Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-10-23

scthcr, no one accused him when Ber-
trand did come back. But trlda, as
soon as she heard that Bertrand could
not be found. suspected Clever Janet OF
having contriyed to send him away
somewhere. as she had Elfe, and taxed
her with it. When Janet denied II,
Frids fell into the most dreadful fury,
and threatened to 60 in search OF him
herself. She declared she would not
marry voung Egbert if he were a thou
sand times the Baron'> heir, She even
ayowed her intention of telling both
him and the baron that She loved Ber'
trand and would never marry any one
else.
Upon this, Janet, seeing no other
way of restraining the excited glrl
from such rashuess, confessed to her
the truth about her not being the Bar
on's child. Frida would not at first
believe her. but afterward a thousand
little confirming rcmemhrances rose
before her, and convinced her. She
sat silent for a long time, and Janet
watched her %anNiously.
You will marry young Egbert now,
will YOU not2" 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 we'll if that is true vii!
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 Baror.
that Frida was very much ashamed OF
herself, and that whenever kgberi
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 n for bis
wife but Ellie, and has this moment set
out in search Of he"
Furious aitn rage and despair, Janet
returned to Frila, and covered hen
with r~eproachcs for her own wlIltul'
ness. which had made all the trouble
Frida had been crying when she wen
in. but as soon as she heard what ~
bert had done she arose with a smile.
Il am glad to hear it, she said, -.
will 20, too, and look for Bertrand
for | love him as dearly as Egher
does Ellie, Besides, | am convinced
that if he has gone away, 1t Is by som
contriyance Of yours.
At this moment some n knocked
and a letter was brought in to Erida
1t was from Bertrand, Tie had no
persisted in the forest as Clever Jane
and her husband had meant he should
but had found his way out after wander
Ing about a long time, and suffering
great deal with cold, WEAKNESS an'
hunger. He told Frlda all about it il
the letter, and in spite OF all Jane
could say, She went and told BaroI
Stcrnc the whole truth.
The Baron sat stupeiicd with amaze
ment for some moments. Then sud
denly rccollecting that, according t
this strange revelation, Ellie was hi
child, that Egbert had gone to find an
marry her, his joy was so great that h
eagerly forgave Frida, and promise
not to punish her mother, As to
Clever Janet. all her clcycrncss ha
iorSakcn her. She was in such tcrrc
of the injured Baron that she set oil {
once for her W house, and she an
her huSband got upon the same horse
they having but one-and fled for the.
lives.
When Frida found they had gon'
She sent Bertrand to bring them bacl
For, after all, they were her father an
mother. The Baron had fastened
write the whole story to Egbert, and
was not long before he came back
the castle with Ellie, whom he had a
ready married.
The wedding OF Bertrand and FriC
soon followed, and the Baron b
, slowed as liberal a dover on the bri,
=, as she and Bertrand would accept.
: Poor frida, greatly changed, Al
u very humble now, was loath to pro
at all by the wrong her mother h;
+ done in putting her in the Lady Ellie
4 place. But she and Bertrand we
very happy. As for clever Janet,
= chagrincd and ashamed was she, and
thankful TO be forgiven, that She
came quite a decent woman.-M.
LcNucr.