The farmer and mechanic., 1910-11-22
THE RAVENSWlNG
Continued from Page TourteenD

So behold our heroine again At her
singing lessons, this time under the
tuition Of Raroslli's great rival Sir
George Thruirn. Sir George finished
her off, and Sir George launched her.
and the Pavenswing became the great
operate star of many seasons
But this was not accomplished
without difficulty. for when Captain
Howard Walker heard that his wife
was about to go on the stage. when
he heard that the best critics had de
clared that she was bound TO make 3
success. he was horritied My wife
go on the stage. Never sir" And
he sternly forbade Morgiana TO even
mention such thing again. The
captain was still enjoying life in the
prison OF the Fleet and Sir George
rushed to him in alarm. NO, no.
Sir George. until you have made ar
rangements satisfactory to me. You
are to get one-half. ] understand. OF
her earnings for teaching her and
bringing her out Well, that is too
much for you. Make some arrange
ment with my creditors: they viii take
a shilling on the pound now, for. as
YOU know, ] have concocted and had
published paragraphs in the papers
stating that my wife has lost her voice
and will positively not sing. Get me
out of here and you take a third OF
her earnings and we are agreed
otherwise not q note will she sing"
Sir George stormed and entreated. bot
he captain was firm and 50 II was
arranged.
AS has been said Morgiana was Il
success and made any amount OF
money. Her husband, released from
1ir durance vile. travelled about with
Yer and managed her finances to his
yoxr- 4 T.,
,n0ugh 10 dress and live upon mod
,stlv and spent the rest with right
'oyal open-handedness. like the true
Gentleman he was. Only once did
4 Iorciana arise in wrath against him
nd that was when she accused him
# sIerd tng her money upon that
dions French tigurante" And in
his she was quite wrone-foc the
title house in St. Johns Wood Of
hich the captain paid the expenses
ad been vacated by the figurante
onS ago and Nine. Dolores des Tres
was now installed there In
curse of time Walker drank himself
D death while he was accompanying
is wife upon her American tour, and
as mourned by her as the i<indeSt
nd best of husbands. That did not
revent her, some years later from
larrying the faithful Woolsey. now
rOwn rich and retired from business.
he left the stage and lived happy
yer after as the wife of the former
lilor. Time. of course. modifying her
rief for that splendid saint poor
ear Howard Egiantine had to give
Q his business in London and was
st heard of as a proprietor of a lit
. shop in Tunbridge Wells.
Look around the world and see IL
lat sort Of faith which Morg;ana
I'd in that brutal scamp Walker Is
It Very common among women.
hey viii believe in their husbands
hateNer the latter may do want
know how il is that women do not
ID ont their husbands to be hum
lgs? Nature has SO provided it, and
ankS to her. EVerywhe~a are IT.
Mas hugging Pottom's big long
rs, and mercy Il is that no wicked
lck is n tha way to open their eyes
ID point out their folly. Cui bono?
t them live on in their deceit Many
Vely ladies who read this will say
at it is very likely true and not sus-
ct in the least that il applies 70
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