The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-11

| found II a hard matter 70 get her 10 mar
| ~ him. IN consequence OF her holding
herself uncommonly high. He had asked
and asked. and given the thing up at last,
seeing she was so contrary, about H.
! When she had given II up she turned con-
! trary, just the other way. and came "a
/ him NJ her own accord without rhyme
or reason. seemingly. NV poor husband
| always said that was the time 20 have
\ given her a lesson. But Cathertck was
| too fond ~ her 10 do anything of the
/ sort. he never checked her either before
they were married or after. lie was a
quick man I'm his feelings. letting them
carry him a deal too far now in one way
/ and now in another. and he would have
spoiled better wife man Mrs. Gather
ick. n a better had married him. | don't
! like TO speak ill Of any one. sir. but she
was a heartless woman, with terrible
] Will of her own fond OF foolish admira-
tion and fine clothes. not caring 10 show
80 much as decent outward respect 10
| Cafherick. kindly as ne always treated
her. My husband said he thought things
would turn out badly. when they first
came TO live near US and his words prov
ed true. Before they had been quite four
months In our neighborhood there was n
dreadful scandal and a miserable break
up IN their household Both OF them were
in fault am afraid both OF them were
equally in fault"
You mean both husband and wife?'
"Oh. no. sir / don't mean Catherfck-
he wac only 20 be pitied. ] meant his
wife and the person.
And the person who caused the scan
dal7"
Yes. sir gentleman born and
brought up. who ought 20 have set bet
ter example You know him. strand
my poor dear Anne knew him only too
we'll"
"Sir Percivai Glyde7
Yes: Sir Percivsl Clyde
My heart beat fast--I thought I had
my hand on the clew.
How little knew then OF the windings
OF the labyrinth which were still 10 mrs
lead me,
Did Sir Percivai live in your neighbor-
hood at that timer I asked.
mo. sir. He came among us AZ a
stranger. ITS father had died. not long
before, in foreign parts. remember ne
was in mourning He put up at the lit
tie inn on the river (they had pulled It
down since that time), where gentlemen
used 10 go to FISH. He wasn't much not
iced when he first came-it was a com
mon thing enough for gentlemen 20 travel
from all parts OF England to nsh in our
river -
did he make his appearance in the VII
lage before Anne was born7"
Yes. SIR Anne was born in the June
month OF eighteen hundred and twenty
seven, and think ne came at the end OF
April or the beginning of May"
Game as a stranger 10 all OF your
stranger 10 Mrs. Catberick, as well az 20
the rest OF the neighbow7"
so we thought at first, sir But when
the scandal broke out nobody believed
they were strangers ! remember how II
4. q 49,
Catherick came into our garden one night,
and woke us by throwing up a handful
~ gravel from the walk AT our window
] heard him beg my husband. for the
Lords sake, 10 come down and speak 10
him. They we're n long time together
talking IN the porch. When my husband
came back upstairs he was all OF a trem-
BILE He sat down on the side OF the bed.
and SAYS TO me Lizz.el always told you
that woman was a bad one; I always said
she woulc end lu-Aand I'm afraid in my
own mind. that the end has come already.
Catherick has found a lot or lace hand
kerchiefs and two fine rings. and a new
gold watch and chain, hid away I'm his
wife's draws-things that nobody but a
born lady ought ever to have--and his
wife won't say how she came by them
Does he think she stole them7' says
No says he, stealing would be bad
enough. But It's worse than that-she's
had no chance OF stealing such things as
those. and she's not q woman 10 take
them she had They're gifts. Lizzie
there's her own initials engraved inside
the watch--and Catherick has seen her
talking privately and carrying on as no
married woman should. with that gentle
man In mourning--Sir Percival Gdyvie
Don't you say anything about tive
dheted Catheriok for tonight I've told
him To keep his tongue TO himself. and
his eyes and ears open. and TO wait day
or two. till he can be quite certain. II
believe YOU arc both OF you wrong saws
j. It's not I'm nature, comfortable and
respectable as she Is here. that Mrs Cath
erick should take up with a chance
stranger like Sir Perctval CLYDE Ay.
but he Is a stranger 20 herr says my hus
band You forget how Cathericks wife
came 10 marry him She went 20 him
OF her own accord. after saying No over
and over again when he asked her.
There have been wicked women before
her time. Lizzie. who have used honest
men who loved them as a means OF saw
Ing their characters. and I'm soreiv
AFRAID this Mrs Catherick is as wicked as
the worst OF them. We shall see saws
my husband. we shall soon see And
only two days afterward we did see
Mrs Clements waited for n moment ba
fore she went on Even in that moment
| began 20 doubt whether the clew that
I thought had found was really leading
me 10 the central mystery OF the Iaby-
rinth. after all. Was this common. too
common. story Of a mans treachery and
a woman's fraility the key 10 secret
which had been the lifelong terror Of
Cir Percival Ciyde7
Wei, sir. Catherick took my husbands
advice, and waited" Mrs Clements cor
tnued. And. az 7 told you. ne hadn't
long 10 wait on the second dav nc
found his wife and Slr Per,ival whisp.r-
Ing together quite familiar. close under
The vestry of The church. suppose tbey
thought tho neighborhooi of the veStry
was the last place IN the world where
anybody would think % looking after
them. but. however that may be thev
were. sir Percival. being seemingly sur- |
prised ana confounded. defended himself /
In such guilty way that poor Ca;her.-i<
)whoss quick temper 7 have told Won or /
already) fell into = kind OF frenzy NJ hrs /
own disgrace and struck Sir PercivaI /
he was no match tand am sorry 10 saw 1
lo Tor the man who had wronged him /
and he was beaten IN the crueieet manner /
before the neighbors. who had come 10 |
The place on hearing the disturbance \
could run IN and part them An ibis |
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