Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-11-27
CHAPTER X.
THE FRACTIONAL. CyNUSI

Mss Clsusea showed very Ntt!r interest in
the approaching visit 10 this curious and.
at times, utmost aEatbe;ir Young woman il
s>calel asif ali Young ,lon We're alil2, a.
though we have seen chat Sir was canahln al
showing strong fellinS aal emotion, a When
sac rel ected NJ. Moriies love
The Only sentiments Miss Clauson felt about
Frank CaIr-utherS We're these: She was rytn>~
Gtat he N,as not q Clergyman, and rather soTl'y
lie was Il SOFT of cousin. She was not very
u / Al 70 c.,rgymcrl, aal she thought that
s.;.le COZ ms werS apt tarrosuGc % lhc.c
, relationship. rerha2 thu a..
She hal not even tie iEt2crs. which falls
to TIE lot of ho>ecSS in preparing for the AZ
rival # guest. Herbev1 himself had seen
that tn, large feather led in the chintz room
had been carried down and aired at the
kitchen fire. He had with his own hands
given out the needful blankets, counterpancs.
sheets and pillow case; hal even looked TO
the match byN and D.n C;l> ui0n.
So with Something akin to Indifference,
Beatrice SAY thu lodge gate open and Horace
bring the hos ana large wagonette up to
the dSpr. She noticed that the Young man
who sal b2-,dH him looked rather pale ana
washed ont. She saw several portmautea,,s
handed out, end 50 cane to the conclusion h,
intended making q long stay. Then sho r.
suned the book she vas reading. Il was lar
more interesting than any young maa
Nor was she disturbed for soma time. II
was close upon til tlinneg-in lcai Beatrice
was alr,'aa.- oi~ySs>l; 50 Ito Ialberts toa.l
their .r:cs, to his ,cJul. Ili left hia 20 max,
his evening toilet. Just before the goat
sounded the three men entered the drawing
room, and Frank was duly presented 10 Mis-
ClaiISOn.
W hen q young MAJ and woman know j, is
their fate to sPeal several weeks together in
a country house ;aI v II there Is a family
connection b2tWv'n then. it is 10 use COM
mencng by hning dis.&at 10 enc another.
At Least, 81 thought F,..nk Car1uther,s, for
he shook and, with Ms Clau;on, and hogan
talking - her rs il h. had known her all his
lifs. Ba-rice felt sure he meant to presume
on his relationship
St,ll "he VS. very CIV and kind 10 him
and wel,o:aed him II Oakbury. BY and by,
i'll the course Of his easy conversation, he
made what struck har rs being an original
remark, WHIST il was is not recorded, but,
a original r.-,..:rt,s grow scarcer every day,
any yong man who makes one a minute
after hi iusy introduction to a young lady is
something out of the common run. SO
Beatrice for the first time rcally looked to
see wha lie Wa Ike. You may depeud he
had EIad."p his mind about her looks ct
once
He VS. Ia I'D appeared thin and over
work 4. T.. 1, In of Horace and Herbert
h s. ~ 4 sh r., light man, although lo
was O. lsGl'a Eni IT, and il thin hal
p'ynt Il I..Hs L. T. ,,;,s very handsome in
his o"H st"ia and Ea q clever, intellectual
lock i'll h.s fac His eTos were dark rad
Keen, EoJ restless eye, vet seemed e tleGc3
1T everything quickly and eaabe b;Ja in .
second TO E.:.ka up his lnina about the object
at which he looked. There was in expression
lowering about his moath which physiog.
nomist would lave tod YOU limited at sar-
casl, and lis chin proclaimed that he had G
Will of Lis own.
By the time Beatrice had finished her sur.
veg, ard before she had cora. TO any decision,
except that he was by no means ill-looling
the gong sounded. Horace offered his arm TO
his niece, and led her tot.n dining-rooIn, fol-
lowed by Herbert aad Frank.
They dined at a round table, pulled almost
up to the window. II vas pleasant ut this
time of year to lie able to Iaok out on the gar
den. Ii everybody knew the comfort of Il
round table when the party is small, the
whole stock in the country would be at once
bought up.
After all, in spite of his pale face, there
seemed little tie matter with Ir. Carrlthcrs
His appetite was o fair one; but if a man could
not make n good dinner at Hazlcwool House
his interior organization must he ii state
past redemption. 50 he ate like Eale man
and talked Ike one whose brain was in full
working orieI.
cts very good cf you 10 take charge Of ar
Invalid IL me,.' Ia aid across the table
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