The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-07

darncd sock. gazing out with q dreamy
stare upon the awkward blue gum trees,
snd the brown burnt up grass, which sur
rounded her Australian home. The only
living creature within view was a little
bhrunken Chinaman, clad in roomy blue
cotton trousers. VINO was throwing his
whole heart and soul into the cultivation
of plot of somewhat faded cabbages.
Mamie Grimshaw. the wife of his
employer. was pretty woman
of about thirty, slight TO a
fault-in fact. her detractors called
her skinny-with a pair OF magnetic eyes
an impertinent nose, and a full-hDped
mouth The outlines OF her face were
Elarpened, and her color. like that of the
cabbages. a little faded; bul her luNuriant
AUBURN hair was carefully dressed, her
cambria gown fttod her neat figure with
exactiudc and even elegance; her shoes
were distinctly attractive Altogether
Mrs Grimshaw presented an unusually
smart appearance for the wife Of a squat
ter, who lived a least 4po miles from the
regions of shops. The down cushion at
her back and the tootstool beneath her
pretty feet. limited at an appreciation OF
reach.
Bernard Grimshaw, her husband could
afford her-aud he wouid-not merely COM
forts but Injuries. lie was the wealthest
man In the towush,p-in an the IAnga
Tonga district-he counted his locks and
herds by tens of thousands ike The patri-
archs of old. 1t was, moreover, whispered
that he also counted his thousands. and
tens of thousands, in the Melbourne bank;
and from this rumor he drew no small
advantage.
Nevertheless the face of this rich mans
wife, as she gazed out upon the Palpitat-
ing haze, and the industrious Celestial,
wore took of hopeless boredom and in.
vincible discomfort. 1t is not good for
young woman-nor for a young womans
household-When such an expression SCI
ties upon her cOuntenance. Five years
AN an up-cOuntry station, with its drought
and its floods its long stretches Of deadly
m0notony, its pitiless exposure of the raw
edge of existence OF the common coarse
side of life had told severely upon Mai
mics nerves, temper and character. She
bitterly regretted that she had ever mar
ried burly Bernard Grimshaw, and thus
thrown away her youth and her oppOr-
tunities in order to bury herself alive In
the weird and lonesome Australian bush.
Why had she ever married Bernard? Why
had she ever come TO Linga Tonga? Why
had she made such a mess of her life2
To this the plain and truthful answer
was, the lack of what she would have
considered the opportunity 10 do better.
She had believed Bernard offer TO be tie
tide IN her affairs which when taken at
the food leads on to fortune. instead Of
which she had been hgura lively washed up
upon barren coast miserable castaway.
h
birth-a tan powerfully-framed, hard
headed hard-featured mani frugal ambl-
tious and fortunate. His first wife, whom
ne had married when he was but twenty
was a contrast 10 Mamie in every respect
"a plain, wiry, weatherbeaten person, but
IDEAL helpmate for a hard working
sQuatter who was resolved to push his
way. Her faithful heart, quick eve and
busy hand contributed In a large measure
TO her husbands success, and the amass-
ing of those focks and herds and heavy
remittances TO Melbourne, and she received
her due reward In a neat white tombstone
imported at great, and what she would
have considered sinful, expense. inscribed
10 The memory of Bessie, the dearly be-
loved wife of b. Grimshaw"
Nevertheless she was not his dearly be-
loved wife. Bernard was accustomed to
her. he tolerated her, he had accepted her
devotion as a mere matter of course, and
was secretly and disagTeeably surprised
TO discover now mQch ne missed herI HIS
meals Were squalid, his shirts were ragged,
his store bills enormous; there was only
one thing to be dOne-he must marry
q Sain. He looked about cautiously among
the daughters of mis- acquaintance; but
soon he gathered from hints and chaff
dropped by menllind, that the post Of Mrs
GrlmShaW number two was not greatly
coveted in the vicinity; so presently he
sailed away to England on three errauds-
one was to see the old country another was
TO arrange some money affairs connected
with small legacy-and a third was to
procure q wife.
Mr. Grimshaw's business man carried on
his affairs to his entire satisfaction. In
discussing over a little dinner death-du-
ties interests and inVcs tments. Grimshaw
had dropped a word that had set his acute
companion thinking. Here to his certain
knowledge was a wealthy. mddle-aged
Colonial literally going a-begging as A
husband! His niece, Mamie Perry was
five and twenty, extremely pretty. with
taking manners, and not penny piece.
She was buried in "A little village where she
would undoubtedly live and die "an Old
maid" Her mother was a chemists Wild
ow, with small annuity ana large but
fruitless ambition.
An introduction was oleyerly effected
apparently by chance; Mrs and Miss
Perry happened to come up TO town for a
little shopping. and to see the Academy.
The stolid mlddle-aged WdoWer was inn
mediately attracted by the young lady, a
quiet but deadly hirt. who knew how to
make the most of her pretty face and her
pretty figure. The cOurtship was prose
cuted al theaters, on the river. in the
park where Mamie Perry carried her big
hat and feathers as bravcly as the best
The wedding was not long deferred, Ber-
nard GrimshaW was accompanied to Mel
bourne by young and charming wife, and
she was accompanied by new and beau
tiful outfit.
These We're, indeed, halcyon daysl Der.
nard was deeply, blindly. in love. and ex-
tremely proud of his bride, the belle OF
the ship-an orient liner.
How astonished his neighbors at Liuga-
Tonga would be Mrs. Grimshaw on her
part, was supremacy happy. She enjoyed
her new position, her new friends. her
new frocks; she liked her big black.
bearded husband, who ido,zed her and
whom she could twist round her fingers