Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-02

CHAPTER XXlIl--coSrIsuxp.
Beatrice might have been more explici.. ;,
ald Horace looking at the telegram orcs
Yes" said Herbert "she had nine word,
to spare" "''
kilograms are one of the pests Of modern
me- continued Horace People dash of
these Ill 'wordcd, unpunctuated phrases In.
seau OF proper letter No one can write Q
decent letter now"
Horace, who had the gift Of writing pccu.
liarly well-constructed and elegant. n rather
700 lengthy. epistles, felt keenly on the ten.
oehcy OF the age to conduct Its correspond.
ence by means OF short, swapping sentences,
after the manner of Mr.. Mordle's style of
talking.
u hope she will he back soon" said Her.
bert. Frank comes TO us the day after to-
morrow
He is in good health now, isn't her
Splendid, I believe
Then think we can give him the '5s this
tme-thc AZ is growing low"
This was not mcanness. Il was but the
caution wise man exercises over his cellar
Besides, who could complain Of the delicate
gradationf 1858 Is fine wine; many prefer
IL to 1S47.
PoHhised letter came in the
morning. Horace read it first. His face was
perfect blank He read It again before he
handed 1t to the anxious Herbert, who, al.
though he saw from his brothers face that
something strange had happened, was for
once unable to make the slightest guess at
the truth. Here Is Beatrice's letter:
my Very Dear Uncles should be migrate.
ful for the kindness you have shown me IL I
left you in any anxiety moment longer than
could help sent you telegram yester-
day afternoon to show you that no evil had
befallen me.
II scarcely know what to say to You. ]
can at present offer no excuse for what am
about todo. lean give no explanation. When
/ came to Hazcwood House l hoped TO be
able to make it my home for 10 long as you
would keep NO. Now, find, am forced to
leave you and make home of my own. More
over, am forced for while at least TO keen
silence rs to where that home may be. At
this moment have not even determined. II
will, however, be out Of England I cannot
even tell you why this must bo SO. VIII you
ever forgive met
PLEASE do not fear on my account. / am
growing old and can well take care Of nv.
self; besides, Mrs Miller will be with me,
also Harry, so that shall not he dull
III cannot promise to tell you where
ami will at least let you hear from mo now
and then. Please, oh, please do not try and
trace me, but do endeavor to think kindly of
your loving but unhappy niece, BEATRICE"
"Wbat does It mean. Herbertr said Hor.
ace in sepulchral tones.
.sWhat can IL meany, echood Uarhert
They sat staring at one another and fs.,.
ing that such an unlocked for catast ronbs
had never before happned since the world
levan to be peopled by ladies and uentlemon
Their niece, the feminine counternart Of
Themselves: the embodiment. TO their minds
of ali that a well-bred we'll born woman
should be, to be guilty. of such an escapadr
1t was awful. perfectly awful
They read the letter again and .ooin
discussed the meaning OF sentences even ~
words: but this analyzing proceSs belnsd
them nothing So they turned to reconsider
in a new light Beatrice herself as they knew
her or fancied thew knew her
AI,hou,b neither q, ,ho T.,,
,.It the tender ,assion n ,r.s thonat, &c, ,'',
,,,arv that n a,hor ,xo,, ..,so,,od 80 H,g. ~
,nn,,id he tbe Victim w;da,. .n -;e',. I ~
r.,.sntor the bolv estat. ~ mstri,nonv ,.o,,J ~
have directed her attention 10 tho yo,,n',a.
-, os hoinr ~ n ,,,or, ,,.m..Is yus
th.n tho oIisr There ,yo. indoo,, n.,.'.
tradition aoatiro about that Horhart e.,
orco mo, a time iooL sJ r.thar ,andarI,, ,,. .u
soms young Iadv and that had not Horaan. an
,-ith ,raSewortby salsshnoss rro,nnt,,, 80.
80 ond ,,;n,,ai ,ha .Tair T., tt,a ~ nVs or
Horace might now he living in s"Iitndo ,,;th @
All the cares Of HayIewo"d Uousa ~, III
shoulders, So II was Herbert who Ars. ara
nroacbel the puzzle from the romantic az
"You don't tbink be said ..th.t Roatri'.
could have .nv-snv nnsort,nat. .ttaab
ment ~ yhict wa should bovs Jisan,ronaIm %
..Ho,v could srcb a th;r, ,,a ,n,',tiaS,
eve tbougbt snch a tbing os h.r Ia.v;,.
$40 ,iLe this an imro~sihiIi,v s
Tbis oro,,ment i,n,,rosS.d uo.. II.
,bonght th, mater npros,,IS, 80 .rsi
h., sad with tba oir - a i,,3oa I'll, ~,
cision, .it il imno.sibla She bss a;s.n .o
signs ~ sncb a thing She has saaued n,,,.o
hsnnv and cont.nss,d Tsr .nra.;ts ~.
thi,,L hn.,, 80 ..se, "Fp'
"Y.. ysrv un1t y s.,d parher,
"Resides WHO could thars hal Sbs "a .,,o
bsr own mistress and - ,he wished n NARY
We have no voice in the matter She is ouitc
canabla Of having her own rav Witness
her I.avipg ali that mo,av ;a,a
Horace hsd rever oot oyar that ,,r..o,t ~
seven mar cent to the hanLers
Herbert. in obedience to his brothers. views
d;.,misSed ,ha "nsnrtmUoto W M a.t .t.ab"ant ,too
= nd ha,,an 80 inns ,on "~o,haa MI ,.onS."yy ,n1y
h. .aiS S.djv and &c. = Ion, n.,,Sa .,I
-,o,,dar a. ma n ~ ,n ,,,;ar.,,.n,.nS pa...;.,.
'O''
-, -,
.sho saa,naS 90 a,,;., % ~, "o,,taot"Sn
duhs.l Herhart ..Trua that aTa;r aro,.
tho.e reon,a nd N. hou ,,,,sat har -
tNnyv said Hor.co IT h.,;an. vo,,
eating ns.rar IN. ,,.rL Cor IL ~, ,o.s;h,o
thst snv fosr thst ,ha oh;,S ,ua',,t ~ ,ahn,'
from her inducad bar to m.Ls this fooIish
aipbt-I can call IL nothing sIser,