The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-05-27

1 right 70 be ai0ne--ssith--gou, sir. " she
replied. seemingly 60 great agitation.
Come as Lady Gravity. then
There, viii that satisfy your and the
vulgar. ill-bred 81. r. fell dO8n 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 Pitch,
gir--L-Tm married already =.
1 When II further transDired that the
bridegroom Of Becky's secret marriage
was the brass-spurred and Iong-mus-
tached Capt. Rawdon CrawIey, there
we're two cataclysns, 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 bafaed de-
sire. But the bridegroom captain re-
marked TO his wife: you're sure TO
get us out Of the scrape, Beck
never saw your equal, and I've met
with some clippers In my time, too"
George Osborne, though dependent
on his mercenary, IoEsbred father,
despised him. and when the elder Os-
borne forbade George 10 marry orr
little Amelia, the young man broke
lover 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 a white lace veil,
plittle Emmy went OF with her hus-
band to Brighton for the honeymoon
Here they fell in with the Rawdon
crawleyg. Becky, mistress OF a fine
establishment. and surrounded by re-
spectfuI admirers, was so adrOIt at
wheedIing tradesmen and standing or
creditors, that she made 1t possible for
them TO maintain fine social posi-
ton On nothing year.
Soon after this, among the brilliant
train of camp followers that hung
around the Duke Of WeIIington's army,
our friends were all In Brussels.
George. now desperately infatuated
with Becky. and negiecting his six
weeks wife shamefully, slipped note
in bouquet ait ball, begging Becky
TO 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 Raw1on 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 hobnobbed
there. Colonel Crawfey's dexterity
at cards and billiards became so
. marked that he constantly won from
! his guests, and under Becky's tute-
Iage he became a clever and success
full gambler, and thus aided in their
fortune Of nothing for year.
II Amelia, now the Widow Osborne
. and with small son, Georgy, was in
sad penury: 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 so
far forgot her wffely duty as 10 be
guilty OF an intrigue with the rich old
Lord Stevne. Colonel CrawIey dis
covered this, thrashed the nobleman
and left his wife. Then. Becky, fol-
lowing her own devious ways, became
an undisguised adventures and
neglected to care for her reputation.
: She bobbed about from one city to
another; now bounded by creditors ;
now cared for by some rich admirer.
ST last, when poor Becky had fallen
very low in funds and in repute. she
was found by Joseph Sedley and his sis
ter Amelia. The old acquaintance was
: renewed, and gentle, generous Amelia
took her onetime 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
J again to marry him-a plea he had
often made. On her refusal, Dobbin
went of yowing never TO return, leay-
ing Amelia alone with her feaIty 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 and lcng-suffer-
ing Dobbin. So Amelia recalled Dob
bin, married him. and they lived happy
ever after.
Mrs Rawion Crawiey 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 benefn she
did. for he died soon after.
Rawdon Crawley died, too, and the
son Rawdon refused ever to see his
mother again
Rebecca lived at Bath or Chelten-
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