Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-01
CHATTER XIII

NANHNN IT. N. JUS
After thr two great Qimrs ~ removing
the isn.imafks q tlo o.r.iituiion o. pan.ier
O. co. maeoi and ne vip.pg ones shrs-
th, ur an imperial. the othar a domosfic sin.
1c, equally rrate uniunciuaiity nt tahl'
u1s fhr nI1sf nfIuYna Hfrnae in tlr Owes a
uonrc aui ilrrisrt. Wiihout hiring cna,tiy
goarmani. tbs nlol thrlr fopl c,.nsei io a
turn Mrf lalhei'r wh0 have turned o.
cxh.tlt fhr am. ukIns Tho Iail.rts tonk q
rr0af deal uf frUHlir about their ....ne. AMI
trp,ciel fn lr frsaniri hy finling every
th.ne. ff0m CO., .ait to ihe salmon. as q
sh0ul D., Nulh smaffer as "a hard h0arff,l
potato uas al luf unkn0sn at their iah|e.
ami uouI have fnmol the iuhlnct fHr a
ouurt of Inquiry ami. n uec'lei. rc,isio1
u kltclcn ufcnais
A. Their rrfnsl dinner tartics u was AN
isrsio..l that aftrr a certain tins u grace y
ono was fo d. waited Or. II was their tlr
that Keeping several guest waiting Or Du
hganri fns a lruarh q roii'enru. Thor
ncrr unkinl rrnflo vhn All that the hrofl
tr. nuuil lri.lk this rule fnr a lurd Ihel
wrneci car friends They would hat'
waItol f0r n1 olc unirr tle rank of a iuk'
or nt least "a marquis
~ chat vh.n Whitaker having siruok tls
r,-ouant -.nr ant -o proclaim-i that lunch
Was rcalf. t.u minutes paslei ~ uiihHu'
lsafrir.s responding to .tI hmpiiahio sum
mun.. if D. nn wonl.f that Horace AMI Ter
irri hean to i0ok crave Ths i0up Wa oa
Co., tahie. Wmftaker wa walting hs ma.
tsrs oummanlt Hs ehoffom lrng as.0ola
t.on f.t the situation a. much a. thrf dsl
i..nkoi ais.,'utr'y Nmfaiheiie Although o.
bal un ftla.n fn .uu.l.r her stone lnaf hr
ssnfun.l fo surelef chat Nj c.auson had
noi h.ani tae eoug
To laanty of ihe Iall.rt, charactsr va'
that r.lfelaa Invariably trIumphei oFcl
Trinr.rir i'unrfun'fy uas h.rr the rfin
dp'r 10 uas ouiracoi. bel, foro.i Or while
o. ailmf Horace f.flaio a REPEATED sum
mon. ani th.Y actually waited another htr
minute i.fofr tha, cent Nhiiakc io n
quIre Or Mis- Ciausnn Whiiakor rDpnrt'l
that Nj C'auson. the unr-e AMI co. hitir
luy hai .ouo olt Immediately afirr hrrak.
fat AMI hai n0i 81 returned
"Ihsu iile uuraart dinner wall d. lIailci.
tUu. All HORACE saIliy. as D. eatei h.m-'.
ami ialirl ouf the srup Horace. eiih h.,
hni heart. felf Or anV one NhO was doomed
o. Uiffrr fnum "a spoiled i.nnfr
After s.i.mn lunch the hrothrrs waIi-l
o. n while in the dIn.ng.foom They en-
r.rtel cfory momrni that haa'r.cr would
arIsar IheY dd MT q onurc mean o.
sc,ii her. hut wcrc prepared to say a fcN
wuuls Df mild rHm0ustranoc. to show hor,
ln TAT. bow M. lal example q unpunoiuli
ry must lrmnfaifs an csiahlishmrut
But as ncaircr dId not apT.ar The we'll
mlanf little lecture thcy Wcrc taclty Pre-
Tarng tunisd into oIsn oHpro~ions ~ won.
der e.. to vhy hcr morning ramhie shouli D.
