The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-08-27

her slave for life. She rlveted the links
forever, when, fancying she could not do
with maid, she, In spite of . grumble
from her great-aunt took this woman,
named Sarah Miller. into her service. This
happened In the early days OF her sojourn at
Mrs. Erskine's.
The course Of study progressed. For
the most part Beatrice taught herself.
After while 1t struck her she should like
again to take up her drawing. Here, as
her ambition rose higher than wishing to
execute the usual schoolgirl masterpieces,
she needed a master. A caller an &C
quaintance of Mrs. Erskinc's, gave her
name and address which had been given to
her by some one else. Beatrice wrote and !
asked the artists terms. He replied. She I
wrote again, accepting the terms and beg |
ging him to call on certain day. So
Maurice Hervey came into her life.
When first she saw him the girl was
surprised to find she had summoned to her
aid young man of about twenty-five.
But the age of drawlngmaster appeared
10 Miss Clauson as matter of secondary
Importance. So long as he knew his bus
mess, what mattered IL he was twenty
five or fifty-five.
Mrs. Erskine troubled nothing about the
fair She knew that master gave her
niece lessons twice a week. The old lady
never even inquired his name. To her he
was the drawing-master, no more or less
There are many such old ladies as this!
In order that what happened may be
read Alright, two facts must be distinctly
DO. ne in mind. The first that Beatrice
Causon was not then the stately and APP
parently emotionless young lady whose
calm and self-contaned demeanor was
such sub ect of congratulation to her
uncles, and such puzzle to Frank Car
ruthers. She was but girl of eighteen,
proud If you will, but romantic, impulsive,
and Notwithstanding the shattering Of the
paternal Idol, trustfu Of man and woman
kind. She was lonely; craved for sympa-
thy and In spite of her position in the
world her life, so far as she could see it,
Looked void and colorless A long stretch
without visible goal. Lastly, she believed
as most young people of eighteen believe
: that her judgment as to what was best for
herself was infallible.
+ The second fact to be borne in mind is
that Maurice Hervey at twenty-five was
| not, in appearance the scowling, crafty
n looking felon seen by Mrs. Miller in Port
land prison, not even the malicious,
hooking rufan who confronted her on his
+ release. The mask worn by the man when
L Beatrice first knew him fitted to perfec-
1 ton, and until the wearer chose showed
no glimpse of the villainous, sordid nature
it hid. lie was decidedly good looking,
=. he was we'll dressed and If he carried q
' touch of the Bohemian about him, 1t was
:, not more than was pleasant and combat
:, BILE with the profession he followed. His
Il hands, matter upon which young girls
= set undue store, were white and wei
,0nff rt
:, In the discharge of his duties-doubly 81
? af er the first few lessons
The drawing lessons grew longer ant
% more and more conversational. Hervel
d was an educated man, or at least knew
d how to turn such education as was his t
NJ the best account. The first sign of wha
, was about to happen was Beatrice's be
r ginning to wonder how she should be abb
10 to offer this man money for his services
10 Then followed other symptoms which ar
ID invariably distinctly pronounced whe
the sufferer Is self-willed girl of eighteen
i'd Hervey, as soon as he found himself o
the same platform as his pupil, hurrie
s, matters on. He had pressing reasons
d. known only to himself for bringin
ne things to a conclusion. Perhaps his a,
e. dacity helped him. At any rate, whe
er one day he dashed the drawing materia
ay aside and vowed he loved her, and unle'
he she loved him he must fly and see her I
more, the girls answer was all he cou
i'd have hoped for. To Beatrice, the fail
it prince of her childish dreams had come.
ID. She wished to write to her father
he once. Strange to say this did not suit h
lover. With great modesty he represer
lid ed that until he had made his name famo
or, in art Sir Maingay might naturally ODE
aw to the all lance. He was not, however, Sc
ny sh enough to suggest term OF probatl
no whilst the making-famous process W
going on. On the contrary, he assur
ne. Beatrice that he could not live anotf
month unless she were his wife. He
nd doubled these assurances when Beatri
ad- told him indirectly that when of age S
ere came into large income. No, let thu
| he married at once. Her fathers conse
Q a could be won so much better after
ne. ceremony. His. Maurice's darling, mi
my be guided by him. Beatrice hesitate
ade Hervey pressed, and at last, like OIL
darlings of eighteen, she consented to
ry, guided by the man she loved.
ave He guided her to her first act of dect
law She informed Mrs. Erskine that she "
going to Bournemouth for fortnight
see an old school friend. She comfort
herself by thinking it was but an equi
oor cation. She was going to Bournemou
ner and friend of hers lived or did live tn
hat no doubt she would see her. Ev
one knows that equivocation Is the
rice clined plane down which people slide
the pit.
So to Bournemouth she went: but
fore going was quietly married to Maur
Hervey, and the fortnight spent
Bournemouth was their honeymoon.
lade ravs of the honeymoon go sometimes
,sed toward spersing the glamour with WI
ing bride surrounds her br degroom. 81
lous curious things happened to Beatrice.
neu In the first place her husband even ]
a.. oh ected to Sir Maingay IS being told Of
49, daughters happiness, and Beatrice,
a 81 wishing to cross him in these early df
. VI consented as before for limited pc
Wv to he guided by his superior knowledg
y;fe the W rid.
."o, %, In the second place the postman
!, 20 mo ming brought large letter for Her
i h, Beatrice watched him rather curiousl
~ ~ he obened it. and she saw 1t contain
had document, the Endorsement of which
.1 i"1 formed all who read IL that 1t was {
of the last will and testament OF VII
NJ, NJ Talbert, Es. Hervey explained tina
,,,as merely took an interest in his darli
~ "r ;n affairs. and thinking he ought to
~ i, a no something about them, had written
ani, COPY. This explanation sufhced,
'p pnd Beatrice laughingly suggested that
rand should sit beside him and read the
cone with him. This was agreed to-
' do Hervey with smile of satisfaction
how one-third of the residuary estate
henueathed TO Beatrice, or rather to