The Taney County republican., 1905-05-18

hind his bsAk. He feis % powerlss y
help her. Aftar all he could aid hG -
ll1ie.
What do you propose! What DO
you think l should do" she asked.
Il think we should go straight back
70 England; straight TO 0akbury.
will come with you, and IL you wish II.
tell Horace and Herbert everything"
What will they sayI What will
they do! | should think they would at
once turn me out Of their house"
Frank smiled sad smile. Dear
Beatrice" he said. "can you fancy eth
er Horace or Herbert turning out dog
who came 10 them for protectionf
That is," he added. 'if the dog had not
been In the mud"
"Ah, Frank, but have been In the
mud" said Beatrice sadly. Il have
years OF mud upon me. 1t will never
come OFF. Frank"
Frank, as a man should, tried to con.
sole her, tried to persuade her that the
mud was after all neither so very black
nor so very thick. She shook her head
and refused to believe him. Then came
another pause.
"Ah!" said Beatrice, 1T all Gomez
back to the old cry-'If what has been
done could only be undone!' &"
YES" said Frank. "the cry Of the
first man who developed speech; his
thought perhaps before speech came to
him; and SO it will be the cry Of tho
last man who stands on the wreck Of
the world"
There was silence once more until
Frank broke 1t by repeating his origin
al question. Beatrice told him she
could not leave Munich until Sarah re.
turned.
But she is in London. Why not
telegraph TO her? Tell her TO wait
there"
Il would but do not know wherc
to lind her. She was going to her
friends. The friend who posted my
letters Sarah used to send them, but
I never thought of asking the address. g
And she is making terms with this
man." said Frank, rather bitterly; is
empowered to let this rufIian rob you.
Money is nothing. He can have all
he wants II he will trouble me no
more"
Carruthes bit his lips. lie cared
little for money as money, but 1t en-
ragged him to think of this villain living
In luxury at the expense of the woman
he had so wronged. However, he DO.
ldieved that when it came to the Tai
berts having a voice la the matter
Hervey would find himself not so well
off as he anticipated.
Frank" said Beatrice. 81 will leave
with you as soon as she returns.
promise. Now let us talk of something
else. We may have but a day or two
longer here. Let me have those days
to look back upon--days of calm befort
the storm broke"
Carruthers understood her. He
forced himself to talk to her IN some
thing like his old style. The inirth, II
1t could even be called mirth, was hol
low. The imitation ran falsely. But
Beatrice was grateful; IL only to have
her thoughts turned from the one cur
rent.
mo one can fully realize what {
noble thing 1t Is to be English" sale
Frank, until he has returned to Lon
don after a tour In Germany. II Is
gratifying thing when you enter YOU
hotel and for The first time comprehend
the true mission of the great Teutoni'
race"
What mission?"
ITO find" continued Frank, "tha
this great nation was created apparent
ly for the purpose of supplying waiter'
to the English.speaking races. 1t Is I
great patriotic truth which has con
so!ed me for many inconvenience
have suffered from Its application"
Then he told her about the strang
people at his hotel in Munich. Abou
the smart American girls who woul'
call Paris "Parrus." About all tn
otner familiar table d'hote characters.
Ito be Continued.)