The Yale expositor., 1894-09-28

be separated, shall have an oppor-
ity-of-tinding out"
Colonel Anderson turned swiftly
and looked full in the face of the
woman who had been his happy wife
for so long. and whom he had only
lately discovered to be--not per-
lection.
"No, Mary" he said. "you will
not Tom will see to that l would
rather put up with all our late bick-
erings, and your naggings and in
sulting suspicious, than
Don't alarm youraelf!' she inter-
rupted him, with passion entirely
past his comprehension. "I'm much
too proud to put myself on a level
with you! All men may do as they
like and all women must be good.
There you have the laws that rule
the sexes, in nutshell And / de-
spise your sex too heartily ever to
give one Ct them chance of max
ing game of men'
"If you think so badly of us all,
and of me in particular, he said,
with dignity, II could not ask or
expect you to put up with my COM
pany any longer | spoke in anger
when | first agreed to separation,
but now, IN sorrow, and deliberately.
| reiterate my consent. Where
there is no trust there can be no
happiness, and when quarrels come
to be such a matter Of every day and
hourly occurrence. as they have be-
come lately, it is far better that such
cat and dog companiCnship should
cease. A man likes a smile and
a pleasant word when he comes
home"
"Toujours perdrix" said Mrs. An
derson, looking fierce and danger
Gus. What do you want with
smiles at home when you can get SO
many abroad?"
Il get courtesy, ma'an, which /
don't get here, and a welcome"
'For which you pay" said Mrs.
Anderson. suddenly grown very pale,
the little bit Of core of knowledge in
her heart making it for the moment
almost inhuman.
He remained perfectly silent and
still. and again his silence maddened
her
What an absurd name it is for
you, John Andersonm she said, in
her clear, soft tones. while her
knees trembled beneath her, "faith-
ful, noble, good John Anderson!"
land I'll be shot if your name
ought to be Mary" said her husband.
"Mary! what a name for nagging,
grumbling, evil speaking-"
IL am not Lady Blanche, know"
she cried out suddenly, "but l can't
help that. Only l can relieve you of
my presence here. Fortunately we
have two houses--this and Pigeon
wick, and ! imagine you will give
me my choice between them
Certainly" he said, in a voice
that sounded curiously fat after its
lately raised tones, and he resumed
his gaze out OF the window.
"And / choose Pigeonwick," she
said. IL always liked the country.
especially at this time of the year."
(Did the poor woman think how it
would not be always this time of
year?') II can take Martha and
Fletcher can remain with you"
Certainly" he said again quietly.
How easily he fell in with her
plans? Yet she had proposed them
in angry jest and he had leaped at
the idea, and instantly turned it into
deadly earnest.
"You will OF course" he said, and
il he had turned his head she must
have seen the color in his face,
"have your own income. i suppose
that will be sufficient to keep the
place up?"
Mrs. Anderson drew in her breath
sharply, and stood looking at her
hus bands back with astonished eyes,
as at some unfamiliar sight.
"Does she mean to ruin him, too,
like the other onesP" she said to
herself after some moments of be-
wilderment "Oh! this is too much |!
One would think his sense OF shame
would hold him back! But let him
keep his money--it won't last long.
with her pattes dc mouches in
it Oh! what a shame, what
a shame!'
Il have no doubt it will be quite
sufficient" she said, icily. per
haps you would like me to pay Tom s
college expenses out OF it too?"
Colonel Anderson drew a deep
breath; and she saw him brace his
shoulders suddenly, as he answered
in low voice:
"'If you could manage it-yes."
Mary stood quite still, scarcely
believing her ears. There had never
been any talk OF money between
these two, all the years of their
married life. What had been hers
was his, and his hers; and he hao
written tho checks, and she had
spent as she pleased.
She drew up her head haughtily-
and Mary could look very naughty
when she pleased - and made {
gesture, as il she shook herself
absolutely free from him.
Il have no doubt that could
manage it, she said, in voice 81
astonishinOly unlike her own that he