The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-15

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Horace and Herber joinrd IN The wipinG
corners Of their glass cloths, and poEod them
into every little corner and intcrtcc0xactly
NJ a cleanly nurse would have explored the
ears and ewes Of hor infant charge Frank
was compelled % stand by all the time and
feel what q clumsy rullan he had been, llo
sighed his relief rs Whitaker nj last gath
cred up the duitoW aud departed,
Cony rution languIshod, Tho misfor-
tune 10 tho table seemed 10 have driven
Beatrlce into tho background, There Is
nothing like u second grief for driving out
the first, Frank felt that Horace and Her
bert we're sill thinking Of that illusod
pleco Of furniture Hc was right ,'ros.
emily lloaco slipped out Of the room, and
returne with u small bottle Of furniture
polish aud piece Of flannel Grayely and
deliberately ho began polishing his slender
legged Chippondalo treasure,
Frank could stand II no longer There Il
q limit 10 ponNncc, namely, human ondur.
anco. His nerves, after the events OF the
day, were highly strung and ho felt that n
no watched Horace any longer ho must burst
into ~ Of uncomfortable laughter,
"Can't We s. and mokep he said,
Certainly said Herbert whose mind
was now more easy about the tabl', Ho ac.
companlod Frank 10 the dining.roow, whore,
by aud by, Horace Joined them He br ught
with him an unmistalIablo odor of furniture
polish, 10 that Franks romorao was, by tho
medium OF his olfoctory nerves, still kopt
awake
"Thero Il another painful duty 10 por.
FORM said Horace, helping himself 20 a
cigarette, Frank could not help thinking
that the unmontioncd painful duty was con-
noctod with the table I'VE feel that we arc
bound 10 lot Sir MGingoy know what has
happoned''
"Of course, Ilo h her father
"Ycs, he must bo told, We think II bcttor
10 make the commune cation or0llyn Horace
was one who never iu,susod Niu word "yor.
ball 1--WE shall run up 10 iowa tomorrow
and sco hm'
Frank hnd already bcon frOming In hlg
mind various excuses fora sudden departure.
lie felt that, fond n ho was OF Horace and
llorbort tIDir constant society would az tho
present imctuw drive him hall mad, Ito
jumped at the chance Of escape, "tll 10
with y0u hc Ad,
They protested against this, bat Frank
was firm MY dear iolows,N hr taid, "l
have opened my heart 10 you, have told
YOU my truo reason for paving this visit
How can / possibly stay here with Beatrice
awnyn
Hlo had hla way, u was arranged thoy
should all go 10 London on the morrow
Frank suggested that before going they
should inquire # Beatrice had drawn any
money from tio bank, SO on their way
through the town the uoSt day Horace aud
Herbert had an Interview with MosTs
Furlong a Co., and Hscerloinol that thoir
niece had takon ono thousand pounds with
her.
When they came out Of the bunk the
found Frank missing, Indeed, ho kept thcm
waiting fully five minutes before h. roap'
pcarcd. lie had Just been round the corner,
ho Hnd looking NJ somn Of the quaint old
BlaektoWn houses The truth Il he had
bccn 10 the "Cat aud CompnsscJ," seen tho
expansive widow lnndlady, aud ofccr-
tainod the address Of hor worthy friend,
Mrs Rawlings, No doubt tho Tulb,rta
could have given him this, but ho DID not
caro- 10 trouble them for H.
Al William Giles had accompanied hla
mnstos In order to drive th' horses back,
the Tnlborts, until they were In the train,
could not make known 10 Frank the result
OF their inquiries at the bank Frank heard
tho news gloomily The SUN taton by
Beatrice showed that she meant her absence
10 10 n prolonged one
"Did you net the numbers Of the notesr
A..a aNifaI fiu..ss l.I A
~ should get thom, The first ono she
changes can be traced back, aud we shall
know where she H.
81 should never have thought Of that
said llerb'rt admlringly
Horace said nothnt Conscience told him
ho would not have Thought Of H., but self.
respect babe him hide the act
In London they parted, The Talhorts
went 10 thelr fayorito hotel, anl Frank, who
wished 10 b. quite free and unfollered In his
researches, went 10 hit The next day tho
brothers calcl ON Sir Maingay Clanaon, and
Frank found the way 10 liq Gray street, the
putvevIng cstablshmon, Of Mesirs Raw.
linga Bros,
no n, for Mrs. Rawlings, and not know
ing whehrrit n was Mrs John or Mrs, Joseph,
was compelled 20 describe hor ne tn ono who
hnl been No llnektown some fnw days ngo,
That was Mrs John, Mr. anl Mrs, John
were ava. Would not h, back fir no least
week No one knew exactly whore they
were. In their absence caused perhaps bv
another villa gonaa chnse after supposed
ron, Frank was compelled 20 defer his ~.
searches l'Ig ha1rt was ycry heavy II
seemd lohin That ha would olly nnd liea'
trice lv the niotnio vHP or tracing Lack tho
bank notes llhw.shnl ho hn moi suggested
tlia course io Horace nn1 ttWheFt.
lie wont down 10 oxford nll aatllod hls
olfnlrl ng leat he could, llp ARRANGED with
Mordles r'nl Fanahtwe, n brother cunch,
"a tuNo .uch funlls ~ No could aoll him, SO
utterly mlt III he fea for Worl thtt ho was
flHd 10 Think ih1t HE now bnno .m,nt dit
not Jerome fnHt fnr s'x mouth, ao that.
cNrpnt for tl' b,ot which be- had la 400
through hc ufoa4, he would h1vo nothing 10
ocruni him hut tho safrch for ilaiirita
Horace and iiprbett were mora successful
IN nclf cal. HF Maiigay was 40 homo mud
appeared dl4htel 10 mp tbcu. Bot This
eirn yenea only covered ccrl1r fear with
whlcl perhaps ON account OF their Hitilthg
resemblance ioslii dea wife, ihe bbronet
always rpratd'd his lnll, grave trothers.ln.
law, 10 my mind, q widoww who mnirlet
again ha beliar mako n cnln BWesp of nll
his first wiles relations A painful duty,
yet due 10 ones self, "a tho ralberls would
say
no Rlai, 80 very glad, 10 SEQ you, Horace,
10 delighted, llerbert," exclaimed Bir Main.