The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-18

ana the fortnight spent at Bournemouth was
their honeymoon. The rays Of the honey.
moon go sometimes far towards disnars;n.
tne glamour with which q bride surround
ner bridegroom. Some curious thinos h.r.
pened to Beatrice "p
In the first place, her husband even now
objected to Sir Maingay's being told Of hi.
daughters happiness, and Beatrice not wish.
ing to cross him in these early days con.
sented as before for limited period To ha
guided by his superior knowledge Of tha
world ~ 'l's
In the second place the postman one morn.
ing brought large letter for Hervey. Beatrice
wa1cneo MIN rather curiously as he opened It.
ana she saw it contained a document. the
andorsement Of which informed all who could
reeo tnat 1t wasa copy Of the last will and
testament OF William Talbert, ESQ. Heryev
expianed that he merely took an interest in
20 Know something about them had written
Tor the copy. This explanation sufflced and
Beatrice laughingly suggested that she sbos,ld
Ct beside him and read the will with him.
This was agreed to.
dervey, with q smile Of satisfaction read
how one-third Of the residuary estate was be-
queathed to Beatrice, or rather to Horace
end Herbert In trust for Beatrice. This was
followed later on by another clause which in
the event OF Beatrice's making, before she
was Of the age Of twenty-one, an unsuitable
match, or even what appeared to her trustees
an unsuitable match, Horace and Herbert
were given what amounted to an unlimited
power OF dealing with her share, q power
which fell little short Of appropriation. Old
Talbert had determined that until his prand-
daughter arrived at years Of discretion her
uncles should be able to defy fortune hunters.
This clause, which was so clearly worded
that even she could understand it, made
Beatrice glance at her husband. His face
was pale, his hands were shaking, and all Of
. sudden a string Of fierce oaths dropped
from his lips. A sharp pain ran through the
girls heart. Without word she rose and
left him.
He soon followed her, apologised and be.
lieved he had pacified her, but his conduct
had planted in her heart the doubt-the most
painful doubt which young wife can feel
money, not for herself.
portant business, he said. Beatrice naturally
resented the desertion, but not having been
long enough married to know what fraud
that plea Of business often is made no com.
plant. Nevertheless, something told her
that her husbands business was in some way
connected with the will. So tho doubt be.
came all but certainty.
Curiously enough, or naturally enough,
Beatrice had no lonker the wish to apprise
her father Of what had happened. Dilnly
she began to see the meaning Of the step she
had taken.
1t was settled she should return to Mrs,
Erskine's. and as slight misunderstanding
is not sufficient to terminate the relationship
between husband and wife of a fortnight'a
standing, it was also arranged that Hervey
should take lodgings in the neighborhood,
to which lodgings his wife could come as q
pupil to drawing master. The fellow had
by now resumed his mask, and seemed to bt
trying to efface the recollection Of the will
scene.
But the mask had been dropped once, ant
Beatrice, except in her conduct, was no fool
her heart, and feeling years older than whel
manifested no interest in the visit 20 Bourne
mouth. She merely hoped that Beatrice has
spent q pleasant time.
The girl felt very miserable; kind o
dread, which she vainly strove to thrus
away, hung over her. She needed sympathy
needed a confdant. Such q secret as her
was too great for one breast. So she told he
maid Sarah what had happened. The woman
slave.likc worship and dog like fidelity assures
her silence.
Mrs. Miller, who, in spite of her religion
peculiarities, knew the world, and knew alst
what such marriage as this meant, sup
pressed the grief she felt. But to endeavo
to ease her mind, she made such inquiries a
she could respecting Mr.. Maurice Hervey. Sh
even watched him, waited for him, tracke'
him in his goings out and comings in Sh
told Beatrice nothing Of this self-institute,
inquiry. TO do the woman justice, had sh
found Hervey up to the standard of her re
quirements for Beatrice, she would have Of
fered up thanks to heaven more ferventl,
than shs had ever done in her life.
One day when Beatrice was paying visi
to her husband, he turned to her suddenly
81 must have money" he said, ''there's NJ
good beating about the BUSH"
"Have you no money! asked Beatrice.
II have twenty pounds tho remnant of ,
large sum borrowed"
Beatrice had expected an appeal of thi
sort. Although Hervey had again and agail
told her that by the drudgery OF teaching b.
could make a good income, SO that, in marry
ing, money was secondary consideration
this had been part of the dread hanging ove
her. An appeal of this sort would give he
fears a stronger foundation. She said moth
ing, but taking out her purse, shook its con
tents on the table. The man laughed scorn
fully.
s.it is no driblet like that want. l mus
have thousand pounds by this day fort