Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-09
CHATTER VII


s,p.i . psliiing ~ putting ALT instead a
eizar "a IT. IL u thcu ~ no d~tractiun from
,hs Talt.rts' general administrative ability
that IL nun. girl turnsi cot laily. Thsy
Lai l.en - Eucrrsfui with cruks, Tariur
mails. hnuso maids AMI kitohsn maids that
thar failure In this 90 Instance must not -
o0usiicrs.i
Tho girls mi-iosis ned not D. dctAiic'l,
sifinc 10 a. aay the cuiminAtiou q thstn was
th.s. Haraoo and Hortsft driving up the lane
Coz evening NV a young man ami woman
embracing viguruusly. AMI gsneraily having q
h,rp, time Il a. Thy coall I'D rsco,rnirs
~ .arl lut fslt sure sbe was one q their
hnu-.lotl. =, the discrv,t Whitaker vas o.
.lrr,,l g. Walt Al The saie door AMI seni The
frsf arrival b. hs u.Astsrs
~ cour.s. shc rrJ-llci thr aocu,ation. she
hai inie.ei sicTT.t cut Cor a minute, % pct
a iettsr D. her AID mother hui a. for sIsAs-
ing a.. much 49, kising a msn-wsii, she
nsvsr diii AlAs. for feminine ycracityl Op
III tack ~ her print drcs Wa The imprcs.
non q four hnesrs snd thumb, Irintei
thcre In goui Nlack u,oli, Or y va an unsicr
rarisrT % had .accumi.' b. bsr ch.frn>
Il ~as Herl.rt wlso. whils Horans erpastn-
lAis.i. va -saiel ~ ,he table AMI - saw h>r
hack. vho drvv attcniion 90 this dAmning
sytionoc This gave ~ h. imT.rtinrnce and
a mathis warning. given In Tho mo-, dig
uih..i .ni calm ~ay hy her MASTER
They dsciled % engage an oiisr and sfaidier
toiy. AMI bring J-rhAg- raihcr crsstfallen al
iowsi Nj, Clauson % have avoice IN The
matter. One muruing a Quict-looking, paie-
fao.,l woman waited upon thstn. nls hoard
tlsfa auuro was wants.l AMI ofsr,si hsr -ry-
iocs Character she hal none o. give hav'
ins t.-sn cut q scryioe for same year.. Oui
plenty q T-opie ~ouid s-ak for ber rs-Tsri-
ability Ihs rall-rts were murh taken with
hsr general dcmoanor; bat hummod and
hawri y hsn they found shed MT come rvsi-
h., frum a plaoe Horacs eHAminei her At
ieniiy,ly through his eye glAas
Haven't s..sn you l-,forer h. ask~L
"Ye-, Or. lived many yoar ago with
NJ Merton, q Cavcniish syuarN Nou wcrv
often Al The h u-."
s,lle All her name was Miller, AMI that he
was widow. she SPIKE vel, AMI In that ~
J.ciful bui NJ -rvlle. way vhich the Tai
hrrts Lkei II they ooah bring then,-el's-
81 gct over the ai-cnce 81 er,>ien'lai-, and
deny ,heuI.slso. tho ploasurc q calling on
AMI crossctamiuing former mlsir,ss, they
thoughi this wuulAn might do.
Rs.airioe had no douht ahou, n; AMI upon
such inguiriss a. couh L. made bring an
swer,i satisfactorily, Mr. Mlicr wAs In
ralls.l In the placc u the fraii failure vho-e
ss,afa.is With the gar,ien.r hal bwervd The
whole moral tone u tho establishment A
giliy g.h IN tachslors establishment
means destruction.
Bot Mr. Miller was q very different mat
Ger. No Ciau-on found her Perfection
ninitie hsnsissi, kini and exT~risncs.i-mors-
over. quite qualihel to fulfl the duties q
lA,ly's maid when ocoadon rrquirci Whit
tAker approved u her. She was a coadluior
after his own rc~IsciAhlc heart The frsi co..
o. D. cousiderc.i. the boy, took % her a. rial
lly a. b. hal taken 30 Beatrice. HUaoc AMI
Herbert, In spite q the sharp icokout they
kepi for n While, could fnd No fAw IN her
conduct. and when Al tbe end u two months
they azertaincd that shs had usei les sap
four cakes los than her prciccs-or had dur
Ing her short stay, they b>gan 70 think they
bal aoquird a trcasure.
"For The child looks A. clean a. ever, " sad
Hertert % IIorace Il always felt sarc that
girl lsft The sap In the ho, water AMI forgot
All about it,
Tho lat winter months and the spring
months Iassd very quietly At HAEicwood
uou-s Tho Talhsrts and their niece dinei
iccaSlonally with the b.~t families In the
lsighborhood, ami In return the Talbsrts
,skol the lest families 20 dine with them The
even dAys' wonder abcot the boy bad almost
led away. Everyone, of oOurss, felt sure he
sas someboiy, but no one knew What body.
IN there WAS any sandal the scrcne brothers
,eard II not Itistrue that old Lady Bowkcr,
avery important p-arSonAge, paid thom vist
a purTo-s o. find out all about everything.
Ne hal known tho Talberts a. boys, ~ felt
ntitlci b. ask them point blank for an explain
.iion. People who have known you A.
,oy are, A. a rule, great nuisancos.
isho toh them she wanted to spcak 10 tbem
m private lusine.s, ~ Beafrico left the nom.
Then shs turnei from one % tho other q the
yrave, long faod men;
Snow, Horaoc; now, Herbert, What is the
meaning of this affairi Who Is TIM boy you
are making such fass aboutf
Il don't think We ever make FUSES, sad
Herbert In a deprecating way.
Certainly not, = Md Horace, with decision
swell, mysteriss then; we all want 10 know
who this child rcaily is-ths child who came
In the dead q night wrapped up In an anti
macasar o. something-cams BY i1ckords
van, l am told"
II wish you could tell u, Lady Bowka.
We know no more than you do
That's all non-ense, Horace. i hear you
have engaged a nurse, and that the child Is 10
stay with you think you are most moon
siderate"
1--WE are never inoonziderate,- . -aid Horace.
Certainly not aid his brother.
"Yes, you are. You are inoonssisrats In
90, letting at least one safe, Discreet person
into the -ecret. Some one like myself who
could vOuch for you"
I'VE don't want 20 ts vouchei for"
"Yes, you do-Idon 20 that you are any
better than other people"
Lady BOwksr was growing crO~- al their
mid obstinacy.
sYou are most inconsidsrste towards hi~
Clauson. Herr. q week after she oomes 10
ive with you. this infant makes IL appear-
ance OF oour~s people say you were only
waiting until there was lady at Hardwood
Houss 10 look after him"
They ay that, do theyr ssked Horace,
Relatively.
what else can they sayi don't Ay 90;
but then have known you 20 long. ~y
that you have some excellent reason for keep
ing this child; but you ought 10 tell one per-
pon at least who he really Ia"
''But We don't know
"ye. you do. Now tell me- like good
men."
They repeated thar simple Statement, sdd-
ing that the child was kept BY Beatrsces en-