The border vidette., 1899-12-30
HIS SCARLET
 SHAME! /! Or A Chapter from tbe Life of a Living MephistopheIes.
(Contipued from last week. ]

(Contipued from last weekly
 In a few days .......-. came in very radiant, and said he was going to San Francisco on business; he had a new suit of clothes on and seemed to have plenty of money. l said "Where did you make the raise?" He said, "Oh, [ settled the lawsuit '' 'How much did you get-?'' Not much, only a few huadred.'' '' '~How about my di- vorce2" Well, g he said, in very in different manner, "I suppose yor can get d divorce any time you like. "
 ] said no more then but went to Hart and asked how much they got out of the ranch; he said S2,00O. he taking half of that sum for his fee,
 keeping the rest. I asked where 1 got anything out of it; he said - would settle with me. I then went to the lawyer on the other side, and asked him about it. He said they paid
 --... S3,Uoo to give up all claim to the property; so -. managed to de- ceive Hart after all.
 
 money, l again spoke to him about the divorce and our marriage. He, in the most coldblooded manner, said, II would not marry the best woman living. l want to be free and intend to do as I please y He also said. II am going to study law with Gen. Hart, and if you want to live here just as we have been doing, you can do so, If not, you can do the next best thing'' He knew I could not help myself. I had not dollar in the world; my sons were at this time in Southern California, and I could not apply to them. 1 could have died there in my wretchedness. I, whose mother had descended from the Puritan Fathers, and whose father belonged to an old Southern family; with al. my pride of birth and breeding, 1 had dis gra ed myself, my children and the race from which 1 sprung, for the sake Of man; no, no, not q man; q cur, whose only idol was self, and W ho cared nothing for me, how that 1 could be of no further use to him.
 l told ..... that if l was not to be his wife he must pay me back the money he got, for he could never call himself d man If he did not; that he knew l would not have lived with him a minute if had not believed he would make me his wife as soon as the opportunity came, and now, as he did not intend to do so, 1 would not remain with him. He said he had nothing for until he was admitted to practice, he would make lots of money and pay me
 Then followed a year of such hopeless misery as would De impo5sibl4 to de- scribe. Even after all these years 1 cannot mention 1t without becoming almost prostrate with the flood of recoI- lection that forces itself l,on me. My nervous system became d wreck. I Was treated with d studied indifference and neglect. This man having every thing for his own comfort, would not give me d dollar if he could possibly help it. I, who had never lacked money before, was forced to do sewing to get the necessaries of life. I also did painting for an art store.
 Things kept getting worse, until there were times when l did not get enough to eat. l had suffered so much mental ly that my health Was affected to such an extent that could do no painting and very little sewing. -. .. would sneak around 10 restaurants and not jet me know where he got his meals. He eat at the French res taurant for long time (the most ex- pensive place in town before I found il out. l then went there having my meals charged to him, as he was getting credit, until they refused to trust him longer. But these details are no doubt tiresome. Only it server to show the sznanness- Of his nature and his cold blooded treatment Of the woman who had stood by him all these years, helping .hlm'- out, when no one else would, whose .sympathies and kindly ministrations never failed him, who had nursed him through. many sick spells. often brought on by. dissipation, The time came for his examination before inc suprerae court