The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-09

| fuFed, Thou ht yOu ought 10 lMowN
Horace looked at Herbert, Herbert looked
al Horace They stroI,ed their beard medl,
tatlycly, but for soma time ne.thor spoke,
"Woll, - sad Mr, Mordle, "thHtsall,n
~ think, Morllo, said Horace sndly ''you
should have consulted US irGt,n
quite 30, said Herbert,
"Dont SEQ IL at all, Miss Causon sof age.
But 1t doesn't matter-l toll you now,N
| Tho bro,hers shook their heads grayely
~ tell you,n said Sylyanus "bocause I'm
going away 20 cure myself When l come
b,ck should like to be able 10 visit you as
before You needn't bc afraid"
"Allss Claueon must decide, said Horace,
"Exaotly 81, said Herbert
So the matter was left and Mr., Mordle
went away on his hard-earned holiday with q
clear conscience, II heavy heart
Tho brothers returned TO thelr fascinating
occupation aud worked away for some time
In silence, Three dozen Of sherry must have
been bottled'beforo Horace spoloi
"lt Is timo Beatrice was marrcd,n
"Hes,N sud his brother; "but Fhe Isn't a
marrying girl, sho takes after us, think,
There was always comfort In this reiloc-
t!oni especially now, when the inmo Of Miss
Clauson's good looks had spread through half
| Wos,shire
ltwps indeed time that n suitable mltor
made his appearance The ohlacas were
that In a year or two tho gin might fall
into her unolos old-madish ways For tho
Ialborts were now getting into a domestic
groove down which IL seemed likely they
would slide until tho end Of their lives
They had Of course seen tho great world and
tho yanit'os thereof, and now they found
that there was nothing like home, sweet
home-especlally when tho disposition Of the
| home-loycr ~ such that lao takes an immense
interest In every detail which makes up that
sweetness, With the exception Of the peren.
nial visit 20 town, thoy had not left Halle
wood House for any length OF time since
they settled down 10 rulo its fortunes, They
went TO London this year for the last week In
May and tho whole OF june But Miss Clau.
Ion did not accompany them. She said out
right that shc hated London, aud loved Oak,
bury and its belongings SO at oakbury she
stayed. A very curious choice on the part
OF a young lady who might, had she wished
10 do 10, have spent the London season ming
ling In tho pursuits and gayetiea Of what Ia
called tho upper circle.
However, her decision was certain relief
10 her unoles. Had sho selected 10 accom-
pany them 10 town, they would hardly have
known what 10 do with her. A handsome
niece staying with them at their hotel would
Bowel, II not a nuisance, a responsibility.
Approving M they did In the main OF her
treatment OF Lady Clauson, they could not
counsel lcr 10 go 10 her fathers house. There
were, Of course, many families they know
who would have been glad 10 have taken
charge OF niece OF theirs, but Bcatricos
staying at another establishment whilst Sir
Maingay was In town would clearly show
tho world that thore was family feud.
Nothing In the Talbcrts eyes was worse than
\ proclaimed family feud. Hence II was that
oven now thcyspoko OF Beatrice az only being
on visit 10 them. This dellcacy ON their
part was a costly matter for had they
brought themselves 10 consider tho girl az
part Of tho house, they might with perfect
Justice aud proprIcty have associated her
with themselves In tho juno audit, 30 giving
Horace another opportunity Of showing his
lkill In accounts and estimates.
SO when Miss ClnrGon refused 30 go 30
London she oStricntcd her unclcs from q
dilemma. She stayed at llazolwood House.
md for flyo weeks ruled Whitaker and tho
other servants az well ~ sho could.
Tho Talborts had now settled down for the
remainder Of tho year, Autumn or winter
would mako little difference 90 them. They
woro not, ~ may oisily bo IMAGINED, cnthusl-
astio sportamen, Sometimes they accepted
m invitation Tor n day or two's shooting;
but that acceptance depended moro on the
quality Of tho host than ON that OF tho sport.
Although when they did shoot, thAy shot
fairly wcll-as they did most other things
10 may bo takon for granted that theh
knowledge Of tho proper treatment OF game
was moro valuable when the gamo was lying
In the lnrlcr than when II was flying or
running about They could advise you how
10 basto hare much better than how 30
shoot him. SO II was that after their visit
10 London they looked upon themselves az
pretty well fixed at Hazelwood House until
the next spring,
Beatrice was now Just past GO. II really
was high timo that sultor came aud the
''fabbics,n who could easily have adapted
their fcmihlno gifts TO match making, began
TO think over tho eligible young men In tho
county.
Then fato produced someone, whom, until
now, sho had kept In tho background. But
Shcthor eligible or not IL a matter wo must
discover by and by,
Beatrice entering the library ono morning
early In August found her unclcs In high con-
elavc, She snw nt once that something had
happened, and for the moment feared 10 hcar
that tho Icd currant jcllyrcccutly mado from
their own receipt, and almost under thcir own
supervision, had turned mouldy, IL was not
that Miss Clauson was particularly fond of
red currOnt jelly, her fears were simply on
account Of tho distress such catastrophe
would cause her unclos landlynuturca How
1vcr, the mattor was not No serious Ns she
Imagined.
uuclu Horace handed her an open letter.
'Read that, my dear, and tell IA how We
,hull answer itn ShO read the iollowugi
"Dcar Mr., Talbcrti You aud your brother
h0yo several tincs asked mo 20 pay YOU u
visit. May como for week or two this
yacotloui | am rathor knocked up b. hard
work, aud my doctor tells mo had better
pend sono time In Rquiot placoin thocountry.
So remembered your kind invitation, aud if
quito convenient ~ you would como straight
from Oxford 20 your house. OF course al
though rather ovorworkod, am not an IN.
valid, or should NOT think Of trcspassIng ON
you. Yours sincerely, Frank CorruthcrS.n
"Who IA Frank Cariuthorf asked Beatrice.
''Somo relation 10 us, Ia no notI'
Ellis mother was my fathers half-sistor.n
"Whot relation does that mako him 10 moIn
Herbert stroRcd his beard and gropplod
with tho problem. "llo must b. your half
Irst cousin once removed" ho said at last.
EXACTLY so,' said Horace,