The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-09

fOrSOOth!
And Lily mustn't speak to mani
Oh! of course mott
1t was all to be on one side. ~
That was just the way John Murphy went
on-"You know Lily. him that kept the big
public house in West Street" b.
They were all alike-the men-whether they
Kept shops, were sWells. 30
1t was pity Lily ever married Mr.. Ernes-
cliffe, to be bullied and despiSed. II
There was the rich brewer, and so on.
All the same, Mrs. Denton was very proud
of my daughter, Mrs. Ernescliffe, who lived
in South Kensington, and dressed so smartly.'
But she gave my daughter, Mrs Ernes-
clife," the worst possible advice, telling her
to make her husband know his place. and
to go her own way" with other vulgar
counses of a similar character, all based
upon that essentially low-bred aspect of mar
riage as a contract in which the husband is
only the bread winner and keeper of the
mousse and the wife is to rule and dominate
and show her husband that she is master
Lilias more inclined to listen to this
kind of comfort, because she was furious with
Ernescliffe for not running disconsolately af-
ter her.
He was glad to get rid of her. was he?
He is consolng himself, no doubt said
Mrs Denton, who owed him a grudge
her own account, because he had ignored
her since his marriage. He's got Evelyn
to go and pass the time with, of course. You
so back sudden-like,'' she added, with the
invincible propensity of her class to under
hand ways, and if you don't find him
SPENDING MS time at Mrs. NerekerS, per-
hapS she at your house,
Acting upon this sapient advice Lilias re-
turned home "sudden-like arriving in Rose
dene Gardens about o'clock in the evening,
towards the end of July.
She was hot, angry and cross
The parlor-maid, who opened the door,
looked diSmayed to see her mistress.
There's no message come, ma'am,' she
said
Il sent none," said Lilias where is Mr.
Ernesciffe?"
"Out, ma'am. He said he was going to
dine at the club. There's no dinner, Ma am
Some must be got. Pay the cabman, and
see to the box
She swept into the hall
Dine at the club, forsooth Dine with
Evelyn Vereker, likely, and go to some
theater with her afterwards or, maybe spend
the evening at her house
Lilias forgot, or did not know, that all the
theaters which Ernescliffe cared to patronize
were closed.
She went up to her dressing room and rang
the bell violently, and, when the parlor-maid
came, commanded that some dinner be pre-
pared as quickly as possible.
The poor girl was in fuSter
I'll ask Simmonds'-the house maid
what she can DO, ma am; but don't think
she can cook, and can't. Cooks out
Out! How dare she! Who gave her
leave?"
Mr.. Ernescliffe, ma'am. He said she could
go out tonight until 10 o'clock
Lilias stormed and scolded; but in the end
OF Simmonds, who managed to cook some cut
lets, but overdid them, and sent up some DO
tatoes in highly squashy condition.
Llas made a very poor dinner, and bullied
the parlor-maid, who waited, as if she had
been responsible for the state of things
Then she questioned the servant about
Ernescliffe's movements.
Did he say when he would me home? and
on
mo, he had said nothing" the girl replied
Does ne dine out every evening? What
time does he come home?"
He dimes out sometimes, ma am don't
know when he comes home. The mean spy!"
ADDED the young woman to herself
Has anyone dined here?"
mo, ma am
Lilias did not believe this; but it was
clearly of little use to question the servants,
who were "all on Gerard's side'
Il shan't go to bed tonight till he comes
home" she said to herself
She would scarcely have relished, could she
have heard Them the remarks made about
her in the regions below stairs
The cook, when she returned home. was
sent for, and scolded by her mistress for be-
ing out.
Mr.. Ernescliffe let me go, ma am" she
replied Il wasn't to know Won were coming
home; you didn't write"
Don't be impertinent, Lucas, or you'll have
to co.
well, maam that's you please; but
you can ask the master himself"
Leave the room at once, LucaS!".
Lucas did so, muttering audbly that she
had never served ''such people" before and
never would again, and if it wasn't for mas
ter.
And here Lilias banged behind her servant
the door, which the latter had, perhaps
purposely, left open.
So the whole house was thrown into a
ferment, and the servants went UP to bed
breathing threatenings en- route
Lilias remained in the drawng-room, feed
Co. tod