The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-15

vile should be all save that She DrQ-
sented her husband with no heir to his
title and estates. This was a sad |
omission, but for the sake of her many |
other good quail ties, Sir Maingay over |
lookedit, and made her very good hus-
band as husbands 90. When Lady |
Clauson died. some twelve years after
the birth of the daughter who lived. Sir
Maingay wept copiously. He even
opened his bible the first time for
MANY years-and bv the aid of Cru
den Concordance looked out a text
appropriate to her many virtues. More
over. for her sake. or his own. he re
NAMED single for five lone wears.
Then he went the way of ali middle
AGED. titled. wife-bereft flesh. and mar
ried again.
Beatrice Clawson. inst about TO leave
school, romantic Young lad whose
head for the pr. sent was. however. only
occupied by pretty. filial dreams of
looking after her father. ministerino to
his comforts, ruling his house, and
generally doing the best she could to
iii the place of her dead mother. found
herself without n word of warning pre-
sented to a new mother. one. moreover.
but four wears older than herself. IL
was n crnshino blowl 1t was n GIRLS
first lesson in the vanity and INSTABILITY
of mundane expectations.
pated it; but she was young, and like
most Young peop,e. considered her
middle-aped father abnormally old and
staid. Besides, she could remember
her own mother well enough. and re
membered also Sir Alainoay,s sincere
Grief when death claimed his W fe.
She remembered ,hc way in which the
weeping man threw his arms around
herself and told her that she was now
his ALL his treasured memento of his
wife-his one tie to life. Recalling all
this she was sanguine enough to fancy
that memory was even more vivid, that
grief had craven its lines deeper with
her father than with herself. So the
bolt came from the bluest of the blue
When the enforced meeting between
Lady Clauson and her step-daughter
took pla the Young lady, by means of
those signs and tokens the masonry of
which women alone fully comprehend,
showed the state of her m nd so clearly
that war to the knife was then and there
declared.
II matters little who was most to
blamc-thc girl for her unreasonable
ness aud stubborn spirit and want of
resignation to the inevitable - Lady
Clauson for retaliating with all an in
jured woman's pethness and spite Sill
Maingay for the thoroughly mainline
conduct IN letting things DRIFT Iney
did DRIFT with vengeance! Inc oreacn
between the two ladies soon became too
enormous 10 De Drldged over by any
family dlplomatic engineering.
The battle royal was fought wher
, the time came for Miss Clauson to b'
, presented Lady Clauson asserted tina
she was the proper person to presen
, her step daughter Beatrice coldly de
clined her aid Her ladyship insisted -
her step daughter was firm in her re
/ fusal. Sir Maingay declared himsel
: under his wife's banner, and for one
attempted to assert parental authority
5 Whereupon Miss Clauson cut the matte
A short, and declined being presented O
all.
a When alone with her father beatric
a always behaved pret.liy me was yer
t fond OF him. although tne remembrance
Il OF the tears, the le me olstracue
G VOWS, when contrasleo Win MS secoil
It marriage for nothing, but good look
/ made her look upon nm with llte
contempt. Il,
one iealu hls ieiiai 40 u, H., eion att, s''e
- gave MN nei oP'nion y" 'i'' 'n'''''i'
Z 81 don want TO DC nuisance
> you, papa. | am eighteen now TIC
Il old to 90 back to school. 1T s nonsens
Z of course, to say l should Ike to ear
: my own living because when come
II age shall nave some money May
go and live at falrholmeF
o farholme was Slr Malngay 5 seluoh
II used seat In one OF the southern coul
G ties.
Z but you can't i've there a!one' i
: sad ..,,.
'1es, could. MIS- iihaihs eoui
take care OF me. snau DC h@pp
u enough.
II MY uear glrl, why not ne reasonap
u anu make irienuS WIFI i-aoy Oiauson
Then we could ali go ABROAD toge1ler'
= 81 can't 90 abroad with you, sal
i Beatrice shall be m SCRABBLE myse
!, and make you miserable"
u "But if you stay in England you mu
/ be presented and come out and all Thu
. sort of thing.
:, "if ever | do get married" sa
u Beatrice dryly, 81 will be presented
: Lady Clauson was, on my marriage.
Is Sir Maipgay's cheek reddenel. 1
=. was much hurt by the sarcasm. Pc,
u old King Lear found fitting smile f,
= an ungrateful child, but the sharpnc
- - of a sarcastic child is more painful tn.