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/ ac'er, They spoke of Grace sylvester
having had other sultorS. They limited
M passages between her and Malcolm
Barrett They suggested that he was
accepted because he possessed money,
and thus could give her hoy a better
home and a moro expensive training
than Malcolm Barrett
Enconsciously the man became
brusQue i'm his manner at home. He
sometimes sat silently glowering at the
fire for hours, At times he would
avoid seeing his stepson for days, Once
he would prattle with him for an en-
tire evening, Then, when he surprised
Grace in tears, lie would never offer
u word Of sympathy.
The end came just about a fortnight
before this night when Richard Tire
coming was sriding along in restless
anxiety and bitterness. His anony-
nous correspondent had explicitly as
serted that Grace sylvester had boast.
ed Of her conquest. and had boldly
declared that she should accept him
because he was a good "catch," and
because it would be "a good thing for
her boy" Nay, she had even said
that she did not care for him. Let him
tax her with her crime II he doubted
1t,
And he did tax her His wrath
overwhelmed her.
Did YOU marry me simply to get
a home for your boy? Was our we'd
ding a loveloss marriage on your part?
Was your vow a lie and n fraud? Were
yon fathless in heart, if not in fact?"
out rushed the questions, leaving
the poor woman spcechlcsS. powerlcss
10 qucll his rage Then her tears fell
rs the indignat man proceeded TO still
further inteTogatc her, The pent-up
suspicion Of weeks had now cruel
expression impaired to IT,
In her emotion she had admitted
that when she accepted him she first
thought Of securing a home for her
boy, and he had accepted this admis-
sion as a Justification Of all the sinister
accusations. At all events he had
rushed violently from the house.
The man still strobe up and down
ihis unfrequented green lane. At last
he entered field in which he and
Grace had OTTER wandered, and flung
himself on the turf, 1t was a close
summer evening, and while he was
communing with himself-half APP
plauding, half upbralding-he fell
asleep, His very emotion had ex-
haustcd him.
q
You know, my dear Mrs. Tregon.
ming. you have all my sympathy. /
cannot tell you how ! dcplore the un-
fortunate business. l had not believed
that Mr. Tregonning could have be-
haved with such calousness."
Richard TregOnning awoke with
start rs these words fell on his ear.
For the moment his faculties, not vet
quite under control, he imagined he
was dreaming. He wondered how his
wife could be there, but instantly re.
called the fact that he was near her
ibAhtl uOubts bul WHO fOulu De
talking to her thus--in tones he in.
stinctlvely felt to be untrue?
"of course, my dear, when you mar
rled Richard Tregonning, only
thought you did it because he was
able to provide good home for your
boy-because he was q good catch"
Good heavens! this was the very
language Of his letters; Was he now
about to receive confirmation OF all
his harsh fears and doubts? He re-
NAMED in his PROSTATE position, intent
on every word. -trt .,.
A moan, all the more painful be-
cause Of the effort to suppress it-a
moan Of anguish-had escaped his
wife.
%Of course went on her companion,
you remember that you conaded to
me that, though you respected him, You
did not love him, You were in doubt
as to whether you should accept him.