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

vulgar conduct
She at first rebelled and reproached; then
she repented, in storms of tears, ending in
Semi-hyStericS..
But this patched-up peace did not much
mend matters.
There was, as Evelyn had said, nothing in
common between husband and wife, and
LlllaS was too silly to be teachable.
She could only talk about facts; she had no
OPINIONS, and narrow vocabulary.
She caught some fashionable terms of eX-
preston, and mixed them up with those to
which she had been accustomed at home.
AS for her pronunciation, Ernescliffe had to
give up trying to improve it; it was a hope
less task and, by-and-by, Lias got irritable,
and said she spoke like other people.
What the matter?
She persisted in her bourgeoise views, one
OF Which was that married man must never
go anywhere without his wife, and ought to
entirely give up his club.
So, if Ernescliffe made even a call without
her, she sulked, talked at him when he
came home; if he went to his club, she turned
gIum.
One night she sat up for him; but he told
her that, if she did that again. he would not
come home at all.
Then there was another scene historical
tears and reprOaches.
She did not get with the servants; she
was too stiff, too familiar.
They saw, of course that she was not a
LADY, and but for the affection they had for
the master, would probably have given
tee.
AS IL was, CneTe were QlfflcultleS, and ErneS
cliffe was often entertained to that most alb
horrent of all topics-the shortcomings of the
servants.
Lilias alternated between extravagance and
economy.
She was suspicious, and was convinced that
the servants were always stealing, making
Illicit profits, and on.
one servant had to be dismissed because of
quarrel in which Lilias was certainly in
the wrong, for she accused the woman, with
OUT any just grounds, of eating some fruit.
The servant Indignantly denied, Las
scoloed, and finally the servant declared that
she was used to serving ladies who weren't
always poking and prying; and she pitied the
master, that she did.
He's real BON gentleman; but you're
no more lady than 1 ami cried the irate
female, in shril tones, for which impertinence
she was, perforce, dismissed
But it was all bitterly humiliating and de-
grading, for ErneScliffe knew the blame lay
with his wife
Yet, he pitied her. and saw, once more, the
truth of what Evelyn had sad-that the
woman who marrieS above her suffers as
much as the man who lifts her out of her
sphere.
Lilias, the wife of a good-class trades
man, might have been a happy woman and
a good wife.
All her better qualities would have had
their chances, and the evil might have re-
manned in allegiance; but here she was out of
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She was, in the military sense, demoralized.
She was restless, unhappy; her path was
beset with difficulties.
She never felt at home; she did not under
stand her husband.
She felt that he had no sympathies in
common with her.
She grew to look upon herself as a femme
incomprise.
She became irritable, capricous, and, worst
of all, DEMONSTRATIONS, more especially, of
Evelyn Vereker.
Evelyn very speedily perceived this, and,
whereas she would have willingly done her
utmost to help L4ilias in her and uncon-
genial life, she that it would be best
to withdraw herself much possible, so
that the poor girl might have no excuse for
Jealousy; besides, Lilias' more than once had
the sort of manner which might, at any
ment, break out into rudeness.
And though Evelyn would, for Gerards
sake, have tolerated even that, she knew he
would not, and she would not, for worlds, be
a cause of quarrel between them; matters
We're bad enough without that.
So she went no more to Rosedene Gardens.
and did not ask the Ernescffes to her house.
But this was a grievance to Lilias.
so" she said, one day, Il am not good
enough for Mrs. Vereker'
1T isn't that, Lily Ernesciffe said look
ing up from the book he was reading
What them"
You don't seem to like her, and she sees
Il should like her, if you didn't like her so
much, said Lilias flushing up
EInescliffe made reply; he could not
trust himself.
Then Lilias went and knelt down by him.
Gerard she pleaded; II can't help being
Jealous You're not like what you used to be
you don't love ME now, as you did once"
1t is you who are changed, Lily, not l."
Yet, was she changed?-or was it not
merely that he was finding her out?
Il changed? l? I can't help being jealous.
You go out, and you won't tell me where; and
I am sure sometimes you go to see Mrs
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