Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-19

relative OF your poor nothcrs-a Mr.. Carru-
thors, who was staying with you some time
ago. tod him you were coming up and he
promised to CALI
1t was growing du.A, 50 tic fash that
leapcd 10 Miss Clauson's clock was unseen.
She was silent for half u minute, then she
said quietly:
81 shall be very glad to see M. Car
ruthers.n
Lady Clauson was gracious aud condo
sccnding She had gained some sort of sue
cess in town last season, so could afford to
be so. Nevertheless, Beatrice was shown in
various ways that she was st anger within
her fathers gates The little boys were
brought down to see her dressed in their
com; any clothes and manners. They were
good. ordinary, unintcresting little fellows,
and no doubt Mss C,ausun ccntiasted them
with golden-Laircd pet of Lcrs 1T Cakbury.
Although the ladies were civil to each other
they did not sympathizc. L'!c llary others,
Lady Clauson was utterly unable to under
stand Beatrice.
''Nevcr, if you can hip it, marry
widower," she said to n bosom friend. no
one can tell the anxiety n first wiies child is
no ono who has not experienced it."
at must lie, said the friend with great
feeling
"If she did not Away dress so carefully"
continued Lady Clauson soirowfully, II
should believe she had made up her mind to
be an old maid, and might then do something
tor the boys, She has more money than any
young girl should have"
Ca11uthers called; Carruthcrs dined at ST.
Naingay's, and moreover, presuming on his
distant relationship, Carruthers had the auda-
city and, after all TINT had happened, we may
say humility, to escort Miss Clsuson to an
afternoon classical concert. Since last Octo-
Der Frank had thousand times pictured his
meeting with Beatrice and a thousand times
settled how he would deport himself. The
result wa that he forgot all his self-training
and bore himself simply as nature prompted
him. lie was earnest, tender, respectful.
More than ever no felt the charm which tho
girl c:;erciGed over him, yet he dared not
speak ara.n # love. In his inner heart he
knew that for well or i'll he must some day
resay those passionate words-but not yet.
The second cast of the die must, should BE-,
the last His nearest verbal approach 10
love-making was this:
He tod Beatrice he had received letter
from Horace begging him to spend few
days at Oa4ibury before the Lent term began.
ut is n great compliment, y he said.
EYES, answered Reatrce, Every great.
Are you goingi"
THAT is for you 10 decide, not for me-"
She droppcd her oYes and was silent
Frank waited.
"Do YOU forbid itf' he asked in that ar-
thoritative voice which women love to hear
with man Still She was silent. lie re
peated tie question.
II lave no right to forbid it, sho said.
"You have every right. We do not
allGde to the past, but we do not forget it.
Look up and answer me. Shall / go to
HazlewoodF
Strange to say, he spoke in q commanding
way, such as lie had never before displayed
when addressing her. Perhaps she Liked HIN
none the less for it, With en- effort she
raised ler eyes to his.
1T is most unwise," she whispered.
"Unwise you mean for me. of course, he
said, quickly. "That part is for me to decide
not for you"
SIZE held out her hand impulsively. eve
can be friends, Frank" she said
ALWAYS answered Carruthcrs. "And
now we may as well settle TO go down to-
rather.'
To this she made no objection, and frank
luve-naking ended for the time. HiSdrears
tAat nlght may nave peen peasant ones, put
for Beatrice she sat Tor hours In her room
gIH!ng into the ire with n PANIED, hopeless
look ON her face. The little Ike winch FRANK
had once noticed between mr. bro"s seemed
to Fave grown deeper ana more dlstinct
IF Carruthers had hoped fora great deal
from that Journey 10 JAMESTOWN ne was
i,omed to I've disappointed. Events occurred
ut Eoz.e"o'd House which took Beatrice
back Ill not haste ana a-ohe.
One morning Horace and Herbert were In
earnest discussion respecting a bath, the
paint Of which showed signs of wear. The
question was whether it should he sent to the
Auctioneers and sold for the best price, or
should be rejapanncd. Herbert, who was
given to temporisng, favored the reparation.
Horace, who was more thorough in his idcHs,
thought it should 50 ct once to the So Groom.
The matter was SO important and interesting
That neither Of the brothers heard the sound
OF carriage wheels outside the house.
The wheels were those belonging to a gig,
genuine, unmstakable gig. Whitaker,
who saw it come ND the drive and stop at the