The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-24

control in this man seemed 50 impossi-
bic and so unexpected that his wife
started back in alarm. His voice had
in it all the despairing rage of a crea-
ture which feels again the familiar grip
of the trap from which it had thought
itself forever free. Woman as you are,
l wonder that you own so much. Be
fore we We're married ordered YOU
never to give one cent of my money to
your worthless scoundrel of a brother
Have you forgotten it? Answer met
Pauline's nineteenth century spirit
rose. 1T was my money, not yours"
she said, defiantly. And why should
you order me to do anything? 1 am
not child"
You are my wife,
I suppose you mean your slave"
Il married you, Pauline" said Mr.
Sewall. with contemptuous bitterness
because thought you would make me
an efficient and obedient housekeeper
trusted that your fathers daughter
would have some good sense and dis
erection. But / see" he continued. that
you are like the rest-without reason or
honor. 1t is not your fault, 1 suppose
since you are a woman"
Josiah Sewall'S miserable experience
had made ii impossible for him to real
ize the effect of such words as these on
sensitive woman. who loved him.
Pauline dashed out wildly: You mar
ried me, then, to be a servant without
wages, who cannot give up her place.
Very well, l have my revenge. for
have been my father, simply and solely
for your money!" Then she had turned
and fled from the room. without an
other glance at the frozen figure at the
desk.
Pauline shut the eyes of her magma
ton when she thought OF the future.
Remorse, together with many extenu-
ations OF her husbands words, was al
ready hard at work within her. She
did moi so downstairs again that night.
In the morning. when she went to
breakfast. her husband had already
gone. All day long she wandered from
one trifiing employment to another,
restless and disconsoiate. feeling for
the first time the disadvantage of being
a rich woman with servants hands TO
fulfill all the necessary duties of life.
over and over again she reviewed de-
spairingly the scene of the night before,
wondering how she had ever come TO
fling that cruel, haunting lie, but her
own calmer reflections had brought
such quick forgiveness for her husband
that she grew hopeful for herself; 50
that she was woefully disappointed
when he did not appear at dinner time.
heard him come in and go to the IL
brary. Presently he sent for her, and
she went to him with most contrite
spirit, determined to do her utmost by
apology and Cancellation, no matter
what he might do or say. But she was
scarcely prepared for the ominous
whiteness OF his set face, or the judge
like sternness of his demeanor, as he
sat at his desk. with a couple of official
G
Pauline stood before him. hesitating
appealingly. Her husbands eyes met
hers without a change from their stony
calm. All at once it 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 creature like herself, and
how miserably and soon she had come
to utter failure.
Josiah Sewall looked at his wife's
face. pailing and flushing. and at her
uuivering lips. He believed she had
spoken the truth in her anger the night
before: he saw nothing in her express
sion 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 pa
tent sense of inevitable misery.
Mr.. Sewall spoke first. You 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
advantage of my money. Such condi-
ton of affairs naturally excludes you
from any claim, henceforth, to my re-
gard. 1t does not constitute, I believe.
a reason for divorcing a wife; but I
can, at least, prevent you from realiz-
ing your expectations. Since money Is
your only object. 1 shall make 1t my
business to deprive you Of that in the