Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
CHAPTER Xxx.

things of which she knew nothing, IL will bc
better to learn IL In its vcracious entirety
than TO CLEAN IL from the saddened musings
that winters afternoon.
After the battle royal between Lady Clau.
son and her stepdaughter and when Sir
Maingay weakly and for tho sake of peace
left his daughter at home, whilst hc fled To
the Continent with that newly acquired
treasure, his beautiful wife, Beatrice settled
down TO the dullest of dull lives or what
certainly promised to be SO unless the girl
could brighten IL by drawing on her own re-
sources for amusement. On one point, how
ever, she had nothing to complain OF. A
childless widow with large income could
not have enjoyed more freedom of action
Mrs Erskino, the aunt in whose care she was
nominally placcd was old, wrapped up in
her own varied ailments, and ~ selfish as to
keep herself clear of suspecting people, be-
cause suspicion brought trouble and worry
Beatrice was free to spend her hours ~ II
hest suited her; to come and GO NJ she chose,
md generally to do what PLEASED herself
by this arrangement Mrs. Erskine saved her.
sclf much trouble nnd responsibility things
which are extremely injurious to an old gen.
tlcwoman in feeble health
But Beatrice, who was in magnificent
health, as all young girls Of eighteen should
be, soon found that to render life at Mrs
Erskinc's worth living she must find occupa-
ton for her lonely hours. Perhaps there
wero times whom tho iJoal n,.osuro and loo
with which an uptroyelod m,nl inv.o,S a
f,ro;,,,, t,ur ,n,ta bar r.,ort ,f hos. b.,,i,,..
in disdoipinp To occunv n secondary nlace in
h,r fatber,s b,ort Int II II w,s 90 ho,
pride forbade any proposals of surrender.
Nevertheless, something had to lie done 10
make life tolcrable. She cared little or
nothing for general society, and cvrn ha,, she
done SO the fact Of her possessing few friends
anywhere, unl none in London, would have
rendered her going out into the world a mat
ter of difficulty.
So that Miss Clauson, who was n young
lady of no mean abilities, and who had some
how inbibed the modern notion that, if
rightly directed, womans brain-power is
equal TO n mans IN acquiring knowledge, de.
cided that the most satisfactory method by
which time could be killed was by continu-
ing her studies from the point Mt which she
laid them down when she left the fashionable
finishing school.
Being also rather troubled by the feeling
that she ought to do something for suffering
humanity, she organized Il little charitable
scheme. She had plenty Of pocket money
Sir Maingay, who, since old Talbcrts death,
had received a considerable sum per annum,
paid out Of the trust, for his daughters main
tenancc and education, behaved most gener-
ously I'm this respect. There IS no mlve to
the conscience SO eflicacious as money sac-
rifice!
Beatrice, then, did what good she could on
her own account. As piteous tale alway,
opened her purse. revilers of indiscri,uinate
almsgiving may think little of her efforts,
Perhaps they bore no frut save in ON. note.
worthy Instance
Charity brought har in contact with n
woman. who from a variety of cirrum-
STANCES Ind heen raluced from IN, sstot. ~ a
a,perior domestic servant to nbiect pov,rtv.
and who was Ivine oImost at ae,th,s door
Reat,ice b.ard ber history reIi,,,.d ber
wants bod bor doctorcd and cprod and nv
hes, acts made the woman her slave for liza
sbe rivet.I tbe IinLs forever, when fancving
,be could do with n moid she in snitc Of n
rumble from her .rre,t,aunt toll this
woman NAMED S.r,b Miller into bor sar-
,ice This bannened in tho carly davs NJ her
,oionrn at Mrs Erskinn,,
IN, conrse of .tnIy r,,,rr.Ssod For tb,
most mart Raotricn tnnght herself Aftor a
Will. /, s,rucL b.r Shs should lilo aa,in ~
,,ko ~, bar dro ,yir, Uara nc ho, on,Jit;nn
.nyo hiohnr ,Lon ,,;shira e. ovonrto th,
,su,, srbon,y;rI ,nos,orniacos sbo uo,J.J n
nastar A caiiar on .rnnai,tnnco % Mrs
Erskinc,s govo her n namo md address
.bicI bol In ,r;,.on To- hor L,, .nro sno
,lso Ro,trice ,yrnto ,pd ostod IN. arti.t,s
rcrms He renIieJ Shc wroto ogoin nc.
,enting the terms opd beggine him 70 cal,
,n certain dov Sn Maurice Hervcv came
into her life
When frst sbo sow him tbo cir, ,vo. vrr-
orise1 10 find shc had summoned 10 b.r mid n
yn,n,, man y, ohnmt t,yonty.ayo Rrt tho
,gc Of a drawing mostor anne,red to Mis-.