Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-12

"but l should think that Beatrice is big
it enough and bad enough 10 look after herself.
Before the God who made US, said the old
) man furiously aud striking the ground with
/, his stick, ''she may be bad, but she is not 50
0 bad as you who betrayed her. II Beatrice is
J a Magdalene, you are a woman Judas, and
believe that you hate her and would be glad
r to see her dead .
Z Elizabeth made no answer. They were
nearing the station, for her father had started
: on again, and there were people about But
she looked at him, and he never forgot the
look 1t was quite enough to chill him into
silence, nor did he allude 10 the matter any
more
When they were gone Beatrice set about
her own preparations. Her wild purpose was
to travel TO London, and catch a glimpse of
Geofrey's face IN the house OF commons If
possible, and then return. She put on her
bonnet aud best dress; the latter was very
plainly made Of gray CLOTH but ON her il
looked well enough. and in the breast of it
she thrust tie letter which She had written on
the previous day. small handbag, with
some sandwiches and a brush and comb in il.
and cloak, made up the total of her lug
gage.
The train, which did not stop at Bryngelly,
left Coed at 10, and TO Coed was an hour arl
halfs walk. She must be starting. OF
course she would have TO be absent for the
night, and she was sorely puzzled how TO ac-
count for her absence TO Betty, the servant
girl; the others being gone there was no need
10 do so TO anybody else. But here fortune
befriended her. While she was thinking the
matter over who should come in but Betty 1
herself, crying. She had just heard, she
said, that her little sister, who lived with /
their mother at village about ten miles /
away, had d . knocked down By a cart and
badly hnrt Might she 20 home sr the
nights SIC ,ou.l come back on the morrow.
and Mis- 7 'fice could get somebody in to
sleep ii sis sJnesolne.
Beatrca sTn'pathized, demurred, and con
scented, - -.,s started 1t once As soona as
she WE iafriea locked up the house.
PCT u .cg lrcset and started on her
five II rnP Nobody saw her leave the
house saa see passed by path at the back
OF the - ~ .o that nobody saw her on the
road i-s,t.lAg Coed station quite unob-
served. a.d Just before the train was due she
let dowu her veil and took a third class ticket
TO London. This She was obliged to DO. for
her stock Of money was very small; il
altogether to thirty-six shiilings, |
Of which the fare TO London and back would
cost her twenty eight aud fourpence
In another minute she bad entered an empty
third class carriage. and the train had |
steamed away q
She reached Paddington about that night, d
and, going TO the refreshment room, dined OF: e
'ome tea aud bread aud butter. Then she /
washed her hands, brushed her hair and '
tarted 4
Beatrice had never been IN London before. n
md as soon as she left the station the rush a
md roar Of the huge city took hold Of her b
nd confused her Her idea was 10 walk to d
he houses OF parliament at Westminster. E,
ne would, she thought, be sure 10 see GeoH- d
ey there, because she bad bought daily pa.
er IN which she had read that he was 10 be n
ne OF the speakers in great debate on the "
rish question which was To be brought 10 a G.
lose that night She had been told by a 81
-iendly porter 70 follow Praed street till she I ID
anne T. the Edgeware road, then To walk on
} the Marble arch, and ask again Beatrice -
illowed the first part OF the programme II
nat IS, she walked as far as the Edgeware kr
BAD. Then il was that confusion seized her, ia
ID she stood hesitating. AT this juncture DO
arse brute OF a man came up and made
me remark 20 her. 1t was impossible for a nd
oman like Beatrice TO walk alone ia the
reefs Of London at night, without running tul
g risks Of such attentions. She turned from a
~ NHA a. sue Ait -, ucdin nun say tai
ing about her beauty TO a fellow Areadian. an
ose 70 whore she was stood two hanson
bs. She went 70 the first and asked the tb.
ser for how much he would take her TO the mi
use % commons 7
Two bob. miss, he answered. of
Beatrice shook hsr head and turned 10 60 10
ain. She was afraid TO spend 50 much on Mt
Ts, Tor She must get back to Bryngel !. ;
IN take yer for eighteenpeuce, miss il :,
led out the other driver This oder she
5 about to accept when the first man inter
ed mo-
You leave my fare alone. will verl Tell aoo
what, miss, I'm a gentleman, am, and lnel
take yer for bob ora
The smiled and entered the cab. Then came Oel
'hiri of great gas lit thoroughfares. and in "o'
uafter OF an hour they pulled up at the en- Nc
nee OF the house Beatrice paid the cab wa
MS shilling. thanked him and entered. ~
once more 70 lind herself confused with 81"
lsion OF white statues, marble doors. high Oh
hing roofs and hurrying people. An az seen
Iatic policeman asked her what sAe wan, Eian
Beatrice answered that she wished to get som
} the house. shon
Pass this way, then, miss-pass this wav - slst
the automatic officer in voice OF brass uieS
passed, and passed, and finally found her leal
III ioooy among crowd OF people of all 80
s-seedy political touts, Irish priests and seoV
rylhg press men. At one side of the lobby - Q
more policemen and messengers. who aen'
continually taking cards into the house ne a
returning and calling out names. In INNS
IDLY she drifted towards these policemen. NY
adde's gallery, missfn said voice: "your note
r, please, though | think its fulln otto
ere was fresh complication Beatrice repu
no order She hal No - a.. - consi
ssary Be-
haven't got an ordsr.n she said family deep,
Id not know that must have one. Can ana
get in withoutr seems
lost certainly not, miss answered the was
; while It's owner, suspecting dynamite. Su'
eyed her with cold official eve. sNow nave
way, make way. please strain
atrice's gray eves fillad With &C.,. her e.
"a to go in BITTERNESS N -. ~ befor
was IN vain and that which would be ing &c
must be done without the mute fare well SCENE