The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-15

they never knew py anything sne salu,
for she would not speak Of him. She
also made them promise that they would
not write to him of the child's birth.
Richard, with his sense Of justice and
knowing how much the woman had
been wronged, said that in all this she
had done quite right; that Frank, if he
had done his duty after marrying her,
should have come with her. And be-
cause they all felt that Richard had
been her best friend as we'll as their own
they called the child after him. This
also was Lali's wish. Coincident with
h& motherhood there came to Lali a
new purpose. She had not lived with
the Armours without absorbing some of
their fine social sense and dignity. This
added to the native instinct of pride in
her, gave her new ambition, AS hour by
hour the child grew dear to her, so hour
by hour her husband grew away from
her. She schooled herself against him.
At times she thought she hated him.
She felt sho could never forgive him, but
she would prove to him that it was she
who had made the mistake of her life in
marrying him; that she had been
wronged, not he, and that his sin
would face him with reproach and pun
ishment one day. Richards prophecy
was likely to come true. She would de-
feat very perfectly indeed Franks In
tentions. After the child was born, SO
soon as she was able, she renewed her
studies with Richard and Mrs. Armour.
She read every morning for hours; she
rode; she practiced all those graceful
arts of the toilet belonging TO the social
conventions; she showed all unexpected
faculty for singing and practioed 1t
faithfully, and she begged Mrs. Ar
mour and Marion to correct her at every
point where correction seemed neces-
sary. When the child was two years old,
they all went to London, something
against Lali's personal feelings, but
quite in accord with what she felt her
duty.
Richard was left behind at Greyhope.
For the first time in Is months he was
alone with his old quiet duties and rec
reations During that time he had not
neglected his pensioners-hi poor, sick,
halt and blind--but deeper, larger in
terest had come into his life in the per-
son of Lali. During all that time she
had seldom been out of his sight, never
out of his influence and tutelage. His
days had been full, his every hour had
been given keen responsible interest.
AS if by tacit consent, every incident or
development Of Lali's life was infiu-
enced by his Judgment and decision. he
had been more to her than General Ar
mour, Mrs. Armour or Marion. Schooled
as he was in all the ways Of the world,
he had at the same time mind as sem
sitiye as q woman's. an indescribable
gentleness, a persuasive temperament.
Since, years before, he had withdrawn
from the social world and become q re-
cluse many Of his finer qualities had
gone into an indulgent seclusion. de
had once loved the world and the gay
life of London, but some untoward
event, coupled with a radical love ot
retirement, had sent him into years OF
isolation at Greyhope.
His tutelar relations with lali had
reopened many an old spring OF sensa-
ton and experience Her shy depend
ency, her innocent inquisitiveness, had
searched ont his remotest sympathies.
In teaching her he had himself been re-
taught. Before she came he had been
satisfied with the quiet usefulness and
studious ease of his life, but In her
presence something of his old youthful
ness came back, some reflection OF the
ardent hopes of his young manhood. lie
did not notice the change III himself.
He only knew that his life was very
full. He read later at nights, he rose
earlier in the morning, but unconscious
ly TO himself he was undergoing
change. The more a mans sympathie'
and emotions are active the less is h'
the philosopher. 1t is only when one
has Withdrawn from the more personal
influence Of the emotions that ones phi
losophy may be trusted.
Continued Monday.)