The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07

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 ac-
quaintance of Mrs. Ersklne'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
wrote again, accepting the terms and beg
ging him to call on a certain day. So |
Maurice Hervey came into her life.
When first she saw him tho girl was |
surprised to find she had summoned to her |
aid young man of about twenty-five.
But the age Of a drawing-master 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 week. The old lady
never even inquired his name. To her he
was the drawing 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
Clauson 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 a 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, trustful 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,
Il oked 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
looking felon seen by Mrs. Miller in Port
land prison, not even the malicious,
mocking ruffian who confronted her on his
release. The mask worn by the man when
Beatrice first knew him fitted to perfec-
ton, and until the wearer chose showed
no glimpse of the yillanous, sordid nature
it hid. lie was decidedly good looking,
he was we'll dressed, and If he carried a
touch of the Bohemian about him, 1t was
not more than was pleasant and combat
BILE with the profession he followed His
hands, matter upon which young girls
set undue store, were white and well
formed He was attentive and respectful
In the discharge of his duties-dOubly Sc
of er the first few lessons
The drawing lessons grew longer and
more and more conversational. Hervey
was an educated man, or ut least knew
how to turn such education as was his tC
the best account The first sign OF whai
was about to happen was Beatrice's be
ginning to wonder how she should be able
to offer this man money for his services
Then followed other symptoms which arr
invariably distinctly pronounced whel
the sufferer is self-wiled girl Of eighteen
Hervey, as soon as he found himself OF
the same platform as his pupil, hurried
matters on. He had pressing reasons
known only to himself, for bringing
Q things to conclusion. Perhaps his au
dacity helped him. At any rate, whei
r one day he dashed the drawing material
y aside and vowed he loved her, and unles
e she loved him he must fly and see her n
more the girls answer was all he coul
d have hoped for. To Beatrice, the fair
il prince of her childish dreams had come.
|. She wished to write to her father &
70 once. Strange to say this did not suit he
lover. With great modesty he represen
d ed that until he had made his name famor
r, in art Sir Maingay might naturally OBJ &c
W to the all ance. He was not, however, sci
y ish enough to suggest term of probatio
10 whilst the making-famous process VIZ
going on. On the contrary, he assure
3. Beatrice that he could not live anoth
month unless she were his wife. He n
Id doubled these assurances when Beatri'
l. told him indirectly that when of age 81
re came into large income. No, let the
/ he married at once. Her fathers consel
a could be won so much better after Il
3. ceremony. His, Maurice's darling, mu
ly be guided by him. Beatrice hesitate
lie Heryey pressed, and at last like 9th
darlings of eighteen, she consented to
y, guided by the man she loved.
We He guided her to her first act of deco
w She informed Mrs. Erskine that she WI
going to Bournemouth for fortnight
see an old school friend. She comforts
herself by thinking 1t was but an equiv
or cation. She was going to Bournemout
er and friend of hers lived or did live the
lat no doubt she would see her. Eve
one knows that equivocation Is the
Ice clined plane down which people slide
the pit
So TO Bournemouth she went; but
fore going was quietly married to Mauri
Hervey, and the fortnight spent
Bournemouth was their honeymoon.
de rays of the honeymoon go sometimes
ed toward d spersing the glamour with viii
lg bride surrounds her br degr0om. SO
'us curious things happened to Beatrice.
'o' In the first place her husband even n
a., oh ected to Sir Maingay's being told of
Wy daughters happiness, and Beatrice,
a wishing to cross him in these early da.
W, W consented as before for a limited per
,'i', TO he guided by his superior knowledge
ee the W rid.
Nc, In the second place the postman
% % mo mig brought large letter for Herv
w., Beatrice watched him rather curiously
~ he opened it, and she saw 1t containe
~ document, the Endorsement of which
i,S formed all who read II that 1t was CT
' o''o of the last will and testament OF Will
, ,,e Talbert, Es,. Hervey explained that
40. merely took an interest in his darlir
lie affairs. and thinking he ought to XII
as something about them, had written
,ia copy. This explanation sutficed,
and Beatrice laughingly suggested that
and should sit beside him and read the
)me WIN hiii' ini' was "s
do Hervey with a smile Of satisfaction l
how one-third of the residuary estate
npo bequeathed to Beatrice, or rather to
In BGaD