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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-30
CHAPTER XXI.
A WOMAN WITH A MISSION.

Inspiration, as rule, scars above the pet
tines of detail, and Of all inspiration that
one whose wings are worked by religion flies
the highest and treest from trammels of
custom and caution. man or woman
inspired with an ethical mission to hu-
mapity feels fully convinced that, provided
the ewes are rpt steaifasly on the glorious
result, the brambles which have for age,
chokei the path leasing to the great goal
will in some mysteri Gus manner get cleared
out of the way; without faith of this kind
inspiration sinks to the dull level of wisdom.
Sarah Miller was woman with mission:
a mis- sion, however, Of a personal, not Of a
general nature. Her mission as she read il,
waS u insure tine worldly happiness OF her
beloved mistress, ami her faith in the in.
spiraLiDn which prompted tue task was such
as to make her believe that she would sue
ceet.
Everything in this wonan's life turned on
her devotion to Beatrice. Her mind was
like a dark, sunless ruin, in the center of
which springs one pure white marble column,
and that column her love for her mistress
! he wild worls she once used when telling
Frank Carruthers what she could do for
Beatrices sake, If any thing, fell short Of the
truth.
1t Is absurd to suppose that any one of us
l. entitled TO such alteration from a fellow
or sature. Very probably David himself did
not de erye JOnathan's unparalleled devo-
ton any more than B.atrice deserved that
of Mrs Miller. Nevertheless if human
affection w.Te dol ed out into the scale against
personal merit most OF us would fare ex-
trrmely i'll in this world. Simple Justice
ike pure repubicauism, and many other
indisputably correct things, works better in
81. Il
worship of Beatrice must be sought for in
ca:i'es other than the girls merits or even
her servants gratitude
THIS thea wa, the enissary who went
| forth on behalf of Beatrice, this, the bearer
| Of the flag OF truce between her and Maurice
| Hervey. A strange intermediary yet pos
-sssing some valuable qualifications for the
office, insomuch as she was devoted to her
] own side, hate ! the foe, and, above all, was
| full OF the belief that in some unknOwn n way
she would be guided SO as to enable her ~
| bring the negotiation To a satisfactory issue.
She listened with apparent attention t.
| Beatrice's many AMI clear instructions; but
her thoughts were in reality far away. In
| this matter she belieyei she was called upon
TO act more the part OF principal than that
| Of an agent. Beatrice, who was anxious u
| know how Heryey was tO he found, had u
rest satisfied with the assurance that Mrs.
Miller would experience no difficulty In
tracing him. Provided that Hervey was
| still in Lonlon her assurance was justified.
| for as his time on ticket-ofleav had not
yet expired, his address could no doubt be
obtained upon application In the proper
| quarter.
This was about the only detail Sarah had
as yet stopped TO consider. She had not yet
| thoupht how her end was IN ha oainad
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she finished speaking he turned his pale tace
to her The mans name is Hervey," he
sail.
ayes. Do you know himf
''l have seen him twice As he spoke
Carruthcrs invuluDtorily clcnchcd his hands.
There was u kind of savage satisfaction in
thinking under what conditions he last saw
the rogue He wished he had struck even
harder. He trowncd, and his mouth grew
hard and stern. Beatrice saw the facial
change.
''Do You blame me too much to forgive
me. FrankN she asked, anxiously. He
looked at her with eyes rs soft and ten Ter as
woman's.
Blame youf who am to blame youi
What have to forgivei You have all my
pity--all my sympathy. Again | offer you
such help as | can give-such hclp as a
brother can give 81 ter You will take
this from me, Beatricep
She pla ell her hand in his. Eyes, will
take it, 1t is more than l deserve. All,
mel why should my trouble enter into your
lifce'
liza fingers tightened on hers His eyes
sorSht hers. BEATRICE he said, III did
no, live until knew YOU. You have right
to claim all | can give. Yet there is some
thing | must ask-sOmething | must know.
You have told me muCh-will you tell me
allF
Il have told you all
mo, not ALL Beatrice, life promises to be
but a sorry aifar for me. Let me nave such
cold consolation As it can give. Beatrice,
let me hear you say with your own lips that
had things been otherwise you could have
loved me--would have been my wife,
Sine met his eyes bravely. YES, Frank
she said spftly ~ will saw that | will saw
more. | love you now All. Frank, re-
proach ne, blame me, when | tell you that
although knew it meant unhappiness for
YOU it was sweet moment to me when first
knew that you loved me-
After this avowal there was silence for a
minute. Then Carruthers leaned forward.
Beatrice, my love-" he said hoarsely, kiss
