Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-02
CHATTER VI
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CHATTER VI
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Ms Clau-cn carried hcr point. IIer s1c-
c~s was due a. q curious comlanaii0n q
events, a. vel a. 10 hcr osn persistence and
eloquent Iioadlng. Shc managol o. gct Tn
cle Hertz. alnc-a dificult matter. as the
"Tabbis>T were almost alwaystogciber- and,
after sun.lry arEuIncnt. AMI entresfis-, n un-
allie 30 win his clu.ent 81 her pruposei ar
rangcmeni, eKAcis.i prumi-e from him that
he wouh nj obl-ct n Horace approved q
her keeping the 10y. To h. surc b. hal not
the faints-i hifa that Horace v0uh oln-nt
Mr. Morlle, the adsi-'r u the family. AMI
Herbert Talt-rt thus brought GA her s,ie o.
ren,lsrJ.l NEUTRAL. fiorace remained tho arllier
q the boys fate. ani Miss Claue1n dlr.tci
all her cnergie- toward making him Yield
Like clever girl she took oaro that the
young inirualer should b. M nuisenoc % any
one. not even o. the servants. Whcn her
uncles saw him they saw him at his l-~t At
the nnt signs q hal lshavior isatroe Whip
pssl him away A. h. had not yet nun amnck
throagh tliclr hric-a-tfac. MT dsn,olish.i
ruby baked plate. or detrunoaisd a Chel,ca
figure. thsy hal M fault o. ilni with his gen
eral l-hayior. lndo.,i. they hkel 10 - Tho
hitls fellow about the place, AMI M oonfding
way IN which spmrtimes h. olimlssl upon
Horaoc's knee vas quito touching He was
not a lit afraid ~ th.-s tall. grave mcn.
/ Children ~ further IN -ome WAYS than gruwn-
up people, ami no doubt the little 10y felt In
stinctisely that many etoallent feminine
traits wcr~ hliden under the hroad b..-lnls q
the s,alwart "TahbicS'
Thy iaclily left his fate IN aisyanoc for
more than a weck thcn Bsatrioe, Who pr
hAp- trcmblsi let soms childish at II mis-
ohlcf might defeat her ends. and who thought
that the by had veil done his part Ina tho A.
fair by making him-slf ~ EASILY tolerated. at
tackei hsr uncls- oncs more. True % his
prumi.e. Herbert aid his brother must dc.hle
The matter.
DO you want tho child to s'ayr asksd
Horaoe, turning % the spsaker
Il toli ieatrioe you should deriie.'
This answer a-ur~i Horscs that Hcrt.rt
know everything that "a, g. D. known
My dear bsairioe, hs aid, Tho thing Il
/ quite impracticahie
Her mouih quiyerci. II was clear sho lad
q, her hsart on kesfang her uswrsi
why !. 10 impractioahlei What dliferonoo
/ can a chill mako In houso llke thisi Ne vin
/ b. my -lle care.
Uncle Horace looked unoasy. MY daar,
you forge, Il may give rie 10 sandal
'S,aniAl what -can'ialT
Horsoc grcw r,.L one can't talk plainlyto
/ young. innocsni girls without fcsllng h0w bal
mankind In general j..
"Iium-ha.1 b. sald "You must rumem-
t.r, Boafrioc, We arr two single men; Mt a.
Derby men. A. -pon a. 10 II kn0sn that we
have Kept the chill -cnt hero ~ strangely, ws
give . handle b. suspiCion anil 0caniAL 10
you Agrc. With mo, llerhcrtr
n am afraii " wll h. ~ Bcairicr,- said
Hcrtsrt, rgrctfuly.
Miss Causan dree hers.lf up proa.ily. Il
was an acti0n the Talisrts alsays hksi D.
80 In the glri. AMI which hal great ofcct
on them.
"suroly.' ,hs saii. you q all people arv
above suspici0n ami sCan.lal"
They we're ploa.sl ID think this was the
truth. Tiey felt that H,atuco vas night
What. after al. lad s1an,lal D. DO With themi
The domestic virtues AMI clockwufk rrgu.A-
tion u Hazls~psi llou.s might dcfy The
breath u ths mat ocn-nrious worl A this
great truth camsa hono 10 him Horaoe scfnod
~ purr Sith pleasurc.
Bot b. hal NJ intention q yi-iiing ~
va for oue thing much annoyed with H..
b.rt Hrtrrt svhisntly wanted tho by D.
stay. n ~ hs shoud say - outright, not DE-
Bcatrioe hght his tAitls-. - the mos, Bsa
trioe ooui 90 him 10 prumi-s wns that tluf
boy might romAln for few DAYS longcr
In tho.s few DAYS slmcthing haT.uoi
Frsi " ell piece q go.sip vent ruund a.
nslghborhos-i and eventually reache'i Tia
cars u tho Who we're goe4pei about-tlle
TAlbcris Thsy beani that they we're har
b.ring lori hadwynns elte.t sou, sh,s.
mystsnovs drApJ-aranoe hai besn repuriet
IN the IaTsIs lard liadWyun ~as an utter
rrfrslri 80 ''.s tI
tutrr,d wif. hal anugxief the child cut u
biz ~r Lady fiSiwyun was an acyaAint
an. u ths Tallsrts. - that even horans
was for a n,oment sfaggcrci whcn b. heard
ths theory propouBisi by his neighbors
Thsn -me klnl crsaiure wrote % tho tsrcft
husband. Ani his lorizhip rlshcl down 70
Oakbary hsrce sss oonsunsing nan-,-a hans
which rs--llycd it-f into smoke when h.
vas shown tho boy, ami found him moth
ing Ike his missing IN. Aftsr this, go.sip
sbouA have diei natural deaih, but 10 did
nj. Pe-npls wh0 are dstcrnlnsi b swallow
a nson.trous tale vii hex Il into tho SHAPE
they can deal With lost In splte a the Tai
D. how tho child was thrown upon their
haDds. evcDbudy would have 10 that II nf
Lord Hadwynns IN b. w.s sumeone el-s's-
uleaning -me oDe, q nobiculans protably'
who-s wife hAi. for private roa-ons OF her
own, intrusici him to the Taii-rts.
Even the p.putation of bring a harbor OF
refuge for duchoss OF couniess In her do
tr,~s h fAttering thing, and the Talbsrt-,
especially Hoace felt ploasei while Angh'
ing al tl.e absurd doa Perhaps u was Tor
ths resn that Horace at lat yielie'l 81 hs
nieoc's Solicitations and astonishsi her ono
day by saying:
@Beairioe, Il you really moan b kesp that
child ia a While, We vii engAge nur's
for IL
She All nothing. but gave Uncle Horaoe
most grateful kis. She must have grown
wondrOusly fond u tho baby, a. her eyes
werc full q glad tears.
That afternoon she drove Into Blacktown
and r.,rd the child cut frum hoad to foot In
new ami dainty raiInent nothing was too good
for him. Horace AMI Herbcrt, who knew the
price u hoe, lawns and oambn- % psnny
a yard. wondered bow far her whim was 10
ing 10 carry bcr. Perhaps they felt rather
segrieved that their ali had not lesn aSkeL
They daaTly iovei little shopping, and could
have choscn q troussau Or layetie with any
woman under the sun.
But the affair u the nur-maid was rccu-
Harry thcir own. II the Taihsrts hal one
gift of housowifery above another, Il VA
their skill IN engaging suitable ser'ania
Il, II SAn
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