The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11
CHAPTER VI.

Miss Clauson carried her point, Her sue
| cess was due 70 curious combination Of
| events, as well ~ 10 her own persistence and
eloquent pleading. She managed 10 get I'm
clio Herbert alone-a difficult matter as the
'Tabbiesn were almost always together-an
after mndry arguments aud entreatics, II un-
ablo 10 win his consent TO her proposed ar
rangement, exacted promise from him that
he would not object II Horace approved Of
her keeping the boy, To bo sure hO had not
thb faintcst idea that Horace would consent,
Mr.. Mordlc, the adviser Of the family, and
Herbert Talbort thus brought on her side or
rendered neutral, Horace remained the arblter
OF the boys fate and Miss Clauson directed
all her energies toward making him yiold.
Like n clever girl she took caro- that the
| young intruder should DO no nuisance 10 any
one, not even 10 tho servants. When her
unclcs Eaw him thoy gaw him at his best, Al
the first signs Of bad behavior Beatrice whip
ped him away. As no had not yet run amuck
through their brlc-a-brac, not demolished a
ruby-bacRcd plato, or dotruncatcd n Chelsea
figure, they had no fault 10 find with his gen.
oral behavior Indeed, they liked TO scO the
little follow about tho place, and the confding
way In which sometimes ho climbed upon
Hornco's llco was quito touching llo was
not n hit afraid Of thcgo tall, groyo men,
Children see further insomo ways than grown.
up people, aud no doubt the little boy felt I'M
stnctiycly that many oXoollcnt feminine
traits wcro hidden undcr the broad bosoms Of
The stawat "Tabblos,"
They tacitly left hl fOio IN allegiance for
moro than n week; then Beatrice, who per.
haps tiOmblol lest some childish act Of mis-.
chief might dcfeat her ends, and who thought
that the boy had well dono his part In the af.
fair by making himself 30 easily tolerated, ot
tackled her inclcs once moro. True 10 hii
promise Herbert said his brother must decide
the mattCr,
"Do You want tho child 10 stayF' asked
Horace turning 20 tho speaker.
81 told Beatrice you should docido.n
This answer yurcd Horace that Herbert
know everything that was 10 DO known.
"My dear Beatrice he sald "tbo thing d
quito impiOctIcablcn
llcrmouth quivcrcd, II was clear sho had
set her heart on keeping hor now pet,
"Whyi imprOctlcoblol What difference
can a child mako IN house Ike thill How'll
DO my sole cnr0n
Uncle Horace looked uneasy. "NIy dear
you forget II may give rso 20 scandal
"Scandall what seHndolN
Horace grow red, Ono can't talk plainly 10
young, innocent girlowithout feeling how bud
mankind In general II.
"Ilum-ha,n ~ he sOid "You must romcm
Der, Beatrice we aro two single mon; not cl
dcrly men, As soon ~ IL IL known that we
have kept the child sent here 10 strangely, we
givo handle 10 suspicion and scandal Do
you agree with mo, llorbcrtp
81 Om afraid II will DO 30, Beatrice, said
Herbert, regrctfully,
Miss Clauson drow herself up proudly. II
was an action the Tolborts always liked 10
400 IN the girl, and which had grcat effect
ON them.
"Suroy," eho soid, "you OF all people arc
abovo suspicion md so0nd0lm
They were pleased 70 think this was the
truth They fht that Beatrice was right
What after NIL, had scandal 20 do with thcml
Tho domestic virtues aud clool,work rcgula
ton Of lluzowood House might defy tho
breath Of tho most censorlous world. Az this
great truth oomo homo TO him Horace seemed
"pO'r NU0SIiS0no IN our NExr)