Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-01

sorry for il, { am sery SURE
shat terFi1se taiags lave you heard,
should Ike % know sic Ssked, ka4f oon-
ylnced
-Only ramors. / own p he answered. but
they are ba6 enough Ih~Te was never -
much smoke without a Hgtle lre, p
Mrs Ahs.1a interrupted him with blair
ms eyes ~Rumors inaeedi Nou need s2y
10 more. a. not believe one word q il al
az, and I shah 50. ThEt Is Gechied-
"But, Maud '-
II don't wish 70 haar any more. ] am
esing"
And sac went-went with Mrs Leighton
when she called for her-went with saul
Ing face and sn angry, rebsllious heart
The Wilvertous greeted her with effu-
sion. But there were very few Of her set
present; somehow the atmosphere seemed
a different one from what she had been ac-
eustouled TO There were a number OF
strangers present, ladies and gentlemen.
The former aid not impress her fayorably.
and the latter seemed rather demonstrative
in their deyottons 20 the fsirer sex Mr..
Wilverton made her uncomfortable, more
over. with his persistent attentions, and
altogether she was not sorry when Mrs
Leighton proposed returning home. They
went early, and most OF their particular
set followed in their wake-those, az least,
who had not gone before
Very little conversation passed between
Mr.. and Mrs Alison that night-very lit
tie for some days thereafter He consid-
cred himself Justly agrieved, and was in
dignant sccordingly. She felt herself in
the wrong, was too proud 10 own il. and
was miserable ia consequence.
Meanwhile the whispers against the
Wilwcrvons increased in number and i'm
portance. IL began to be generally con-
cesled that there was something wrong
about them: and people who had taken
them up on trust were gradually drop
ping their acquaintance. Mrs. Alison,
however, prided herself on being no sum
mer friend, and her intimacy with the
Wilvertons seemed in no wise diminished;
seemed, / say, for she was growing 10 dis
like them both as she saw more and more
Of them Mrs Wilverton's dssshing ways
seemed coarse now. and no words could
tell how she was growing 10 loathe the
man who grew more bold and outspoken
in his admiration Of her each day.
Bat the end was very near.
Mr.. Alison came up TO dinner one even
ing in a half subdued tremor of excite
menI.
Maud. dear, / bave news for YOU" he
said, striving 20 speak calmly, but failing
signally in the attempt.
Mrs Alison hooked up little surprised
az the dear" which bad fallen from his
lips but rarely since that unfortunate ball,
but, truth to tell. rather glad To hear it
again.
"What is it7'
"It's about the Wiivertons. You see. 4"
he went on hurriedly, there's been, as you
know, great deal of talk about them
lately-more, perhaps, than you are aware
of-snd people haven't scrupied to call
them adyenturers, II not swindlers. It
seems that they are even worse than that I"
WHAT cried Mrs. Alison sharply.
Criminals At least the man Is. He was
arrested this morning by detective from
London, who has been on his track for
some time. His very boldness in coming
here and launching out in the style he has,
under an assumed name, and with all the
appearance OF great wealth, had thrown
the police off the scent for little while,
but they have got him now, and he's safe
for twenty years term at Portland island,
at least"
What has he done?" asked Mrs. Alison
perhaps you will recognize his real
name-it is Willis"-
THE notorious bank robber?"
1.-The same"
Mrs. Alison did not speak for many min
utes. Then she remembered that she had
been, or had tried TO be, friend to Mrs
Wilve-ton. She could not desert her now
that so terrible a sorrow had fallen upon
her.
''Will you ring the bell for Lucys' she
said to her husband very quietly 81 want
my bonnet and shawl. / am going to see
Mrs. Wilverton. She ought not to be left
to bear this trouble alone, and / know of
no one who will go TO her now"
Mr.. Alison stared, ahmed. Even he had
never realized half the real nobility that
despite her faults was inherent in his
wife's nature. She had risen now, and
was standing very pale and still by the
table. He went TO her aDd put his arms
around her aud drew her bead down to his
breast
'dy noble Maud" was all he said
She chung TO him sobbing.
"Oh. Fred. you do forgive me for treat
ing you so badly the other night" she
pleaded. Pm SO sorry now"
II need forgiveness, too, darling, for hsv-
ing been suilen," he answered earnestly,
''ard we will both forget and forgive.
Shall it not lie so;'
She lifted her face and kissed him softly.
And poor Mrs. Wilverton, Fredl Will
you not go with me to see herr l do not
like her really, though | have tried to.
bat ] cannot lcare her to bear this alone"
Mr.. Alison held his wife in a close clasp.
II had not told you all, dear, he said.
''There Is no Mrs. Wilvertop, or Willis, as
her nsne would be II she had any right TO
bear the name of the man she has lived
with az these months. and who, II reports
say true. ruined himself and committed
the robbery 10 crafty her exsravagant de
mands"
"Fredr' and Mrs Alison's faoeRrew very
pale, you don't mezlu that sbe"-
'Wns not his wife, hc answered sternly.
1t was a ssvere lesson. not only % Mrs.
Alison, Rut 60 the peopse Of Bolton who
bad sdrnitssi rtrese persons into their 30
ciety without question, simply because Of
the lsvtsh display of v~aith they made,
and IL h se,fe 20 ssy a thoroughly efecoual
one.
Moreover, there are ffw differences 81
opinion between Mr and Mrs Alison now
adays. She il moro willing to take bis
opinion n people N a corrcrt one, ADD he
has learned his wifeis heart too veil not 70
trust her rnuesv-s always, II he ~DrnarS-7 -
doubts her t1dErsrne.-Ne~ York World.