The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-05

WIN your pre- cncc?
'Ycs W en- 80 ask me-
Chen, sad Horace, "wc feel that
we can lo'd our eva against the
world
lay Bowk + Grove away in q
tn rough bad temp +; ut feel ng more
certa than over that the child was
s melody. Ind ed, she managed to
convey to most people tie impression
that she was in the secret f.
lady Bowl; T is trille vulgar some
tim s., said Horace sadly.
''She is" asse tie Herbert
1t is of course proud position for a
man to hold when he feels he can defy
the scandal of place like akbury, but
nevertheless Ho ace Talbert was much
annoyed. and as week after week went
by this annoyance was incre sed. He
thought that Herbert should have spoken
to h IN. He had waived his objections
TO keeping the child ut Lakewood
House, and now that the matter was
settled, Herbert ought to have told him
everything. Faithful TO his creed of
non interference he said or showed
nothing of the state of his mind until
the great une audit came round.
The great June audit was this We
have seen now exactly just the brothers
were toward one a. other in the matter
OF pounds. sh llings and pence, so it ii
be easily understood that the accounts
were kept with the most clerkly correct
ness
But this year, when q @ accounts
were submitted to his inspection. her-
bert alb, TT opened his eyes with as
constituent at one item with which he
was charged. %, don't understand this"
he said laying his finger on one amount
which st cd against him. Horace.
without locking, knew what it was He
we ghed the matter carefully before he
made that particular entry.
81 think have charged it as low as
in just &c could" he sa d.
''But why is it charged at alp"
asked Herbert, raising his eyebrows.
Now the entry was; Wages of nurse,
six months, 80 rs Cd; estimated keep
OF nurse and child SIX months, say Ell
les. d.; total, E37 6s d
81 thought" said Horace slowly -"in
TACT your manner at various times gave
me to understand that it was Just and
right should make this entry"
Herbert's face grew red. He was as
nearly in rage as he had ever been in
his life Yet he answered not in words.
lie took a GU II pen and drew thick |
ink mark through the entry, thereby |
giving Horace mornings work in re
copying his elaborate statement and al |
terng the totals.
Nothing more was said. Herberts |
manner of denial was more emphatic |
than words HIS brother knew that he |
would never have disputed siXpence
which he was justly liable to pay.
Horace did not apologize for bis sus.
plcion; he felt that having allowed Her |
bert to blotand mutilate his ia r balance |
sheet without "A word of protest was
more than enough compensation, and |
no doubt Herbert thought the same.
for peace was restored, and the matter
never again mentioned.
About this time the Rev. Sylvanus
Mordle made a brave resolve. Months
ago he had come TO the conclusion that
Miss Clauson's gray eyes and classical
face had wrought havoc with his heart
After Miss Clauson had been at Halle
wood House for a month, the curate
knew that a crisis in his fate was ap-
He slapped him self heartily
on his broad chest, and told the Rev.
Sylvanus Mordle that here was the one
maid for him.
This, so far as it went was eminently
satisfactory. Unluckily, or luckily,
there are two parti to every bargain,
two sides to every hedge, and the Cur
ale felt sure that the hedge between
himself and Miss Clauson was a hioh
one
Nevertheless, like bod man, he
went to work to climb it or break
through it. 1t was, indeed, high time
he took some action in the matter. So
one Sunday evening he preached a
crisp, celebrating. decorating sermon
in which he showed h Pensioners how
right it was that man should choose n
helpmeet. He preached it really to en-
himself, but its Immediate
effect upon his flock was that on the
next Sunday the bans of marriage be-
-ween no less than three couples were
called; so it must have been most con-
ylncing discourse.
On Monday, he mounted his tri-
cycle, and, after going his parochlal
'ound, drove or propelled himself on
,remulous wheels to Lakewood House.
The "Tahb es' had driven into Black
own but ISIS Clauson was in the back
garden. Sylvanus pulled his tricycle.
rs de, so that it should be out of the
way of other callers; then went to meet
what tate had in store for him. Poor
ie low, he breathed prayer as he
crossed the lawn. He had really very
little hope; but he felt he must make
MS cont SIS on before he stru"k his FAC
II ogether.
After the first greeting, Svlvanus
fetched one OF those comfortable CARPET
seated chairs, several Of which were
scattered about and sat beside Beatrice.
hey talked for awhile on ordinary sub
ects, thea, Ike n man, the curate re =
solved to come to the point,
Il wish TO say few words to YOU.
llone. Miss Clauson. win YOU walk
nto tho house or the other garden with
nepn
She looked surprised, perhaps
roubled. ave can speak here She
aid, telling the nurse to take the child
indoors. She kissed the little man ten
lerl as he was led away.
You are very fond of the child" said
Sylvanus.
Yes, very fond of him. Then she
urned her clear gray eyes upon him as
me who waited for n promised COM
nunication. He knew all was lost. or t
ather, nothing had been his to lose. S
iut he went on TO the tier end
Miss Clauson Beatrice &C." he said
i have come to-day to kyou il YOU {
ould love me if YOU will be my wife "
She did not answer He faneied he =
card her sigh, but that s,oh gave him "