Weekly commercial herald., 1885-07-10

nim, SEEING the thought made aim 50 happy
Anyway / would have loved the boy Like
nv own. Now promise you there shall Be
40 more trouble. But my poor man, he will
be disappointed
ssWiIl any sum Of money" began Bear
trice rather tinnidly.
ooh. no. miss. Although Rawlings has
neglected business dreadfully for the last
NO years, and bis brother Is gYuabling, we
are fairly well-to-do people With tidy bit
saved. Oh, no, my man IS single-eyed, Ha
only wanted Lis boy.r
s'How was your child lostF asked Bea-
rtco.
Mrs. Rawlings looked rather confused.
s'I can't help believing, miss, thst the poor
title fellow was drowned and never found
But Rawlings be won't have it so. Hc says
&c was stolen and we shall find him some
lay"
After this Miss Clauson thanked her hostess
with grave dignity. Then she dropped hsr
veil and attended by Mrs. Rawlings went
back to the cab and Sylvanus She had
gained her end, but at price only known To
herself. What it had cost her to reveal tho
secret Of her life to that strange woman can
,,arcely be over estimated. Such was her
feeling Of degradation that she almost wished
that her uncles had been in the room when
yesterday she went with tho child In her
hand to tell them what she had to-day told
Mrs Rawlings. Sand after ALL she muir
INJURED with bitter smile on her face, lit Is
Jut staving off the crash which must come
sooner or LATER Here she sighed inyolun-
.arily. Mordle's quick ear caught thescund
Nothing unpleasant happe2ed, hopep he
asked.
''lIy business was not CT the pleasantest
nature, but accomplished it successfully,
replied Beatrice
He said no mere. By her desire she was
;et down at one Of the principal shops in
Blacktown, an emporium Of articles Of femi-
cine need into which Mordle could not ven
cure to accompany her. She thanked him
tor his services, and 10 knew that those
thanks were O dismissal He strobe back Ia
oakbury looking very thoughtful; indeed Il
was not until be was well into his cwn parish
hat ho remembered the necessity Of resum-
ing his usual cheerful air. SIT must have
been charitable" he muttered. "But why
The secrecyl Why the Cat and Com
passesFn
Saturday came. All that morning, the
busiest Of the week, Horace and Herbert
we're fidgety and uncomfortable Long Be
lore tho hour fi-ed by Messrs. BIackett
Wiggens for TIE appearance Of their client:
carriage the brothers wore gloncing down
:he drive. Miss Clauson, however appeared
calm and at her case. Her woman's instinct
told her that all danger from the claimants
was at an end About 3 o'clock Horace
turned to her. "My dear" he said, ''hal
Mrs. Miller made any preparation for thC
:hild's departureF
''None whatever. He will not be sent for
1t was but an idlo threat
Horace and Herbert exchanged glances
They knew it was no idle threat, but they
little knew how the fulfllment had beel
averted.
Three o'clock came--four-6ve O'Clock
but 10 carriage, no Rawlings, no BlaclSett
no Wiggens. Sunday, Monday and Tuesda
passed without any sign or manifestation {
hostility. The Talberts were then bound
confess that their niece had judged Alright.
Beatrice appears to be remarkably cles
sighted, " said Horace.
"Remarkably so, answered Herbert
But had Sylvanus Mortlle, who spent IL
ever.ing with them, committed breach I
faith and mentioned his excursion with Mi
Clauson, the brothers might have suspecte
they had credited their niece with a qualit
to which she had no title.