The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-24

might scarcely know himself beaten
and peace was to follow, immediate
and lasting.
Few campaigns, however, follow The
| exact lines marked out for them. The
attack had come so suddenly. That
glittering line of argument, so invinci-
| BILE when on parade, had fled helter-
SHELTER. A horrid sense of confusion,
the sharp sting of wound. a blind
skirmish with poisoned arrows (obso-
lete and unworthy weapon) and the
| sight of the enemy, man, in agony!
and down goes woman once more, van
pushed by herself.
Pauline drew a sharp breath and
turning quickly, took up her husbands
photograph. to study it intently and
| curiously. as If she had never seen 1t
before She herself was %. She had
married man of so. She had secretly
feared and adored this man, her
fathers friend, all through her girl
hood: admiring him for ability which
had brought him a typical "selfmade'
man, from errand boy to owner of one
of the largest dry goods shops in New
York: plying him for his misfortunes.
the hysterical, weak-minded wife VINO
had died five years ago, and MS TWO
sons, both weak and bad, who had done
their undramatic worst TO ruin him and
his fortunes.
The story was commonplace enough,
but il had come very close to Paullne.
who had watched the fortitude and
strength of her hero from day to day
for so manv years.
There had been plenty of people, at
the announcement of Mr.. SewelIs sec
ond engagement, who had whispered of
doting old men and portionless girls
who married for money; but Pauline
had no illusions as TO the position OF
oil
was marrying her for nothing more
sentimental than that he wished SEN
sible and agreeable companion for his
old age.
During the past month she had
watched and studied him with an in
terest greater than she had ever felt
before She had been amused and
touched by the evident relief he felt at
the orderliness and regularity of his
household arrangements. His surprise
at the modesty of-heir first months
hills had been positively pathetic.
Are these all?" ne had said, tapping
the pile she had presented with a pre-
emptory forefinger, and looking Up
from under his heavy brows in his
searching way
Are YOU so anxious for more?" she
had retorted. laughing. And he had
commented shortly, Yet we have lived
very we'll"
once or twice she had caught an APP
preciative twinkle in his eye, when she
had boldly and saucily stood ont
against his will in some small matter
MIR. Sewall was in the habit of read
ing his morning paper at the breakfast
table. a habit he resumed after the
wedding journey. Pauline eyed him as
kance for several mornings. saying
nothing Then one night she brought
book to the dinner table, and read de-
murely throughout the meal. 1t seem>,
ed ominous to her that her husband
made no sign, but toward the end of
dessert one of her uneasy reconnoiter-
ing chances met very quizzical one
from him, and that conflict was won
by a laugh and Il blush.
There was however. just one thing
which Pauline had known from the first
would cause trouble between her hus
band and herself. She had one brother,
a weak and stumbling apology OF a
man, resembling sufficiently Mr.. Sew
alrs own two sons. But Pauline cher
ished for John Cowden a plying and
unshakable affection, such as his
mother might have felt if she had lived.
His frequent appeals for money to his
father had long since been received
with indifference, but Pauline was
never weary with sympathy and ex-
cuse, and stubbornly continued to di-
vide with him whatever small store of
spending money came to her purse,
though much against the wishes of her
family Mr.. Sewall had said to her.
shortly before their wedding, 81 wish
you to understand, Pauline, that
though I shall settle certain amount
on you every year fer your own per-
sonal use. not one cent of my money
is ever to be thrown away on John
Cowden." The girl had stiffened and
rad ,, lfrac m L.
and then sitting silent. She had her