The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-11-30

/ lovely head like q dew-laden blossom
beneath the ardent and impassioned
chances of young Egbert
Clever Janet almost tainted with
rage and horror at the sight. This,
then, was the meaning of Frida's in
difference to the elegant gentleman.
She had lover already-a lover in her
own rightful station, too, thought the
wicked woman, with a shuddering pre-
sentiment of the end. She was not
called Clever Janet for nothing, how
ever.
With great difficulty she persuaded
the Baron TO still leave matters in her
hands, and go away without interrupt
ing the happy group. Eut he saw that
she was quite in earnest, and a. greatly
Mortified as he at the existing state of
| things; so he consented.
Il will send Ellie far away into an
other part of the country, where your
heir can not possibly lind her," she
said to the Baron.
Very well" said the Baron, ''only
be not severe with your daughter Ellie.
Ii will be sufficient to send her away.
And here is sum of money for her
journey. and to buy her such pretty
things as women like. L feel very ten
derby. somehow, to your lily-faced girl,
Janet"
These words made Janet tremble.
She resolved to lose no time in Kidding
herself of Elites precence, and sent
her away that very evening.
Before she did any thing further, she
demonstrated with FrIda for convers-
ing SO. Familiarity with a person like
Bertrand. But the wayward girl only
laughed, and seemed to think she had
played both the Baron and Janet o
clever trick.
But do you not see," said Janet.
THAT you will lose young Egbert if
you go on in this way? He is already
more than half in love with Ellie"
''He may be quite, for all me-"
scornfully retorted Frida. Bertrand
is taller, stronger. handsomer, and
more to my mind in every way"
Janet heard her in horror and dis
may.
Bertrand must disappear, she said
to herself; and that very afternoon she
sent for her husband, and had long
talk with him. She found him the
more compliant to her wishes because
he knew that if he had stayed at home
and watched the house, instead OF
going carousing with evil companions,
as he had done, matters might not have
come to such desperate pass.
The next day: accordingly, he in
vited Bertrand to go hunting with him,
and led him long way into q deep
and terrible forest. where the two.
alighting from their horses. ate lunch
together. But into the wine which
Bertrand drank the other had con-
trived to put a strong sleeping potion,
so that as soon almost As he drank it
the young man lay back upon the turf
and fell sound asleep, and his COM
panion galloped off. taking Bertrand's
horse with him, and turned him loose a
long way from his master.
As no one had seen them 90 away to-
gether, no one accused him when Ber-
trand did come back. But Frida, as
soon as she heard that Bertrand could
not be found, suspected Clever Janet of
having contrived TO send him away
somewhere, as she had Ellie, and taxed
her with il. When Janet denied il,
Frida fell into the most dreadful fury,
and threatened TO 90 i'm search of him
herself She declared she would not
marry young Egbert if he were a thou
sand times the Baron'S heir. She even
avowed her intention of telling both
him and the baron that she loved Ber-
trand and would never marry any one
else
Upon tits, Janet. seeing no other
way of restraining the excited girl
from such raShnesS, confessed to her
the truth about her not being the Bar
on's child. Frida would not ut first
believe her. but afterward 4 thousand
little confirming remembrances rose
before her, and convinced her. She
sat silent for long time, and Janet
watched her anXiously.
You will marry young Egbert now,
VIII you not?' she asked.
Tell me, first, what you have done
with Bertrand" said Frida.
II have done nothing with him."
Janet answered, boldly. HE has
gone away somewhere of his own ac-
cord"
"Very well; if that is true | will
marry Egbert whenever he likes.
could not bear to be poor now, to wear
ugly, coarse clothes, and eat coarse
and common food"
Transported with JOY, the wicked
nurse went now and told the Baron
that Frida was very much ashamed of
herself, and that whenever Egbert
chose TO ask her to marry him she
would gladly say yes.
THAT he will never do now" said
the Baron, gloOmily. HE declares
that he can never have any one for his
wife but Ellie, and has this moment set
out in search of her"
Furious with rage and despair, Janet
returned to- Frila, and covered her
with reprOaches for her own willful-
ness, which had made all the trouble.
Frida had been crying when she went
in. but as soon a she heard what Eg-