Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-22

cannot have lived your life without some ones
having called YOU liar and co"a.,
without your knowing that many naa ga ga
20 do 80. Therefore will not pauss /" as"
my testimony to theirs. When your
ter came last year, addressed to my ne
TO wait an answer he was haPpny
from home. To save time /, conI"y " s
inclination, opened your appeal. ~. ia
tanned manly reference 10 your VIZ, -
my husbands regard for her IN pass
and cringing demand for money io' !.
and your children, IL not for you' anu
ended with suggestion as TO the PosSip'e "D
pleasant consequences TO his domestic naPp'
ness il the subject Of your letter oto'"'o
known to me. Every detail Of the story, q,
far as IL concerned himself, my HUSBAND 'i,id
long since told me, and no mud thrV"n ~
you could shake my trust.
"You lie when you say that | TOOK iioN'
your wife what was hers by right. M! HuH
band once loved her with all his heart anu
soul. and she made him suffer bitterly bu.
he had loved her, a. | say, and for his sake
consented Gf the miserable story should never
reach his ears to give him further pam 70
help the woman who had repaid his love win
betrayal, his confidence with treachery' OUT
who had been dear 10 him before he gave 10
me what took from no one else. You he
again when you speak Of her present suiie, =,
ing and the wants Of her children-sllehoe'
as the man attempted TO speak. DO you
think in dealing with one like you snouIh
take 10 steps to verify your statements Vi
the two children that lived with you ana Una.
YOU call hers, one only was your wiies' anu
has been dead six months, you cur. Ana
your wretched wife flung from her my nus
bands love and trust, not for the love oil an
other man, but for life with you, VINO
dragged her 10 the mire in which she died
nearly month ago! Nearly a week since
had proof Of all | am saying, and my only
reason for consenting TO sec you AGAIN, Us
you asked, was TO tell you Of this, and also 70
warn YOU that II you ever communicate WIN
or molest me OF my husband in any way,
have means % make that your last puOic
performance for a considerable time.
As she said the last words, Milllcent rose,
walking straight up TO and getting INTO lne
train thnt had just run into the station. Inc 0,
man she had been speaking with sat sun
while sine moved away, but as sho opened the
carriage door he started up with an oath' as
if 70 follow her. Stephen Mostyn's umbrella
becoming unfortunately mingled with tue
sgearers legs, he was precipitated palniui'y
on 10 the platform as the train left the sta
ton. and stephen bounded up the steps TO
the surface Of the earth.
Mr.. Mostyn had dressed for dinner that
evening. and was sitting by the fire when her
husband came IN.
"WeH, Stephen when You do follow my
advice You do 1t generously, | must say.
Have you been out ever since | saw you laSt'
VERY nearly"
"And walking, or in the underground, or
on the top Of a bus"
"a little Of all three, and tho club TO finish
with
"Well, and have you found your plotF
eyes, but can't write it now, 50 am.not
much better or than before
Good gracious. whyp
"Becausc, " said Stephen, bending and kiss
ing her eyes, "the story is so pretty that
have no words in which to tell it; no charac-
Ter that have hitherto conceived Is good
enough 10 play part in it; no incident that
] have known or imagined but seems poor
and tedious beside it..
"Then it is very gOodf.
Perfect"
"And il 1t real or idealP
"B0th."
"Wont YOU tell il to meF
Some day.n-London World.