Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-05-01


are we to get her home, wonder. with onl.
one shoef
Her husband bit his lip and his forah..,
contracted itself above the dark ewes I, -
not the first time that be and Lady Hono,;s
had come to words about the child viii.
whom his wife was not in sympathy. IndaaS
she bad never forgiven Effie for appearino !,
this world at all Lady Honoria did moi l..
long to that class of women who think ms.
ternity joy.
"Anne," she said, take Miss Rife sna
carry her till you can find donkey. Sbecaa
ride back TO the lodgingsn The nurse mpr.
INJURED something in French about the child
being as heavy as lead
do as bid youl" she said sharply IN tba
same language. "Efle, my love, give me :
kiss and go home. Thank you for coming Il
see me-"
The child obeyed and went Lady Honors
stood and watched her go, tapping her little
foot upon the floor, and with a look upon her
cold, handsome face that was not altogether
agreeable to see.
4 1t had sometimes happened that Geoffrev
in the course of his married life returned
home with little bit of that added fondness
4 which absence is tabled to beget On these
/ occasions he was commonly so unfortunate as
to find that Lady Honoria belied the saving
that she greeted him with arrears of griey-
ances, and was. if possible, more frigid than
ever.
Was this to be repeated now that he had
come back from what was so near TO being
the longest absence of alll IL looked like II
He noted symptoms of the rising storm. symp-
toms with which he was but too well ac
quainted, and both for his own sake and for
her's-for above all things be dreaded thoss
bitter matrimonial bickerings-tIied 10 think
of something kind TO say. IL must be owned
that lie did not show much tact in the sub
ject he selected, though it was one which
might have stirred the sympathies Of some
women. Ii Is SO difficult always to remember
that one is dealing with Lady Honoria
IF ever we have another child he began
gently.
Excuse me for interrupting YOU said the
lady with suavity which did not however
convey any idea Of the speakers inward
peace, but it is kindness 10 prevent Won
from going on in that line. One darling is
ample for me-"
well, said the miserable Godfrey, with
an effort ''even if you don't care much about
the child yourself, il is a little unreasonable
to object bees .lse she cares for me and was
sorry when size thought | was dead Really.
Honoria, sometimes wonder il you have any
heart at all. Why should you be put out be-
cause Ellie got up early 10 come and see mel
Ian example which | must admit you did not
set her. And as to her Shoe he added,
smiling
you may laugh about her shoe, Godfrey
she interrupted, but you forget that even
little things like that ar's no laughing mat
ter now to us. The clild's shoes keep me
awake AT night sometimes. Defoy has not
been paid for don't know how long. have
a mind 10 get her sabols-and as to heart
'Well, broke in Godfrey, rejecting that
bad as was the emotional side OF the question,
it was better than the comnercial-"as to
hearth
you are scarcely the person to talk of it,
that is all. | wonder how much Of yours
you gave meT
Really, Honoria," he answered, not with
out eagerness. and his mind filed with won
der Was it possible that his wife had ex
perienced some kind of "calln and was about
TO concern herself with his heart one way or
the Otherl If 80 it was strange. for she had
never shown the slightest interest in it be
fore
YES, she went on rapidly ard with gath.
erlng vehemence, you speak about your
heartn-which he had not done-"and vet
you know as well as | do that If | had been
girl Of no position you would never have Of
fered me the organ ON which you pretend to
set so high value. Or did your heart run
wildly away with YOU and drag us into love
and cottage-a fiat meant II So, should
prefer a little less heart and little more
common sense
Godfrey WINGED, twice indeed, feeling that
her ladyship had hit him, as it were, with
both barrels. For, as a matter Of fact be
had not begun with amy passionate devotion.
and again. Lady Honoria and he were now
just as poor as though they had really mar
ried for love.
1T is hardly fair to go back on bygones
and talk like this, he said, '.even if YOUR
position had something to do with it; only
&C first, of course, you must remember that
when we married mine was not without at
fractions Two thousand year to start on
aud baronetcy and eight thousand year
In the near future were not-but | hate talk
ing about that kind of thing Why do Won
force me 10 it, Nobody could know that nv
mcle, who was 50 anxious that | should
marry you, would marry himself at his age
md have son and heir IL was not my
ault, Honoria. Perhaps you would not
nave married me If you could have foreseen
tt
Very probably not she answered calmly,
aud il is NOT my fault that | have not yet
earned 70 live with peace OF mind and com.
ort on seven hundred year. 1t was hard
nough TO exist on two thousand til your
lncle died, and now
''Weli aud now, Honoria. il Won will only
ave patience and pat NJ with things for a
title, you shall be rich enough | will make
money for you. as much money as You want.
have many friends. | have not done SO
'adly az the bar this year.
Two hundred pounds nineteen shillings
nd seven pence, minus ninety-seven pounds
ent Of chambers and clerk. . said Lady Ho-
oria, with disparaging accent on the seven
ence
Il shall double it next year, and double
hat again the next, and 50 on work from
lorning till night TO get ON, that You may
you live for he said, bitterly
"Ah, ! shall be sixty before that happy day