Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-02
NO. 10.

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 IL
contained a manly reference To your wife.
and my husbands regard for her in past
| years, and a bringing demand for money
for her and your children if not for YOU,
and it ended with a suggestion as to the
| possible unpleasant consequences to his do
nestle happiness if the subject of your let.
ter became known TO me. Every detail of
the story, as far as it concerned himself.
my husband had long since told me. and no
mud thrown by you could shake my trust.
"You lie when you say that took from
your wife what was hers by right NV
husband once loved her with all his heart
and soul, and she made him suffer bitterly.
But he had loved her, as | say, and for his
sake | consented Gf the miserable story
| should never reach his ears 10 give him
further pain to help the woman who had
repaid his love with betrayal, his confidence
with treachery, but who had been dear to
him before he gave TO me what took from
no one else You lie again when you speak
of her present suffering and the wants Of
her children-slence ~ as the man at
! tempted to speak. do you think in deal
ing with one like you | should take no steps
to verify your statements Of the two
children that lived with you and that YOU
call hers, one only was your wife's. and has
been dead six months, you cur And your
wretched wife flung from her my husbands
love and trust, not for the love of another
man, but for life with you, who dragged
her TO the mire in which she died nearly a
month ago Nearly week since had
proof of all am saying, and my only rea-
son for consenting to see you again. as you
asked, was to tell you Of this, and also TO
warn you that if you ever communicate
with, or modest me or my husband in any
way, have means TO make that your last
public performance for considerable time
As she said the last words, Millicent rose.
walking straight up to and getting into the
train that had just run into the station. The
man she had been speaking with sat still
while she moved away, but as she opened
the carriage door he started up with an
OATH as if to follow her. Stephen Mostyns
umbrella becoming unfortunately mingled
with the swearer's legs, he was preciptated
painfully on TO the platform as the train
left the station, and Stephen bounded up
the steps to the surface of the earth
Mrs. Mostyn had dressed for dinner that
evening, and was sitting by the fire when
her husband came in.
Well, stephen, when you do follow my"
advice you do it 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 bus -
"A little of all three, and the club to fin
ish with
well and have you found your plot =
''Yes, but can't write it now, 50 am not
much better off than before"
Good gracious why y
Because said Stephen, bending and
kissing her eyes, ''the story is so pretty
that have no words in which to tell it no
character that | have hitherto conceived is
good enough to play part in it no Incl
dent that | have known or imagined but
seems poor aud tedious beside it,"
Then it is very good e
Perfect ~
"And is it real or ideal -
Both
won't you tell it to me =
Some day" London WorH