The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-13
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH CON u .iY,
Author of"Cniled Back" n;,o ozark Da9s.'
CHAPTER V.
Mr.. MonpLE MAKES A RASH PROMISE.


had time and place for everything, and
their time for reading their correspondence
was with their second cups Of tea Bnt Sc
anxious were they to see if their letters con
tanned anything explanatory of list night
occurrence, tLat the seals were broken IT
once. They found q couple of invitations to
dinner, receipts, for payments made t""
posts ago, the usual amount Of circulars;
tradcs,ncn's lists and appeals fer charity. but
not a worl abyu: the child. Then the KEITH
was brought, and Herbert set about making
tae tea. Under some un"ritten CODE Of d
vision Ct labor Gr honor, the younger brother
always presided at the brcatfaat table.
Presently Miss Cla.,son made i:er appear
Anca witt, the child On bar nrn.. ;5ii" had
WASHED bin and ,ress4l him, cn,,bad his hair
into wovy mass nf FURNISHED gold, ana 50
brought li.., t. the breakfast table fresh and
sweet rs y rose in June. She placed him Oh {.
chair beside her by the aid Of s,lnd'v 's!.;o:ls
raising him mp to a proper level. ilaviny adj
justcd hin tn her satisfaction shc ordered
breed AID mil. IN b.. prepared.
The Tai!p.rts made 80 Oh bjection to Beatrice's
proceedings. although they fancied the child
would have been sent 10 breakfast with the
servants Being anxious IN see him by day
light, they screwed their Eyeglasses in place,
and once more mioutely inspected their
sturdy little 9is;tor. Even Uncle Horace
nodded approval Of bis bo,ny looks and far,
less bearing, whist Herbert joined Beatrice.
in pet:ing him.
tn" boy seemed happy enough in his new
quarters 1t is indeed Il sad thing to reIlarl:
how Ax,D cEil fpr-ets its mother. He
cries beca:.se be misses warmth. food or COM
fortr-not on account OF the absence Of the
being who has la"istletl oceans .f love npon
him.
This particular baby. having been so cruel
ly deserted, may perhaps he excused fo,
making the hest OF his changed circumstances
and laughing merrily when called upon so to
do; hut other babies ca,,,,ct bc a!,sciycd fro,l
the sin Of callo,,s Indifference ard nnl-res.i,
rocatiCn of love.
Beatrice having ascertainei that no news
had arrived, said nothing that bore ,,pon her
startling suggestion Of last night. Perhaps
she saw that the bright, saucy child interested
and amused her uncles; SO, with the diplo-
matte gifts natural to her sex, judged it better
to let the matter rest for u while. AS soon as
breakfast was over, she led the child away.
and spent the remainder Of the day PLAYING
with and pcttins him to hcr hearts content.
1t really seemed Us il Miss Clausou had fo,lul
new interest III ltle.
And, to tell the truth, she was q young
woman who appeared to want something to
arouse her. She was now, at the age of
twenty-five very different from tho girl who
SO hastily threw down the glove to her step
mother. Her quietness c,d undcmonstrative
manner, of which the Talberts 50 much ap-
proved, seemed scarcely natural to girl with
beauty, rank and riches. For, indeed. she
was beautiful. tt her faco showed no color
its healthy pallor was mora attractive to c
right-mindcd man than all the rosy cheeks
that ever existed. Her brown hair grew in
great masses, and low down on her wcll-shapcd
forehead Her eyes were gray-a strange
wonderful gray-so deep in shade that most
people would have called her darH-eyed. Her
features We're perfectly straight. Her face
was oval. Her lips Were just iuN enough to
make her apathetic demcannr seem inconsist-
mt with the dogmas OF physiogno.uy.
Beatrice Clauson was, in fact, a feminine,
touchdown edition Of the Talbcrts. The char
acteristics which were with them exaggerated,
with her were reproduced in exactly the right
proportions. Their faces were elongated
cvals--her face was proper oval. Their noses
We're straight. hut too long--her nose was
straight, und just long enough. They were,
il anything, too tall she was only tall enough
to be called a fine girl. Miss Clausons per-
soaal appearance was living proof of how
fitting had been tho alliance between Sir
Maingay C!a,son and old Talbert's daughter.
The first Lady Clauson had been the counter
Fart OF her brothers. Sir Mangay was short,
round faced and rather round bodied. With
Beatrice, tho hlcinishcs which had Getynctx'
from her parents good looks icappeared =
beauties.
Moreover, she had that air of distinction
Upon the possession of which the Talberb not
unjustly prided themselves They wci. ::ind
bthak it came to her from their sid of the
!am!l; l;--her father. tha ha-onct, bang like
hs,Ht haroac;s and other titled pey'''LaE'",
very ordinary looking man. I" to "!2, i
YOU so to the charity ball or utlr" Ml:.ea Is
scmbly, UPON asking the n1,.%'oi the IlcSt
distiLt, ;si,ned-looa;ns ncn ye' VIII fad t.em
nobo,l!cs. ] never inguir no"-~lt Is toe
painful to he told that 'le l'-l'rcse'ctd
man who smiles SO co~1escendinG!y is Mr.
Smith, whilst that o.,cr ins:ra:fcant looking
being is Lord This c tn" Duke ot That 1t
upscts ones chcri..ed ideai ~ to what Tie
aritcrra2y shou'. De.
Beatrice Cl.,.on, then. was ve,v fair to s..,
and had VIII, silly people call y Thorough,
brcl look. H'nd rs those am;ah.r n."n tie,
unCles, Ne.' Hl tEc ts..i. she was ttuE!.'. .irn.
tothc., HcarlSc that look was i,,nlEitH!lv
owing the Talbart strain Of b!,.l in h, +,
veins
T.' morning she threw books, nlu>ic. ,a;n.
in, every hing nsl~,r, am. pia,vl with he,
Nv toy. 1t vas Saturday. Til" '''TAbhics,' -
"ho inva:ahly went hopping to..Ithpv, were
oouhl 10 hlacltown III buy groceries. before
starting, herpert found his way to Beatrice.
/ Sl,n H. al
be executed in the city. lie discovered her
with flushed face and r,,mplrd hair rc,upins
with the child. Flo watched them with am,se.
ment then. going up stairs, found after Il little
search in one of the attics, some autinuate)
battered toys, which live and thirty wears
ago had been dear to Horace an! himself.
lt0 carried them down sfai,.. a,,l n4,.&,....,