Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-26

blackstone; but they told themselveT
they were Englishmen with iusular ex-
crescences rubbed off by foreign travel.
"Yes," said Frank, lit great thing
to be English. Few people realize what
it means. ! do most thoroughly"
That's right" said Horace. In spite
of the landowner article he was growing
quite easy about his guest.
Il would pass a law" said Frank
gravely, making it penal for an Eng
lIshman TO learn word of Il foreig
tongue. Every time an Eng isa child
conjueates a French or German verb he
retards the millennium
1.-The millennium" said Beatrice, as
tonished.
ayes my idea of the millennium -
which is when the whole civilized world
speaks tnelish If we could only con-
/ verse in our own tongue, every nation
would be forced to learn it and SO hast.
en- the happy day. Wherever the En-
glish language gets good footing. it
conquers.
''Of course you speak only your own
languageP said Beatrice. She was now
getting quite in crested.
IN my ignorance of what was right
1 learned one or two others. am try.
ing to forget them, but l can't do So
|'Well, in what other way would you
show your patriotismp asked Horace,
who was amused.
al would cl NC to every bit of foreign
Land we acquired whether gained by
force, fraud, purchase or discovery.
wouldn't tn nix whether it paid to keep
it or not. 1t must benefit the original
owners to become Anglicized; aud
whatever place it is, it is sure to come
in useful some day"
mo wonder you hate radicals" said
Herbert, approvingly.
We'll, what clse?" asked Beatrice.
He had been for the most part address
ing his remarks to her, so she had the
right to ask.
Lots more. But, as you are also
Fngl sh, let me ask you a question.
Doesn't it sometimes jar upon your
pride to think that we are obliged to
annolnt ancient full bloodeG Germans
as our kings and queensP How much
English blood has the prince in his
veinspn
That was a very startling question.
The Ialberts i'm ediately began to run
down the royal family-tree. Frank
took piece of bread
'l'll show you by an illustration, he
said. "You II be frightened. Here's
'ames the First" he pointed to the
bread. Here is his daughter ,ophia, ~
he cut the bread in hat Here's
George tie First" he cut the bread
again. "Here George the Second, {"
cutting again. Here's George the
Third, cutting again. ''Here Edward,
Duke of Kent" cuttng again "IIere's
the Queen, God bless her." cutting
aga n. Here's Albert Edward, Heaven
preserve him. He cut the bread for
the last time and st ok ing the tiny NOR
sci that remained on a fork, gravely
handed it to Beatrice
Its a notifying state of things,
isn't tP' he asked, for those who are
so thoroughly English as ourselvesP
Don you sympathl with the Jacob
ties, Mis- Clauson?'
81 think you are talking rank treas
on, said Beatrice She scarcely knew
whether he was in Jest or earnest. Per-
haps he didn't know himself.
The dinner proper was just over
Whitaker came in with the crumb brush
his descendants through the female
side. soon as the wine was placed
on the table the door was opened and
Beatrice little boy trotted into the
room He WIS allowed to make his
| appearance for few minutes at this
time whenever there was any company.
The Talberts, rememb ering their theory,
put up their Eyeglasses to note the pa
ternal instinct their guest might display.
"Halloo, he cried, ''anotter pleas
ant surprise. No doubt he meant to
imply that Miss lausons presence at
Lakewood House was the first
Now, who is ths?' he asked as the
boy ran to Beatrce's side. "Will he
come to meP / am really fond of chill
dren'
Tempted by the irresistible bribe of
era es the boy trotted round
the table. Frank picked him up, kissed
him, tickled him. stroked his golden
hair, and admired him greatly, but
showed none of those emotions which
the Talberts imagined they would de.
tect. In fact, the way in which he met
the boy removed their base SUI picious
entirely. They were glad of this, al
though it plunged them back into dark
ness. They felt friendlily disposed
toward their cousin and were glad to
be able to think him as honorable a
man as themselves Probably, they
never really doubted this.
So in reply to his question as to
whose child this merry, laughing boy
was, they told him the history OF his
appearance, and how Beatrice had
begged that he might be kept at Halle
wood House,
Il don't wonder at il" said Frank.
II wish some one would send me an
other just like III. y
Beatrice gave him look OF gratitude.
Every word that confirmed her in pos
session OF the child was welcome to her.
she had not yet looked at Mr.. Carruth-
ers in any way which carried emotion
with it. Her glance was revelation.
Till then he had no idea of what dark
gray eyes could express.
CHAPTER N.
''MoRBID's THE woRDw
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