Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-20

case, INtro WIS DO fcdHOudtAS EArr ~
Of married happiness between them.
But wherever the original mistake lay
every ounce Of subsequent blame at
tached 10 sir John, who. even II be
were unable TO love his elderly and
commonplace spouse. had, at any rate
no excuse for neglecfing her so shame
fully as he did. Why. be was always
away from home-by himself The
number Of business appointments that
he had in London and elsewhere Were
legion. When his wife pressed him
details and particulars, he invariably
grew eyasive. When she offered 10 &C.
company him, he emphatically declined
to take her. de had abandoned the jour
neys altogether. OF course this spo .
for itself. 1t pointed to a disgraeet J
conclusion. So said Lady Biggeto. -
said Lady Biggeto's friends, and so il-
deed said all right minded persons who
were appraised Of it.
What made ii worse in Sir John Big
peto was THAT he was by way of being
one of the elect Ii was in this charac-
ter that he had wooed and won his wife
--relict Of a Croydon alderman and fell
low worshiper with the baronet at the
church of Trinity IN the Marshes.
Trinity in the Marshes was served by
that evangelical light. the Rev. Mat
thew Madden.
1t was the more scandalous, therefore,
that Sir John, member Of Matthew
Madder's flock, should be behaving as
he was in his private life. His spouse
had serions thoughts of applying TO
Matthew Nader himself and request
ing the fiery servant of the Lord TO tao
kle her recreant husband. Some years
ago she had adopted these tactics in ref
erence to her nephew Tom, her only sis
ter's child, who had fallen away into
fiagitious paths.
But Lady Biggeto hesitated at pres.
emit to invoke Matthew Madder's assist
ance in reconverting her husband. There
were several reasons why she hesitated
One was that, having boasted not lit
tie of Sir John 5 devotion to her before
her marriage, she was now naturally
loath to acknowledge the complete fail
ure of her expectations afterward. An
other was that she was still without
proofs of Sir Johns infidelity, and that
she felt it would be wiser TO secure these
before making any decided move. And
third-and still more cogeBt reason
was that Lady Biggeto, after much
scheming and contriving, was now in
fair way to achieve the fondest wish Of
her heart namely, be presented at
court. ANY public scandal, and when
scandal passed into Madder's charge il
did not remain private, was, from this
point of view, to be strongly deprecated.
The only person therefore whom she
took into her confidence for the discov-
cry of Sir Johns iniquities was her
nephew Tom. The young man under
took to keep close watch upon Sir John
Biggeto and report to his aunt all that
he might hear and see. 1t was about
fortnight before Tom was able to make
any definite report. At the end of that
time he called one day at his aunt's
with very meaning and important look
upon his face. Lady Biggeto saw at
glance that he had made some great dis
covery.
"Well, Tom, what is it you have to
tell me?' she inquired rather nervously.
"Are my worst fears realizedi
"They are, said Tom, with grave
nod Of his head. 1.-THE very worst.
"What? Is there-have you" began
Lady Biggeto, with some excitement.
"Has he
"There is a lady in the case, said
Tom, with a solemn expression.
"Ahl was sure of It'll Who is sheY'
demanded Lady Biggeto.
''She goes by the name Of Mary
Jones, " replied Tom. 1T appears that
Sir John has been constantly with her
for more than year past. She
''What sort of person is shef Old or
young ~ interrupted his aunt agitatedly.
Young-quite young, aunt. Z
"And how far has this intrigue gone!
Tell me all Hide nothing from meV
exclaimed his aunt, now in a great state
of excitement and rage.
''The intrigue has gone to shocking
TO shameful extent, said Tom i'll a
mournful voice, "Sir John has evident
" been spending lot of your money,
aunt, upon her. He
Ihe-tl9 brute Inc uusSy! sHo
cried, turning from red to white. "Go
on, Tom. go ON. "
"He has, in fact, been-um-er-
keeping up an-an-es establishment for
her. continued Tom, lowering his
voice in evident shame at mentioning
such thing, and smart and costly
establishment it IS Dear, dear aunt,
am sorry, indeed, sorry and sad to tell
you this
81 have ascertained, continued Tom,
''that Sir John is going down into the
country-into Yorkshire, in fact-next
week with this Mary Jones. Now, if
you and Mr. Madden could follow
them
81 will As am an outraged wife,
I will - cried his aunt suddenly and
with most vehement determination.
''And it seems to me, pursued Tom,
with knowing nod, that if you could
actually confront them at the entertain
ment, and if Mr.. Madden could then
and there administer public rebuke to
the sinners, it NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
er-requi1ements OF the case as nothing
else would What do you think, aunts''
cit shall be done, assented Lady
Biggeto, firmly pursuing up her mouth.
cit shall be done. Sir John shall be put
to public penance in this world in order
To save his immortal soul from ever