The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-01

DEATH 80 he rattlsl ON, bringing ou, what
was really II justification of himself
MY dear Maingay,' said Horace. m;,d,v
''would it not be better it you heard xh.t
we have to say and made .o,. ,,,n,,,n,s
ufterwardsN' '''
1T would he grsns .'sa, i..saer. M,;,.
gay, said Herbert.
FROM the days OF their first acquaintance
they had always assumed tins air of sunar;
ority over til. respectable uob!er,,, IT,,
had never even struggled unun,, II S, h..
nbeyel and was silent
they told HIM all about Beatrice Hor
letter liley :oud not show him, HAVING for.
gotten to ask Frank to return it S, Maj
gay listened. i'"t did not appear .:,.!,, u,.
set.
I'VE will Of course take any stems WI,
wish, or aid you in any steps you NAV take :"
said Horace in conclusion.
Its a nuisance, but | don't see anv Stems
to oe TAKEN said Sir Maingay, conpose,llv
Nelther DO wo. But we tel; /, right Won
should know at once.
Quite so. As l said, Beatrice always bad
Will OF her own. She is full of stranre
freaks-full Of them. As YOU know t.,r
some extraordinary reason she wouldn't h. M
presented, and can't live in th. same nousa
with her mother"
Her mother" exclaimed the Tolher+s in
breath, and glancing simultaneously ot n
certain picture on the WALL an upright land.
scape which filed the space once occupi.d
by the portrait of Sir Maingay's ALL"
The baronet colored. with INV wife 7
mean. You may be sure this is but a frea,.
OF the girls She has her maid with her.
you say--a respectable, middle-aged woman.
On, 1t will be all right. Perhaps she means
to write book. Ladies do all sorts OF
things to writ~ books nowadays. Lady
Fanny Beaumont went through Patagonia
ana snot some niggers or something. There's
another lady who roughs it in Italy and
Spain. Fancy Spain, Herbert! You Know
what beastly hole Spain is Women do all
sorts of out-of-the- way things now"
''Some women" said Horace. severe1v
His ideal woman, if he had one. did no
strange things. However, if YOU are con.
tented, there is nothing more to saw"
I'm not contented. It's a nuisance to
think of child you love, wandering heaven
knows where. But she'll turn up all right
again. All! here's my wife; we'll hear what
she thinks of it''
Lady Clauson entered, looking, as usual
very beautiful. Horace and Herbert rose
and greeted her with solemn gallantry. They
were always particularly attentive and cour-
ttsous to Sir Maingay's second wife. This
the lady attributed to her charms. She was
quite wrong. The Talberts were onlv anx.
ious to show that il Sir Maingay chose to
lnarry again 1t was matter of no concern
10 them.
Lady Clauson was told the news She
turnel 70 her husband triumphantly. AS
many better bred people sometimes do. she
forgot herself II always told YOU She
would do something disgraceful," said her
ladyship.
MY dear! my dear Isabelv' said Sir Main.
gay. He glanced silnidly at his brothers-in-
law.
Horace and Herbert rose like two figures
worked by one spring. Their calm ewes
looked down their straight noses and concen-
trated their gaze OH Lady Clauson, who
turned very red.
MADAM, " said Horace, 1.-THE members Of
our family, and, l believe may say. of Sir
Maingay's family, are not in the habit OF
doing disgraceful things. Beatrice may have
left us unadvisedly, but am certain her
reason, if known, would meet with her
fathers and with our approval"
Lady Clauson at once saw her mistake, and
apologized humbly; an apology which the
OAOooSAS 0SC0pCoA gracefully. AucI, aIG0l
having been shown the nursery treasures,
they took their leave.
''Maingay does not improve as he grows
Older" said Horace. Herbert shook his head
mournfully, as one who wished to gainsay q
fact, but dare not.
Lady Clauson, in spite of her apology, told
her husband that Beatrice had done some
thing disgraceful. 'Oh, no, my DEAR" sale
Sir Maingay. Its only freak Yor
know, won't say for what reason, she cant
come back here to live. Well, she's growr
tired Of life down ut Oakbury Idon't won
der at it. Horace and Herbert are two reg
ular old women. They darn their own stock
| ings, make antimac caesars, and all sorts Of
things. She was ashamed to say she was
tired OF the life SO went off Oh her own &C
count
Here was yet another motive attributed t.
Beatrice. Nothing is more risky than ths
| attributing of motives 1t is 40 dangerous
| as prophesying before thu event.
CHAPTER XXVl.