The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
THE WIFE OF A SINNER.
BY. LILAN CUTLER Couch.
copyrighted. 1895 by Lillian CUTLER Couch.

1.-The DEVILS in that woman face, re-
marked man in grey as he prodded the
earth with his.stick, to a man in blue VINO
leaned upon the pahngs.
mo" replied the man in blue, slowly
as he looked at the woman in question,
''no-not yet"
The scene was the race course at an
agricultural show, and it was carriage
race at which the crowd was gazing; and
there, flying past them. leading the whole
lot was beautiful bay horse in var
nished cart. driven by a handsome wO,
man with a hard. determined face. On
the other side of the enclosure small,
pale man with an evil look in his eyes
leaned on the ratings and nervously bit
his neither lip as he watched the race; and
il was clear TO the understanding Of the
simple that the man had money on it.
The woman who drove the bay was Kate
Granger, The best driver in the county.
and of the men who leaned upon the pal
ings on either side of the course and
watched her, one was Thomas Estcourt.
who loved her; and the other JARVIS
Granger, who had married her.
The man in grey who had noted signs
OF the devil in Kate Grainger's face saw
only woman with teeth set hard and lips
compressed as she guided the bays flying
PAGES toward the winning post. But
Thomas Estcourt. whose eyes had become
trained with a hard training to note her
moods and tempers, saw that her eyes.
though strained and glittering. were proud
and loving as she raced her horse to VIC
tory.
Coed Roy" he calculated mentally as
he saw the triumph. and heard the APP
riause Of the spectators. Roy will save
her-if she is to be saved
Then he walked to the tent 10 help the
driver if she needed help; and her hus-
band walked in another direction.
Three years before this day Jarvis
Grainger had needed money. and Kate KEEL
~ has possessed il; therefore Jarvis Grain
ger married Kate Kelly. and that was
clear to the understanding; but why Kate
Kelly married Jarvis Granger was an I'M
accountable matter He had no pleasing
countenance nor specious manners to re-
commend him; the countenance was blood
less and blue-shaded. with features some
what after the fashion of a ferret: and
has manners were most Indifferent Kate
Kelly, on the contrary was a beautiful
girl, with rich color in her cheeks. and
eyes bright as the eyes of a robin; frank
happy eyes they were, too, before she
married Jarvis Granger; their EXPRESS
Ion altered afterwards, but they were
still beautiful
Jarvis Granger had started in life as
a clerk in a solicitors office and in his
leisure moments had INDUCED in a mild
sweepstake; but even sweepstakes have
their elements of excitement and when
~ one day he made fifteen shillings in this
pleasing manner he was forced to com
pare this mode of acquiring wealth with
tnat more legitimate mode which brought
10 but. the same amount per week
From this day he dabbled more and more
an betting, and the results were most
satisfactory. He was generally lucky. but
ne was also cautious; more than that he
was interruptions. also selfish, also clever.
80 ne stuck to his clerkship only until he
had saved pounds sufficient to buy a
Forse with PAGES good enough for local
races; then he burnt his boats behind
him; in other words he left his three
legged stool TO give support to a better
l. low and he faced his future with a
weeks salary in his pocket, new horse
under him, and a consciousness that the
saddle was better suited to his figure than
the aforementioned Office stool.
JARVIS Granger was about twenty at that
time and II was by no means on account
o. bad luck that he stood in need of money
tSh years later when he CHANGED to cast
ms eyes upon Kate Kelly; il was that his
ideas had grown.
Some folks sad that Kate Kelly fell in
love with JARVIS Grainger's bay; but others
eFerfed that she had wept bitterly when
tls marriage was proposed and agreed on
tsne-wa only II at the time), and they
spoke OF some uncomfortable little matter
beiwoen her only brother and Jarvis Grain
ger. -Grainger putting pressure on young
heliy, and young Kelly putting pressure
co MS sister: and as Kate Kelly loved no
one but her brother, and loved that brother
Wen, and as she was an impulsive girl with
q great heart, she gave her happiness TO
mat brother and her money to Jarvis
Granger. and received in return a gold
ing and master No one seemed 10
know the exact story. but before she was
is 1t was not hard to see that Kate Grain
gfr loved her husbands horse better than
soc loved her husband
Kate Kelly and her brother had been
viii and testament the brother was an
pointed protector of his sister So by way
OF fulfilling his duty. when she returned
from school, a lovely brunette with ewes
wide open towards the joys of life. he gave
her over 10 the protection of Jarvis Grain
ser. Then there was a gay wedding. al
which the bride committed the unusual act
OF outshining the bridesmaids: then follow
ed an expensive breakfast and Journey ia
Paris; and then, while the sister was be.
ginning to realize the desolaton of the
years which stretched before her. the
brother started for the continent also Ia
experience the joys of life himself.
a small man. is often a tyrant; at least
tyrant is often a small man; Jarvis
Granger was both. When first he display.
ed this side of his nature to his wife she
stared a him in scornful wonder; she hal
never met a man of this sort before. and
she did not understand il; il happened that
she saw this side of his nature very offer
afterwards and then she hated him.
We are going to keep horses. Mrs. G. .
Jarvis Granger announced one day.
Are We indeed? 1 thought we did So
already" she answered, rather sharply
for she detested being Mrs. GA.
YOU'RE internally quick when va,
choose 10 be-" he retorted I'VE are going