me once | only ask it oncen
She flushed to the roots of her hair vet
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OeJOre hin.
What the devil are you looking at me
like that fDrf' asked HeTvey. His rough
voice brought Sarah back 10 herself She
drew her hanl across her brow.
1T is there, it is W.T. ritten there, she nut
tered.
What Is written there, you oh foolr'
asked Hsrvey.
She made no reply, but her thin liys
moved and again her eyes glanced at him
with a strange, wild look.
Sit down" said Hirvey. sharply: 'and
try and talk like sens BILE woman, and
keep your wits from wandering"
He pushed chair toward her. She sat
down and seemed waiting for him to speak
again.
Well what do you want!r he said 81
suppose she sent yOu'
Yes, my mistress sent me-
What fIrf Has she sent me any
money. or is she trying to starve met Lot
her take care. | shall lini her again some
day
chanical accents "Y 60, she has sent you
money
How much s ti Hanl it over"
She drew a small bag from her pocket.
Hervey clu ch,t 1t eagerly 'rhsre is fifty
pouhps, she salui III thc s'hS iheShahicai
way a. before.
Fifty p,und Il" exclaimed the man,
fercely What does she mean by sending
me paltry sum like that Fifty pounds
while my wife has thousin Is a yearp
Take it or leave it, as you choose" said
Sarah.
I'm take II, never fear, Oh, yes I'll
take it, Perhaps it's meant as a peace
Offering Now let me hear what else you
have to say. You didn't come here just t.
give Inc this wretched sum-"
Mrs. Miller rose from her seat and looked
down into the mans upturnsd face. HcI
vo.cs when she SPOKE un ierwelt a marvel
lous change. 1t absolutely rang with pas
siou.
mo, Maurice Hervey," she cried. 80
c0.ie TO offer you the one chance, to show
YOU the one way VIII ch IL still open. IL may
he too late to tread it, but | say TO you
show mercy and perhaps mercy may bs
shown to you. BE warned. say, and leave
| that poor girl in peace. Live your life and
let her live hers, She is one OF Cots cho
sen, Maurice Hervey. Beware how yol
war against Him. HIS anger is like two
| edged sword
keep your flights to yourself and tell m,
| in plain Eng ish what you mean"
Take thr money shs offers you. Go an
| trouble her no more -
Hervey laughed his mocking laugh. "My
dear Sarah" he said, ''your zeal makes yot
anticipa n matters ! must remind you tina
| a. yet ] have been of srel no money"
, "But Miss Beatrice will pay you money,
, said the woman eagerly. "Oh, t:ke 1t, TAX,
i'll Go away and never seek her again"
"Abl nowyture coming to business. Wha
money will she payi'
''She will give you five hundred a year"
A scowi passei over Hervey's face, but ha
| res rainei tine oath which rose to his lips
| "You are surs that's the b. vt offer, Sarak
! She will give no more.n
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"Frank' FrnRk'n she cried " You heref"
He took her hands in his and regardless OF
bystanders gazed INTO her gray eyes For a
moment he could not speak. The sight Of
Beatrice, the touch Of her hand sent the
blood rushing through his veins Days,
weeks, months, he had pictured this meet
ing, and now it had come TO pass.
She was fairer than ever-fairer than
sverl The pure classical features seemed
sven more perfect, the clear pale face more
baautiful the dark gray eyes more wonder
tul than of old. And as she had given that
little cry Of joy, something had leapt into
ler ewes which Carruthers had never before
sen theve, OF never before seen so clearly
md undisguisedy. The surprse Of seeing
aim had swept away caution, and for the
space of two seconds, Frank was able to
read the very secret of her soul.
No wonder he held her hands and gazed
silently in her face What had he to say
what could he sayi The certainty that she
iOved him made his task no easler--the task
of telling her that he knew her secret, or at
least great part OF 1.-THE task Of asking
her to confiie in him and let him help her
So he remained silent until she gently drew
her hands from his.
Tlp light had faded from Baatrice's fac.
She also after a moment of forgctfulness
was coming back TO her own world and It's
troubles. Her eyes dropped and her face
cloudsd.
How did you ilnd mef' she asked in
troubled tones.
"By a strange chance / will tell you how
some day"
"Tell me now.n
Frank shook his head.
mot now" he said. Let 1t suffice that
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Bea'rice, my lore" he said. honrsely.
He did none Of these wild, passionate things
sinlrly because he was an English gentle
man, who wished the woman he loved 10 be
his wife and the laWfu mother of his chill.
dren. True, that his love had carried him
away sutii ,ienl " to make him willing to
blot out an ina sinary past 1t was great
enough T. raise and restore the woman he
loved, but il was not great enough, or shall
We say too great, to dream Of degrading
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
NE Sunday School Concert.


