The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-03
deceitful, hard-harted,

Luete tlAC WILL, o0CO1cAui, ue1i u-ufi eN 4,
brazen, idiotic-"
s.Belle, stop right where you are -
broke in her mother, the very picture Of
CONSERVATION.
ssdeude Flanders" finished Belle.
This time the Judge was almost as
much disconnected as his wife.
Belle had always been plain-spoken
young lady, but for such a string Of op-
probious detectives from his daughters
lips he was entirely nnprepared.
'sThis is the second siege of Miss
Flanders for my brother Will. I'm in
cIined TO think she'll fetch him this
time" continued the vixen, entirely re-
gArdlAss of the black looks cast upon her.
ssThere is more real genuine womanhood
in one drop of Elsie Corham's blood
than there is in an ocean full of such
stuff as rms through the veins of that
creature"
'.Bave you lost your senses, Belle
H&rcourt2 Are you really insane p
said Ms: Harcourt, in unfeigned des-
tress. ssThst name, you know, is never
to be mentioned in my presence. or by
one of my family. Your dreadful words
about Miss Flanders are bad enough
and unlady-like enough, but your tenn
Gritty in speaking Of that abandoned girl
is unbearable."
The Judge was mute with surprise.
Never in her life had Belle so asserted
herself, and there wasn't the least sign
Of hinching IS she ansered:
seNo, my dear mother, I am not in
s<ae; but I am very much Disguised
with certain shsms which am COM
PEELED to meet every day Of my life. [
have winked at them about long enough;
now [ intend to defy them by speak
ing my honest thought on every coca
eion.''
''Such course viii make you very
popular young lady, Belle !" broke in
her sister, disdainfully.
To this harmless remark Belle vouch-
safed no answer.
The Judge asked in kindly manner,
with just the least shade Of protest in
bis voice:
'sYou haven't heard anything recently
from-from-?"
"No, father" said Belle, quickly,
s'not vord;'' and the young lady rose
from the table. ''For once mother has
used the right word in connection with
my friend-'abandoned' is good. II
ever a human being was heartlessly,
ehamelessly abandoned by those who
should have been her friends, that one
has-it's no consequence about the
name, since the mention of it is prohib-
tied"
With this last parting shot, Miss
Belle walked from the room.
''This beats oil 20 exclaimed the
Judge.
"What will be done with her." IN
CURED Grace, with great soicitude.
EDO you know, mother, that the other
day, when we all went out on that horse
back party, Belle actually insulted Miss
Flanders William noticed how strange
" she acted, and was very much annoy
ed about it. Every once in while she
would say something about here Grace
hesitated-'a about the person she spoke
of just now, and actually threw gloom
over everything"
Betty waited upon the table carefully
and heard all that was said.
At lest the family left the dining
room, and she had it all her own way.
It was plain to be seen that the cold
adversary" was sneaking around some
where, for Betty's Coronation" Glen
noK," and Amsterdam were pro-
duced with an unusual amount of vim.
''There - said she, to herself, after a
while, 81 guess I can look into the thing
little now. That Belle Harcourt is a
wonderful gal, and she has got her sus-
picion reused by something she's seen
or heard. I'd give cooky to know
what it is. If that stuck-up Flanders
thing should be found at the bottom of
that Elsie Gorham scrape-
'Ye tribes Of Adam join
With heaven and earth and seas
sang Betty. ':It is astonishing how
quick mean thoughts sneak in just as
soon as you open the door crack
faint best, I suppose. to Judge any
body till you have pretty good evidence
that you amt going TO nais-judge 'em.
And offer notes devine--
To your Creators Praise
continued the woman, determined to
conquer her uncharitable feelings.
One hour after a very pale face pre-
sented itself at Betty's htchen-door and
asked for a cup of tea.