Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-22

were not supplying herself with money
through her Do"er Of oruering sithout
stunt. But he could dtscov.- no fragrant
excess OF any kind. The amounts seemed.
indeed, to his masculine mind. ahsurfiI,,
smaii-but then he had oniv his firsi wife,
them with company
"A temptation of this kind had, it is irue
LIoIhentarliy occurred to Pauline 1T wa
only few days after the beginning of he,.
penanCe when Edith Arnold her most inf
mate friend, came hurrying in win tb,.
suggestion that they should go to thu.
theater together o. ~ Inv
1 feel just like hearing the 'Gefsha sh..
began, brcathlessly, as she pulled off he,.
gloves. I'm going to stav to luncb ana
then well be off. I'm starved Hone to
goodness you've got something fit to eat
, r-ul.n cheeks were very red, her teeth
very white. and she poured out her word:
win an energy and decision which admit ,
teo OF no resistance. Now, Mr. Sewan had
included in the cruel minuteness of his
tfoushfaineSS couple of season tickets
to two OF the most popular theaters Pan
Inc suggested with what grace she could
mat they should go to one or the other of
these; But 1t was all of no use. She had
iouhd II d matter of compare tive ease to
hide her enlbarra ssing secret from her
rather and sisters, but from Edth's
straightforward and unabashed persistency
she could find no refuge 1t was half nm
initiating and half a relief to tell. and half
painful and half amusing to hear Edith's
excited comments and EXPLANATIONS
never heard such a thingi the old
brute! Truly. Pauline. isn't it awful? But
you Were nasty. What an abominabIe
thing to say to the poor old dear! Pau
line, how could you?
4 don't blame him a bit. But how do
you get along? Not a single cent?" Edith
went off into fits of laughter, and Pauline
could not help joining, in a hystercal sort
of way.
No matter" went on Edith, impulsively,
giving Pauline sudden and somewhat up
setting embrace; ''Fll give you half my al
lowance every monitor a third; no, |
won't, either. You can get hats and
them; all the girls will. You can set up
regular shop 1t will be great sport
Pauline listened with smile. She sud-
denly felt very old, very married" She
part of what she said. but these We're sug-
gestions, some of which had come to her
| already, by which she could easily gain
| ready money without much likelihood of
| her husbands ever discovering it. She had
| put them aside, however, without a strug-
/ gle. She had begun TO look upon this thing
as desperate sort of game, in which she
was determined whatever might be the
| outcome, to use no unfair means to toll
crate no assistance.
| She went by Ediths invitation to the
| 'Geisha." But she did not go about much
| with the women of her acquaintance. She
| had always the dread of exposing her lack
! of money. She never went to church with
| out her husband, for very craven fear of
| the cody man who carries the contribu-
ton box. Most CALLING of all, she felt the
| necessity of refusing all help to her miser-
| able brother.
The spring was coming on fast now and
| the Hudson, across the wide Riverside
| drive on which the Sewalls' house fronted
| lay crisp and blue under the keen April
| wind. Pauline had been married almost a
| year and there was not a wretched waif
! in the city who had not felt money in her
! fingers more lately than the girl who had
| ''bagged a millionaire" Josiah Sewall
! came home early from the city on several
| of these delicious days and begged for a
| seat with his wife when she went to drive
Sometimes in the morning he would him.
| self order the carriage and ask Pauline
! to drive with him down through the city.
| The park was lovely with fresh green
] grass and the yellow blossoms of the for
! sythia.
One night at this time he was looking
| which Pauline had Joined in accordance to
! his wish. Il see by this" he said, sudden
: iy, that there was call for extra con-
| tributions to pay for readers to the sick
| poor Your name is not among those who
| responded" he continued, rather sterniy
| 4 don't like to have you niggardly in such
| matters. Josiah Sewall was strongly
| phlianthropic and his displeasure made him
! for an instant forget. Il offered instead
| to read. once d week, myself" said his
husned face. she surprised suddenly the
Old twinkle of the eye which was the only
| sign OF amusement he ever showed.
II was about week after this when one
| morning Pauline went in to town with
| her husband on the elevated" They were
| to decide upon some household furnishings
/ at shop far down in the city 1t was
not the first time they had done this. Mr.
| SewaH always put his wife on her return
TRAM buying her ticket and srayeiy say