Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08

rue the ''IabcleS" were iuSt. if cheese
pairing, in their managenent-not unresson-
abe, if eSacting, in their requirements, to-
day they drove the cook and poor Whit
takcr almost frantic, end set both wondering
whatever the masters were going to gesto"
In the meantime Beatrice had carried her
white face to her OWE room. She locked the
door, threw herself upon couch. where for
a long time she SGT with her ha, DIS pressed
against her brows. She did not weep, nor
YVES her look that OF one reSi-riug herself to
fato c,! --,.,,.,~ -, >t,a ss-,-';-
ale. Ms .-.---r -. - -, s-a.v y
tcT q. ~ ls,E-.s cvc.y l,a !. 49, l.. :
PSI; C--eral a. Of cs>Gpc i, \ a d.
cGl.y. But il s,c.:2d cs if evecy path s.,
ted melt2llyrs itself into . Gu, de see,
tor tie girl heavcd 4 hopeless sigh AMI The
tears at last began to force themselves
through her half closed laSheS.
She rose, rang to bell, AMI gave orders fer
the boz 10 be brought to her. He s2oa ran
into the room with the cry Of delight with
which he always greeted her. Nj ClauSoI
took the little fellow On her Lar, c.2scCd LIN
10 her heart, stro,-cd aid c;.rlcl his p~ct :,
ruf,sd bright hair, called him by thoasa:,J
endearirg names and strange Gi~llrItivG5,
kissed him on his lips, his eyes, rs neck, his
went through the well-known ceremony CT
child worship. 1t was clear that no legal
menace, however dire, would make her &C
luiesca in the tame Surrender of her PSI con-
se,nplatcd by her uncloS. Not enc of her
many AMI rather wild CALCULATIONS so much
IS limited at the possibility Of an Impending
separation. In no sense were her c.reSses,
somc of which were fearful ones, intended cS
farewell
BY and by, with face even paler than
before, Beatrice took the chilL T. the hand
and went down stairs. Sic Raced for
second bctoro the clo-cd door Of to roy-a il
which she had left her ucc.cS. Il can see 10
other wcy. It must he donr,' she r2utterci.
Then, like one full of a sol,rnn purpose, she
entered the room. Whatever she r!&y have
oeen about to do, the empty room seemed TO
give her g welcome respite. Sho gave q
breath of relicf. Nevertheless, it seemed
hat the respite was TO be but short, for,
after waiting few minutes nd finding
ae:tLor Horace ror Hcrbe-G eppear sha
turned as if to so in search OF them.
But at that moment her mood changed
onco more, or an alternative cc;.-se ct l@st
presented itself. \ tinge Of c2lor l2apcd
pack TO her check. With quick steps size
ed the boy av2y, ed E&viHg consigned him
TO Mrs. M-llCr's Ca~c, q an sought her own
-oarl, ard CEaia Sc for log tine in deep
houcEt. 1T il LII slg2ler chance" sho
whispered, 'bu5 it ca be lrisd. To-day is
I c:sd&y, and 10 steps can be taken Until
saturday,"
After this she wrote note to Sylvarus
Gcryla, ak;nS Ei,n if be could come TO tho
louso and see Ecr her t:at afternoon or
2ar!y tic nett V:cc2.nr. She sent the noe
,own to tie Yil,aso and then went in coarc.,
i her uncic5.
They locked at hor rather ti,nidiy, perhaps
conscience str.c..Gn. They fancisd she had
,c1ne 10 renew her az -r-2er5 cGG CtTer up
re Il eltrca.:es ItEay lie they Is-;cl that
! such Ill event they wa3:.a G9 Fa~cNl 81
led, in spite of the co1scq ucIce5 s.. hama t
If weakness NUT e-.al. bat B21t-.ce did
lot reopen the tac!;. She quietly 4 lsed if
he might have the clothes wsrl by the hoy
1h2n he rr-J disturbed Tie scc.ue.2n OF
Lakewood House; winch clo,lo~, il 1-:ay he
'cIac,nbereI, wcro carefully S, ID a;-ay by
Icraco in the big ssfc As the Appeared
% be no harm in the gratifying of this re-
Iuest the safe vas u..-ocslCd, AL q mat
)roEn paper parcel mi5:Sed III lcr2cv's
ong, slim caligraphy given to the girl.
