Evening star., 1902-03-22
PITEoUsLY THAN BEFORE.

goes instantly out of the room. But you
will suffer for this-aye., bitterly! Heaven
will reckon with you and my husband, sir
yes, my husband! 1 have spoken to him.
and you will not find him so forgiving as
poor, wronged innocent, trusting girls, like
my dear Veronica, whose heart you first
won when you were both in long frocks
and which you have now brOken-yes, and
trampled under your feet. And all for the
sake Of what? For the sake Of pair Of
gypsies that should be whipped at the cart
tail through the streets. Aye, and would be
If l had my way. 1 said so only yesterday
to my husband. My father. the provost Of
Fitzpatrick Juxta, has seen that done in
the year-no matter in what year. sir! And
I would have all such bold women whipped
How would you like that, sir? / have no
Will speak with you. Ring me bell for my
husband. Augustus-Veronica-w you see
your poor mother insulted-yes, ,insulted-"
What can be the matter. mamma?" said
veronica, suddenly opening the drawing
room door with a half-attired young gen.
tleman Of six held firmly by the arm in
one hand and In the other the large falling
collar which she was about to aff1x with a
pin to his Jacket.
Mrs. DR.. Augustus cast up her hands
more piteously than before
"Oh, my poor girl-my poor, poor. de-
ceived, despised child" she cried. Behold,
prepare yourself Here is the monster.
con come to insult us, on purpose to gloat over
Now. mamma-keep quiet. Bobby, or I
will knock your head off you,-what In the
world are you talking about now, mamma?
Oh. John, l am glad to see you. Come and
with these young Ashdodites. And you,
mother be good enough to let John and me
settle our own affairs, I told you plainly
what would happen last night If you did
not l will go to Aunt Fisher and ask her to
let me help In laundry. You know whether
she will be glad Of me or not. Then you can
undertake the management OF this house
hold. which you think look after so badly.
Come along, Bobby. You will find me in.
the nursery, John. Now, mamma remem-
ber what told your
And the energetic young lady vanished.
adjusting the eton collar as she marched
her prey upstairs-whereupon at the open.
ing Of door the sound of civil strife
ceased and there was a great calm.
John. who. during all this. had not spoken
one solitary word, stood uncertainty
with his hat In his hand looking with alarm
upon the relaxed countenance of Mrs. DR..
Caesar. At Veronica's departure she had
fallen back on her sofa as erected boil
ster subsidies when smitten in the middle.
Now she lay back feeb'y Magging her
er! My Vinaigrette! Augustus!" so that
John. to whom these symptoms were new.
became seriously alarmed for her safety.
Accordingly he filled a glass of water
and held it to her lips He dabbled her
large, forid face with cologne water. He
held small decanterful Of smelling salts
to the lady's nostrils. and in little had
the satisfaction of finding the lady come
to herself.
Where am I? What have been saying?
Some folly, fear me. Dear John. If in my
paroxysms l have said or done anything
to hurt your feelingsI psay you pardon
syms %omsn %ho has stss m ber fama
more hl-treatment and fhgratitude than
falls to the lot of a Seores of women. You
rave seen me in the Dreadful grasp of one
fbf Of these s bS attacks despsed nn made ot
ten by my husbandAals6. Oh. do not
say word against 6S4rAA ugustus. He is
man Of many afE4irs, Sbut Veronica--it
evts nare gon tS g. f is % be sr
mother-to have cheT1sh44 in your bosom
not-you. too. are ma and cannot feel
to ss to
sights. the absolute ssdshendish tortures
that have been inflicted on me In this. my
own house-even you would shudder and
turn pale. Oh. sir. my boys. my son Il
must call you so). 1 feel that you have al
ways been In sympathy with me. You have
ever been kind Never have ! permitted
any one to speak word against you in my
presence. Oh. It is coming again. feel
#! Ny smelling salts. Water! A little
crop of1of Il that third phial-my medicine
An. A-n-n!
John poured out the .tmedicine"- which.
wren decanted. had an odor of-Of GER,
tain sp ecifc largely used In 6cotland-and
succeeded in warding of the Threatened
attack.
She waved John Giendonwyn out OF the
room with a gesture truly dramatic.
As the girl had said he found Vara
Caesar putting away the debris OF the late
general engagement In the nursery Mar
tina, the single domestic other than the