Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10

Auo Snuu hau bucu loEBo, UTl8uC DUO eyeb,
such wonderful golden hair, such fearless and
Of children, patted the bright head and pulled
out his watch that the little rascal might
hear It tick; while Mordle slipped back to the
dining room and returned with q couple of
unwholesome macaroona
"Nearest way to childs hsart through the
stomach, he said, - the youngster deserted
his first friend for the sake Of the sweets
Horace eyed these advances discontentedly.
"But what Ia to be doneY" be said.
just then the mufned strains Of q piano
passed through the closed door Of the drawing
room.
II should think" said the cirate, "you
had better take Miss Clauson's advice on the
subject"
CHAPTER ~.
BKArRrcr's rRoposAI.
In describing Hszlewood Houss and IL be-
lougings, no mention has been made Of MiR
Clauson, for this reason-her position In that
wcllregulated establishment was, a. yet,
scarcely defined. She was neither mistress
nor guest She was, In short, the only
daughter-indeed, the only surviving result
Of that brilliant marriage made by Miss
Talbert when she allied herself with Sir
Maingay Clauson, Bart.
There Is no reason for enlarging upon the
admirable way in which Lady Clauson filled
the position which her own merits had gained,
or 70 which fate bad assigned her. Socially
and domestically-in the outward a. we'll as
the inward ife-she was all q baronet's wife
should be-all save that she presented her
husband with no heir to his titles and estates.
This was sad omission, but, for the sake Of
her many other good qualities, Sir Maingay
overlooked it, and made her . very good hus-
band, a. husbands 90. When Lady Clauson
died, some twelve years after the birth Of the
daughter who lived, Sir Maingay wept copi-
ously. He even opened his Bible-the FIRST
time for many years-and by the aid Of
"Cruden's Concordance" " looked out . text
appropriate to her many virtues. Moreover,
for her sake, or his own, hs remained single
for five long years. Then be went the way
Of all middleaged, titled, wife-bereft flesh,
and married again.
Beatrice Clauson, just about to leave school,
a romantic young lady, whose head for the
present was, however, only occupied by pref
ty, filial dreams Of looking after her father,
ministering to bis comforts, ruling his house,
and generally doing the best she could to fA
the place Of her dead mother, found herself,
without . word Of warning, presented to a
older than hersef. It wa, crushing blow! !!
1t was a girls first lesson in the vanity and
instability of mundane expectations
She ought, Of course, to have anticipated
t.; but she was young, and Ike most young
people, considered her middle-aged father
abnormally old and staid. Besides, abe could
remember her own mother well enough, and
remembered also Sir Maingay's sincere grief
when death claimed his wife. She remem-
bered the way In which the weeping man
threw his arms around herself, and told her
that she was now his ALL-his treasured
memento of his wife-his one tie to life Re
calling all this, she was sanguine enough t.
fancy that memory was even more vivid,
that grief had craven its lines deeper with her
father than with herself. 30 the bolt came
from the bluest Of the blue!
At seventeen Beatrice Clauson was still
spoiled child. All distracted widowers, until
they marry again, spoil an only child; there
fore, il only on salutary grounds, q second
alliance Is to be recommended. We will,
then, take it for granted that at the time of
Sir Maingay's second marriage, Miss Clauson
was spoiled Moreover, we may at least sus-
pect that she was both impetuous and stub
born, headstrong and romantic; also, in her
own way, as proud as Lucifer.
The second Lady Clauson was beauty, and
nothing more. Her family was what is
called respectable term, the signification
Of which no man or woman has as yet been
able exactly to define Like the Bible, we In.
terpret it as we choose.
When the inforced meeting between Lady
Clauson and her stepdaughter took place, the
young lady, by means Of those signs and
tokens, the masonry Of which women alone
fully comprehend, showed the state Of her
mind 80 clearly that war to the knife was
then and there declared.
And civil war In families-baronets or
otherwise-is a deplorabls thing; doubly de-
plorable for the neutral parties, who lack
the excitement Of the internecine combat.
For while Sir Maingay's life was anything
but happy ono.
It matters little who was most to blame
the girl for her unreasonableness and stub
born spirit, and want Of resignation to the
lnevitable-Lady Clauson for retaliating
with all an injured wcman's psttineas
and spite-Sir Mainsay for the thoroughly
man-like conduct in letting things drift.
They did drift with . vengeancei The
breach between the two ladies soon became
too enormous to be brdgsd over by any
family diplomatic engineering.
The skirmishes between the belhgerents are
aot worth noticing. Tho battle-royal was
fought when the time came for Miss Clauson
10 be presented. Lady Clauson asserted that
he was the proper person to present her step
laughter. Beatrice coldly declined her aid.
Her ladyship insisted; her stepdaughter was
lrm in her refusal Sir Maingay declared
himself under his wife's bannsr, and for once
Whercupon Miss Clausoo cut the matter
hort, and declined being presented at all 1t
was most dreadful state Of a6airsl You
,an, at least, drive herse to the water, even
4 you can't make him drink; hut you dare
aot haul o refractory young woman into the
oreAnce Of o gracious sovereign.
Lady Clauson, who was rigidly exact In
following the prescribed uaages Of society,
nay not have been far wrong when she de-
,ared that "a baronet's daughter. who re-
,used to he presented, was-well, Q mon
,troSity"
Sir Maingay began to wish his ancestors
,ad not separated themselves from the
Roman Catholic communion. He could have
ent his daughter to u nunnery. But then,
10 sadly reflected, she wouldn't have gone at
my price. II put there by force, the Pro
:estant league would soon have her out, and
perhaps take her round the country spouting.
The only thing the worried baronet could
hink of was to send for his rebel, and ask
,er advice as to the best means Of dispoGng
If her troublesome self.
When alone with her father Beatrice always
behaved prettily. She was vary fond Of him,
although the remembrance Of the tears, the
ext, the distracted vows, when contrasted
with his second marriage for nothing but
rood looks, made her look upon him with .
little contempt. She did not know that man
L. hat Ia
for him to live alone. She heard his remarks
in Silence then gave him her opiuiuu ON thu