The M. K. Sunday School will give
a concert on Tuesday evening, May
10th, at the M. K. church, for the
purpose of Iaising funds with which
to purchase new s. S. Library. The
shelves which once bent under the
weight of a goodly number of inter-
esting and valuable books, now sup.
port only few worn-out volumes.
1t is obvious that vacant shelves and
a few books which time has worn
and defaced, cannot satisfy the in
creasing desire for reading, and re-
alizing that the general interest and
welfare Of the Sunday School de-
pends largely upon the possession
and maintenance OF a good selection
of choicn books, we consider it nec-
essary to take an active step in this
direction. The program will consist
of music, speeches, dialogues and
recitations. No time or labor has
been spared in trying to make it in
teresting aud profitable to all. Ad-
mission, adults Is centa; children 10
cents. Doors open at o'clock p. IN.
commences at 1880. The attendance
Of oil is earnestly solicited.
G. II. TOWNSEND. SEQ.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
Amendment to Ordinance No.

SEc 1. The marshal shall keep horses, mules
cattle, and sheep at least days aud swine geos'
aid other fOw - hast = u 'Ys. uniss> sooner
deemed. anh at 4 G exp rati ,n OF that time may
sell the same at pu )Ic auc ion, after giving a
least forty eight hours notice OF tho lime ano
place oi su:li sale by postn nJtices thereof, Ia
at least three public places IN tne said village
SEc2 The marsngl shall be ctitled 10 hft5
500 cents per head, Tor ev0ry tse,ty-four hours
that he shall keep aud feed said horses. cattle
swine, and ten IUl cents per head for every TWEEN
ty-tour hours that he shsih keep and feed said
sneep. geese aud ot,irr fowl. HIS fees Tor adver-
tisiiIs any uninIAi nelin mentIOnet. shall he flf-
teen tijl cents per head, aud for sci < tiiv sae
nfteen U5) GEMS pee head.
SEQ 8. The ..'shtl snall pay To the village
treasurer all moneys received by him. uader TINS
ordinance. after deduct:ng the fees, costs and
expenses, herein provided Tor, Aut tho village
shall not be liable, III any case, tor his fees VI
expenses.
SEc 4. The owner OF every amin al sold. shall
be entitled To the proceeds of sale. utter be
deductions aforesaid, ami tile village treasure 4
shall pay the same 10 him. upon duo proof bJ
aihdavit that such person was. Ia Tact, lne own
er of such animal, provided tn " Application Tor
the proceeds Vt sdcn sale shall be made within
three months from the day OF Sale, and not after
wards.
SEC ). II any parson Or persons shall, with
out tho consenG OF the marshal, Release or aid la
releasing from StIch poii.id, ANY animal inipound-
Ell Therein, such person or persons sliali iofieis
nnd pay a line not cNcesdiug hNc dollars, ami
costs OI prosecution, or may Oe imprisoned Ia
the village Jaii not excoedlng ten tiU) dap y, ..
may be iinrd ana IMPRISONED ~ tine court, ucfOre
winch he ~ tried, may determine.
SEcG Inc marshal shall make monthly re-
ports 10 tho village Scr9, u tie niiinner vi anu
mGls npvuDded by him, aud the n.,ines OF the
Owurrs, n .nown, the anloun. received by MIN.
ana wheeler S,lcn animals nave been rciceincu
az have been sold. lie may employ such assist
ance as lie may require provided mat tine village
Snail not ue liable therefor.
$40 {. 1 ne owner Of each and every animal
mpouhoed, may redeenl the same, ut any time,
pvtJIc sAir, Dy pay Ing 10 tne marshal tine fees
which have accrued to him, up ~ the lime su:h
ohsr 10 redeem shall be made
JAMES WALLACE, JNO. w. LAMON.
Clerk. President.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
BRoCKwAY CENTRE St County, Mich, A.

