Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

pit in the Pas-d Calais. II was
here that he got married by one
OF those strokes OF fortune which
are almost the rule among mining
engineers. to the daughter of a
wealthy spinner Of Arras During
fifteen years & G married couple
Inhabited the same small proVln-
Cial town without the slightest In
oident infcrrupting the montony
Of ir daily existence, for they
had not even a child born to them.
A growing spirit of irrita ton had
estranged Nine. Hannebeau from
her husband. Brought up in the
worship of money. she despised
this man, who painfully earned
his modest salary, and from whom
she derived none OF the mundane
and social satisfactions dreamed
OF during her school days. He,
strictly honest, did not speculate,
but stuck to his post like a SOL
der. The first dsagreements
had sprung from there and been
aggravated by differences OF tenn
per both physical and moral He
worshiped his wife; II she wor-
SHIPPED anyone at all, II was some
Ideal lover, altogether unlike her
welded lord.
Hennebeau at last made up his
mind to leave the provinces and
to accept an administrative post
In the capital, thinking that his
wife would he grateful to him
for AT least that much. But Paris
still fur her widened the gulf be
tween them-this Paris for which
she had craved while still playing
with her doll In about week
she had purged herself OF her pro-
vincial ways and manners and
adopted those of the born Paris
ian fine lady. initiating the lat
ter's elegance. rushing head fore
most into all the eXtravagant fol-
lies of the period
Again Wearies Of Marriage.
The contrary almost happened.
During the three years that they
had been At Montsou the weari-
ness and irritation of their first
marriage life had recommended.
Al first Madame Hennebeau had
appeared relieved by the pro-
found quietude around her, tinG-
ing comfort In the unbroken mo-
notony OF this immense plain.
She shut herself up like woman
who had done with life: she
pretended to be neartbroken. 80
utterly Indifferent to everything
that even the prospect of getting
stout did not affect her. Then,
beneath this Indifference, another
attack or mundane fever declared
ltselt q revived craving to return
TO the world once more, which she
endeaVored to beguile for six
months by organizing and fur
nishing TO her taste the small
mansion allotted to the director.
She said ii was odious To her in
Its present state. and began to Nil
II with tapestry and knick-
knacks with sumptuous access
sories of all kinds. the fame Of
which spread as far as Lille. Aft
er which her country surround
ings eNasperated her; this ever
lasting procession of the beasts
Of the fields. those never ending
black roads, swarming with a
horrid population that frightened
and disguised her. Lamentations
about being eXiled began; she ac-
cused her husband OF having sac
riticed her TO this salary of eight
thousand dollars, mere pit
lance, and scarcely sufficient TO
keep the house going Why did
not he take example by others
and demand a part Of the profits?
Why did not he claim some
shares? In short, why did not he
try TO be successful man at
last? She insisted upon all this
with the cruelty OF the woman.
strong in the consciousness of the
marriage portion she had brought
He, ever correct. took refuge I'm
The calm imperturbahility OF the
great administrator, for the love
for his wife grew stronger each
day famed by her contemptuous
Indifference He had never in
spired her with such a passion as
he himself dreamed OF. Each
morning he hoped that night
would bring the desired recon
ciliation each evening he quailed
before her cold. stern looks
scarcely daring to touch her hand.
Takes Youth Into Home,
Just at that time Paul Negrel
came 70 Montsou His mother
the widow OF captain in the
army. living at Avignon, her hus-
bands birthplace, on the slender
est Of incomes. had condemned
herself 10 the greatest privations
I'm order 10 send her son TO the
Polytechnic School i'm Paris. He
had passed mis- examination by
The skin of his teeth. and his
uncle had offered 10 take him as
engineer To the NoreuN pit From
that moment Hennebeau treated