-l rrotnctcd Ierhars .he hai gone sufne.
uhre to lunch Rrhaps aomeihing hal
harf.nel jus a. thes had roacho.i this lasi
siaec of fupr.sltlon. Whitaker bruu ghi In q
telegram IL was from Bcatrice AMI mt
from oxford Cineus We arc in London-ii
ran--lo noi D. uneasy will write tonight.
They vrrr greatly surprised, aud maryc's.i
"a what erfani cuull NJ have gonc to Lon
doni 80 doubt 10 was an right she hal
mosf likely gono o. h.r fathers icfhap'
Sir Malngay was i'l iia'rioc might have
intercepted telegram AMI impulsiyelY
started ~ NJ onoc bat why take iho chill
ami The nursci Whyi Then they wcrc
unahle a. make had or tail q the matter. -
cuull only wait Or the mornings post
Beatrice might have becn morc explicit,
ah H1mo', lpoklng AZ the telegram onoe
m0ne.
Yes aid Herlsrt 'she hal nine words
o. Tarc
"Tclrrraml aro one % the pssts u moiorn
hfe. c.ni.nuci li0raoe People dash IN
thcse ul wonlei. unplnciuaiei phrases in
stead of n profer letfer No one can write q
decsnt letter now.
H0raoc. who had the gifi o. writing pc'u.
liafly wcli-consiructei and elegant, n rather
too lengthy. epistl,,. fclt kecnly GA the ten
dency ~ thc agc o. conduct d. cor.eponi'
ence BY means Il short, swapping sentences,
after tn manner of Mr. Mordles style os
talking
n hor. she will b. hack -,on. ad Her.
bort- Prank come a. us the day after o..
morrow"
lie b. IN goci hcalth now. isnt hef
''Splendh. believe
Then think We can give him the IS thi,
time thu ~ l. growing Low"
This was not meannc.s II was hut the
caution a wi-' man excrcisss over his cellar.
Besides. who could complain n the delicate
graduationi is5s Is a fine wine; many preier
it o. 1871.
Beatricos PROMISED letter came in the
morning Horace rcad ~ first Ills face was
apsrfcct blank he rcad IL again t.forc h.
hands,l ID o. the anxious llefbcrt, who. al
though b. saw from his hrother's facc that
something strange had happeaci, was for
once unable to make the slightest guess at
the truth Here Is Beairics letter;
My Very Dear Uncloss should be- migrate
ful for the kinlnss. you have shown me II I
left you In any anxiety a moment longer than
could help. sent you a telegram yester
1ay afternoon 10 show you that no evil hai
lsfallcn me
Il scarcely know what % say 10 you. I
can AZ present. offer no excuse Tor what | am
shout todo lean givenoexplanatiol. When
came % Haxlewo-l Hou-e ! hoped 20 le
able % make n my home Tor ~ long a. YOU
would keep mn Now. find. ! am forocl to
leave you and make home of my own. More
over. l am forced for a while at least 10 keep
silence a. b. where that hone may L.. A.
this moment have not even determined II
will. however. D. cut u England. cannot
even tell you why this must b. ~. VIII you
ever forgive mei
''Piease do not fear ON my account. ! am
growing old and can well take care 0f my
self: tcsides. Mrs Mill.r win b. with me.
also Harry, 20 that shall not b. dull
III canno, promise 30 tell you where
am. viii at hast lei you hear from me nov
ami then. Pleas. Oh, pleas, do not try and
trace me, bat do cnieayor b think kindly of
your loving but unhappy niece, BEATRICE
What dos- IL mean. Hcrherif aid Hor-
are IN scpulchral toneS
What can Il meanr echoed Herbert.
They sat staring at one another and feel
ing that such an unlocked for catastrophe
bad never before happened since the world