The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-01
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result wa that he forgot all his self-training
and bore himself simply as nature prompted
him. He was earnest, tender, respectful
More than ever no felt tho charm which the
girl exercised over hiW, yet he dared moi
speak again If love. In his inner heart hi
knew that for well or i'll he must some day
resay those passionate words-but not yet
The second cast Of the die must, should be-
the last His nearest verbal approach tc
love-making was this:
Flo told Beatrice he had received a letter
from Horace begging him to spend few
days at Oakbury before the Lent term began.
1T il great compliment" he said.
EYES," answered Beatrice, very great.
Are you go.ngf
THAT Is for you to decide, not for me"
She dropped her eyes and was silent
Frank waited.
"Do you forbid it," he asked in that an-
thoritat.ve voice which women love to hear
with a man. Still shc was silent. He re-
peated the question.
IL have no right to forbid it," she said.
"You have every right. We do not
allude to the past, but we do not forget IT.
Look up and answer me. Shall l go to
| HazewoodH
Strange to say, he spoke in n commanding
way, such as he had never before displayed
when addressing her Perhaps she liked him
none the less for it. With an effort she
raised her eyes 10 his.
1T is most unwise,n she whispered.
"Unwise you mean for me, Of course, he
said, quickly. THAT part is for me to decide,
not for you
She held out her hand impu.sivey. "We
can be friends, Frank" she said
Always answered Carruthers. And
now we may as well settle to 60 down to-
gcther.'
To this she made no objection, and Frank
love-making ended for the time. His dreams
that night may have been pleasant ones, but
as for Beatrice she sat for hours in har room
gazing into the fire with panied, hopeless
look on her face. The little line which Frank
had once noticed between her brows seemed
to have grown deeper and more distinct.
If Carruthers had hoped for IA great deal
from that journey to Blacktown he was
doomed TO be disappointed. Events occurred
at Hazlowood House which took Beatrice
back in hot haste and alone.
Ono morning Horace and Herbert were in
earnest discussion respecting hip-bath, TIC
paint of which showed signs of wear. The
question was whether it should he sent to tie
auctioneer's and sold for the best price, or
should be rejapanned. Herbert, who was
given to temporisng, favored the reparation.
Horace, who was more thorough in his ideas,
thought it should go at once to the sa!eroom.
The matter was so important and interesting
that neither of the brothers heard the sound
of carriage wheels outside the house.
The wheels were those belonging to a gig,
a genuine, unmstakable gig Whitaker,
who saw it come up the drive and stop at the
front, not the side door, was much disguised.
He did not know the traditional respectabilty
enjoyed by the driver Of n gig He drew the
line at dogcarts. Sylvanus' tricycle. was
only borne with because it carried n clergy
man.
The gig in ques ion was driven by man
who dismounted and helped to the ground
woman with good-tempered looking shiny
face, and who was dressed in refreshingly
bright colors. One of them rang the bell
timidly, and after n betitting interval the
Identified Whitaker condescendcd to open
the door The man asked if the MessrS.
Talbert were in. This collective style Jared
upon Whitaker, who had been in the family
long enough to remember the time when
'sMessrs. Talbert and Co" was well-!,Eown
form OF address. He replied that Mr.. Tai
bert and Mr.. Herbert were in, but al present
engaged.
''We will wait until they can see us, saiJ
the man. So Whitaker let them come int.
the house. They wiped their feet on enter
ing 80 carefully and thoroughly that al
doubts as to their being persons OF any i'm
portance were ut once set at rest. hi;takei
felt he was quite right in Offering them
chairs in tho hall. They were too respect
able to be left standing, but the gig and the
fect-rubbing combined showed they were not
TO be ushcrcd into the drawing-room.
"What name shall sayT" he asked.
1--WE are strangers" said the man. "Eor
can say we have called on private and conf
Dental business"
"You had better give me- your name, sai(
Whitaker.
"Mr. and Mrs. Rawlings" answered IT,,
woman.
So Whitaker went up stairs found HI
masters, and told them that Mr.. and Mrs
Rawlings wanted to see them on private and
confidential business
Rawlings, said Herbert, with a shudder
1--WE know no one with such an awful name
Who are they, Whitaker" '..
~ have no idea, sir" said Whitaker. A.
his masters adjudsed the name horrible, lie
felt half offended at it being supposed he
knew any one named Rawlings.
"Where are they, asked Horace.
"In the hall, sir" Whitaker felt thank Ill
he had not been tempted to give thcn sitting
room honors
Whitaker" said Horace, gravely, 1--WE
shall BIO extremely annoyed if you have let
persons come inside our house who arc book
hawkers, or, worse still, those who try to buy
up secondhand clothes, as these people say
they come on private and confidential bust
ness"
However, they put their eyeglasses up
and went down to the hall and confronted
their visitors. They found a woman whose
philistinc attire SGT their teeth ON edge, and
pale faced man with rather prominent light
blue eyes and weak looking, agitated kind
Of face. The brothers wondered nightly
what these people could want with them.
'You wish to speak to us" said Horace.
suavely. Although they kept persons at a
distance, as long As possible at arms length,
tho Tnlberts were always polite and kindly
spoken.
"If you please, sill" said the man. Horace
and Herbert waited.
I'VE should like to see YOU in private"
said the woman, glancing round the hall. SO
Herbert opened the drawing room door, and
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