Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-04
CHAPTER XIII.
PAINFUL DUTIES

Beatrice's departure from her uncles
house caused great CONSERVATION in that
well-ordered dOmicile, which was only
partially abated by the arrival of a tele-
gram, which read: I'VE are in London,
do not be uneasy; will write tonight
Beatrice might have been more eX-
plicit " said Horace looking at the telc-
gram once more.
''Yes," said Herbert, ''she had nine
words o spare. y
kilograms are one of the pests OF
modern life, cont nued Horace. 'Peo-
pie dash off these ill-worded, unpunctua-
ted phrases instead of a proper letter.
No one can write decent letter now"
IL hope she will be back SOON sail
Herbert. Frank comes to us the day
after tomorrow.
HE is in good health now, isn't he?'
splendid, 1 believe. F"
"Then think we can give him the IS
this time-the ~ is growing low"
Beatrice's promised letter came in the
morning. Horace read il If t. His face
was perfect blank. He read it again
before he passed it 10 the anxious Her
bert who, although he saw from his
brother face that something strange hal
happened, was for once unable to make
the slightest guess at the truth. Here is
Beatrice's letter:
''MY VERY DEAR UNCLEs,-I should
be ungrateful for the kindness you have
shown me IL left you in any anxiety a
moment longer than | could help. | sent
you telegram yesterday afternoon to
show you that no evil had befallen me.
II scarcely know what to say to you.
can at present offer no excuse for what
am about to CO l can give no eXplana-
ton. When | came to Hazlewocd House
hoped 10 be able to make it my home
for SO long as you would KEEP me. Now,
l FIND, | am forced to leave you and make
a home of my own. Moreover, | am
forced for a while at least 10 keep silence
as to where that home may be. At this
moment l have not even determined.
IL will, however. be out of England. l
can not even tell you why this must be
so. viii you ever forgive me?
please do not fear on my account.
am growing old and can well take care of
myself; besides Mrs. Miller will be with
me- also Harry, so that shall not be
dull.
If can not promise to tell you where |
am, will at least let you hear from me
now and then. Please, oh, please, do
not try and trace me. but do endeavor TO
think kindly of your loving but unhappy
niece. BEATRICE.
"What does it mean, HERBERT" said
Horace in sepulchral tones.
"What can it meant" echoed Herbert.
:" You don't think. 4" said Horace, 'that
Beatrice could have any-any unfortunate
attachment of which we should have dis
approved9"
''How could such thing be possible?'
1--WE thought such thing as her leav-
ing us like this an impossibility."
This argument impressed Horace. He
thought the matter carefully over. "No, "
he said, lit Is impossible, She has given
no signs Of such thing She has SEEM
ed quite happy and contented. Her APP
petite has, think, been very good. :"
Eyes, very good" said Herbert.
| Besides, who could there be? She Is
also her own mistress, and IL she wished
10 marry we have no voice in the matter.
She Is quite capable of having her own
way. Witness her leav ng all that money
idle"
Herbert In obedience TO his brother 5
! views, dismissed the unfortunate attach