Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-18
CHAPTER NXYI.
A WORD IN ssAsoY.

Carru hers wished to speak to her In
private she wiped her hands OH a cloth
and lifting mp ap, or species OF draw
bridge in the counter, begged he would
step through and follow her upstairs.
lie did so, and was shown into what
Mr.. Rawlings called the parlor.
Nv hat bright rOOml" he said.
at is a bright ROOM" said Mrs. Raw
lings in gra flied way. ''IOI see, sir.
we often kill as man. MS thirty pigs be-
fore breakfast.
This seemed dlsgress. on without bear
ing on the main sub ect . DOR things
said Frank, without making 1t clear
whether lie referred to the pigs or their
slayers.
AT first, when l married Rawlings, l
found 1t n melan holy bus ness; so made
up my mind to have everything away
from the factory bright and cheerful"
"You ha succeeded here, said Frank
as he to,k the azure covered char offered
him.
al hope so. You see, sir, continued
Mrs. Rawlings, ''every business has Its
drawbacks as well as its advantages.
Many don't like the pork business but
its nice clean business-there's no dust
about it like there is about baking. |
hate dust of any sort"
At another time Carruthers might have
been amused AMI have tried to draw this
woman out but he was now only anxious
to hear about eatrice, so he commenced
his in uistion.
Yes; Mrs. Rawlings had been at Black
town. She had stayed at the Cat and
Compass es." She, or rather her husband
had belle ed little boy to G their miss
ing son. \ Young lady had called upon
her one morning Sac gave no ma e,
but she was tall young lady; very hand
some; and with gray eyes; beautifully
dressed; in fact quite young lady. Yes,
poor thing quite lady.
Would Mrs. Lawllng5 tell her visitor
What had been said or done at that inter-
view! Oh no-never. The good woman
shut her eyes. compressed her lips, and
shoe her head slowly and s lemnly.
The combined effects of these actions be-
ing meant 10 show that Beatrice COM
Euncation was forever locked up in the
sacred posi- DRY of her heart.
Mrs. Rawlings really meant to keep
beatrice secret and double had no
pro - urc been applied she woult have
ept it loyalty. But unluckily she was
one of those who have to struggle to keep
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corners which would slip out unawares.
In trying to guard Beatrlce's secret from
er visitors renewed que tons, she was
like one trying t. pack feather bed into
a travelling trunk; rs one part was p lshed
down another at rose up. The W rds
poor thing applied e Beatrice had
alr,a dy raj ed Frank 5 curiosity to he
highest pitch, and II ade him believe that
he present inquiry was not collateral.
"i.tok here, sad Carruthers Il
must and will know what took place be-
tween you an the lady. l warn you that
by cOncealment you may do her he great,
est wrong. \ on can not harm her by
telling he truth
gain Mrs, Rawling shut her eyes and
shook her head.
Again Frank pressed her, again and
again. She still kept the secret but ever
and anon by means of some unguar.e /
expression let a corner slip out SO
much so that Frank fully reali ed the
fact that Beatr &c was driven to seek the
interview by some great stress,
some greyiOus neei. lie began 10
fancy that in spite Of her denial
in knowledge even Of her name, Mis-.
Rawlings might be able to ten all about
the flight.
Can you tell me where to find herr"
he aske l.. Il warn you If y.u withhold
her address from me you may do her a
wrong which may never be repaired
=" GU want to find her " she asked.
You don know here she is"
Il want to md her. shall never rest
until [ md her " His manner told Mrs.
Rawlings that her inspiration was correct
She rose and spoke with real Ell, ton.
Eyes, sir she sa d, go and find her.
Go and DO what is right. If you are the
man | think your consc ence will tell you
what to do Oh sir make what amends
you can while there is time. Life is un
certain. it is things Of this sort which
haunt II an on his Geath bed
The look of surprise VIII CHI at first sat on
Franks face turne to one OF sOmethin
like horror go on, - he said hoarsely.
-! erhaps am wrongng OH. went OH
the w man. perhaps o do not know
all. She said the child was born in
secrecy. Perhaps YOU never knew it.
Il 60 to her now sir, and make what
amends you can. It's n for me to spt ak,
but what can gentleman want for his wife
more than Ieautiful proud-looking
young lady like this? Dear, dear what
she must have suffered poor thngt"
Carruthers wa3 CHASTITY. His hands
grasped the table for support. Mrs. kaw-
lings glanced at him aud felt that her
impromptu Grafton was doing its work.
There don take on so, she said
kindly. "TEere may be excuses for you.
Old people oughtn to judge the young
too severely"
Tell me all she said every word ~
gasped arruthers. He had force the
woman TO give him this bitter cup, and he
meant to drain IL to the dregs.
oh poor dearl she told me all. Told
me how she had been forced to make he
secret known by my husband claiming
the child. My hear, bled for her. She
told me how no one knew about the baby:
how she should have to let all be revea ell
unless | helped her. She told me how
she ha lolged for her child and some
how, / don know how, managed to get IL
to live with her CT near her. Oh, IL s
such pretty boy! Such pretty boy
slr.'
Where can find her - asked Car
ruthers. Not that he now hoped I
learn.
Where l suppose somewhere near
the child down at Blacktown. You
know the lady's name. don I. But
you do what's right, won't you, sir?"
~ es. - said rank Il will do what is