The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-25
THE ANON YMOUS
LETTER.
From The london world.

pedestrians, who h2Q lOiE Dtcu uclliNtu Oh
their regular Sunday morning walk by the
exceeding witness Of the early winter
Most Of tie man and all tie middle
classes. rs we'll IS those OF tue upper ten"
who preferred quantity to quality, kept TO
the regular church parade along the north
side If the Row. The creme de Ia creme
preferred ,he more UafrcQuented walk be-
tween tie Achilles statue and Grosyenor
gate, while q royal per>onag'. with her bus
band and Lis Gdus Achatcs, kept TO the even
more select path which runs beside The now
empty f5wer-beds.
AtaI. handsome blonde was standing IN
be middle If the four Crus~-paths opposite
-S+anlopa gate. She was surrounded by
circle Of men. chatting and laughing Idly,
as though IL were midsummer instead OF
Chri.trra~tite. The little group ol which
she formed the center took up so m4th
room that Wel.-CrcS>ed Woman ana Aar
husband, who were walking sNi. llN aiph-,
had TO 20 In single file ley tie ratings 10
order t. pass. The woman walked In
front. with head erect, looking neither u
the right nor leit, While q quick uaSh swept
over ler cheeks, already warmed by eXeT-
else Her husband, without actually STOP
ping, Slaekene3 lis pace, and, taxing CT ms
hatNith a sweep 10 the pretty woman, gave
her a bright smile, accompanied Uy GtQ
which embraced all her companions, ana
then hurried on after his vile. lie walked
for a few PAGES by her side, then, stopping
short as if a sudden thought Lad struck
him. he exclaimed;
"3y tie way Louie. ! have something /
want to say 20 AI-y LANE shall Just eaten
him u0W-dOn't waltz and in moment be
had turned back and disappeared iA'o Tie
Louie Forster walked On alone bowiag
mechanically 20 tie few GCQu3lutanceS she
passed. without even noticing Who they
were for in L9r eyes there were tears, ana
In her heart great bitterness, and 10 htT-
self She vas saving. II IonIy knew what
to do. I would sell my soul 10 be r-Nen-eQ
on bert IL / were common girl i WuulL
get ytri0l and fling Il DO her Iace-i were
a poor woman / would sell tie rags oil my
back and the last bis Of NY furniture 10
buy pistol with which 10 shoot them DOTH
But s. h8r can dO-a lady-a won n IN So
clety-tue mother Of Elris-Eirls W@0 note
every ones look, ones every change u man
neT-RiT.s who must be brought up 10 re-
sUeCt and revere tie father VINO betIayS
the mother they adore? And for sucl
woman. A woman who Is no more oval 10
him than she is 20 her husband. Is II her
beauty that turns all. tie mems headSF Nay
rather. believe they Ike her because size
is SO easy going and accommodating; respec-
table women have nc chance against sucu
e. She
Louie ster was in very un-Chrfstian
frame # mluQ when she returned nome
alone 10 her home in Park street But
though she was Oh -Le verge OF tears she
MANAGED 20 keep U9 appearances peIaIe tAe
servants 50 far as II take the Wing OF
pigeon uud @ few crumbs OF bread Tor AtT
luncheon. in moments II anguish, Is wen
as at the greatest crisis OF her lie, woman
never entirely for-ets herself, ana spe IS
able TO hold herself I'D cheek aud ID attend
10 tie little ClSPTVauceS OF every Gay iu q
wav watch would be quite impossible Tor q !
man under similar circumstances
Mrs. Foster spent the next AouT or Two
brCrq.rg ever ile fire or walk nE Te>tleSs-y
mn and down the room. UnI within the
last few months Captain Foster had been TO
her AZ IHsst so far as Size knew; all that /
husband should be; but one uuIoIiunae /
day which they mad spent al the riverside /
Club he had been thrown into the society OF /
Lady BeatTiX Br0N ui1g, and as easily as
uo.sible had slipped into the position OF
bIiE. one Cf her most devoted slaves,
though he had often vowed ne coulu never
care for a woman DO was SURROUNDED uy 2
score Of admirers. But man IS weak a
little smile. q few kind words, little per-
so7al interest eXuressed-a4d the deed IS
. done. So ever since that day on the river
Mrs. Fosters life was continual curse u
her. I'm consequence Of the CALLING chain Of
jealousy from tile palGs OI WAlcA she VAS
never wholly free.
Her unpleasant melitati0ns on this Sun
dRv afternoon were al length put stop 10
- by the announcement or visitor.
well, my dear madame, SAID Ola L0rd
MacAdam, ming forward and shaking
hands "tbis odiOus weather seems TO suit
vOu-never saw you looking better, pom nay
lifew aud his aged IOTdshlp drew acOmICEt-
able chair close up to the IRE.
i think the cold does SUIT me- IepneQ
Mrs Forster, "and / am so glad you looked
in, for l hear you were at the great Pearl
case, and / want so mucn 10 know what
ola YOU think about IT,
"6i course that she stole the jewels; as
Victor Hugo says. 'R'en nest Plus lmml-
nent one 'impOssible ct &c quill faut tOu-
iours prOvOT, c'est lImpTeyu.' Why, my
dear madame, if l were tod tomorrow
morning that you had committed crime
tonight do YOU think l should Lot believe
it?'
did. You know l should be the last person
in the world TO commit crime"
But that is Just the very reason why
should believe it Of you. At present you
probably have no temptations to sin, but
wait until you have, Tor instance, you nlsLJ
be Jealous Of Berthe"
- jealous Of BERTHE? Why, he adoTes
uel exclaimed MIS-. Forster, with more
emphasis than truth and, rising hastily,
she stopped 70 take log OF ships timber
out Of the wood basket as pretext for
turning away her face; but the deep 1ush
was slow to leave her cheeks, ana Lord Mac
Adam was quick 10 notice 1t.
women have different ways OF acting
under the stimulus # Jealousy" continued
he. Some take their friends into their
confidence and relieve their feelings by the
unlimited abuse Of their rival. Some sulk,
and take refuge IN tears, method which
does not tend 70 Increase the affection their
husbands feel for them. And lately We
have heard Of anonymous pamphlets being
circulated in society"
"Bnt surely DC lady would ever descend
to an anonymous letter.
" fear ladies will descend to anything If
the provocation be great enough, and they
think the means they take may do sufficient
injury to their rival"
"But what happens If they are found out?
Are they not OutlaWed ?'
"Outlawed! well-not exactly. London
is place where event follows 80 quickly on
event, and scandal upon scandal, that in
less than six months tie most hideOus crime
is quite forgotten, or only remembered to
be fatbered on the wrong person. An0ny-
nous communications, however, rarely do
any good TO the sen er There IS only one
thing for women to do when their husbands
betray them"
And that IS ?"
"To grin and bear It."
you speak from a mans point Of view;
ali women are not 50 philosophical.
Most women who live in London become
philosophical, sooner OF later"
And most men cynicalP'
For q long time after Lord MacAdam had
left, Mrs. Forster continued to SIT over the
FIRE. Lights had been brought, and tea,
which she took mechanically. An at once
she started mp, and. going over to her writ
ing-table, began 10 try various different
q. styles Of handwriting On a sheet Of note
paper. At the end Of half an hours labor
she found it was useless TO try and disguise
her hand; some little trick would make il
self apparent in spite OF all her care. So
she decided to write what she wanted in
simple round hand, and, after making a
rough copy. she held sheet Of paper up to
the lamp to see that there was no water
mark which might subsequently betray her.
and began the following letter:
'Are you aware that while you are anus
ing yourself away from home your wife
= takes advantage of YOUR absence and is con-