Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-20
Their Side and Hers!
RY ANNIR TnoNAA.

OF the extremely rare confidential CONVERSE
tons which have taken place between them
since the suspicious day on which he was
made to swell the ranks OF the baronets
through political gratitude, and she. by the
same means, WAS raised TO tho rank OF my
lady"
lie had been the lawyer aud successful elec-
toneering agent OF one OF the new men OF
leading aud light In the Liberal government
Sue had been a fairly contented woman,
blessed with good Income aud an excellent
method OF managing the same, an encourag-
ing wife, prudent housekeeper thought
ful, sfTectouaic, but wthal rather dOmiueer-
ng mother and profound appreciation OF
l1r own rights"
These qualities-or at least some of them
did not alter, they only developed under the
changed asp ct Of affairs. The income, which
had been good for many years, was trebled
now. MIR. Bolton had bloomed into Sir
Edward" aud his buxom wife had been
prosecuted" as Lady Belton, and had forth
with scented" her rather promising yolng
d lighter Of Il.
From The moment she first sniflci the court
stm sphere SHE developed" freely. The
managing qualities which she had hitherto
brought 10 bear on purely household matters
and her own and lcr daughters wardrobes,
expanded and spread thems Ives on towards
her only sou.
This latter, fine young fellow, was mprOv
ipg his MUD, fitting him,e ( for the battle OF
lie, ANA running into debt at oxford, at the
date OF the opening Of this story; aud one OF
his latest bo'sh delinquencies WAS the cause
Of the confidential conversation which Is now
taking place between his parents
Il wish could have him home and impress
upon him that we shall never be seriously
angry with him while he does nothing to dis
grace the title which lie will bear in the
future" Lady Bolton signs.
"Nousenser her husband replies rather
grutlly. You dangle the title before the boy
eyes too persstenty. Have him home by all
means-hel only get into some scrape in
town-aud impress upon him that shall cut
his allowance rather shorter than he'll like un-
less he settles on profession aud to work Ia
serious earnest"
Bernard ought To marry we'll" Lady Bel
ton SAYS emphatcally; that is the best fut-
ure ] see for him A noble minded wife with
money and good family connections He has
such good heart, he 10 too cas- ly led through
his affections"
Hes TOO fond Of fooling with the Rowing
Ragamufias, Sir Edward grumbcd.
'But my dear, he acts really superbly. l
heard dear Lady Helena Thwackem saw the
other day, that Beruard's little part that he
has been playing at lroncsd House fitted
him like glove"
''lts the part OF turnkey, isn't itF'
"Yes; but what matteri It's the intellect
ual rendering OF it that has won him such
vel-de served praise"
LADY Helena Thwackem never sad kind
word yet that hadn't soul to it." Sir Ed
ward saws ihoughtfully aud he gets him
self for five minutes over the possibility Of his
son and heir having got himself into some
serious dilemma.
The fam ily-Sr Edward. Lady and Mis-,
Belton-move up TO town shortly after this
and the son and heir meets them with admir-
able report OF himself. lie has settled on go
ing into the army. Money l. no object TO his
father, and he (Bernard) is periodically de-
sirous of serving his country with his sword
Meantime, until all things are settled, and he
has passed sundry exsmlnatons-which he
knows in bis heart will never be passed by
him-he will study at Sandhurst.
OF his fsrhers pride and hope In him there
can be no doubt at all lie is well grown,
Tomato But he 10 their only son, and the
enc good interest they have In common in life
10 their children. For Bernard and Florenc e
they can make sacrifices; the do make tn en-,
indeed, whenever they endure each other un-
assisted through . tetc-a tcte.
He comes back into the family circle for q
few days with an air OF constraint about him
that his mother pitfull, attributes to the keen
l.
Oxford extravagances Poor dear boy He
will never give them any further distress, she
is sure. Aud after all, what are few debts,
when one has plenty OF money with which to
dcfray theml II he will only be sensible now,
and make tho most and the best OF himself
during The coming season, what daughter
in-lsw she ought TO have at the end OF I'll
There are very many chest sets" In London.
In one of these "bcst' tho BeltOns revolved.
and in it there are one or two girls who will be
prizes matrimonially. One is capitaly dover.
e1, and has besides "A duke for an uncle. Now
duke, as Mr.. du Maurier has observed
'rarely palls' In the family circle. The
dukes niece likes Bernard Bclton's style OF
waltLiug-and his nose
Bernard Bolton, 'domesticated and SWEET
as his mother says he is-all this time in
reality In blissiul pursuit OF the sylph OF the
season.
The sylph OF the season is sweet young
girl about whom very little Is known, save
that she is good graceful, highly educated
and the current attraction at Que Of the best
thcsters in London.
The sylph has ''past," and Is the past
The sylph has future
The sylph, who Is known In the theatrical
world as Miss Fontenoy, lisa girl called Beatrix
Baldew in real life. the fatherless daughter
OF a man who had been a Millionaire manu-
facturer year or two ago, and who had died OF
honorable horror at being unable to meet his
liabilities
Bcatrlx had been terribly beaten down by
her fathers death and the family failure.
But after vhllc-a very brief while, too
she had reused herself 10 the thought that her
mother was delicate, unable to cope with
life's d ficutIes, penness, and burdoned
With four children besides herself (BeatrII).
Acting on this thought, Bestrix woke TO