The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-27

I" You ipors right not 10 come alone, " ho sdGi
"Will You step In aud ask II n lady can tco
Mrs, Rawlings, who Is staying thorcr
Mordlo ob,ycd.
Beatrice drcw down her vail aud loonot
back in tho cab. She clolcd her eyes, ns 4
for thomomont toghut out hor surroundings,
at must bo donolN gho murmurod. HCi
eyes wcrO atill closed whom sho heard MordlC
hls clear accents Just tempered by surprise
saying that tho person eho wantol was In tht
house, nnd woull SEQ hor. Beatrice moved
"a II 10 lcayo tho cab, Tho curato kept the
door clostd.
"Nliss Clauson,n ho said, team | not dc
your Crraud for youl This eooms scarcely
tho place for you 10 ontOr,n
Ho spoke moro gravoly than usual HI
mind was picturlng tho CONSERVATION Int
which Horace aud Herbert would bo thrown
lld they Lut know that their nlooo was visit
ing tuch aeo ~ this. llo felt no was DO
trayng u trust, and untll ho could assure
himself that tho end moro than Justified the
means would bo III No case,
"Non sad Beatrice, "f 0lono can do H.
PloaSo do nut follow mo; but | shonld bo glat
II You wal wait for mo,N
Worry reluctantly ho oponol tho cab door
and with iapny mlsglylnGs watched Beatrice
20 past tho todd,n.iaeod man, who cast ofto
her II look Of maudln approval; ho wntchod
hor 10 pa tho colorod bottlcsn aud tho powto
countcr, 0nd disappear from sight As eht
vanished, kylvanus, who was shrowd enough
tofcol lthntitwouldb bo moral ruin for aclorgy
man, especially ono who was but curato tC
bo seen NJ fu, n Gn hour Of the morning hang
lngabout thldoor Of such atayorn, onsGongod
himself IN tho Gcpths Of tho cab, and waited
aud wondered. llo honestly believed that
whntnyor might DO tho mission whlcl
brought Beatrice 10 such n place, ia object
was perfectly puro md womanly, Yot h
was unhappy, mud felt guilty Horace and
Norbert gat heavily ON hls conscience, Char.
ilablo as ho know thom 10 DO, prompted by
charity os no persuaded himself was Dca.
trlco's unknown oirnnd, ho was fully aware
that no milk OF human kindness possessed by
tho Talbofls would induce thom 20 consent 10
their nleocs exercising tho sacred quality IN
such dlngy purllcus, or undcr tho roof OF
Ruch questionable establishment as the
"Cab aud Compassos,n Tho limits OF The
charitable obligations Of IIaslowood House
woro strictly defined by tho boundaries Of
onhbury parish.
Az tho end of tho cleaning powtor coun.
Ter Beatrice encountered the widowed
lnndlady, whose frnmo, expansive after the
| manner OF widowed lnndlndlos, filled up the
nniruw passogo. She Dyed Miss Clauson
| curlously, md thon conducted her 10 n snug
parlor M tho back Of tho bar Inn parlors
Of this sort nro always cosy md warm. This
was no exception 10 tho rule A cosy, low
room, and Got without cheerful ornaments,
pcclng that IL boostod largo toa tray inlaid
with mother OF pearl, several colorcd prints
aud q handsomoly.framod coppor.plato writ.
tNn document, which proclaimed 10 all who
cared 20 read 10 thnt tho decensed proprietor
wna member Of Tho Ancient Order OF Odd
| Follows.
Beatrice noticed none Of these artistic en-.
bellshments. Bho took tho chair which was
offered her, and, without raising her veil,
awaited tho appearance OF Mrs Rawlings,
Az no woman with any protcnslons 10 re.
poctability and eolvency would think OF
facing an unknown visitor without some
little smoothing Of plumes aud adjustment
| Of attire, Miss Clauson had 20 wait several
minutes for tho desired audience. AZ last
ehe heard tho door open, and, with n stined
sob, Bho roso turned, and faced tho now
conner.
Mrs. Rawllngs good-natured round, com
monplaoo face wore mn expression of wonder.
ment. Hho saw that her visitor was Of q
class different from that which usually hon
orod her with u morning call As n tribute
10 Miss Clauscps undeniably ,ady-llkeoppcar