Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-29

them as the little family bundled gu
two stations further on.
1.-The Monumentw Mark lane" Nc
further passengers invaded his carriage,
81 cant stand this any longer, and
the condensed fog chokes one. / shall
get out at the next station and go back. :"
"Aldgate"
Out he jumped and crossed to the re
turn platform, literally feeling his way.
The underground station at Aldgate Is
often quito dark in the middle of sum
mer, and on this day the fog was dense
He found his way to seat and ESQ thick
was the darkness) did not discover, Til
he had taken his place at the end OF 1t
that there were two other people neai
him. One of them. man, was speakin'
in disagreeable qucrulous voice.
I'm sure it's not my fault If ! &c
nothing to do, | am always trying t.
find something
ayes; in other peoples pockets, an
swered a woman's voice. "Iou wan
the wage, not the work"
Good heavens that Is Millicents
voice. exactly" thought stephens; what
an extraordinary resemblancen'
what becomes of money in youi
hands can't conceive" she went on.
sit is Millicent's voice! What in Gods
name is she doing?n and stephen trie'
to catch glimpse of the figure that wa,
screened from him by the man between
them, and still more so by the darkness
What have you done with the money
| sent YOU last?'
Ozone with it? Spent it, of course.
family can not live on nothing. II
was not much for you to give-you, who
live in luxury; you, whose husband IL
rich; you -"
"My husband is very far from rich
and If he were so it would benefit you in
no way. Every farthing ] have given
you for your wife was my own, made by
my own work, |, a woman, worked to
help a woman, as would man, but not
such as you"
Whatever you may have given you
owed to my wife,"
81 owed hero"
Eyes; for taking from her what was
hers by right"
shall | let this brute go on speaking
to her?" said stephen to himself, hold
ing the edge OF the seat tightly in each
hand
"And now that she is i'll and in want
you in your prosperity grudge little
help to her and her hungry children"
II have lowered myself by listening
to you thus far" said Millicent. sin or
der to see il you would not in time say
what expected of you-what | waited
for. Now that you have done so, ! will
answer you fully this once and never
speak with you again | feel that you
can not nave lived your lie without
some ones having called you liar and
coward. or without your knowing that
many had right to do so: therefore
will not pause to add my testimony tc
theirs. When your first letter came last
year, addressed to my husband, to wait
an answer, he was, happily, away from
home. To save time, |, contrary to my
inclination, opened your appeal II
contained manly reference to your
wife, and my husbands regard for hel
in past wears, and cringing demand
4 Tor money for her and your children, il
D NV tVi NpNf anu ~ Niot 81 SuS
/ gestion as to the possible unpleasant
4 consequences to his domestic happiness
! il the subject of your letter becam;
known to me. Every detail of N,
/ story, as far as it concerned himself, my
husband had long since told me, and nj
mud thrown by you could shake m,
trust.
"You lie when you say that | tool
from your wife what vas hers by right
! My husband once low 4 her with all hi
heart and soul. and she made him suffe
( bitterly But he had loved her. as | say
and for his sake | con ented Cf the mis-
cradle story should never reach his ear
to give him further 1ain) to help tn
woman who had repaid his love with be
travail. his confidence with treachery
but who had been dear to him before h
gave to me what TOOK from no one else
You lie again when you speak of he
present suffering and the wants of he
children -silence!' as the man attempte
TO speak. "Do you think that in dealin
with one like you | sh uld take no step
TO verify your statements? OF the tw
children that lived with you and tina
you called hers, one only was your wife's
and has been dead six months, you cur
And your wretched wife flung from he
my husbands love ant trust, not for tn
love OF another man, but for life wit
you, who dragged her to the mire i
which she died nearly month ags
Nearly week since ! had proof of a
| am saying, and my only reason for cor
senting 10 see you again, as you asked
was to tell you OF this, and also TO war
You that If you ever communicate with
or modest me or my husband in any wa
| have means to make that your last pul
lie performance for considerable time.
As she said the last words. Millicer
rose, walking straight up to and gettin
into the train that had just run into tn
station, The man she had been speal
ing with sat still while she moved ava
but as she opened the carriage door, h
started up with an oath as If to folio
ner stephen Mostyns umbrella b.
coming unfortunately mingled with ii
swearer's legs, he was precipltated pail
fully on TO the platform. as the trai
left the station, and stephen bounde
up the steps 10 the surface of the cart
Mrs Mostyn had dressed for dinn
that evening. and was sitting by the fl
when her husband came in.
"Nell. stephen. when you do folio
my advice you follow it generously,
) must say. Have you been out ev
since saw you last?'
VERY nearlv."
And walking. or in the underground