Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-03

kept my existence secret. Your swell
husband does not even know there is such
a person; but by heaven he shall know"
lie spoke in II hoarse, muflled voice,
which grew louder with his indignation
against fate and his mother At any mo-
ment the sound of voices might awaken
Sir Allan in the next room. Glare hurried
to the door of communication. 1t was
shut She drew across Il velvet curtain
which draped the door, and which would
help to keep out the sound of those agi-
tated voices.
He knew that had SON." she said,
"but when married him | believed that
you were dead, and that you had been lost
in the Fri King. Although the happiness
of my life depended upon that marriage,
would not have married him if ! had
known that you were living No, by
heaven loved him too well to bring such
a curse upon him a. sep-son with your
vices
Well he has me and my vices and he
and you had better make the best of me.
What are you going to do for me, mothers"
the tender name was uttered with a Gym
iCal laugh.
what can do If give you money
you Will throw ii away ON a raCecourse or
at a gaming table; whatever | do for yOu
it all comes to the same thing. You will
drink. suuander, and degrade Yourself to
the condition in which you come to me to-
night the condition of beLgar.'
because you never give me enough
money Give me round .sum-t3oo or
800, for instance-that would start me in
new country"
"How often have you talked of starting
afresh, promised to begin a new life?'
questioned his mother bitterly. II gave
you glue 10 furnish an apartment in Paris.
You were to study art, and were to live u
other students live there-cheaply, UMPIRE
tentiously. till you could earn yonr own
maintenance. For a few months things
seemed to be going we'll with you. |
hoped you were living comfortably on the
goo month which | sent you Then
came a long story of difficulties, debts of
honor. a mysterious ENHANCEMENT which
might lead to exposure in the newspapers,
and had to send another G1OO. You have
drained me of the income my generous
husband settled on me, and which told
him was three times too much for my
wants | have been sneered at, talked
about. for spending so little money, for
dressing less handsomely than other
women of my position dress"
you look an object of compassion at
this moment said her son, surveying her
with a diaholical sneer.
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gown, becoming in its severe simplicity,
seemed 10 him the height of luxury. 1t
WAS not for him to know that the gown
had been worn two winters. Men of his
stamp always think a woman is well
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