The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23


Josiah sewau's miserable ezper-ence hal
made q Impossible for him to realize the
effect of such words as these ON sensi-
tive woman. who loved him Pauline LASH
ed out wildly you married me, then,
10 be- a servant without wages. VINO cau-
not give up her place. Very well, I have
my revenge. for / married you. an Old
man. who might have been my father
simply and so.c.y for your money Then
she had turned and fed from the room,
without another glance at the frozen hs-
ure at the desk.
Pauline shut the eyes of her imagiua-
ton when she thought of the future. Re.
morse, together with many excavations
Of her husbands words was already hard
at work wthiu her. She did not go down
stairs again that night. Tn The m0rniug
when she went to breakfast. her husband
had already gone AL day long she wan
dered from one trning employment to an
other. restless and dscou soiate feeling for
the first time the disadvantage of being a
rich woman with servants hands to fuldn
an the necessary duties Of life
over and over again she reviewed de-
spairingly the scene of The uignt before
wondering how she had ever come to fling
that cruel taunting lie. hut her own calm
er reflections had brought such quick for
giveness for her husband that she grew
hopeful for herself; So That she was woe
fully disappointed when he d.d not appear
at dinner time.
il was only az O'Clock that she heard
him come in and go to the library. Pres
entity he sent for her, and she went 10
him with a most conUite spirit, deter
mined 10 do her utmost 10y apology ana
Cancellation, no matter what he might do
or say. But she was scarcely prepared for
the OminOus Wilderness of his set face or
t.Te If # IL
as he sat az his desk, with a couple of
Official looking documents under his hand
Pauline stood before him. hesitating
appealingly. Her husbands eyes met hers
without a change from their stony calm.
All at once il came over the girl what
task she had undertaken, to make this
hard old man of the world love and trust
an undisciplined and inexperienced crea-
turc like herself, ana how miscrably ana
soon she had come to utter failure.
Josiah Sewall looked at his wifes face
paling and flushing, and at her quivernE
lips. He believed she had spoken the
truth in her anger the night before; he
saw nothing in her expression now but
fear of the consequences. And Pauline,
on her side. saw only the sheer in his
searching eyes. and her own hardened.
and she Strengthened, and felt no more
dread, but only patient sense of inevi-
table misery.
informed
me last night" he began coldly. that
your reason for becoming my wife was
through no regard for myself, as you had
pretended. but Simply to reap the adVan-
tage of my money Such a condition of af-
fairs naturally excludes you from any
claim, heneeforth. 90 my regard. 1t does
not constitute / believe. a reason for di-
vorcing a wife, but I can, at least. prevent
you from realizing your expectations. Since
money is your only object, l shall make il
my business TO deprive you of chat in the
future as completely as lies in my power.
l have to-day altered my will, leaving you
at my death exactly what the law allows,
and not a penny more. ! nave also made
out list" Mr. Sewan raised a paper from
the desk without moving his eyes from his
wife's white face. "of certain shops at
which you can order, think, whatever you
need for your clothing and other necessi-
ties If there is anything have omitted,
| Will add to the list when advisable. The
bills will be sent TO me every month. Your
brougham will, of course, be ready at any
time to take you wherever you may wish
| TO go But" added MI SeWall raising
| his voice slightly, you snail never again,
! il il is in my power, touch one cent of my
money while ] live
| He stopped and held out the list toward
| his wife. Whatever outburst of rage or
| hysteria his experience or the bitterness OF
! his spirit may have led him TO expect
nothing at least followed Pauline took
the paper mechanically from his hand, and
| went quietly and without a word out Of
| the room.
In the days that followed there came to
| her a curious sense of relief. almost OF
rest Her doom had fallen, and there was
a sort of poetic justice about this curious
punishment-or revenge. But there came
| 10 her oddly enough. a first faint feeling
| of hope. from the fact that she had sue
.ceeded in moving the man so deeply. She
regretted deeply what had happened, and
though 1t had been put out of her power &c
| confess her remorse, she had a least beer
| shown way to suffer for 1t.
The practical discomforts of the new
| order of things showed themselve.
promptly She had empded her purse o
| all the change which had happened to b,
i'm it, sealing somewhat drama tically IN,
few bins and coins in an envelope, unC
out il into a corner of the desk, wonder
ing half childishly if her husband woulC
ever realize she was too proud to TAX,
even this advantage of his forgetfulnes
or generosity.
Excuse me, Mrs Sewal, but the MAJ
has finished mending the window, an,
wants to know will you pay him the 5
cents now?'
The postman Is at the door. ma am
hen be wanting 10 cents extra on
letter ma am"
Poor Mrs. Sewen had hard work at frs
to conceal her confusion on these an
| barassing occasions, but her answer wa
invariably: Il am very busy, Maggie VOL
had better so to Mr.. Sewal., when h
! comes home;' aud a length the servant
came TO know il was no use to apply L
| her
This is a nice lady" they would wins
per among themselves; there Amt man.
nicer but Il $ wicked the way she shove
everything on that poor man, It's cas-
to see, too. that he ain't any too fond o
her"
Indeed there was l:tte communicable
. during these days between husband an'
! wife Pauline took piteous pleasure il
making life as luxurious as possible 70
him.
Josiah Sewall was not a club man. II
came home regularly to his somewh9
silent. but Invariably delicious dinner,
He and Pauline had sometimes a littl
conversation about politics, or purely i'm
personal matters of the day He scarceI
2 | a until had baporr,sa 11ctf,