Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-26
A FAMILY AFFAIR.
CHAPTER X CONTINUED.
By HUGH CONWAY.

"Well, they ram this and that info
the empty cases So do |. Saltpeter
Latin Sulphur Greek. Charcoal
history. Balls of colored fire var
ious information | ram and ram. The
case is flu and in place. The examin.
er applies the match and looks for the
result. Then"
They burst in the wrong place.
said Beatric slyly. She was amused.
Yes. many of them-burst and scat
ter the unburned charge t. the winds
in ludicrous manner. Some, of
course, fly straight and only come
down like sticks after fulfilling their
appointed tasks"
"sut some succeed like yourself"
sad Horace
my dear Horacer Frank fell into
the Christian name arrangement with
the greatest ease. The more / see of
undergraduate the humber [ grow.
was successful, but if my competitors
were like those coach it's nothing to
be proud of
Yet your learning brings these pu-
pills to you"
Not bit OF it. l have Q knack of
bringing dull fellows on, that's all"
land perhaps the reason why YOU
get all the dull fellows" SAID Beatrice.
There something in that" said
Carruthers laughing.
"You rea Latin, said Frank, sud
denly turning to Beatrice.
Yes. How could you tell?'
He laughed and gave her one of his
quick Chances.
There is little line between your
brows-a very little one. Young ladies
always knit their brows when they
study hard. Latin for a lady is hard
study"
'Nther things beside study bring
lines. said Beatrice, rather coldly.
''Yes trouble. But you can have
had none. Pride may bring them
You are proud, but not severely proud.
So am right"
Certainly this young man was pre-
suming. Beatrice, half displeased, said
nothing
Won't on have some more cham
payne, tranHP said Horace noticing
the Young man decl ned Whitaker s
mute offer of refilling his glass
mo thank you drink very little;
although your wine is enough 80 shake
the sternness 1T an a1chorte
THAT is Byron, is it not?' asked
Herbert.
byron msquoted," said Beatr CO
quitely trank CAV her quick glance.
Are you surep he said.
Certain. | looked it up last week.
1t is 'saintship' not 'sternness.
II looked it up some months ago.
No; rememb T, l couldn't find the
book, so trusted to my memory. l was
wrong it seems"
'Homlr sometimes mods, said Hor-
ace.
Heatrice was looking rather inquisi-
lively at Frank. What did you want
the quotation for?" she asked.
For something or another i for
get now. As soon as L am allowed to
work my brain III try and Teme rber. !"
don trouble-I know. saw the
misquotation last week"
Frank shrugged his shoulders.
''Of course you wrote the paper, !"
continued teatrice.
You are provokingly acute, Miss
Clauson."
~ hat did Frank writer" asked Hor-
ace.
Beatrice smiled. She felt shs was
now AOlHg u ldNC EcNcISC lOI WI
Carruthers' remark about the Latin
That paper in the 'Latterday Re-
ew' on Ian Iowners' responsibilities, J"
she said demurelY.
Nonsense. Beatrice! Frank
couldn't have written thf. - d
you?" continued Horace, more doubt
fully, seeing his guest anfested no
horror at the accusat on.
young ladies should not read the
'Latte-day'." said Frank.
anonymous writer's should not mis-
quote" retorted Beatrice.
"But did you write it, Frank" asked
Herbert
The two brothers looked the picture
of anxiety. Frank laughed.
Miss Clalson is horribly acute" he
said.
Therefore all understood that Mr..
Carruthers was the author of the article
in question. an article which from the
bold and original views it ventilated,
had attracted good deal of attention
Horace and Herbert looked aghast.
Frank said the former in solemn
voice, "you must be radical.
You must, said Herbert sorrowfully.
"Oh, dear no. said the culprit. "Im
not-are you, Horace"
The utter absurdity of the question
made them all laugh. Horace and
Herbert thanked heaven they were not
radicals.
''But there are respectable radicals
are there notp" asked Frank innocently.
"A few" said Horace. Sad as the
truth was he was obliged to c Mess that
there were one or two radicals of his
acquaintance whose sorial position
raised them above consideration of their
political creed. ltwas a fault in what
was otherwise fairly well-organized
world. 1t was a satisfaction 10 haze
Franks word that he was not a radical
and they told him so gravely.
al fancy Mr.. arruthers is COM
munist, said Beatrice mischievously.
"Then my expressed opinion of your
shrewdness suffers
But what are your views, FrankP"
asked Horace.
III have none in particular. I am
willing to be guided by the best authori-
frr .naf..no Tell m