The May term of the Giro lit
Court begins on Monday next, The lSl 1
inst.
Miss Gertrude Duilie visited witt
friends and relatives in tuwh ovcI
Sunday.
"A ring around the moon is IA sign
of u rain. and "a ring around the eye Is
Il sign OF blow.
Miss McCollum. Of Port Huron
was the guest OF Miss Jessie Allison
Friday and Saturday last.
"A Ere occurred one day last week
at Denhis SHELLS in The township of
Grant. We did not hear what his loss
was.
DIR G. Mills removed with his
| family this week t. Richmond where
le Will hereafter practice his profess
! sion.
Mrs. John Brink and family visit
ed with David Brow and ftnlly last
week John lirink cdas over uiI
! Sunday aud they returned with HIM to
their hume in Captc.
There will bd 10 service at the VI.
L. chln ch I'll next Sabbath morning as
have 10 he away 'tsSi ,Cing in a quar-
tsiil meeting at the Ll m church, but
there will bs Sabb iih School as usu /
at ? Clock p. IN. REV. j. w. GRAY.
We wish to present j. G. Holden,
one Of the village dudes. as "a weather
prophet. Two weeks ago he prophesi-
ed To us that we would have snow
storm this mouth and sure enough 1t
came true. lie now carries WigginS'
laurels.
1.-THE Last Loaf" Will be present
ed by the Library association of
Brock way Centre soon. 1t may be as
well to explain that it Is a drama. not
loaf of bread. PIT Huron Tribune.
'Tis well you made the explanation,
Bro Finn.
The masquerade at Coughs roller
rink last Thursday evening was fairly
attended The prize for the best Co.'S
tune was carried off by George Allen.
he being a ballet girl and he made
good one too. Iii snyder received the
prize for the most comicul, being dress
I'd in imitation of darkey. Next
Thursday evening prizes will be given
for the largest and smallest hats worn.
All are invited To attend.
--"Why she rejected him." is tho
headline in All exchange. There may
be good many reasons for it. Most
likely he failed in business. Brock
way Centre EXPosIToR. They don't
break with II fellow for that now-a=-
days, my boy. More likely he insisted
on fighting it out and paying dollar
for dollar. and she had to give him the,
go by" for Il prince Of noodles. J"
See? Romeo O0serv, L. Exactly. We
did no; think of III It. Possibly the
chuckling grin of a noodle won her
affections.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
Ordinance No. q.
An Ordinance relative to The Licensing

An Ordinance relative to ,he Licensing Of
Drays &c.
IL IS ..ereby ordered by the Common Council
VI the Viiiagc Of Brocgway centre:
SEC 1. NJ pofs In snail ply any cart dray or
wagon, within the limits of said village. for hire,
without license, under prEaty of ave dollars.
- SEcs Any person inay have such license as
cdrtnlan, dray or waguner, by applying To
the Clerk. ana paying therefor sj for oLe horse,
and s5 for two horss teams All licenses to run
one year. from the first of May, or the first of
November, In eLcn year.
SEC3 No person shall assign his license.
SEGA Eacn person having a license, shall
cause the number OF his license TO be paiuted on
each side of his cart, dray or wagon, with black
paint, Un white ground. so as to be easily seen.
and To cOntiIIus the same. under penalty or 81.
Tor every day ie sh I'll drive his cart, wagon or
drdy. without having the SAME 50 numbered.
SEC >. The prices TO bs demanded aud re-
ceived by persons 50 licensed shall not exceed
twenty cents for one horse. and thirty cents for
two horse teams.
> SIC u. II any person or his agent. acting un-
der any license under this bylaw, shall demand,
Tx or receive auy higher charge, than is herein
established, or shall ne guuty of any enibezzle-
inent or deceit la the execution of his du y, he
shall forfeit and pay penalty OF s., for each
and every offonse
SEC The Village Clerk shall register all
persons licensed under this law, and the date Of
their license.
JAMES WALLACE, JNO. W. LAMON,
Clerk. President.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
BrockWay Centre Bank,

-,s~OF JNO. w. LAMON,.o~~
Brock,cay Centre, Michigan.
New York Exchange bought and sold.
General Banking business done.
Limited amount taken on deposit.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
The Best Family Weekly.

No other paper that reaches our
desk. SO forcibly c0mmends itself rs a
first class family weekly as the Detroit
Commercial Advertiser. We have
been SUI prlsed, of late by the marked
and steady improvement shown In the
editorial management of this old estab-
lished Journal, now in its Gath year OF
publication. 1t is up with the times
in every respect. and indeed in some
respects is ahead of them. but always
on the right course. There is no other
weekly we can SO heartily recommend
to our subscribers as fitting compan-
ion to their own local journal, the two
together giving them a veritable lib
rary of information and knowledge.
The sitting room depdrtm snt of the
Detroit Commercial Advertiser Is a
most attractive feature for the ladies,
the young peoples page Is well stock
ed with special reading foT their bene-
tit ;tbe Farmstead dep artment gives
much information to ag,iculturists,
and the market reports are very CON-
prehensive and reliable. The editorial
and news columns are well filled, with
thorough digest of the general news
of the week and comments thereon.
and the first page Is "a veritable cor
nucopia Of wit and wisdom--a little
scrtp.b,ok in itself. PJstic gems are
feature Of this popular weekly. aud
we are told that many fine collections
of poetry are made by subscribers.
from its pages.
Simple copie, are sent free to any
address when desired, and few who
receive such fail To subscrib', as in
addition to this all Subscribers parlici.
pate In the Twenty. second Annual
Premiums OF s35,000 in Cash TO bs
awarded July lst, Address, w. IL
Burk. publisher Commercial Adver.
tiser. Detroit Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
An EnterprIsIng, KciIabie House,

