The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-13

.h;,a. but you ought to tell one per-
ing .1 a+ least who he reai,y 49,
son pp,t a. we don't know" Al, mn ,ite oood
They repild e19e child was kept by Beat11ces ex-
ing tnao '.;sh ~, also because they holed tne
press Wv would one day be soA'ea, a:lo s: ps-
myslettS tSev themselves fe'. :. ""-v oiss'osA-
caaS. ..a,~orsl sr the little wall.
ton '1o .,o,,t believe word OF H. sa1a h~uy
y l,,orr a rudely, and rising to 60. Inc ofo'nerS
,,o;led calmly. .-,,,.se7.-es n ,,,e,,a for
.,,o scandal continued their V's''of' '''lA
they nsor sa Lady Bowker," said Horace, sou
~ viii will you still ask us TO dinner oee''sI'n-
slly" sha,,,
.'of eoatSI a.i11 honor Hazlewood House with
your presence. ~, ask me-,
,4,,o,, 81 said Horace, we ieel VIC can Aolo
... AVN against tho world"
our own pe,rkcr drove away in thorough
laus u,,,e,. b,,t feeling moro certain than
oaa t,ot .I The child was somebody Indeed,
ever 'er.o,se1 'I.s, to convey to most people the
sue lllo-a 49,, tl,at she was in the secret.
impfess.op, po,.ler is tri,e vulgar sometimes"
..;d Horace sadly.
S,u ,.che is y assented Herbert.
:. ouo ros IS painful thing for them to be COM
~ Nv W. ~ wake such an accusation against a
pel9l ,.aonn W member of the aristocracy; but
"en'n wen ,,.aro conscientious men, and spoke the
tney "s.v .o,, when it lacerated their feelings.
tI,1sn @.an " a cuiet, methodical manner they
~ ~, ,,orl, and busted all the Oriental china
we1I 1900 ~ cabinet on the first landing. They
1ha &C. s,nd Of Oriental china, which they con-
W.. ,sasod the aristocrat Of ceramics.
s%.i ~ of course O. proud position for man to
~ ,rhen he feels he can DEFY the scandal OF
non a,aoo like Oakbury, but nevertheless Horace
ape apas ,yos much annoyed, and as week aftel
lai,e, !. ,,,o,,t hv this annoyance increased. Hi
.'aht MeeA Nth that Herbert should have spoken tx
,.' ,loae Ha had waived his objections to keep
ann. ..,o child at Hazlewood House, and now
lus lIs4 4be matter was settled Herbert ought II
uono .a,'s told him everything. Faithful to Iii
la,s laood If non-iuterference he said or showet
.o+h;ro Of his state Of mind until the grea
Tune audit came round.
The great June audit was this: We nav
v.en how exactly juc.- the brothers wer
,o,vards one anoolSr in the matter
wounds. shillngs and pence, so it Will b
..s,v understood that the accounts were kel
nth the most clerkly correctness. Horae
was the paymaster, and every item OF e.
nondit,re was duly entered in an accou1
6ook-his long, elegant handwriting 1ookin
quite out Of place when used for such ba:
nurposes If the accounts were not kept b
The Italian system of double entry, they wei
couched in form which was perfectly int
Hgib]e After all, there must hav" been
strong strain of trading blood in the 1albert
Hone of them kept horse more than Il
other it was charged to his account. If o.
was i'll. and doctors bill came in cons
ouence, he was debited with the amour
Tradesnaens accounts were dissected al
charged off to TIE proper parties, and as so'
aspssible after tic 30th Of June Horace pr
pared an elaborate statement of atfcirs, whi
The two men checked through, signed, al
settled up, whatever amount was due fro
one to the other. Nothing could have be
farer.
But this year, when the accounts were su
mitted to his inspection, Herbert Table
opened his eyes in astonish.nent at one ite
with which he was charged. II don't und
stand this, he said, laying his finger Oh 0
amount which stood against him. Hora
without looking, knew what it was. He Il
weighed the matter carefully before he ma
that particular entry.
II think have charged it as low as in j
6ce could" he said.
"But why is it charged at ala" asked H
bert, raising his eyebrows.