Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-25

 ity, but postscript to his letter says that his solicitor has instructions to meet his wife at Liverpool and bring her on here in case We fail to show her proper courtesy.
 General Armour here spoke He has carried the War of retaliation very far indeed, but men do mad things when their blood is up, as have seen often. That doesn't alter our clear duty in the matter If the woman were bad or shameful. it would he different thing. if
 Marion interrupted, She has ridden bareback across the continent like a jockey-like a common jockey-and she wears blanket, and she doesn't know a word of English. and she will sit on tho floor ''
 Well. said her father, all these taught better.
 Joseph. how can you?" said Mrs. Armour indignantly "She cannot-she shall not come here Think of Marionl Think of our positionr' She hid her troubled tear stained face behind her handkerchief. At the same time she graSped her husbands hand. She knew that he was right, She honored him in her heart for the position he had taken, but she could not resist the natural i'm pulse of woman where her taste and convention were shocked.
 The old man was very pale, but there was no mistaking his determination. He had been more indignant than any of them at first, but he had an unusual sense of justice when he got face to face with it, as Richard had here helped him to do We do not know that the woman has done any wrong," he said "As for our name and position, they, thank God, are where a mad marriage cannot unSeat them. We have had much prosperity in the world. my wife. We have had neither death nor dishonor We"--
 If this isn't dishonor. father. what is?' Marion flashed out. He answered calmly: My daughter, it is great misfortune, It will proba- bly, be lifelong trail. but it is not necessarily diShonor. "
 "You never can make scandal less by trying to hide it., said Richard, backing mp his father, It is all pretty awkward, but l dare say We shall get some amusement out of it in the end. |"
 Richard. " said his mother through her tears. 'you are tlippaut and un- kind.
 Indeed, mother. was his reply, II never was more serious i'll my life. | When l spoke of amusement, I meant comedy merely. not fun-the thing that looks like tragedy and has a happy end | ing That is what mean. mother. noth ing more.
 | You arc always so very deep, Rich l ard, remarked Marion ironically, ''and care so very little how the rest of us feel about things. You have no family pride. If you had married a squaw. we | shouldn't have been surprised. You could have camped in the grounds with your wild woman and never have been miSSed-by the world, she hastened to add, for she saw a sudden pain in his face.
 He turned from them all little wear lily and limp,1l over to the window. He stood there looking out into the Hines where he and Frank had played when boys. He put his finger up, his unhand- some finger. and caught away some moisture from his eyes. He did not dare to let them see his face nor yet to speak. Marion had cut deeper than she knew, and he would carry the wound for many q day before it healed
 But his sister felt instantly how cruel she had been as she saw him limp away and caught sight of the bowed shoulders | lx- hoir Har haart smota her. She ran over and impul- sively rut her hands on his shoulder. "Oh. Dick, she said, forgive me, Dick! did2' mean it. Twas angry anu foolish and hateful. '
 He took one of her hands aS it reSteC on his shoulder, she standing partly be hind him. and raised it to his lips, bu he did not turn to her; he could not,
 It is all right; it is all right, ht said. It doesn't make any difference Let us think of Frank and what we have got to do Let us stand together, Ma rion. That is best. "
 But her tears were dropping on hi shoulder as her forehead rested on he hand. Ho knew now that whateve Franks wife was she would not hav an absolute enemy here, for when Ma rion cried her heart was soft. She wa clay in the hands of the potter whom we call Nercv-more often a strange to tho hearts of women than men. A tho .lr side of the room also tn f,..'.,r and mother. fearless now. watch cd these two. and the mother saw he duty better and with less rebellious ness, She had felt it from the first. bu she could not bring her mind to do it They held each others hands in silence
 Presently General Armour said. Rich ard. your mother and will go to Liver } pool to meet our sons wife.
 Marion shuddcred a little, and he hands closed on Richards shoulder, bu , she said nothing.