". n. "a X una can ss"a,s b- relied upon,
Cot only to carry l., stock the hes: of ever,
Thug, hut to secure tns ngeDsy for sucb
articles as have we'll kuowo merit. aud az,
nopulsr with the people, thereby sustsiuips
he reputation Of being always -at.rpr's'ns.
ssd ever reliable. having seeui Ell tue agency
for the celebrated Dr. kiu.'s New Discover,
Tor Consum ,,tiou, We will sell II on n POI tive
gu4rhnue. L. will surely cure sny aud eyer,
election uf Throat, Lungs, aud Chest, and t.
snow our Confluence. we invite you to call
aud vet "A trial bottle tree
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
ORDINANCE No. :.
An Ordinance relative 20 Drukenness OF
dsorderly Persons.

H'"S'SS'J Sl9S'S'
Sxc !. The Common Council OF the Village
OF BrOckway Centre enact and ordain, az follows
That any person or persons found drunk. OF
hghJing or disordeeiy, Or belng drunk and acting
"a a noisy or dsoIderly manner la any of the
public streets or places wlthin this village who
shall DO guiity of any inGecent immoral or in
sulting conduct. language or benasiur ia the
streets, or elsewhere IA SAID village, and all per-
sons who shall collect IN bodies or crowds IN said
village tor UNLAWFUL purposes TO the Annoyance or
disturbance Uf the citizens or Travellers shall for
each oi1erse on conviction thereof forfeit and
pay tine not exceeding twenty-five dollars and
the cost OF prosecution or may Ice imprisoned IN
the village or County jail, or the Detroit House
OF Correction not exceeding ninety days or may
be punished by both such lines aud inprison-
nient a. tile Colir1 may determine.
sEc =. II shall be, and is hereby made the
duty OF the Marshal TO forthwith arrest any per-
sou or persons found drunk or lighting, or be-
having IN "A noisy or disord1rly manner within
tile streets OF sand village OF elsewhere in said
village and bring sucn person on persons before
some Justice ol The peace for prosecution; and
IN case such eison shall then be intoxicated the
Marshal snail keep such person or persons ia
custody untli he suitil Le III III condition Tor trial
To taSc iunlruate eject.
JAS WALLAIE l., JNO W. LAMON,
Clerk. President.
noe.. Ma. al.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
FARM FOR SALE.

80 acr' OF land for safe, being the
west Ii III OF the southeast quarter Of
,ection /. township OF Lynn -. Clair
Co. AMI better known as the Blair or
Walker Lot. oae mile north and four
md one halt miles west of Brockway
Centre. For terms and fur, her par
tlculars address, II T. WALKER. La-
peer, Mich. administrator of the Es-
tate of Eliza Walker. 4qm3
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14

For SALE an open buggy nearly
new for sale at "a bargain. Gail and
see it. As ID. OnSER.
For SALE--.A good. young roadster,
and good dexter queen top buggy,
Terms easy. Apply To w. Is. Wells,
BrockWay Centre, Mich. 49tf
NOTICE The Brockway House and
30 acres Of land will be sold or traded
for farm property and possess ION gwen.
durlng month of May 1885. II hoirl
- MOI sold it will be To rent. 4Sw5
GEO. w. 81 y. MCCLELLAN.
Props.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14

We sold our carpet this week to
VIM Scott, baker, who has lately been
liking up his house. Bro. Waterbury
please send along that cigar. Brock
way Centre EXPoSlToR. AL right.
Menzics. we acknog ledge tue cereal,
and the best Golden Il III" in the
market has been forwarded. -Ro noo
Observer We are anxiously awaiting
tie arrival OF that "Gulden Rod"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-14
Ductlcn's Arnica Salyc

The Lss' salv- ~ he world for cats, bruises
aprts. u'c' =, sat cum. fever sores, i.tier.
chsppe' tunds. 81 ~ laiDs, cnrDs, aud nil
'sln erup'' ms, an pos tiviy cures pll-s, cr
10 pay required. IL is Guaranteed io give
,rrf"'' sai sfaciion, or money refunded
P''c. "a ce,ts per box. For sale bs w. N.
dcIi-u,H.