The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-14
A FAMILY AFFAIR.
by HUGH CONWAY.

CHAPTER Xxx (CoNTINUED).
Curlousy enough, or naturally enough
Bea rice had no longer the wish to ap
prise her father of what had happened
Dimly she began to see the meaning Of
the step she had taken.
1t was settled she should return to Mis-
trskine s. and, as a slight misunderstood
ing not fficient TO terminate the rela
tionshlp between a husband and wife OF .
fortnight standing IL was also arranged
that Hervey should take lodgings in tic
neighborhood, to which lodgings his wife
could come as a pupil to drawing master.
The fellow had by now resumed his mask,
and SCENE to be trying to eiface the rec.
objection of the will scene.
| But the mask had been dropped once
and Beatrice, except In her conduct, was
| no fool. She went back to her home with
pain In her heart, and feeling years
| older than when she had lett fortnight
ago.
The girl felt very miserable; kind
or dread, which she yainly tried
to thrust away, hung over her.
she needed sympathy, nee led con-
lidant. Such secret as hers was
too great for one breast. So she told her
maid Sarah what had happened. The
woman slaye-like worship and dog like
fidelity assured her silence.
Mira Miller, who, In spite of her relig-
lcus pecuIlarlties knew the world, and
knew also what such marriage as this
meant, suppressed the grief she felt. But
to endeavor to ease her mind she made
such inquiries as she could respecting Mr..
Maurice Hervey. She even watched him.
waited for him, tracked him In his goings-
out and comlngs in. She told Beatrice
nothing of this self-instituted inquiry.
10 do the woman justice, had she found
Harvey up to the standard of her require
ments for Beatrice, she would have offered
up thanks to Heaven more fervently than
she had ever done In her life
One day when Beatrice was paving n
visit to her husband, he turned to her
suddenly, ~ must have money! he said,
there s no good beating about the bush. "
''Have you no money ?" asked Beatrice.
II have twenty pounds, the remnant
OF large sum ! borrowed
She said nothing, but taking ont her
purse, shook Its contents on the table.
The man laughed scornfully.
ut Is NJ driblet like that | want.
must have thousand pounds by this day
fortnight"
why tell me so? can not get II. :,
She could not help the growing GOODNESS
Of her voice.
do so 2" ~"
She looked at him steadily. "You arc
my husband, she said, 'If i can, Will. -
'l knew It," he said, with nervous
laugh. ''All you will have to do Is TO
Sign an undertaking promising to repay
the money and interest out Of YOUR in
come within a certa number of years
Yoi will do iris ?"
Yes, l will do this. You are my hus.
band" nus
at Is also necessary" he went M
with covert glance at her. s'to mako n
declaration-a mere matter of form
gu must dec are yourself - be twenty
one years of age. ~
81 do no ouite understand. " said Bea-
trlce She would not understand
1T mere matter of form, my dear
girl, 1t can do no ono harm. It's only To
swear you are twenly-one. Pm sure no
one won doubt it. .~-4'
Beatrice covered her face with her
hands, an the tears trickled through ber
fingers. Hervey attempted to caress her
Sadly but firmly she pushed his arm away
~ can not do II, she said.
His brow gr. W lack. "Damn III vou
must. he said. roughly.
She ose. II VIII mott she said n,
accents which told him she meant what
she said. =" will do this much. I have
some Jewelry 1t shall DO placed I'm vonr
hands. The only favor ask is that
money may be raised on ii in such n way
some / 90 .r.f
i was my mothers.
she did as she promised. That even
ing Mr Miller brought him the packct
,f jewelry. There were some yaluable
articles In 1t, as Sir Maingay. who had
great faith In his daughters discretion
ma who perhaps had feared that If NOT
gwen AZ once they would never be given,
iad entrusted her with some diamonds
which had belonged to her late mo,ber
80 IL was that Hervey was able to raise
ome TWO hundred pounds on the trinkets.
10 MS credit be II said that he sent GER
AN my sterious tickets to Beatrice which.
lpon inquiry, she found would enable her
. reueen the things of which she had I
deprived herself. 0
Three days after this Sarah made a dis.
oVery, or rather completed her inquiry 1
n'o hersey real nature. BY pcrtnacity /
= tracking and watching; by questions |
ehou u, certain houses In neighborhood |
wnlch she mad followed him. she found
nc man hao oeen Tor some space Of time.
M was even now, pursuing low in
,ieue win girl With rashing eyes
his WI" iei
Beatrice heard her In silence. Then