'sYou will not answer the solicitors letter,
hope" she said
"No; itnccIs no answer. The delivery of
he boy viii be answer enough"
In the afternool SylyaEus trotted up on
lis tricycle.. Is f2co We; radiant from the
combined effects OF tho s-.2rp, frcsh g, The
exercise. and to del. It ct hGvi-g roccivci
ucl q summons frJ-l Miss Ciau5o2. Today
1e was l,aguos oJCve his Iu%ubcious mann.
l. clappcl lis hands together, not so much
or tho purpose CT promoting circulation Us
" account o ! 10 checriulsoJnd of thodet0na-
ions made b. th9mcet.nB pGic.s. He wishcd
ID Whitaker u happy now year IN a way
ab.ch clearly implied that happy years were
he l'ulc, sad ones the exception. Whitaker
,eturnei Tho greeting viii due respect, AID
7cnturel TO express Lis approval OF LII. Nor
Hes Christmas Day Gcrrlon. Then Mordlo
ail something which rlado even Whitaker
augh Mss Clau-on heard the curate's
lrisll, crisp voice long before he was shown
MO tho drawing room.
He greeted her Pleasantly, and learned
hat her uacle5 wero out. As the Talberts
always took their out-ol-door exercise of an
afternoon, this news was no surprise to him.
Who shall say Tat SylvanEs did not time
IS call by their wc-l-1nown clock-wcrl hab-
Is! A rete-a-.eto is often pleasant, although
he two heads LarDor no thoughts save those
d friendship.
"You want me-" sad Sylvanus. "Behold
he. Here [ am
Il want YOU 10 do me favor, 80 | ven
5urcd to write to YOU" B2atrico's words
wero conventional, buS there was something
in her reauuCr which made the quick-witted
eurate wonder.
Command mc--tn aythrg-everything
all" He spo@e even moro quickly and
emptatically than was his wont. In his
heart the good fellow falcied his aid was
needed for something concerning Carruthe!s,
whom he persisted IN believing Beatrice
loved. Nevertheless, lie would willingly
have done all he cou-d to help to happiness
The man who had tal:en every vestige OF
hope from him.
But Hhe favor resolved itself into this ::
Would Mr. Mcrdle accom- 1any Miss ClauSoa
tomorrow morning to BlacEtownl She lad
4 private Grand which took her to part CT
the city Of which she knew little or nothing
Sylvenus felt and expressed himself greatly
honored. At what time should he call for
herr Would she walk or drive? Beatrice
looked at him and spoke very slowly and as
if with an effort.
81 wish no one-not even my uncles-to
know of this excursion" she said. Would
you meet me at the cross roads ut 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning. IL t-GSl;tas5 Cu Our
time or good nature please say So
''Trespassl By no means. Ten o'clock, I
shall be waiting for you"
Nevertheless Sylvanus was surprised, cvea
troubled To have refused to do Miss Clau-
son service, whatever it might b., was Of
course out of the question, but being oIen as
the day in all his conings and goinGs 10 lad
dislike to any proceedings which saycred
of the mysterious. ''Errand Of charitT, Of
courseF' he said, making the questioning
assertion not for curiosity but as salve 70
his conscience.
SIT is an errand Of no evil, =" said Beatrice
gravely. Her words satisfied Sylvanus rs
tae words of fair woman always satisfy the
conscience Of q man. The amount Of convio-
ton carried By beauty IS truly wonderful
CHAPTER XVII.
CASE FOR KING SOLOMON.
At few minutes past ten O'Clock in The
morning Sylvanus Mordle, who for some
quarter of an hour had been waiting at the
cross reads as patiently as the finger past
itself, cav Beatrice coming towards h:ra. He