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

Wife, Sir PITT came - MS SISTERS
house and endeayored TO retrieve his
lost Becky as goyerness.
Il daren tt don't think if would he
right ~ he alone-with-yOu. sir" she
replied. seemingly in great agitation.
Come as Lady Crawley. then
There. will that satisfy you:" and the
vulgar. Inbred N. P. fell doyyE on his
knees and Ieered at her like a satyr.
Rebecca. in real CONSERVATION at
her lost chance. wept genuine tears.
a. she exclaimed: "Oh. Sir Pitch,
sir-I-Tm married already"
When it further transpired that the
bridegroom Of BeCky's secret marriage
was the brass-spurred and long-mus-
tached Capt. Rawdon CTawley there
were TWO cataclysr8s. one in which
Miss Crawley 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 saw your equal ant I've met
with some clippers in my time. too -
George Osborne. though dependent
on his mercenary, low-bred father,
deSpised him. and when the elder Os-
borne forbade George 10 marry our
little Amelia. the young man broke
over the traces and married her out
Of hand. The marriage was egged on
and managed by the faithful Dobbin;
and. radiant in her straw bonnet with
pink ribbons and g white lace veil,
little Emmy went of with her hus-
band TO Brighton for the honeymoon.
Here they fell in with the Rawdon
Crawleys. Becky. mistress Of a fine
establishment. and surrounded by re-
spectful admirers. was so adroit at
wheeling tradesmen and standing off
creditors, that she made it possible for
them 10 maintain a fine social posi-
rlon on nothing a year.
Soon after this, among the brilliant
train Of camp followers that hung
around the Duke of Wellington's army.
our friends were ali in Brussels.
George. now desperately infatuated
with Becky, and neglecting his six
weeks wife shamefully, slipped a note
in q bouquet at a ball. begging Becky
70 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-rnarched, 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
1915 in Paris in much splendor and
gayety. Becky's salon became IA
NOUS, and great people h0bnObbed
there. Colonel Crawley's dexterity
AT cards and billiards became so
marked that he constantly won from
bis guests. and under BecSy's tute-
lage he became a clever and success
full gambler, and thus aided in their
fortune Of nothing for a year.
Amelia. now the Widow Osborne,
and with q small sou, Georgy. was in
sad peuury: her father-in-law refus-
ing To 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 50
far forgot her wifely duty as to be
guilty Of an intrigue with the rich old
Lord Stevue. Colonel Crawlev dis
covered this. thrashed the nobleman
and left his wife Then, Becky. fol.
lowing her own devious ways, became
an undisgulsed adventures and
neglected 10 care for her reputation.
She bobbed about from one city to
another; now bounded by creditors !;
now cared for hy 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-time bosom friend into
her heart and home. Major Dcbbin
strongly disapproved, and denounced
Becky for what she was in her very
presence. Amelia resented this, and
Dobbin then begged Amelia. once
again " mari iEAA4E-d flEd At AAfl%
often made On her refusal. Dobbin
went off v0wing never to return, leav-
ing Amelia alone with her fealty TO her
dead George. Whereupon Becky,
learning the state of things. told
Amelia of Georges note TO her. asking
her to elope with him. and contrasting
the faithless George most unfayOr-
ably with the patient aud long-suffcr-
ing Dobbfn. SO Amelia recalled DOB
bin, married him. and they lived happy
ever after.
Mrs. Rawdon Crawley then attach
ed herself TO Joseph Sedley, though
not by any legal bonds. He was
her utter slave. and insured his life
heavily for her benefit-and benefit she
did. for he died soon after.
Rawdon Crawley died, too, and the