The Taney County republican., 1904-10-20
AFanhy Affair
CHAPTER XIII.--CONTINUED.
RY HUGH CONWAY.

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turned to Oalbury. During his absence
the Ta!ber.s had requested Beatrice To
decide rs to the terms Of intimacy
which should for the future exist be-
tween Raz.lwCod House and Mr. Nor.
die. Beatrice quietly told her uncles
that it was her particular wish that
the Reverend Sylyanus should be re-
ce.yed on exactly the same footing as
heretofore. This decision gave The Tai.
Berts great satisfaction. They we're
unable 20 see how parochial affairs
could 60 on unless they worked hand
in hand with the curate. So when Syl.
vanus returned he was informed that
he might tT!cycle himself up to Haze.
w-od House IS often as he cRose.
Which. as ne was resolved 20 case.
harden MS heart by accGstoming him.
self 10 seeing Miss Clauson in the light
ot nothing more than a friend. ws3
very often.
s. Mr. CsgrGthers and the curate
net frequently. They recognized each
others good points and we're soon on
terms CT friendship such as fiction, az
least, seldom allows TO exist bstweca
rivals. Rivals is perhaps the wrong
word for If any stray fragment Of hope
clung To Mr.. Mordle's portmanteau AMI
SO returned with him TO England It
was swept away forever and ever as
soon as the owner saw Frank and
Beatrice together. He recognized
destiny. ard bowed to II as a wel-bred
nan SHOULD.
II was no doubt the desire TO prove
incontcstably to himself that he was
cured, that made him in a moment OF
brisk confidence tell Frank how he had
fared The manner In which the com.
munication was made showed Frank
that his own secret was no secret from
Moydle. II he did not meet confidence
by confidence he made 90 attempt at
deception. He looked at Mordle with a
curious smile
you scarcely expect me To say am
sorry?" he asked.
"No. Want no sympathy. Only want
you to be sure that when the time
comes to congratulate you can do sc
with all my heart"
"Ah!" said Frank, smiling. Noble
very noble. When the time comes"
he added. scttIy. Thersupon he fell
into train Of thought-a train which
run upon s!ng.e line and always took
him to one particular station.
This. then. is how matters stood at
the beginning Of October. Mr.. Carruth-
ers, having completed his diagnosis.
not perhaps to his entire satisfaction,
felt that the moment was drawing near
when he mus. make the supreme effort
to exDel foreYer that morbidncss which
be believed to have intrenched Itself 10
Miss Ciausons system. Still he was
bound to confess what many other
practitioners ought 10 confess, that BE-
was working in the dark. He was about
TO try a Kill or cure remedy, the de5-
perate nature Of which would, strange.
ly enough. art not upon the patient,
but u:on hira who administered II. No
wonder, with so little TO guide him, he
hes.tated aid POSTPONED.
At thig .U-c,ure the Talberts gave
dinner,yar'y. The following were tha
blessed recipients Of invitations: Lord
Kelston, who was staying for a few
days at his place; Sir John Williams,
Of AlmondsthorDe; Colonel White. the
officer commanding the regiment at the
neighboring barracks; Mr. Fallon, the
polished royGl academic!an who was
sojourning a. the village inn, and max.
ing outdoor sketches Of autumnal fol.
iage. and Mr. Fletcher, Of the Hollows.
the lsrgest i nd-owner save Lord Kels.
ton, in the Jnty. These. with Frank
and the hiss made party Of eight
the number which. according to an
exceeded.
From the above names and descrip.
tons It will e rightly guessed that the
party was t.ctinguished, well-selected,
and well la need. Selection and bal
ance we're / alters upon which the
brothers pri1ed themselves as much !f
not more than they did upon the re-
frep,ent Of fbn dipnar ffeaif In tbio