Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-08-23

were engaged 10 De married..
al shall never marry" said Beatrice
rather coldly.
depend upon it, It is the best state, "
said Sir Maingay, eagerly. Then he
started or on the subject OF the precocity
which Beatrice's little half brothers dis
pla ed. How the elder said this yester-
day and the younger did that the day be-
TO ca record of individual but not gen.
eral interest.
But jIst before they reache his house
Sir Malngay made more notable remark.
"a made the acquaintance this week of q
young relative of your poor mother's-a
Mr.. Carruthers, who was staying with
you some time ago. | told him you were
CON ng up and he promised to call"
1t was growing dusk, 30 that the flush
that leaped TO Miss Clauson cheek was
unseen. She was silent for half minute
then she said, qaietly, Il shall be very
glad to see Mr.. Carruthers.
Lady Clauson was gracious and conde-
scending, She had gained some sort of
success in town last season, so could
afford to be so. Nevertheless, Beatrice
was in various ways shown that she was
stranger within her fathers gates. Tue
little boys were brought down to see her
dressed in their company clothes and
manners. They were good, ordinary,
unlnteresting little fellows, and no doubt
Miss Clauson contrasted them with little
! golden haired pet o. hers at Cakbury.
Although the ladies were civil 10 each
other they did not sympathize. Like
many others. ady Clauson was utterly
unable TO understand Beatrice
Never II you can help 1t, marry q
widower,' she said TO bosom friond.
mo one can tell the anxiety first wife's
Child is no one who has not experienced
it.
at must be" said the friend with
great feeling.
''lf she did not always dress so care
fully, )" continued Lady Clauson, SORROW
fully, 81 should believe she had made up
her sind to be an old maid, and might
then do some hing for the boys. She has
more money than any young girl should
have. "
Carruthers called and told Beatrice he
had received letter from Horace, beg
& ng him to spend few days at Oakbury
before the Lent term be IAN. ''lt Is a
great compliment re aid
Eyes, answered Beatrice, very great.
Are you goins?'
That is for you to decide, not me-
Beatrice dropped her eyes and was silent
He wa ted.
40 yol forbid IT." he asked, in that
author tative voice which women love to
hear with a man. Still she was silent
He repcate the uestion.
~ have no right to forbid it" she said.
u ave every right We do not al
Jude TO the past, but we do not forget it.
Look up and answer me. Shall 60 TO
Haz ewood?'
ha In n Nrt1VN no nd
ing way, such as he had never before dis
played when addressing er. Perhaps she
liked him none The less for it. With an
effort she raised her eyes to his ut IL
most unwise, " she whispered.
'tnwise you mean for me, Of course,
he sad quickly. That part is for me to
decide, not for you
She held out her hand impulsively. "We
can be riends Frank, she said.
Always, answered CagIuthers. "And
now we may as we'll decid to g. down to-
gether."
IN this she made no OBJ ection, and
Frank love making ended for the time.
His dreams that night may have been
peasant ones, but as for Beatrice she sat
for hours in her room gazing INFO the fire
with paineI, hopeless loo< on her face.
The title line which Fran had on 80
noticed b tween her brows seemed TO have
gr WIN d-epe and more distinct
If Carruthers sad hoped for great deal
from that journey to Elacktown lie was
doomed to be diSappo nted. Events &C.
Cured at Hazlewood House which took
Beat. ice aek in hot haste and alone
One morning Horace and Herbert were
in earnest dlscussi respecting a hip
bath, the paint ef which showed Sims OF
wear. The ,uestiOn was whether it should
be sent to the auctioneer's and sold for
the best rice, or should be re-japann ed.
Herbert, who was given to ie nporizing,
favored the reparation. IL race, who was
more thorough in his ideas, thought II
should go at once to the sale-room. 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, a genuine unmistakable zig. Whitta-
ker, who saw It come up the drive and
stop at the 'front.' not the SIDE door, was
much disguised. lie did not know the
trad tional respectablity enjoyed by the
driver OF gig He drew the line at dog
carts. Syl anus's tricycle. was only borne
with because 1t carried clergyman.
The gig In question was driven by a
| tudu WIN tuu nCipOu W bhO
ground q woman with good-tem pered
looking shiny face, and who was dressed
In refreshingly bright colors. One of
them rang the bell timidly, and after a
betting interval the dlgnihed Whitaker
condescended to open the door. The man
asked IL the Messrs. Talbert were In.
This collective style Jared upon Whitta-
ker who had been In the family long
enough to remember the time when
"Messrs Talbert d Co. was a well-known
form of address. He replied that Mr..
Talbert and Mr.. Herbert we're In, but at
present engaged.
I've will walt until they can sec us,
said the man. So Whitaker let them
come into the house. They wiped their
feet on entering so carefully and thorough
ly that all doubts as to their being
persons OF any importance were at once
set at rest, Whitaker felt he was quite
right In Offering them chairs in the hall.
They were too respectable to be left
standing. but the gig and the feet-rubbing
combined showed they were not to be ush-
cred into the drawing room.
What name shlll say" he asked.
I'VE are strangers, said the man.
"You can say we have called on private
and confidential business. Z"