The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
his first wife's folly and mad extrava-

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gaDce To compare with them.
A temptation OF this kind had, II is
true, momentarily occurred TO Pauline.
Ii was only few days after the begin
ming of her penance when Edith Ar
mold, her most intimate friend, came
hurryng in with the suggestion that
they should go to the thcater together.
81 feel just like hearing The Geisha,'
she began breathlessly as she pulled
off her gloves. I'm going to stay TO
lunch, and then well he off. I'm
starved Hope to goodness you've got
something fit To eat" Edith's cheeks
were very red, her teeth very white,
and she poured out her words with an
energy and decision which admitted of
no resistance. Now. Mr.. Sewall had
included in the cruel minuteness of his
thoughtfulness a couple of season tick
cts 10 two of the most popular theaters.
Pauline suggested with what grace she
could that they should 90 To one or the
other of these, but il was all of no use.
She had found ii matter of compara-
tige ease to hide her embarrassing Sc
wv llOAn nAl AiAllAl anu NlSltINs Dul
from Edith's straightforward and UNI
abashCd pers!stcncy she could find no
refuge 1t was half humilating and
half a relief to tell and half painful
and half amusing to hear Edith's eX-
cited comments and EXPLANATIONS.
Il never heard such thing, The
old brute! Truly, Pauline, isn't it aw-
fu: But you were nasty What an
abomnahle thing to say 10 the poor old
dear. Pauline, how could you?
Il don't blame him a bit But how
do you get alongE Not a single cent?"
Edith went off into fits Of laughter,
and Pauline could not help joining in
a hyster.cal sort Of way.
40 natter went on Edith impul-
siyely, giving Pauline a sudden and
somewhat upsetting embrace. III give
you half my allowance every month"; or
Il third. No, | won't either. You can
get hats and dresses and things and
III pay you for them. All the girls
will. You can set up a regular shop.
1t will be great sport"
Pauline listened, with a smile She
suddenly felt very old, very married"
she knew Edith did not mean a hun
dredth part of what she said but these
were suggestions, some of which had
come to her already. by which she
could easily gain ready money without
much likelihood of her husbands ever
discovering il. She had put them aside,
however, without Il struggle. She had
begun To look upon this thing as a des-
perate sort of game in which she was
determined. whatever might be the out
come. TO use no unfair means, to toler-
ate no assistance.
She went by Edith's invitation TO
"The Geisha." But she did not 20
about much with the women of her ac-
quaintance. She had always the dread
Of exposing her lack of money. She
never went to church without her hus-
band for very craven fear Of the godly
man who carries the contribution box.
Most CALLING of all. she felt the necessi-
~ of refusing all help to her miserable
brother.
The spring was coming on fast now,
and the Hudson across the wide River
side drive. on which the Sewalls' house
frontcd, lay crisp and blue under the
keen April wind. Pauline had been
married almost Il year. and there was
not wretched waif in the city who
had not felt money in her fingers more
lately than the girl who had "baggcd
n millionaire" Josiah Sewall came
home early from the city on several of
these delicious days and begged for
seat with his wife when she went to
drive
Sometimes in the morning he would
himself order the carriage and ask Pau
line to drive with H. down through
the city. The park was lovely with
fresh green grass and the yellow bios
SONS Of the forsythia.
One night at this time he was look
ing over a report from a charitable So
ciety which Pauline had joined in ac-
cordance with his wish. Il see by
this he said suddenly, that there
was a call for extra contributions TO
pay for readers to the sick poor. Your
name is not among those who respond
ed" he continued. rather sternly. 81
don't like To have YOU niggardly in
such Matters Josiah Sewall was
strongly philanthropic, and his dis
pleasure made him for an instant for
get. Il offered instead To read once a
week myself" said his wife briefly,
and looking up with a rather flushed
face, she surprised suddenly the old
twinkle of the eye which was the only
sign of amusement he ever showed.
1t was about week after this when
one morning Pauline went i'm To town
with her husband on the elevated.
They were To decide upon some house
hold furnishings at Il shop far down in
the city. 1t was not the first time they
had done this. Mr.. Sewall always put
his wife on her return train, buying
her ticket and gravely saying Good
by" as if she were a child. But on this
particular day some hurry of business
occupied his mind, and when they had
finished their errand he shook hands
abstractedly at the door of the shop