Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-26
CHAPTER xxi.

HAIRY LEARNS NEW WORD.
] am informed, by those who ought 70
know, that credit balance al ones bankers
possesses great virtues as an elevator Of both
| morals and character That apnrt from
any sordid consideration or misery ioy, IL
enables mnu tO face with greater courage
the smaller ills and nnnOynnCes OF life rem.
dcrs him less liablc 10 many temptations,
| teaches him 10 regard his fellow-creaturcs
Win more aiiccti0nato eyes, and generally
To acqucsce In the wisdom OF the arrange
| mcnt which made tho world a. il IL. II this
re- 50, the universal desire to grow rich may
nave FOR its handspring the noblcst motives
AS i'll ninc cases out OF ten woman holds
money in far greater reverence and awe than
| man does, tho possession OF such "A balance
| hould lie to her doubly gratifying and
'ovanng. with money woman is a power
u was the weak concession, begun years ago
for mans selfish ends, completed to-day for
The sakc of justice, that woman has any
right TO hold property Mt all, which has led
up to the demand for womanhood suffrage
Beatrice had very large credit balance
n the hands OF the family bankers, Mcssrs
Furong, Stephens, Furlong, Seymour 81 Fur
ong, an establishment which, for tho sake of
,rcyity, and on account of It's antiquity, was
ommonly known a. the Blacktown Old
Bank. II was n very large balance; so large
that IL annoyed Horace and Herbat to think
If its lying Mt the bankers With their
praiseworthy regularity tho trustees had
| every half year paid their nioce's income to
her account at Messrs Furlongs, and as
Beatrice did not spend one-ffth of il the
money bred with its provcrbial fecundity.
Until their niece came to stay with them
| the Talbrrts had, without even consulting
| her, invested all surplus income in good
| dlvldend-payin4 preference or debenturc
Stocks chosen because they only paid four
| per cont.--no wcll-advised borrower should
think of offering more than four per cont.
| Doing SO creates mistrust. During the last
year Beatrice hai askod them to let the
money lie at the bank. So at the bank 1t
was, as Horace sald, not bearing fraction
of interest It vexcd him Ia Sao such waste
Only at Christmas he hal demonstrated
with her. "You are simply making our
| friends'-several mcmbers Of tho elongated
| firm lived In the ueighborhood-"a handsome
yearly present Paying one Of their clerks
salary, IN fact"
perhaps that was why Mr.. Stephens was
| so attentive to me at dinner last week." said
Beatrice placidly.
'Oh, nonsensel It's a mere nothing to
them. But why should they have your
money for nothing and lend it out at seven
or eight psr cent?
Beatrice could give no reason. She simply
| raid she wished it to remain as Il was for a
while. Horace and Herbert began 10 wonder
| II she had afoot any scheue for cndpwing a
hospital, or restoring the parish church
However, the money lay idle and at call
md IL lIorace's explanation OF the method
| by which bankers make fortunes was correct.
| the page In the red hasil-coverel ledger
headed "Bcatrice Clauson,n must have been
gratifying sight for tho Mcssrs Furiong
and the rest of the 1rm.
One moruing-the very morning which
Mr.. Horvey had appointed for his second in.
terview with Beatricc--a few minutes after
tho respectable livericd porter had drawn
the bolts Of the outer doors, and SO pro
claimed that the bank was ready for all
| ,omcrs u check for one thousand pounds
layable to SELF or "bearern and signed
Beatrice Clauson" was handed across the
| broad mahogany counter TO the spruce cash
| ior.
He leaned across the counter and asked
her in the politest manner:
"lIow1-yOu-h hav'-iti7
Mrs Miller would have five hundred In
gold, and five Bank Of England notes for
one hundred pounds each. The money was
counted out. Mrs Miller buttoned the notes
inside her dress. Tho bag Of gold she placed
in her pocket, where with every movement
it bumped heavily but roaosuringly against
her leg, and in dumb but painful show pro
claimed that it was safe. Then she rejoined
her mistress, and the cab carried them to
Blacktown railway station.
Thoy booked to PaddiuSton. As they
wanted no companions they entered a ladies'
carriage. Every traveller knows that solitude
is most often found in those compartments
reserved exclusively for the fair sex This Is
II delicate compliment to man, hut not, p,r-
haIs, fully appreciated by such men who.
after cying vacant scat cnviou7ly, havc to
enter carriage more than three parts full
Of people,
Tho train started. For whllo Beatrice
sat as one in n royerio. Mrs. MllaY, who hrld
the boy, watched her face. Beatrice sighed.
looked up and met her companions riaa
"Iic VIII follow us, she suid. She treutbcd
ns she spoke.
"Yes, if be can find rs. Poor dcnrl If he
| cap do so hen hunt you to death Wen 20
where he can't find Us. There wc'u wait
until he can trouble you no more, my sweet"
"Ah, when will that bc!' sighed Beatrice.
"Whcn ho is struck down. When my
prayers are answered. When you look on his
dead face, and know that you are froom
"Ilushl hush! How can you dare to pray
! for "a mans dcathi Even [, whom he has 50
wronged, could not force my lips to form
| that prayer"
ooh, my dear! my dcarl that is different.
You would be praying for yourself. God
would not listen; but | pray only for you
and lie will"
Sarah, I've silent,n said Beatrice. She had
always set her face sternly against her maids
religious flights. But Mrs Mlor's excite
ment had by now reached pitch which re-
| sisted even lcatrice'S commands.
"Seel" she said in thrilling tones, which
made even the child open his eyes in wondcry
| ment, "last night sign came 10 me, adreaui
| looked down from somewhere and saw my
| self as ! must be- US it was fixed should DO
before the world began, where the worm
| dioth not"
"My poor Sarah, lie calm"
"Whero the fire is not qlcnched ! saw
myself, aud | saw him. He was close ut
hand. Oh, God means to strike, and soon,
very soon
Her voice had such intensity, her eyes such
wild look in them, that little Harry, VINO
had watched her in that spell-bound nalner
cohcinsion % that sonsthing was e; ~rona - a"T S
set up a lusty raea
''See," said Beatrice, reproachfully, 'you
have frightened the boy"
The woman grow calm at ono- Tho blaze
| of fanaticism faded from her face, and she
was once moro the attentive nurse and faith
full servant Tho train hurried them onwards
on their flight.
Flight Yes II was fight! Herveys
threat had struck home. 1t had carried con
| victiOn. Beatrice never doubted his asser-
tion that although it might he impossible for
| him to force her to come 10 his side, he could