The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-26


Misunderstanding" he whispered. do
YOU remember the words YOU said few
DAYS ago-said in this very roomf Wher
there seemed no chance of happiI - FOR you
and Inc. ID Arrest, all is now changed. We
are in new world. Beatrice, will you say
once more in our new world what you said
in the old!'
Lower and lower she bent her head, and
the blush rose and deepened on her white
cheek. Then she raised her head, and her
gray eyes looked into his.
Let mo leave you one moment" she whs-
pered. Without waiting for the permission
She drew her hands from his and glided
AWAY, swiftly as she had left that evening
at Hazlewood House, but this time without
leaving him hopeless
She came back in less than minute, and
her boy came with her Holding him 10y
the hand she stood and looked at Frank.
He understood He drew the boy TO him.
sat down and put the little fellow between
his knees. Placing one hand on his head,
lie looked up at Beatrice with a grave
smile
Dearest" he said, "children may come
to us or not; but this boy shall always be
TO me as my own son. He shall never
mourn for his unknown father; never, if
can help, know shame covers that fathers
name.n
He raised TIE child AMI kissed it, Harry,
with whom Canuthers was always prime
favorte, put bis chubby arms round his
friends neck Beatrice watched them and
smiled softly.
Carruthers, after disengaging himself
Ln hin, tlIy
aside, rose and held out his arms Beatrice
came to them, laid her head on his shoulder
and wcpt harry tears He whispered words
OF passionate love, kissed her again and
again, and all the while Master Harry
watched the two with childish attention,
and wondered what was the meaning OF the
curious scene At last they remembered his
presence, and Pcatrice handed him over to
his Bavarian nur,e-an act OF expulsion
which he much resented.
Somehow, The thought that death alone
had given the right to love made Frank anu
Beatrice's love-making quiet and restrained.
They were happy, of course, or Frank was,
but not demons tratiyeIy happy. After he
had tod her a thousand times that he loved
her, Beatr ice knecled at his side and held his
hand.
Frank, my own Frank she whispered.
"You will never bring the past UP against
mel | have been wicked, deceitful, but,
dearest, ! lave suffered fer it. Frank, you
shall know every thought of my heart |
will be a true wife If any thing ever told
me that the remembrance of the past made
you doubt me, | should die-l should die,
Frank
OF course he took her in his arms and
vowed she was the sweetest, trueat, noblest,
&C, etc What, in fact, every one vows in
position similar to hl,
Then she asked HIM to leave her for awhile
leave her to think over all that had hap
penei. He obeyed. He, too, wanted to
think.
Naturally he called again later in the day,
and the two began in n rational way to dis
cuss their plans for the future. Beatrice
was very uneasy about Mrs. Miller. She
blamed herself for no5 having taken the. ad-
dress which would reach her in London.
1t was settled that they should wait n
week longer in Munich, in the hope of hear
ing news of Beatrlce's emissary. Then Car
ruthers spoke of something which all day he
had been revolving in his mind.
Listen, Beatrice. We are to go back
together and your cause is now my own.
There is something to be faced. There are
those who have a right to ask you to explain
your absence. But there is right you can
give which will override all Others.
Dearest, let us return as husband and
wife,
She flushed and trcmbled. "Oh, Frank,
how can |! So soon ~
Soon Beatrice, it is more than five
hot laaI RI
than five years ago. He died when your
love died"
True! 1t is true y she murmureL
He died then, not now"
~ feel that do not ask you to do this for
selfish reasons" said Frank. 81 ask it be-
cause it is best for you A few months en-
gagement to you would not be WEAKNESS,
darling. This must sacrifice" His arms
went arounl her and their lips met,
Now for your answer" he said.
She placed her hand in his. Let it be as
YOU will. my love- my lord. l have no will
but yours-oh Frank, Frank! l feel that
can face anything, face anybody, SO long as
know that we are not to be- parted-know
that you are to be mine forever"
So they were married in Munich. Why
not! Who was this dead man that he
should stand between them' What had he
done that he should be considered' That
she should truthfully say that she forgave
him-that she would speak no evil of him,
was all, nay more, than could be justly
asked of the woman he had betrayed in oven
a baser and more callous way than the
word usually means when applied to villains
and women. Even when he mat his death
was he not on his way to work her evil
Maurice Hervey dead week agol No. the
man she had known as Maurice Hervey died
when years ago he dropped his IN ask, ano
showed her what lay underneath.
Beatrice and Frank were married. They
found an English nursemaid who was goinq
homo. They engaged her to accompany
them, and take care Of the boy. In due
time they all reached London Beatrice:
an xiety respecting her faithful servant had
now grown very great; so the first thine
they did was to try and gain tidings Of her
The only thing they could do was to apply
to the police; and soon after tn, description
of the missing woman was given they wer'
told that it seemed to answer to that Of {
woman, unknown, who was in the paupel
lunatic asylum. So to the asylum they
went, and having been shown the clothes
worn by the woman, knew that their fear
were well founded. Frank had felt NJ
doubt about the matter. The nurses man
ner on a certain night had assured him as t
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