The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

cruel 20 me before" she cried. cruel and |
unjust You condemned me before you |
heard and when l told you ! married you
for money, you must have known l lied |
But you have no right 10 treat me SO. l
Will not touch your money from pity. but
tell you l Will make you give it to me
as my right. 1t is my right. l am your
wife, and il is mine as wei as yours
will make you"
Josiah Sewal sat leaning heavily for
ward on the table. His eyes were keen
through lids nearly closed. His face was
whlte and set, but it was NOT bitter-onlv
the face of man who pits himself against
Well-matched opponent and longs for the
bout to begin
me-"
Pauline stared at him curiously with
parted lips, startled out of herself. TN
remember that" she said. but mechani-
| caily; and then she went past HIM out Of
the room. Y ct by the time she mad reach
cd her chamber she had once more that
slckening feeling that she had lost her
self-control, had said what she did no,
mean, had made a fool of herself
Pauline suffered for many DAYS. Mr.
Sewall treated her with distant GOODNESS
Ihere were no more drives, no more con-
| Versations. The poor girl fell with BIT
| ter sense of injustice that she had lost the
! precious results of all these long months
| for the sake of a moment of bravado. How
could she make him give her his money as
! her right? she asked herself scornfully
| Should she go in her brougham in her
weii-made clothes, with all the evidences
| of wealth about her to a lawyer. and ac-
| cuse her husband of non-support? Why, in
| deed, did she want the money now at all
| excepting for poor Johns sake? To gain
! her end would be a barren victory if she
! could not win with it the love and respect
of this stern old man whom she had mar
| ried.
And so Pauline set to work to storm ner
! husbands stern heart through the twinkle
| in his eye; to bring about her rights
with jest, which is the only way they
| will ever be gained While men are men and
| women are wise.
One day Mr. Sewan was surprised by
a request from his wife TO visit in Bos-
ton an elderly aunt. whom she had not
seen since she was ntle more than a
child.
1t was early in June, and the request
was the first she had made 10 him for
| over year. Il shali be obliged 10 ask
YOU to buy me a ticket" she said, haugh-
tily. 1t was evidently an effort to ask so
much. Her husband stared at her in sur
prise, He had had a sudden Wis on of her,
his wife, alone and penniless in a strange
| city.
do you realize" he began. and broke
off again. You are not accustomed" he
went on, rather awkwardly, TO travelling
by yourself. l am going on next week
| myself, as you know to make my quar-
| terly visit at my Boston shop. Win you
not wait and go with me?'
Thank YOU | believe not" said Paul.
inc. quietly. Il have made my arrange
| ments to go sooner"
Mr.. Sewall saw her off a few days later
with rather curious sensations. There
I'll
| full mind as to whether he should not
force upon this wilful ghl the money she
had SO lately refused. But pride had held
him back. He had also, perhaps, a sus-
| picion that he might not succeed. He
| watched her serene depar lure with a mix
ture of impatience and admiration, but
| found himself aOsurdly relieved when he
got brief note a few days later announc-
| ing her safe arrival
The house seemed lonely enough with
| out her Josiah Sewan was a stole at
| heart, bnt he caught himself during these
days imagining nervously all sorts or
| predcaments into which Paulines pennl-
less condition might betray her and there
were sometimes moments of unaccustom-
| ed doubt as to whether he had acted al
| ways for the best toward this second wife
of his who, in spite of everything, had
brought so much peace and happiness into
his life. The thought of her boasting
words never failed to bring a contemptu-
Gus smile to his face. but in his heart
of hearts he did not now believe she
had married him for his money.
He went TO Boston by the midnight train
on his accustomed date The next morn
ing he went early as usual, to the big
branch shop which bore his name. He
never failed on these visits TO review per
sonally the long line of men and women
who were in his employment, paying them,
as he did so, their weekly wages; for It
was part of his theory TO come as init
mately into contact with all the details
of his business as lay in one mans pow
err
At the very end of the long file on this
particular day, he stopped short at the
sight Of a quiet-look,ng girl in black.
He turned to the foreman so suddenly
that the man started This woman is
new here" he said, sternly. Where did
you find here"
Mr.. Watson looked disturbed. "She
came yesterday morning. sir" he said,
in a confidential tone of apology. "She
! hasn't had much experience, l guess, bur
she brought very urgent note from your
wife, sir. Mrs. Sowall, sir. l thought
he continued, lowering his voice so that
the girl. standing with downcast eyes
should not hear that she might be some
| young lady who was drove 20 work be-
cause her folks were in difficulty at
| home"
''she brought note from Mrs. sewan?