Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-03-06
ELLSWORTH, MAINE, THURSDAY MARCH 1890
"wha, have vou done with the money

What have you done with the money l
sent you last:"
, Done with it? Spent it, of course. A
family can't live on nothing. 1t was not
much for you to give-you who live in
, luxury you. whose husband is rich: you
My husband is very far from rich. and
If he were SO 1t would benefit you in no
way. Every farthing l have given you
for your wife was my own, made by my own
work. l. woman, worked to help wO-
man, as | would man, but not for such
As YOU"
Whatever you may have given you
owed to my wife"
II owed her?'
Yes; for taking from her what WAS
hers by right"
"Shal let this brute go on speaking to
herr" SAID Stephen to himself. holding the
edge of the seat tightly In each hand.
And now that She is III 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 MilIicent. 'in order to
see II you would not in time say what l
expected of you-what hoped for Now
that you have done so. will answer You
fully this once and never speak with you
again. feel that you cannot have lived
your life without someone's having called
you'liar and coward, or without your know
M that many had right to do so; there
fore will not pause TO adj my testimony
To theirs. When your first letter came
last yea-, addressed to nv husband, TO
wait an answer he was happily away from
home. To save time. |. contrary to my
inclination. opened your appeal. 1t con-
tanned a manly reference to your wife, and
my hu>band- regard for her in past years.
and cringing demand for money for her
and your children, If not for you, and it
ended with a suggestion as tu the possible
unpleasant consequences To his domestic
happines, If the subject of your letter be-
came known to me Every detail of the
story. as far a. il 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 whaI WAS hers By right. My
| husband once loved her with all his heart
and soul. and She made him suffer bitterly,
But he owed her. as say. and for his
sake | consented (if the mi-ers ole story
should never reach his ears to give him
further pain To help the woman who had
repaid his love with betrayal, his conf
dcnce with treachcry. but who had been
dear 10 him before lie gave to me what |
took from no one else. You lie again
"hen yon speak of her present suffering
aud the wants Of her children-sieuce! - as
The man attempted To speak. do you
lhink in dealing with one ike YOU should
take no steps To verify your statement;
OF the two children that lived with YOU
aud that yuu call hers oaly one was your
wife'> and has been dead six months you
car. And your wr.tched Wife dung from
her my husbands love and trust. not for
the Rove of another mSr, but for life with
You. Nhu dragged her 10 the mire In
Which she died nearly month ago. Near
IS week since had proof Of all | auI
saying, aud my only reason for Con>enting
IA >cc you again a You asked, was 10 tell
YOU of this. and also To warn YOU that If
ever yuu communicate with, or molest me
or my husband in any Way, | have means
Ia make that your last public performance
FOR Il Considerable time"
A. She said The last words Miliccut rose
waking straight up to aud getting into
the train that had just run into the sta
ton The man she had been speaking
with >st still while she moved away hut
>hr opened the carriage door he started
up Win an oath, a. If to follow her.
Sirphen Mo.tyn> umbrella becoming un-
fortunately mingled with the swearers
lcg-. he wa- preciptated painfully on TO
The platform A. the train left the station
aud Stephen bounded up the steps TO the
surface Of The earth.
Mrs. Mu>tsn had dressed for dinner that
evening. and was sitting by The fire when
her husband came in.
We'll. stephen. mhen you do follow my
advice you do 1t generously, | must say.
Have you been out ever since saw sou
ia>i;"
Very nearly"
And walki z, or in the underground.
or % the top Of bus"
"A little Of all three. and the club TO
finish with
Well and have you found your plot:"
Yes hIt can't write 1t now, 80 | am
not much better OF Khan before"
Good gracious, Why"
Because" said Stephen bending and
Kissing her eyes ''the story is 30 pretty
that | have no words in which 10 tell IL;
un character that have hitherto concclv-
ed i good enough to play part in il; no
incident that have known or imagiLed
but seems poor and ,cdiou. beside IT,"
Then it is very g"od:"
"Perfect,"
And i 1t real OF iieal:'
Both"
Wont YOU tell il to me-"