS-
! France calmly. " Your marriage o, null ana VOID
You IN fact. have never bcnn married tn my
daughter. She was married ~ her sixteenth yoLr,
by gentleman OF our Acquaintance aJuNtl'r OF tue
peace a, it. happened t. hor cousin Arthur VINO
never hrsn your wife. And h1y" como to reclaim
her proprriy in Your hands, tho hundroI AMI
seventy live thousand dollars LEFT her by her
father together with II, accumulated tItcro-t.
Captain Provost, lower jaw fell and hls eyes
became set; he the color of old ivory for a
moment Mrs France thought that he wa, dead
She started for help Of SONS kind when with q
mighty effort he gathered his powers again aAd
closed his oyc,, bre timing hard nid quick When
he cOud make ont her moaning Mrs. frances voice
was still ripping on. seldom docs "a mothcrn- law
have such u chance, and she improved 1t.
"By meInncs,o' unparalleled by tyrahnieS
unhc1rd OF, 10y Oycrbelring, oNormaNtoTlng donna
ecriny brutal sclishnoss, You have changol my
daughters absolute lnrLtion for You INTO totally
opp isite feeling ! have my lawyer IN tho hall,
ready to ihrke all necessary chances am aware
that the bonds aud deeds and stock certificates arc
all i'm the safe IN your drcs,iug-rOom. lou know
the law a. VOL ~ II Is unnecessary to have the
trouble or publicity OF suit As her cousin Arthur
is dead she will keep tho mattor quiet. II these
terms are complied with, unless YOU wish II other
wise And an sure Captain Provost Will not wish
to have il known that he las been living Tor ten
years in n state
Enough! Enough holrsoly murmurcd tine
Captain Let me have your man OF business !
will produce the papDrs. and ne tottrrcd to hts leet'
ana found his way on: of tho room and came bncK
after awhile. "a weary whilo, with n box whlrh ho
..aL. In LII. N ell llInn