The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-04

the last. His nearest verbal an,,noNuh r.oula
love-:nakiug wcs this: ''''ca +
He told Bcatric, he had received J..
from Horace begging him to spens : . 'e<
days Mt Oakbury before the Lent a terr' /, Ia
''It is GREAT con- plilnent,' he said - 'sse
"Tes," answered Beatrice, ..yarv
Ara you go:ng:" s'S
THAT is for you to decide, not for,
sh" dropped her ewes a:ul VA, ~ :,
Frank waited. S's's
"Do you forbid it," hs asked in +,,.
thor:tat.ve voice which women love ss ~ a.
with man. Still sha vas si!ant u1a aa
peated the question. "h
II have no right to forbid IT," sha s,d
"You have every right. Wa do
allude to the past, but We do not for.,Is as
Lcok UP ard answer n,s. Shall T ss'E
Hc:lewoods"
Strange to say, he spokN in a cornm.,a:.
way, such as ho had never before ,sn,su
when addressing her. Perhaps sho l;lod T. y
none the less for it. With an es,rt =
raised her eyes to his. '|
'.It is most unwise." )" she whispered
s'Unwise you mean for me, Of CORY. ~,
said, quickly. ''rhat part is for me to ds,a
not for you"
sho held out her hand impu!sive,v. .r
can bo friends, Frank. she said. w
"Always," answered Carruthers .,.,
now we may as we'll settle to go down ~ :.
gether."
To this she made no objection, and Fa,v
lovc-making ended for the time. Hi, drss.a
that night may have been pleasant ocos J..
cl~o rov, 6o,,~,
gazing into tho fire with panied, hon.
look on her face. The little line which r.:
had once noticed between her brows sssr.
to have grown deeper and more distinct,
II Carruthsrs had hoped Cor great d.,
from that journey to Blac.stown be w.
doomed to be disappointed. Events occ.,s,
at Haz.ewocd House which tonk R,,.-.
back in hot haste aid alone.
One morning Horace and Herbert wer,
earnest discussion respecting hip.ba:h 1.
paint of which showed signs of wca-. H.
Question was whether it should BE- sent t,fa
auctioneers and sold for the best pr;.
should be rejapanaed. Herbert, who v.
given to tsmporis.ng, favored the rc.,,.::a..ii,
Horace, who was more thorough in hi, iis,
thought it should go at once to the sac.ar
The matter was SO important and intcreas.y
that neither of the brothers heard ths sr,j
of carriage wheels outside tho house.
The wheels were thoso belonging to a q,
q genuine, unmistakable gig. Wh::..:.sS.
who saw it come up the drive and steo sst n
front, not the side door, was much dispussj
He did not know tho traditional respectablse
enjoyed by the driver Of gig. Hc arewt:
line at dogcarts. Sylvanus' tric-,,s vs|
only borne with because it carried a. rlarg;
man.
The gig in question was driven By a mi
who dismounted aad helped to tho grourl
woman with good-te1npered looking shr,
face, and who was dressed III le.ceshnss,
bright colors. Ono Of them rang the ii
timidly, ard after q beitting interval {.
dignificd Whitaker condesceniod to o..
the door. The man asked if the Mes:s
Talbert were in. This collective style jj.-~
upon Whitaker, who had been in tho fa..
long: enough to remember the time wsp
''Messrs. Talhert and Co." was a well-&uos,
form Of address, He replied that Nh. Il.
bert and Mr.. Herbert were in, but at presn
engaged.
1--WE will wait until they can SEQ us. " sa
the man. So Whitaker let them con-, int
the house. They wiped their feet On eu.z
ing SO carefully aud thoroughly that a.
doubts as to their being persons Of cnyn
portaace wero at once set at rest. Whitnls
felt he was quite right in offering them
chairs in the hall. They were too resper
abls to be left standing, but the gig and't
feet--u5b;ng combined showed they waTsnf
to be ushcred iato the drawing-room.
''Wkat name shall sayT' he asked.
I'VE are strangers, said the man. "YH
can cay we have called on pri-a.e and cont
Dental business"
''You had better give ms yonr 1arle.' aiI
Whitaker.
''Mr. and Mrs. Rawlings, answered IL
woman.
So Whitaker went up stairs. found b
masters, and told them that Mr.. and A'
Rawlings wanted to sec them ON private sai
confidential business.
Rawlings, said Herbert, with shudds
''Ne know no one with such al awful naHs
Who are they, Whittakerg"
II have no idea, SIR" said Whitaker. !
his masters adjudged tho name horrible, :
felt half offended at it being supposed b
knew any enc named Rawlings.
"Whare are they, asked Horace.
I'm the hall, SIR" Whitaker felt thaassiE
he had not been tempted to give ta y, stt''
room hoaors.
'Wh:stt:aser," said Horace, gravely, w
shall be extremely annoyed il you have 4
persons come inside our houss who arc l"'
hawkers, o., worse still, those who try to Oa!
up secondhand clothes, as these people 81
they come on private and confidential bS
ness
However, they put their eye-glasses t;
and went down to the hall aud contro1ss
their visitors. They found a woman whs
pailisticic attire set their teeth on edge, an
pals-feccd man with rather pro:uirentl lsss
blue eyes and a weak looking, agitatsd Es =,
OF face. The brothers wondered nisaI!
what these people could want with them
You wish to speak to us" said Ho'as
suavely. Although they kept persons at
distance, es long as possible at ar'a's leas,, :
the Ialberts were always polite and KIM
spoken.
If you please. sir. y said tha r,an. Ho'ss