The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-09
he should give up the house, and sell tn,

ne should give up the house. and sell the
furniture.
Perhaps at the last, Lilias had some re-
grets-Wlshed that she had decided otherwise
but she said nothing; she wasn't going tt
own herself in the wrong! So she went away
-"ent PACK to her own; and people ir
society looked at each other, and said it was
pest these two should be separated; but the
splt mad come pretty soon. 1t was bad fol
d man TO be without a home; but then, Mrs
Ernescllffe made it uncomfortable.
SO the Ernescliffes are separated" some
one said to Evelyn Vereker. She has gone
BACK to her mother, l believe. Have yol
seen Ernescliffe?"
No. hope it isn't true"
on! yes, it is. heard it from Mrs
Trevor, who kncws.''
Wen, it was inevitable, Evelyn thought
When the visitor was gone; and better so, af
ara: what terrible shipwreck he had made O
ms ilte Then she started and changed color
ever so little, for that was his knock at the
door, and he came in.
am glad you are alone" he said, taking
me- hand; for I may not see you for Ions
time. am come TO say goodbye
You are going abroad?" Evelyn said
though her heart stood still
Yes. 1 think 7 had better CO." He sa
down by her. He was speaking in level
suppressed sort of way. II suppose you have
heard" He paused drawing his breath
someone told me just now. 1 don't know
L
need not have been; but as it is
Nothlng else was possible Eva we coult
not go on So Some day perhaps 1 may tel
you more-not now She has gone back t.
ner motner. ought never to have taken hel
away; there lies the initial wrong I an
giving up the house-everythlng. [ shall leave
England tomorrow or next day. You mus
write to me sometimes, Eva, and let me write
TO you. You don't answer Are you afraid
to trust me?'
He turned to her, but her face was averted
He drew her hand into his, and she let i
lie passive.
Il understand" he said, softly. Il am il
your hands, Eva; be merciful to me, if yo,
can. AT least, may let you know where tt
write to me?'
Yes, yes" she said, in a sort of choket
way. Let me know where you are-alway:
let me know that!''
His clasp frightened.
You are very good to me- he SAID under
his breath.
He rose to his feet
And, now, goodbye, Eva; must not stay
l can't talk of Indifferent things NV best
my dearest, good-bye!'
He drew her closer. For one moment hi:
lips pressed her brow. Then he released her
and went away.
And was Lilias happier in the life to which
she had wifully returned?
AT first her anger kept her up, and she
created a sensation among those who hal
formerly been her equals
She was rich. compared with them. She ha6
lovely frocks, and many of them. She was
in better position than they were
Then, she was under no such restraints a.:
had CALLED and hampered her. She felt freer
and more at her ease.
But by-and-by the novelty wore off, and
she got bored, and grew restless; and hav.
ing few resources in herself, and no such do
nestle duties as had formerly occupied much
of her time she became rlopy and ill-tem
pered, and she and her mother had many
breeze" and, finally, a very serious quarrel
mostly over money matters-for Lilias de-
clared that her relative made a good thing
out of her, an accusation which the Other
fiercely resented.
And, indeed whatever her faults. Mrs
Denton had not been one penny the riche
for her daughters residence with her Lila,
paid her way" and no more The mothe
made no profit, though she might justly have
done so.
II won't sleep anothe., night in this house, -
Llias cried.
1t was bitter winter weather.
The snow lay Gil the ground, and the cir
had been suffering from severe cold.
7 ou can't leave in such weather as this
SAID Mrs Denton, her maternal feelings over
coming her wrath. You'll get your deathi'
But Lilias gave 10 heed.
she and her servant packed her boxes.
she would go to London that very day
and put up at an hotel until she found {
house or apartments.
And away she drove in a cab to the station
with her attendant
She went to a West-end hotel, but was
obliged to so to bed shortly after dinner
feeling very i'll.
In the night she was so i'll, with alternate
fits of cold and heat, that the frightened maio
sent for doctor.
He announced that Mrs Ernesclffe had
taken severe chill
The next day, she was so much worse, thai
the doctor said her husband ought to be sent
for.