The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

Rawlings, whom no lost about two years ago
In mysterious manner, and whoIn he has
recently discovered TO DO living In your
house.
"The circumstances as explained 10 us by
our client tend TO show that tho child was
left by some person unknown In railway
carriage, and that ID eventually arrived at
your house, where, We understand, II has
since remained.
'Mr. Rawlings will call al your house on
next Saturday afternoon, at 0 o'clock, with
a carriage, and we trust you will, without
further oppodhon, allow the child to depart
with him.
"In case you still refuse 10 give up the
child Mr., Rawlings has instructed us to take
Immediate legal action to obtain possession
Of his son, and we are Informed that proper
legal proof as TO the identity Of the boy win
DO hereafter adduced.
1--WE are, gentlemen,
"Your obedient servants,
'BLAcKETT AND WI00ENs,'
No wonder that after reading tho lastpara-
graph, and realizing the fact that the man
with tho terrible name meant 10 fight for his
offspring, Horace ejaoulatedi "The child
must DO given upln No wonder that Herbert
In his turn echoed his brothers. exclamation.
Unimaglnatiye aa they were, a dreadful pic.
ture OF tho consequences OF resistance fixed
itself on the mental retina OF each,
But Beatrice was by far tho most agltated
Of tho party. Her check grew whitoi the
hand which she mechanically held out for the
lotter trombled, Herbert gave her tho epis-
tolary bombshell, and whilst ahe road II the
two brothers gaEed at each other In that
sadly calm and grayely reflective way al
times natural 10 men whose minds nro made
up that particular path Of duty must at all
cost bc trodden 10 the end. When such
ga2e passes from man 10 man II strengthens
the feot Of each 10 tread the stony course,
Beatrice read tho letter twice Without a
word fhe returned IL 10 Herbert; then she
walked across the room 10 the fireplace and
stood for some minutes tapping her foot upon
the fender. Her back being turned 10 the
Talberts they could not SEQ tho supreme emo
ton shown by her contracted brow and In
every line Of her set, white face, Had they
seen 10 they would have boen moro than sur
priscd--they would have been shocked.
Strong emotion was thing TO DO shown by
well-bred persons only under tho most intense
provocatlon. In this case II was uncallod
for.
Presently the girl turned 10 them. "You
have quito made up your minds TO yield 10
these peoples threatr she asked. There was
curious strained sound In her voice.
"Weca do nothing else, answered Horace.
Herbert nodded sad assent 10 his brothers
view Of tho case.
'Nothlng elseln echoed Beatrice with q
touch OF scorn In her voice, "What right
can these people have 10 tho boyl u Ia not
theirs, Uncle Horace, Uncle Herbert, you
can remember how hc was sent here. How
beautifully dressed hc was-how thoroughly
cared for. Can you, can any ono for q
moment imagine him ~ belonging TO such
pcrsonsl What are thoyl Pork butchers,
you said'
"PuryCyors,n intorpolated Horace, who
loved 10 DO precise, -.
"How is 70 possible ho can bo their childr
urged Beatrice.
oPeoplo In any station Of life may have
children, my dear" mid Herbert, tutoring
the truim Ike ncwly-found proverb OF
Solomon.
"And,n said Horace speaking moro 20 tho
point "the broad fact remains that they
claim tho child and are prepared TO mako
that claim good before the magistrntea,"
1ho most accomplished Jaok-ot-all'trndoa
EcnOraly breaks down whom ho intcrprota
law-lloraco was no exception Had ho
known that Mcsas. Baokctt and Wiggons
could only obtain possession OF their clients
child by writ OF habcdS corpus or some
such myttcrloua operation In q civil court ho
might havo felt moro inclined 10 disregard
tho throat Of immediate legal actlon,' Al
II was, his ignorance Of criminal law inter-
protod tho vague threat as conveying the
awful terror OF n magistorial summons His
mistake shows how much bottcr II would DO
for tho general public II they consulted
solicitors In every omorgency-0n how much
bottor for solicitors
"Boforo tho magistrates, my dear Beatrice"
echoed Herbert dutifully accepting his
brothers version OF tho law,
"rcll them 90 do so.-toll them 20 prove
their right said Beatrco,
Tho brothers hold up their long, shopcly
hands In horror "My dear Beatrice, said
Horace, with tho solomnity Of n bishop 10
buking ourate, "for heaven sake bo reason.
oblo-wo only ask you 10 DO reasonable How
can wo possibly appear beforo tho bench aud
contest this clalml Fancy tho talk tho ridi-
culol You must SEQ tho uttor obsurdity Of
your suggoation-tho utter impoEdbillty OF
our compliance