Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

t.. ucrntnly he began polishing hi, slender.
q gel Chi pendaln tica,uc
FRANK could stand il no longer. There is
& liIt to puancc, namely, human cndur-
nuCr. His nerves. after the events of tle
lay, were HIGHLY strung, and he lei that if
H. wat Ihcl Horace any longer h, must burst
mo tit Of unconrOiIajl, laughter
Cant we g and snokeN he said.
Certainly said Herbert, whose mind
was now more easy about, the tabln. He ac-
companicd Frank to the dfning-roon'. whore.
by and 10y, Horace joined them. He brought
with him an unmistakablo odor of furniture
polish, so that Franks remorso was, by the
medium of his olfactory nerves, still kept
awake.
There is another painful duty to per-
FORM" said Horace, helping himself to a
cigarette Frank could not help thinking
that the unmcntionc1 painful duty was CON
ncctel with the table. 1--WE feel that we are
bound to let Sir Maingay know what has
hap ened.'
COZ course He is her father"
YES he must be told. We think it better
to make the communication orally Horace
was one who never misused the word yer
bal" I'VE shall run up to town tomorrow
and see him.
Frank had already been framing in his
mind various excuses for sudden departure.
He felt that, fond as he was of Horace and
herbert, their constant society would at the
present juncture drive him half mad He
jumped at the chance of escape. "Ill go
with YOU he said.
They protested against this, but Frank
was firm. MY dear fellows he said, IL
have opened my heart to you. have told
you my true reason for paying this visit.
I Oh l,,
awayl"
He had his way. 1t was arranged they
should all go to London on the morrow.
Frank suggested that before going they
,houll inquire If Beatrice had drawn any
money from tae bank. So on their way
through the town the next day Horace and
Herbert had an interview with Messrs
Furlong 81 Co., and ascertainel that their
niece had taken one thousand pounds with
her
When they came out of the bank they
found Frank missing. Indeed, he kept them
waiting fully five minutes before he reap
peared He had just been round the corner,
he said, looking at some of the quaint old
Blacktown houses. The truth is he had
been to the Cat and Compasses." seen the
expansiSi widow landlady, and ascer-
tanned the address of her worthy friend,
Mrs. Rawlings. no doubt the Talberts
could have given him this, but he did not
care to trouble them for it.
As William Giles had accompanied his
masters in order to drive the horses back
the Talberts. until they were in the train,
could not make known to Frank the result
of their inquiries at the bank. Frank heard
the news gloomly. The sum taken by
Beatrice showed that she meant her absence
to be a prolonged one.
Did YOU get the numbers of the notesr
he asked. They had not done So
II should get them The first one sho
changes can be traced back, and we shall
know where she is"
Il should never have thought of that"
said Herbert, admiringly.
Horace said nothing. Conscience told him
he would not have thought of it, but self
respect babe him hide the .act
In London they parted. The Talberts
went to tAeir favorite hotel, and Frank, who
wished to be- quite free and unfettered in his
researches, went to his. The next day the
brothers callel on Sir Maingay Clauson, and
Frank found the way to 142 Gray street. the
puiveving establishment of Messrs. Raw
lingS Bros
He asked for Mrs Rawlings, and not know
ing whether it was Mrs John or Mrs Joseph,
vas compelled TO describe her as the one who
had been at Blacktown some few days ago
That was Mrs. John. Mr. and Mrs John
we're away Would not be back for at least
week No one knew exactly where they
were. In their absence, caused perhaps by
another wild goose chase after a supposed
son. Frank was compelled to defer his re-
searches. His heart was very heavy. 1t
seemed to him that he would only find Bea.
trlce by the prosaic way of tracing back the
bank notes. He wished he had not suggested
this course to Horace and Herbert.
He went down to Oxford and settled his
affairs as best he could. He arranged with
Mordle's friend, Fanshawe, brother coach,
to take such pupils as he could send him So
utterly unfit did he feel for work that he was
glad to think that his new appointment did
not become fact for six months; so that
except for the book which he had to see
through the press, he would have nothing to
occupy him hut the search for Beatrice
Horace and Herbert were more successful
in their call. Sir Maingay was at home and
appeared dcli@htcl TO see Them But this
eifuNiveneis only covered certain fear with
which. pcrhapi on account of their striking
resemblance to his dea wife, the baronet
always regarded his tall, grave hrothers-in-
again hal better make clean sweep of all
his first wife'S relations a painful duty.
vet due to ones self n the Talberts would
say.
$50 gla l. so very glad, to see YOU, Horace;
so delighted Herbert" exclaimed Sir Main
gay. How well you both look! never saw
you looking better"
They told him they were very well.
You don't seem to grow a day older.
No family cares to vex you. Most men keep
young as bachelors, A family means re-
sponsibiity as well as pleasure, you know"
Sir Maingay nodded his head contentedly as
one who knows all about it,
1--WE have something to say to you about
Beatrice" said Horace
Now, Beatrice was the very last subject
which Sir Maingay cared to discuss with his
brothers-in-law. Although they had never
said so much, he felt that they altogether
dsapproved of his conduct with respect TO
his daughter. He felt that they thought he
should not have gone abroad and left her to
herself, although she had been so left by her
own expressed wish. To some people, espe-