The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

the evening. Anna said the Prince would escort her, and she would take along her aunt-an elderly spinster with sad rep utation-as chaperon. Warning was use- less Anna would go. 7ass
 Wronsky entered the theatre late and, seeing his mother in her box went to her. T see little of you of late." said she. smiling. "But why are you not in attend ance upon Mme. Karenine? There she Is, over there. But what Is taking place?' Wronsky looked and turned pale. In the next box to Anna were the Kartasofs. Mme Kartasof was standing up, talking hurriedly and angrily, while her husband was adjusting a cloak for her and looking now and then at Anna, who was biting her lips and staring straight before her. All eyes were turned from the stage to the little drama. Kartasof had bowed to Anna, and his wife had made a scene, ut terfng offensive words about Anna in Il loud tone of voice. In a minute the Kar- tasof box was empty. The Count hast ened to Annas box "It seems to me-" said Anna. that you have come very late You have missed the best piece q am poor judge" replied he, looking at her seriously.
 When they reached the hotel Anna burst out with: Tt is you who are the cause of everything. It was horrible. She said she was dsgraced by Citing near me. If I live to be hundred I cannot forget it." q begged you not to go,'' said Wron- sky And why should I not have gone,' ;a5 bad me-you have driven me to this.'' In short, Anna was utterly unreasonable and made Wronsky feel angry and bitter toward her. Two days later they left St. Peters, burg and went to<live at small place of the Counts in the country.
 Here for time they were happy again, but Anna soon began to be haunted with the fear that Wronsky had ceased to love her. While he in spite of himself, wei comed any excuse to absent himself from home, and felt that things were getting into an impossible state. divorce and his marriage to Anna he thought might make matters smoother Anna herself now gladly welcomed the idea, and wrote to Karenine-but received no reply.
 Wronsky had to go to Moscow on bus mess. Anna insisted upon going with him. There their quarrels broke out afresh. Wronskys mother was in Moscow. and staying with her was the young Princess Sarokne, whom the Countess wished her son to marry Anna somehow knew If it, and her fears and capriciousness in- creased After violent scene with Wron- sky he left the room, saying to himself: 'I have tried everything. l will now see what little indifference will do." From one of the servants Anna, suddenly re- pentant, learned that he had gone to the stables She dispatched note after him asking him to come back. He had left the stables and gone to the station, taking a train for Nijni Anna wrote another note and said to the servant Here, take this to your master at his mothers coun- try home at Nijni 'I am afraid" she lad written; come back. All will be ex- plained.o The last words she had said to him were: You will be sorry for this. Now the idea occurred to her that the only way to make Wronsky sorry was to kill herself. She could not get the idea out of her head. She hurried to the station and took the next train for Mini. The man at the station told her that Wronsky was not at his mothers, but at the house of the Princess SarolSine, near by.
 Just then the man whom she had dis patched with her note appeared and de- livered a message from the Count. It read Sorry your note did not reach me in Moscow Will return at 10 o'clock She walked down the platform. My Cod" she thought, where shall fly to? I will not permit him to make me suffer like this again" heavy train was ap- preaching Suddenly she thought of 6