Widnes Examiner. — 1897-12-10 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

BERYL'S HUIBAND.  HAR It I ET invlS. Lly KI HP " Sundered eartß," Her Doable fp." 8,  The belle were tenni the hoer of voi.lnight .bee nerYl came Oct on IVettonntter :the hal wondered ahout thee, hoer, t,ntooly up= reaoloug the rlver l„,„„„,„g her hoot upon the parapet, the looke lown mu, the hleelt r,ter below.  ,t W jst , he fi th rst time since e greet e % ay had fallen upon her Of. Alm prayer ! To pray when heart snot alike bursting -when her soul was ~• . . .  . fro o aravea'of anguish—when loer vermonl tottering ! lint mho darml not !appealing to her Maker Un forge her teed not throw away the life Ili, 1110 idiom. ;taking Mon to he merciful to  boor She sobbed Ana wept on the lonely lole wanderers like herwif flitted past 'fa eel, ',tied by, or some stern go iril. rthe night passed awl re passed, with • lui eye upon her, to tears rased her brain heart. Thr bun, fever left tier. Weak awl worn, and still ~.ftering, she yet had strength to utter a new ayer frion the very soul that :oil woold inty awl lard her. She looked over the parapet again, it the river bail lost lee fatal fascination. She alehildered awl drew hailh. Wrapped en herself she did not notice the ragged, wretched beings who huddle tin the other recessed benches for • few hours' sleep. The policeman who had pawed her two or three Sines uppeared again upon the bridge, etirring up Of inifortunAte ones on the betwhes and dri, nig throe away. They moved on before bier like sheep, awl off to arch. and iloonveys they tel often haunted.  yon ; clear oot," he said, roughly to Beryl .• Diego bele ain't free lodging." Beryl rose up, and h Ihsabed the full light of his " s eye" no her. He ea tv at a gl.;nee that slot wan not of the game ekes ea Cu: mated lined° woolen he hod jolt executed. The fashionable an i ire ; the fair, pure, high.lireel face ; the gentle, 11l ny rooorve of manner, all tleelere.l to lion that thin Imolai., one was • lady. lie wet nivolontoelly respectful, although regarding her suspously. . . . .  " VO 1 10.11 Oly eyes on you some tlme, mix.," he Raid, • little less rudely. '''l'hought you ww• making up your mind to jump otf the Image. This here Ix no place for the hkes of you. It. oigh on to two o'clock, and you ought to have bven at 110100 110UVR O,RO. Where In you bre,"  Beryl drew away from him, awl 11111 not anew., She ttttt voal on alowly, mif to I,eat • retreat. The policeman I,rpt at her k.  .• Are you flunking of lolling yournelf, neu!" he alke.l.  " So," mid nary], and low a• were her tones the Ober felt the truth and ate i•y of the :peak.. "I shall not kill mymlf." " That. right. If you've done anything to offend the old folks, and are afraid to go honie, remember that moldings are better than London streets at this hour. And of you've bail • quarrel with your beer, as young women of every degree are •Iways having, just think that suicide and this keel of thing ain't going to make it up. Where did you my you lived?" I—l don't 0001,/," said ltnryl. " Please let me alonti.”  She Slated nn before him *wady, and 1111..1 14,0 M t 111141,41. to the Skirrey side. She wools loqn.l loosed! in Weettnineter road, quarter 4of 1.4.11.10 n of which .ho knew nothsng. She ehrank fooris en' e/ t Ise dark and narrow ntreetrk whs.') eons sins.Llly bran,. lied away, nuol kept to the weler and better lighted !toed. She reached the obelsek —a central point sn the Itorough . then paasod along the Horough•ined, and S.n 4lark arid sheltered d,orway, neer Queen's Bench Pneon. shaliel,e.l too remt.  tioot4lit of Switeerlawl, where her rare, wp to the not few months, hail been spent. Thep was ro h for her there. No home for her at Sterwisoil -her tomb's farm .• uo home for her any• where. She roohl think of no possible refuge in Ms hour of 41emol.ktenesp.  The Borough shops were be....ming generally open now. for i'IIIILOM begins early tlimrlli. Surrey side of the Thaffiell. An upholsterer'. .hop was open in the Borough High street, awl In • little mirror in the window, lteryl caught a glimpse of her retleotton as she pulsed by. Pale aadeath. with great, horning eyes and wild, otrange gsae, it was no wood., people turned to look •Iler her. So. drew her veil down to 111110 it, and walked on until she neared the London Bridge railway terminus. A small crowd of people were hurrying into the st %Lion. She followed 0h,,,, and entered a waiting. room, anti took • retired eel..  Put ing her hand in her pocket. @he found her purse. She put ain the pocket of her trievelling. dress, with gloves and haulterchiel, ready for her bridal journey. She had done this before gong 00 church to he married. 1•11.1 had bwke.l her door on lroving hei ...in. she found the money now all intact --a won of forty•three pounds fool wools shillings. she drew out a chilling, and as she did so, nitrite.' hi white address .wr.l in one of the sec• flans of her poclint.book. She examined the peat.. board. It wae the .orl which had been given her by the landlady ,d the Hover i!,etle Hotel, at th.ver, au I bore the aibli ow or the London hotel Beryl hail etoppefl at on her urival in town, sad aleo the widens* of • quiet lodgiag.houee, at Beys. water.  --•-•-%.'hy should I not go there now!" tho glrl asked he/volt. "h is • long distance to Boy. wat,r, I ahould thtok, en.l I shell be hi•Llen from Deumon.l until can .le..mie upon my future Wah the &darn...card 0 hr hand, ono went out upon the platform. A train had ps.t arrived A row Of eAla boetklnt up ropily. Iteryl aignalle.l "• four twuncler, #p.ve the ad•lrele of Portcheeter