Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-28

wife, Sir Pitt came 70 his sisters
house and endeayored TO retrieve his
lost Becky as governess.
Il daren tt don't think il would be
right IN be alone-with-you, sir" she
replied. seemingly in great agitation.
Come as Lady Crawley, then .
There. viii thar satisfy your and the
vulgar. Inbred N. P. fell doyE on his
knees and Ieered at her like a satyr
Rebecca. in real CONSERVATION at
her lost chance. .wept genuine tears,
as she exclaimed: "Oh, Sir Pitt-Oh,
sir-I-Tm married alreaLyi"
When il further transpired that the
bridegroom Of Becky's secret marriage
was the brass-spurred and long-mus-
tached Capt. RawdSa Crawley. there
were rv0 cataclysIGs. one in which
Miss CrawIey went from one fit OF hys-
tericS into another and one where the
frenzied old Sir Pitt went wild with
hatred and insane with bafied de-
sire. But the bridegroom captain re-
marked to his wife: You're sure 10
get Us out of the scrape. Beck. l
never Jaw your eqlal, and I've met
with some clippers in my time. too!'
George Osborne. though dependent
an his mercanary, low-bred f. her,
despisad him. and when the elder Us
borne forbade George 70 marry our
little Amelia, the young man broke
over the traces and married her out
O hand. The marriage was egged on
and managed by the faithful D0bbin;
and radiant in her straw bonnet with
pink ribbons and white lace veil,
little Emmy went of with her hus-
band TO Brighton for the honeymoon.
Here they fell in with the Rawdon
Crawlevs. Becky, mistress OF a fine
establishment, and surrounded by re-
spectful admirers. was so adroit al
wheeling tradesmen and standing of
creditors. that she made il possible for
them 10 maintain a fine social posi-
ton IN nothing a year.
Scel after this, among the brilliant
train Of camp followers that hung
around the Duke Of Wellington's army,
our friends were all in Brussels.
George. now desperately infatuated
with Becky. and neglecting his six
weeks wife shamefully, slipped note
in q bouquet at q ball. begging Becky
10 elope with him. But before the note
was answered came the call to arms,
and Lieutenant Osborne. forgetting all
love and intrigue. kissed Amelia and
marched away-Tnarched. alas, to his
death on the field Of Waterloo.
Colonel Rawdon Crawley. promoted
for gaIlantry. returned in triumph, and
he and his wife passed the winter of
ISIS in Paris in much splendor and
gayety. Becky's salon became IA
nous. and great people hobnobbed
there. Colonel Crawley's dexterity
ut cards and billiards became so
marked that he constantly won from
bis guests. and under Becky's tute-
la-e he became a clever and success
ful gambler, I'D thus aided in their
fortune Of nothing for year.
Amelia. now the Widow Osborne,
and with a small son. Georgy. was in
sad penury; her father-in-Iaw refus-
ing t. see her at all, and her own IA
Their and mother dependent upon her.
Becky. too. was the mother Of a son.
but she cared nothing for her child.
Nor for her husband; indeed, she SO
far forgot her wifely duty as to be
guilty Of an intrigue Eith the rich old
Lord Stefae. Colonel Crawley dis
covered this, thrashed the n0bleman
and left his wife. Then, Becky, fol-
lowing her own devious ways, became
an undisgulsed adventures and
neglected IL care for her reputation.
She bodied about from one city to
another; now bounded by creditors
nnw. cared for by some rich admirer.
At last. when poor Becky had fallen
very low in funds and in repute, she
was found by Joseph SedIey and his sis
ter Amelia The old acquaintance was
renewed. and gentle. generous Amelia
took her one-tme bosom friend into
her heart and home. Major Dobbin
strongly disapproved, and denounced
Becky for what she was in her very
presence. Amelia resented this, and
Dobbin then begged Amelia. once
again TO marry him-a plea he had
often made. On her refusal. Dobbin
went off y0wing never to return, leay-
ing Amelia alone with her fealty to her
dead George Whereupon Becky
learning Tie state Of things, told
Amelia Of Georges note TO her. asking
her to elope with him. and contrasting
the faithless George most unfavor-
ably with the patient and long-suTer-
ing Dobbin. So Amelia recalled Dob
bin. married him, and they lived happy
ever after.
8irs. Rawdon Crawley then attach
ed herself TO Joseph Selley, though
not by any legal bonds. He was
her utter slave, and insured his life
heavily for her heneft-and benefit she
lid. for he died soon after
Rawdon Crawley died, too, and the