The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-08

.ra .,so that she spent much time studying
art. was. indeed, learning to paint in oils
Thasa letters Herbert, who felt sympathy
for h;s consin. sent on to Frank, and Frank
ror,,sei them again and again, endeavoring
hv the LIGHT be had gained to read between
the lines And the more he read the more
novst;fied he became. II Mrs. Rawlings tale
was true. there was something which Her
hart and Horace never could, never would
forgive: vet Beatrice wrote as II forgiveness
!, was not an impossibility. Moreover, it
I s.ruck Frank that her words expressed a
doubt a, to whether her uncles had learned
the reason for her fight. When should he
find herr When should he learn the whole
t1alths
Ie searched her letters in vain for his
own name, for any message to him. The
omission troubled him. not because he
thought himself forgotten, but because it
showed him that Beatrice felt there was a
| fats, which nothing could overcome, keeping
tl.,.. apart. So her let ers gave him no
ho,e.
| Had he been an idle man Frank Carruthels
! could never have borne those months OF s.ls-
| pense. But he was bard, very bard at work
| on second book. Believe me, man does
not write his worst when his heart IS sad. A
deficiency Of the gastric juice or q supera-
bundance of hthic acid may ruin a mans
work, but not necessaril; grief. Toothache
may provo fatal to inspiration, but heart
ache need not So pending the appearance
of his first book, which had for some reason
been delayed, Frank was busy with sue
cessor.
About that first book, satirical. semi
- H. l,~v L.
great hit, Mr.. Carruthers. like allnew writer's,
was Is nervous and tidgety as young hus-
band whose beloved wife is for the first time
about to increase the population. One day
it struck him that the great work would be
more taking if adorned with illustrations.
He mentioned his idea to the publishers, who
quite agreed with him, oaly adding that six
tull-page illustrations would cost SO many
pounds, IN expense they did not feel justified
in mourning. But if Mr. Carruthers liked
to bear the cost, well and good Frank, who
had money to spare, said he would see for
how much he could get them done.
He called upon a friend, Mr.. Field. who
knew all about such matters, ani inquired
where he could find hands competent, yet
not too costly. And this fr.ienl happened to
he one of those from whom Maurice Hervey
had begged helping hand. So it will be
seen that the herinatter-mentioned meeting
between Carruthers AMI Hervey was, like
all so-called chance meetings, when traced
back to its cause, quite natural sequence.
Indeed it is hard to SEQ how things could
have happened otherwise.
"There, a fellow called on me day or
two ago." said Mr.. Field. "a fellow who's
down ON his luck now. He might suit you."
''Can you recommend hims What is his
namer'
II don't know that I can recommend him.
but you may give him a trial. He calls
himself Henry Norris He's down on his
luck az said"
Write him line and ask him to call on
ME, said Carruthers, who liked to help men
down on their luck. rs he clever?'
Hes been idle so long can't say. Look
here, Carruthers. mako him do the drawings
ON approval; and If I were you l wouldn't
give any money on account"
Send him to mo and I'll talk to him.
Carruthers was just leaving the room when
his friend called him back.
II say, Carruthers, I'd better tell Won.
then you can't say didn't. This chap has
been In quod five years for forgery. His
names Maurice Hervey. suppose he's out
now on ticket Of leave. He tells me he
means to run straight for the future, Now
you know all about it and can please vour.
SELF"
The consequence was that Carruthers who
held tho same belief as him with ''the harm
Of divers tones" resolved to see this man
and, moreover, to treas him as IL he had nc
knowledge of his antecedents He was glad
to help any one back to the straight path
Carruthers, who hated the bother Of cater.
ing for himself, still lived at his hotel He
had taken an Office in q quiet street some
little way of. Here he spent the greater
part OF the day. writing his new bool; cor.
recting those delightful objects, the proofs
OF a first book, or thinking sadly of Bea-
trice's and his own lot. This Office was on
the first floor and approached by steepish.
straight fight of uncarpeted stairs.
One morning he heard feet on the stairs
heard them stop ON the little landing IN front
OF the door which bore his name Some ono
knocked, and Frank shouted "Come inn r.
his supreme astonishment in walked the man
who had demanded Beatrices address and 90
outraged old Whittaker's sense of dienitv
"What do you wantF' asked Fr.nl
brusquely.
Hervey explained that Mr.. Field had
wr'tten 20 MN and instructed him to All.
no Carruthers knew that the man who was
80 anxious to find out Beatrice was forcsr
telon ana ticket.of-leave man. He raised
MS hcad and coldly scrutinized his visitor
hsrves until that moment haa not recop.
nlzeo nv nial' he did so then, AMI knew that
"a .1e . IeceS,ution was mutual. Al, question
,,.,e M ,ne of; origmal purpose which had brought
ABOUT this meeting faded from the mind ~
eacn man. With each Beatrice wos 49," th~ o VI
thought. ' '"o ons
w,l you give the addres, I wao,es