The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-20
EYa Wa v;sh Won a pleasant trip.n

10 tell You something before CO." They
begged him to speak. They thought It was
some petty parish matter on his mind.
"Do you mind taking of your aprons for .
aainutea Somehow my news doasn'e sssm to
dt In With theAA."
Mr.. Mordle was . privileged person. As
could ray and do what few others could:
Moreover, his manner showed them he had
something Of importance to communicate:
Without q word they united their pima
fores, folded them up and laid them across
the sherry cask.
Shall we 20 up stairsr' asked Horace.
''Oh dear. no. This win do capitally.
What I want to tell you Is this: Last week
asked Miss Clauson to marry me. She re-
fused. Thought you ought to know"
Horace looked at Herbert; Herbert looked
at Horace They stroked their boards medi-
tatively, but for some time neither spoke.
"Well," said Mr.. Mordle, that's all"
II think, Mordls, I" said Horace sadly, ''you
should have consulted u first"
'Quite 90, said Herbert.
Don't see It at all Miss Clausou isof age.
But it doesn't matter-I tell you now."
The brothers shook their heads gTavely.
II tell you" said Sylvanus, 'because I'm
going away to cure myself. When I como
back I should like to be able to visit you -
before. You needn't be afraid"
Miss Clauson must decide, said Horaca
Exactly so, }" said Herbert
So the matter was left, and Mr.. Mordle
went away on his hard-earned holiday with .
clear conscience, II heavy heart.
The brothers returned to their fascinating
occupation and worked away for some time
In silence. Three dozen Of sherry must have
been bottled before Horace spoke:
1T is time Beatrice was married"
eyes, said his brother; ''but she isn't q
marrying girl She takes after us, think.
There was always comfort In this refec-
ton; especially now, when the fame Of Miss
C!auson's good looks had spread through half
Westshire.
It was indeed time that q suitable suitor
made his appearance. The chances were
that in year or two the girl might fall
into her uncles' old-maidish ways For the
Talberts were now getting into q domestic
groove down which it seemed likely they
would slide until the end of their lives,
They had Of course seen the great world and
the vamties thereof, and now they found
that there was nothing like ho:ae, sweet
home-especially when the disposition of the
home-lover Is such that he takes an immense
interest in every detail which makes up that
sweetness. With the exception of tho percn-
nial visit to town, they had not left Halle
wood House for any length Of time since
they settled down to rule its fortunes. They
went to London this year for the last week in
May and the whole Of June. But Miss Clau-
son did not accompany them. She said OUT
right that she hated London, and loved Oak
bury and It's belongings So at Oakbury she
stayed. A very curious choice ON the part
OF young lady who might, bad she wished
to do SO, have spent the London season ming.
ling In the pursuits and gayeties Of what is
called the upper circle.
However, her decision was q cert.in ,,eliaf
to her uncles. Had shs selected to sccom-
pany them to town, they would hardly have
known what to do with her. A handsoms
niece saying with them at THAR hotel would
be-well, II not nuisance, . responsibility.
Approving a. they did in tho main Of her
trea snt Of Lady Clausou, they could not
council her to 60 to her fathers house. There
were, Of course, many families they know
who would have been glad to have taken
charge Of Q niece Of theirs, but Beatrice,s
staying at another establishment whilst Sir
Maingay was in town would clearly show
the world that there was q family feud.
Nothing in the Talberts' eyes was worse than
q proclaimed family feud. Hence IL was that
even now they spoke Of Beatrice as only being
ON visit to them. This dalicacy on their
part was costly matter, for had thew
brought themselves to consider the girl az
part of the house, they might with perfect
justice and propriety have associated her
with themselves in the June audit, SO giving
Horace another opportunity Of showing his
skill in accounts and estimates.
So when Miss Clauson refused tn On IN
London she extcicated her uncles from a
She stayed at Hazelwood House
and for five weeks ruled Whitaker and tho
other servants as well as she could,
The Talberts had now settled down for tho
remainder of the year. Autumn or winter
would make little difference to them. Thav
were not, as may easily be imagined, entbusi.
oss'c sportsnen. Sometimes they accepted
IN invitation for q day or two's shooting.
but that acceptance depended more on the
quality OF tho host than ON that of the snort
although when they did shoot, they shot
larry weu-as they did most other things
u may he taken for granted that their
Eho"iedge OF the proper treatment of game
was more valuable when the game was living
M tne larder than when it was flying or
running about. They could advise you how
70 paste hare much better than how tn
snoot h'n. 30 it was that after their visit
to London they looked upon themselves ns
pretty well fixed at Hazelwood House unt,l
the next spring.
Beatrice was now just past g.. It really
was high time that suitor came. and Tho
"Iabl'es,' y who could easily have adapted
their f,.:l;line gifts to match making. bevan
to think over the eligible young men in the
county. W."
Then fate produced someone, whom. unti,
now, she had kept in the background. But
whether eligible or not il q matter WI ms,
discover by and by. ''''"'
Beatrice entering the library one morn;np
early In August found her uncles in high con.
clave. She saw at once that somethino had