The diamond drill., 1921-04-02

WifC, Dir litI came 10 MS hlnttl i
house and endeavored to retrieve his
lost Becky as governess.
II daren't--I don't think II would be
right TO be alone--wlth-you, sir" she
replied. seemingly In great agitation.
.Come as Lady Crawley. thenl
There. will that satisfy your" and the
vulgar iiI-bred NJ. p. fell down on his
knees and leered 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-rm married already
When II further transpired that the
bridegroom OF Becky's secret marriage
was the brass-spurred and long-mus-
tached Capt. Rawdon Crawley, there
were two cataclysms. one In which
Miss Crawley went from one III of hys-
terIcs into another. and one where the
frenzied old Sir Pitt went Wild with
hatred and insane with bafiied de-
sire. But the bridegroom captain re-
marked TO his wife: "You're sure to
get us out OF the scrape, Beck. L
never saw your equal, and I've met
with some clippers In my time, too"
George Osborne. though dependent
on his mercenary. low-bred father,
desplsed 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 I'm her straw bonnet with
pink ribbons and a white lace veil,
little Emmy went Off with her hus-
band to Brighton Tor the honeymoon.
/ Here they fell In with the Rawdon
Crawleys Becky, mistress OF fine
establishment, and surrounded by re-
spectful admirers was so adroit at
wheedling tradesmen and standing on
creditors. that she made II possible for
them TO maintain a fine social posi-
tion on nothing year.
Soon after this. among the brilliant
train OF camp followers that hung
around the Duke of Welllngton's army,
| our friends were oil In Brussels.
George. now desperately infatuated
with Becky, and neglecting his six
weeks wife shamefully, slipped note
In n bouquet at ball. begging Becky
TO elope with him. But before the note
was answered came the call 10 arms,
and Lieutenant Osborne, forgetting all
love and intrigue, kissed Amelia and
marched away-marched, alas, TO his
death on the field of Waterloo.
Colonel Rawdon Crawley, promoted
for gallantry, returned In triumph, and
he and his wife passed the winter or
| 1915 in Paris I'm much splendor and
rayety. Becky's salon became fa-
nous, and great people hobnobbed
there. Colonel Crawley's dexterity
nj cards and billiards became so
marked that he constantly won from
mis- guests, and under Becky's tute-
lage he became n clever and success
full gambler, and 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-law refus
ing TO see her ut ALL and her own ia
ther and mother dependent upon her,
Becky, too, was the mother of 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 Stevne. Colonel Crawley dis
covered this, thrashed the nobemar
and left his wife. Then, Becky, fol
lowing her own devious ways. became
: nm undisguised adventures ant
: neglected 10 care for her reputation
, She bobbed about from one city q
another; now bounded by creditors
. now cared for by some rich admirer.
!, At last, when poor Becky had faller
= very low In funds and in repute, sh
was found by Joseph Sedley and his sis
ter Amelia. The old acquaintance wal
renewed, and gentle, generous Amelia
{ took her one.time bosom friend Int
t her heart and home. Major Dobblr
y strongly dlsapproved, and denounced
; Becky for what she was In her yer.
y ipresence. Amelia resented this an
Dobbin then begged Amelia. once
again to marry hlm--a plea he ha'
often made On her refusal, DoDDii
: went off vowlng never 10 return, leav
Z ing Amelia alone with her fealty TO he
y dead George. Whereupon Becky
, learning the state OF things, toll
7 Amelia OF Georges note to her askini
her to elope with him, and contrastin
the faithless George most unfavor
= ably with the patient and long-suner
:, ing Dobbin. SO Amelia recalled DOB
= bin, married him, and they lived happ
: ever after.
y Mrs. Rawdon Crawley then attach
= ed herself TO Joseph Sedley, thoug
y " not by any legal bonds. He wa
y her utter slave. and insured his III
= heavily for her benefit--and benefit sh
T. = did for he died soon after.
= Rawdon Crawley died, too, and tn
= son Rawdon refused ever TO see hi
!, mother again.
- Rebecca lived at Bath or Chelter
a ham. where some excellent people COZ