The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-11

MIN. seeine the thought made him 80 naPPy:
ANYWAY would have loved the ooy nHs
nv own. Now promise you tnele sna1. ~
no moro trouble. But my poor man. ne "'AA
be disappointed" ,, p..
"Will any sum Of money" oesan oe~
trice rather timidly. ,.
s.Oh. no, miss. Although ha"nngs na.
recl,cted business dreadfully foi the las'
two wears. and his brother is grumohng, we
are fa;rl; wcll-to-do people with tldy pl'
saved. Oh, no, my man Is slngle-eyeo' 1A0
only wanted his boy 49,. po,-
s:aow was your child lost'' asked boa'
Mrs. Rawlings looked rather confused.
81 can't help believing, miss, that the poor
H.. Ia fc.,o,y was drowned and never found.
B,,t Rawli:,-s he won't have it so. dc s:-s
Iva was stolen and we shall find him some
day .,,.,
with grave DIGNITY. Then she d-c-.l'cd her
voil and attended by Mrs. Rawlings we2.
hack to the cab and Sylvanus. Sho haa
gained her end, but at q price only l-nowa 70
herself. What it had cost her to reveal tco
sacret Of her life to that strange woman can
scarcelv be over eytiuoated. Such was hcr
Keeling of degradation that she almost wished
that her uncles had been in the room whom
Yesterday she went with the child In her
band to tell them what she had to-day told
MIS- Rawlings. "And after al }" she muir
roured with a bitter smile on her face, ut Is
but staving of the crash which must come
sooner or later" Here she sighed involun-
tar.ly. Mordle's quick ear caught the esound.
:s,,1,othing unpleasant happened, hopeF' he
asked.
uMy business was not Of the pleasantest
nature. but accomplished it successfully
replied Beatrice.
He said no mere. By her desire she was
set down at ono of the principal shops in
Blacktown. an emporium Of articles of femi-
r;ne need into which Mordle could not ven
tire to accompany her. She thanked him
lor his services, and he knew that those
thanks were a dismissal. He strobe back to
Oaksury locking very thoughtful; indeed II
was not until be was well into his own parish
that he remembered the necessity of resum
ing his usual cheerful air. "It must have
been charitable he muttered. "Eut why
tae secrccys Why the Cat and Com
passesT"
Saturday came. All that morning, ths
busiest Of tho week, Horace and Herber
woro fldget7 AID uncomfortable. Log be
foro tho hour f-:cd by Messrs. Bl:c!:ctt 8
Viggens for tho appearance Of their c.:c:.tt'
carriage tho brothers were glanc;cg dow,
tho drive. Miss Clauson, however, appeared
calm and at her case. Her woman's instilc
told her that all danger from tho claimant
was at an end. About 2 o'clock Horac
turned to her. ",,Iy DEAR" he said, ''ha
Mrs. Miller made any preparation for th
child's departurc:'
''Nonc whatever. He will not be sent fo1
It was but an idle threat"
/ Horace and Herbert exchanged glances
They knew it was no idle threat. but the
little knew how the fulfllment had bee
avc-ted.
Three o'clock came-four-dve oclocl
but 10 carriage, no Rawlings, no Bleckett
no Wigsens. Sunday, Monday and Tuesda
passed without any sign or manifestation {
hostility. The ralbcrts were then bound
confess that their niece had Judged Alright.
Beatrice appears to bs remarkably clec
sighted" said Horace.
Remarkably So" answered Herbert.
But had Sylvanus Mordle, who spent Il
evening with them, committed a breach
faith and mcntioned his excursion with Mi
C.auson, the brothers might have suspecte
they had credited their niece with a quaht
10 which she had no title.