The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-01
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Yes, u. Communication orally Horace
IN make tue var ,nisused the word "ver-
was one ',va W.. shall ruu np to town Tomorrow
and see nlns. had already been framing in his
Frank na" o,c,ses for sudden departure.
mind va,'o 1'ot fond as be was OF Horace and
He felt tnas a,,;r constant society would at the
Eer's,'; st ;,,ucture drive hum haif maa: ne
prad pressad at the chance '' eSca'e' =" 80
hyou, un,rotested against this, but Frank
1ney ,1 NV dear fellows he said, ~
r': :, u oonened my heart to you: l ma; nave toid
rave ope .,,,a reason for paying this visit.
YOU m os, ! possibly stay here with Beatrice
swayr .v r. was arranged they
ne ~ -, % to Londcn on the morrow.
Shouts ;" ,rgested that before going they
Frans :'.en;re if Beatrice had drawn any
.aoa'a , .ram the bank. So Oh their way
nc =. !, +ha town the next day Horace and
fhFo"su h.d an interview with Messrs.
r. r. NC & Co.. and ascertained that their
f' hsd taken cna thousand pounds Win
,,,s,a ,cey came out at the bank they
,.,,d Frank missing. Indeed, he kept them
x.iting fully five minutes before ne reap
"s. s'.rad He had just been round the corner,
ssid looking at some OF the quasns oil
s u1.cttown houses: The truth IS he had
Dn. saaa =, the ..Cat and Compasses," seen the
nvs .rosns,,s widow d landlady, and ascer-
.';nsd = address of her worthy friend,
w.. w.. .linqs. No doubt the Talberts
'.,,l ye given him this, but he did not
cs,e to trouble them for 1t.
AZ William Giles had accompanied his
,,.stors ,s in order to drive the horses back,
.he Talberts, until they were in the train,
co,ld not make known to Frank thu result
If their inquiries at the bank. Frank heard
the news gloomily. The sum taken by
Seatrice showed that she meant her absence
to be prolonged one.
"Dd YOU ret the numbers of the notes?'
he asked, They had not done SO.
Il should get them. The first one she
aauges can be traced back, and we shall
know where she is"
II should uever have though ~ rhat,s
aid Herbert, admiringly
Horace said nothing. Conscience cold him
he would not have thought of it, but self
,esuect bade him hide the fact.
In London they parted. Tho Talberts
vent to their favorite hotel. and Frank, who
sishdto BE- quite free and untettered in his
researches vent TO his. Ths next day the
arothers called on Sir Maingay Clauson, and
Frank found tho wav to 142 Gray street, the
purveving establishment of Messrs. Raw
lings Bros
He asked for Mrs. Rawlings, and not know
ing whether it was Mrs John or Mrs. Joseph,
was compelled to describe her as the ono who
lad been at Blacktown some few days ago.
That was Mrs. John. Mr. and Mrs. John
we're away. Would not be back for at least
aweek No one knew exactly where they
we're In their absence. caused perhaps by
smother wild goose chase after supposed
sa. Frank was compelled to defer his re-
sarche& His heart was very heavy. It
seemed to him that he would only find Bea.
his BY the prosaic way Of tracing hack the
hank aotes. He wished he had not suggested
this course to Horace and Herbert.
h vent down to Oxford and settled his
affairs as best he could. He arranged with
aadl's friend, Fanshawe, brother coach,
otaka such pupils as he could send him. So
utterly unfit did he fesl for work that he was
glad to think that his new appointment did
not tecome fact for six months; SO that,
except for the book which he had to see
through the press, he would have nothing to
occupy him but the search for Beatrice.
Horace and Herbert were more successful
IN their call. Sir Maingay was at home and
appeared delighted to see them. But this
esusveness only covered certain fear with
A'1'o perhaps on account of their striking
resemblance to his dead wife, the baronet
Always regarded his tall, grave brothers-in-
as. my mind, witlower who marries
ssa'a nad better make clean sweep of all
us n'ss wife's relations A painful duty,
N7 oae tn ones self, as the Talberts would
av
sog!ad, 30 very glad, to see you. Horace;
oael'gnted, Herbert" exclaimed Sir Main
w. How we'll YOU both look. never saw
you looking better"
l9ey told him they were very we'll.
:. iM don't seem to rrow q ,lav older.
.v@m'ly cares to vex you. Most .nen keep
ssuS., .sas ~ bachelors. A family means re.
T. sgolsol''ty as we'll as pleasure, you know"
W. Asnsay nodded his head contentedly a.
u. ~. VINO KNOWS all about it.
w. We nave something to say to you about
patrice," said Horace.
NO now, Beatrice was the very last subject
,'a.s sasa Sir Maingay cared to discuss with his
'.;s s';vs'ne's'ln'!aw u Although they had never
s;ssn Mus much, he felt that they altogethe,
approved H. Of his conduct with respect to
,soua n laughter. He felt that they thought be
s'4% bs,sas not have gone abroad ana left her tc
s,s srsi, ~ although she had been so left by her
d.ls d,nleapfessed wish. To some people, espc-
s1y s,'a \, those whose consciences were i'll a,
W. w. me sns Ialberts' grave, unspoken censure
40! one else. "pe'''io'' ifo''
ii iSoa, n"out Beatrice said Sir Mainyay. mo,
vsll uupe' .s1 thought her locking far from
NV "nen she left here"
su,;s,. , sue Is not il!-but We ars in sor,t
~-A,vt!v as1! on her account" '''
p,sns.,i @ : !h'nS know. l think I'm ouitf
H,rs~es ~ ,or noi what you are going to say"
b. "~see s.;s raised his eyebrows. You arer
-aser" ~ Will make our tasl
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