The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-04

.,rovon,os which af1ict less ne1hoolca1iy
aa.,d,,,ed establishments So for as con!d
-, sao,, oll nromised well for quiet, piaclo
~ ,,roventf,,l winter. Horace ana her-
hort employed themselves as was taelf WON. vow,
Thav ware men who could spread out nttle
occ,,pat;on over q large SLIGO OF ume, >"
no-er found the hours hang wearlly. beatllce
seemed fairly happy with ner Dflsn'-.l-llou
hoy. The little fellow was no" oese1n.l..s W
p.attle merrily, and his manner to"arus :,.ao .'o
TTa1.ar+s xras more audacious and familiar
than ever. Altogether it looked as ii moth.
;ro- would occur to disturb the even tenor OF
ia ot Hazlewood House. until the budding
h.doea once more brought rou,M the Usual
spring cleaning.
Rrf' all urdrear1t Of by the brothers,
storms were brewing which were to shake
their house to the foundations
Chr;s+,nas came. Now Christmas Day was
a d,,, on which the Talbe-ts made great
s,cr:icos for the good Of their fc.lo"-':'ca-
t,,res. Sylvan.1s Mordle, who believed thas
+hoso in poverty were - much entitled to
c..ca.ure-comforts as to spiritual conso-a-
t;~cs. always sent the hat ro,l:d at Christ
r:,a,. eai collected special fund for the
purpose Of giving all his poor people hearty
dinner. At this dinner the Talberts were his
haachmen. No one who knew their fastidl- |
tastes CCUlO 1x0S0 S~CA SACAA N0A 'AAo ON&o |
Joints of sanguiaary- looking beef or serving |
out sticky segmcnts Ct p!um-puddiag without
feeling sure that, at heart, theT wero thor
mrhly good fellows. Herbert did oEce
n,a;ativcly ask Mordle il the nlca: uc,d be
ouite SO red. The curate chucx.cl. III it
wasn't red, they'd say twas American, and
leave It" he answered. It Is to be feared
that experience had taught Mordle that
charity is offer locked upon as riCst to ee
demanded, not bounty for which to be
thankful.
It was 60 doubt the terrible sights Of tie
forenoon which made the Talberts +: :,idiy
taboo, SO far as their own table was Coz
cerncd. all conventional Christmas fare. AS
Horace gravcly said, there is, to educated
rai..ds, something savoring of v;:-G,-r.ty in
suroosing that the celebration Of cec-a II
holy day must be attended by the CO. r-:.r,-
ton of q certain class Of co1aes..islcs. SO
their dinner consisted OF clear soup, fish,
brace of birds and an o1nelet.
1--WE never thought Of Beatrice" said Her.
bert pen;1ently. Beatrice might have Liked
roast beef and plum pudding"
But Miss Clauson did not yearn for Christ
mas diet. Moreover, her thoughts vcro far
away from eating and drinking Indeed,
during the last three months tie girl had
been, even for her, strangely quiet and
thoughtful. As for little while longer we
must be contented to regard her from the
outside only, her musings cannot bedivuls ed.
To-day. no doubt, she was thinking q great
deal about an impending visit to her fathers
house.
Horace and Herbert had urged it earnestly.
Not, as they kindly and truthfully told her,
that they wished to lose her for even a day,
but it was well that the world should think
that tho Clauso1s wcrea united family. It is
curious what q si:apleton most people think
the world, and how easily they fancy it can
he taken in.
Beatrice consented to be guided by her
,rcles' advice. So on the day after Christ
mas she left Oakbury. Sir Maingay and his
family were winteriny in London. It is sur
prising the number Of respectable families
who do winter in London.
Sir Maingay met her at Paddington. The
baronot looked q little rounder and little
more commonplace than when last she saw
him. He greeted his daughter afrectionately
but told her she looked Ill and careworn.
Then be inquired for Horace and Herbert.
As from the very first day they had kept Sir
Maingay in his proper place, he looked upon
them with the greatest respect. SIS it true
they have adopted ch;ld!' he asked. Some
garbled version of the affair had him.
/
"Ycu, my dear! Adopt child! Why, it is
time you thought of the possibility Of having
children Of your own. Ihave for months
been hoping to hear you were engaged to be
married"
II shall never marry, " said Beatrice, rather
coldly.
"Depcnd upon it, it is the best state" said
Sir Maingay eagerly. Then he started of on
the subject Of tho precocity which Beatrice's
little half-bcothcrs displayed. How the elder
said this yesterday and the younger did that
the day bcfore--a record of individual but
not general interest.
But just before they reached his house Sir
Maingay made more notable remark. 81
made the acquaintance this week Of Young
relative OF your poor mcther's-a Mr.. Carru-
theirs. who was staying with you some time
ago. told hira you were coming up. and he
promised to call''
It was growing dusk, so the flush that
lcaped to Miss Clauson's cheek was unsecn
She was silent for half a n:ou... the, she
said, quietly:
II shall be very glad to see Nr. Car.
ruthers.'
| Lady Clauson was gracious AID cond..
ssendlng. She had gained some sort of scc-
cess IN town last season, SO could afford tn
be SO. Nevertheless, Beatrice was shown in
various ways that she was st anger within
her fathers gates. The little bows werc
brought down to see her dressed in tho,
company clothes and manners. They were
good, ordinary, uninteresting little fellow.
anu no doubt Miss Clauson contrasted them
with golden-haired pet Of hers at Oakbmrv
Although the ladies were civil to each other
they did not sympathize Like nlany others
Lady Clauson was utterly unable to under
stand Beatrice. "4Aef"
Never, IT You can help It, marry q
widower.' she said to q bosom friend Ky