Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-26


After q whlls Sir MalngAy aims, forgot
be hal a daughter. Tho CAuscns settlsi
down % continental life Or an indefinite
time Lady Clauson knew she VAS imprOv-
Ing her-lf, and narrower. that Sir haingay
was saving enough money % refurnish ths
town houss from top to bottom whcnever
they dd return % England In ths courss of
the four years spent abroai, Lady Cisason
r~fia.i her preieoe~sors ain. q omission,
ana gave her devoted husband two fne boy
tabls- In tho revived delights q paternity
a paternity which 1. - especially dear 20
middle sge-sir MAingay thought little Of
the truublssofne, Obstinate girl b. had left In
England. Hls wife sni his boys all but
turnei her out % bis heart 10 here ~o
Beatrice IN the srtr.ordinAry position q
tsing a tarunets daughter with scaroely
frisnl In the world
Al last the Clausons r,turnei to England
Whether her lady.hip wrote her book or not
Ia n matter q uncertainty; anyway, u Vas
never publshei. Bcatrioe made no oblcction
% reyoinlng the family circle. Her father
ami hi. wife found her greatly ohangcl She
90. quletsr, moro re-erved, more anenabls
20 rca.on. Il seemed % su Msingay that shs
had dpass.sl her time a. Mrs Erkines In study
Inc lrufulIE AtaE
ensi the tArOnet, but he was glad 10 - she
had grown into q hcsutiful woman, and %
be felt quito proud of his n>glectsd daughter,
and hoped that things would Tor tbs future
run smoOthly.
Hls hops we're vain. This time thero wn
no doubt a. to with whom the fault lay.
heauty like Lady Clau-un could Mt endure
the constant pr,-ence q younger, fresbsr
A -
also jealous AZ the way In which her own chil-
drcn took 10 Boatrice. Besides, NE bad never
forgiven tho girL Relations son grew
strained, and towards the end q the year
Beatrioe wrots 10 her uncies, AMI asked II
they woaA give her home.
She Was now nearly twonty-thrcc Having
when she cams q age aacoccded 20 her late
mothers third of old Talhsrts po~ssssions shs
was independent botn by ass and BY income.
she wiling 20 live at Hardwood Hou-s.
her uncle~ would take her IL not, see ~
solved 10 start an establishment OF her own
She Was still In her former ANOMALOUS posi-
tion-a haronsts daughter who had never
made . prorsr entrance into socisty. "A Lady
Clau.on said, she must have bsena wrong
minded young woman, a. this emission
scmed 10 trouble bar very ittle.
The TaIb.rts who lksd ths little they had
sccn Of their nieos went into solemn oonclAve
on the request. They decided, IN the even, Of
Sir MAingay giving his con-sut--on that point
they were most exacting-shs might come ~
them. sir Msingsy rai-~t no obj~ctions, -
Bestrice Clanson came 10 Hardwood Houss,
where sinoe hsr arrival, about q week ago.
shs bal lived In q state of amused wonder -
the amlabs psculiAritis of the "Iabbies7
gradually revealed themselves 20 her.
she bad, of course, intended 10 make herseif
useful 20 her uncle.L II may have been the
want OF soms oocupAtion other than study
Which made her turn her eye> % HAzlswood
Houss and the two tAchelors sbs was no
longer q schoolgirl, 70 at onoc broadly hintet
that Abe was willing 10 regulate thsir hcuss-
hold matters The elent horror with which
the proposal was received told hcr at onne that
her place Was 20 bs Q klnecure. she sev thai
her unclss would on no account drcam Of In
trusting their rs>earohs- into domestic econ
mny 20 any hands ave thar own, and themr'
RAISING capabllity of thoss hands was deeply
imprcsssd upon hsr when. tho day After hss
arrival, she found Uncle Horace bending over
the maid who did the plain sewing, and In The
patisnts-t and gravrt way teaching hsr The
most approved fashion Of handling nssik
and thread.
Afser having lived at HAzlswood Hooss fos
. wcsk Miss CAu>on must have bcen rcady 10
welcome any event of interest," Its no won
der that when Horace Talb>rt, al Mr.. Nor
dlss suggestion, walked into the drawing
room and told his niece what bad hAppsnsd,
her curiosity and excitement ro~s 20 high
pitch
"Is n . pretty chidr shs asked
"wondsrfully 90 Mordle and Hsrbsrt ars
pettinx Il hks couple Of women"
Beatnce did not run st one 70 - for bsr-
eli "what DO you msan 10 do about %,
lncls Horlcsr shs a.ksd
Il dont knov. Iupposs vs must kssp q
fro b Oontinusd.