The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-13

CO, :, t,,a Girl. and which had great ciIott
On them. ,,
surely" she said. you Of all people a.
above s.spie:co and scandal
Tbar were pleased to think this was tn
t--,-1, They felt that Beatrice was ris:1,
Wtct. after all. h:.d scandal to do with the.
Th, ,.9,,,e--:, virtues and clcc.sv-. K aG.f:-
in Of Hazlewood House might dc-y t.>'
,.,os.l, Of the mos. ce1s.- ious world. As T.
~-.r g,7,,i, came home to him Horace seem
IL r-,....;3.rr With pleasure.
L he hal no intention Of yielding.
va tur one thing much annoyed Will j.,
h.-,,, Ear'c.s- evidently wanted the Be
stay. Il 50 ne should say 50 outright, l.
E,s-r.;,.. IL. !l.s ba.5iisa. So the most
,..cc ce...i .-t- IN 70 promise We Il1t
boz ....c.-ie .-.a-n .2r q tz,y days lo:lcc''.
!, those 1e.v ,.ays something h@..'F
= q. ot ali 6 r,.coa q gossip Went r2:-e.
u. .z..u-rhosl a-l eventually ro4elc
AZ, Of t. ,s. VITO were goas.pe1 au';'.-
.--.ca..gs TIE: heard slat they v:s.''
~. Lord Haawynn's eldest son, ="
,4rious disappes:ance had been iec"'
papers. Lord Ead'ynn was @n :
.e, ana it was wsl known taEaf
.!rned wife had sn1uggled the chl.d out OF
MS wa,-. Lady Eadwy-n was an acauaint-
srce Of the Talberts: SO that even Horace
was for moment staggered when he heard
tie theory propourded by his neighbors.
Then some kind creature wrote to tie be1ers
husband, ard bis lortiship rushed csc"71 10
Oakbury fierce as consuming 1lane-a fame
which resolved itself into smoke when he
was shown the boy, and found hin moth
;re like his missing son. After this, gossip
sLo,.ld have died "a natural death, but it did
not. People who are determined to swallow
q ,nonstro,,s tale will lick it into the shape
they can deal with best. II spite OF the Tai
be1ts strenuous aen;als ard plain statement rs
to how the child was thrown upon their
hands. everybody would have it that it net
Lord Hadwynn's son he was someone else's--
meaning some one. q nobleman's probably
whose wife had, for pirate reasons Of her
own. intrusted him to the Talbcrts.
Even the reputation Of being harbor Of
refuge for a duchess or countess il her dis
tress is hattering thing: and the Talberts,
especially Horace, felt pleased while laugh
ing at the absurd idea. Perhaps it was for
this reason that Horace at last yielded to his
niece's solicitations and astonished her one
day by saying:
Beatrice, II you really mean to Keep that
child for while, we will engage nurse
for it,
She said nothing but gave Uncle Horace a
most grateful kiss. She must have grown
wondrously fond Of the baby, as her eyes
were full Of glad tears.
That afternoon she drove into Blacltown
and rugged the child out from head to foot il,
new and dainty raiment nothing was too good
for him. Horace and Herbert, who knew the
price Of lace, lawns and cambr; IS to a penny
a yard, wondered how far her vhi,n was &C.
ing to carry her. Perhaps they felt rather
aggreved that their aid had not been asked.
They dearly loved little shopping, and could
have chosen trousseau or layette with any
woman under the sun.
But the affair of the nursemaid was pec1-
larly their own. II the Talberts hal one
gift Of housewifery above another, it was
their skill in engaging suitable servants.