Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06

All the natural loveliness of her nature
seems turned to gall! Werner standing be-
low in the hall regards her curiously. Per-
haps for once he is little afraid of her, as
he sees the white, set face with which she
passes him, to step into her carriage.
He follows her in silence. The tootman
closes the door, and presently they are
driving together-these two so far apart in
heart and feelipg-through the gaslit
streets.
She had meant to be silent-to endure all
things-but this last sceue with her whilom
friend, Lady Barring, has proved to much
for her. She had liked Lady Barring, she
had even, in sense. loved her. See had at
least found great pleasure in her society,
and this terr BILE ignoring of her, this casting
aside of her as it were by the woman she so
liked, has been intolerable to her. And as
the pain of Lady Baring's renunciation of
her rankles and hurts, SO does her hatred of
the begetter of that renunciation grow and
thrive. To forgive Lady Barring her cold
abandonment OF her would be impossible,
now, or in any future, however distant Yet
it is not on Lady Barring the hot, fresh vials
of her wrath are poured forth. On him,
rather-the dastard-the man who, bound to
protect her, is ordaining his life to the de-
struction of her.
She turns to him suddenly. In the dim
light he can see her only very indistinctlv;
yet the flashing of her large eyes is a dis
tinct thing even in the gloom of the
brougham.
"What have you been saying to Lady
Baring?" demands she.
'I-to lady Barlng?" He affects extreme
surprise, and lifts his shoulders in an often
sive fashion.
''You-to Lady Barring" firmly. "What
lies have you told her?"
"You are to be admired, says he 'You
are better than an electric belt You are a
whole series of surprises in your own self
1 used to think you were, if-er-a little
extraordinary in your ways, at least lady!
But now! Surely something must have told
you in your, earlier days that the word lie
is abolished from all decent dictionaries.
'Not from yours, surely" says she.
'Yours? What was yours? Answer me?"
cries she, a little wildly. "What have you
told Lady Barring? How have you been
poisoning her mind against me? She
who-l"
sis 1t poisoned?" He asks the question
quickly, little unguardedly; ne is evil
IDENTIFY anxious about the answer
"AhP' says she. "Your evil hope is full
filled. Yes, your words have gone home;
only yesterday she called me sfriend,'-
yesterday, and it is all your doing-youra
''Mine?"
"You know how she bade me good night;
yes, you do know" passionately 'for as I
turned to leave her saw your face in the
doorway What an evil work this is of
yoursl You would make all the world be-
lIeve me bad-bad!-a worthless thingp' A
thick, dry sob stops her utterance. 'sMay
God forgive you for all this, says she. 81
never shall"
''Your forgiveness!' says he with con-
tempt "When ask for it, it will be high
time to refuse it,
"And yet that time may come" Her
voice has strange ring in it "And when
it does - What do you mean by it alp"
cries she, breaking of suddenly. "Ohp'
sobbing, "you must have the heart of q
devil to torture me as you do"
Naturally" says he. "What other
heart should have? You know you al
WAYS regard me as one lost to all the virtues
"a fit inhabitant for the lower regions. I
know your opinion of me, and," with a
vindictive glance at her, "I shall Justify it
in your case at all events"
Something in his tone and expression
dimly seen by the light of the carriage
lamps, yet plain to her who knows him,
kills all weakness within her.
''You mean that you will gain your
divorce?" says she.
"Yes."
"Well," slowly, eve shall see."
"Tae sooner the BETTER" he returns, bru-
tally.
Lady Werner leans back in the carriage.
and gives herself up to bitter thought.
One thing is decided at all events To stay
with her husband is impossible. He Il
bent on her ruin to suit his own purposes,
and from what she knows of him he is not
likely to stop at anything that would give
him what he desires. And this woman who