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A FAMILY AFFAIK
BY HUGH OONWAY ,
Author of "Called JJocWand "Dark Dayt. '
OHAPTSn XV CONTINUm ,
f ho gig In question was driven by a man
who dismounted and helped to iho ground A
woman with n good-tempered looking shiny
face , and who was dressed In refreshingly
bright colors. Ono ot them rang the boll
timidly , and nftcr n befitting Interval the
dignified "Whlttoker condescended to open
Uio door. The man asked if the Messrs.
Talbert vrero In. This collective style jarred
upon "Whlttakor , who lind been in the family
long enough to rcmonibcr the limo when
"Messrs. Talborfc and Co. " was n well-known
form of address , llo replied that Mr. Tal
bert and Mr , Herbert wcro In , but ot present
engaged.
"Wo will wait until they can BOO s , " said
the man. Bo Whlttakerlet them como into
Iho bouse. They wiped their feet on enter
ing so carefully and thoroughly that all
doubts as to their being persons of any im
portance were at once set at rest. "Whltlakor
felt ho was qulto right In offering them
choir * in the hall. They wcro too rcspoct-
able to bo left standing , but the gig nnd the
foot-rubbing combined showed they wcro not
to bo ushered into the drawing-room.
"What nnmo shall I say I" ho asked.
"Wo are strangers , " said the man. "You
can say wo liavo called on private and confi
dential business. "
"You had better give mo your name , " said
Whlttaker.
"Mr. and Mrs. Rawlings , " answered the
woman.
So "Whlttakcr went up stairs , found his
masters , nnd told them that a Mr. and Mrs.
Rawlings wonted to ECO them on private and
confidential business.
"Rawlings , said Herbert , with n shudder.
Wo know no ono with such an awful name.
Who are they , Whlltaker ? "
"I have no idea , sir , " said Whittaker. As
his masters adjudged the namohoriiblo , ho
felt half offended nt it being supposed ho
know any cno named Rawlings.
"Whnro tire they , asked Horace.
"In the hall , sir. " Whittakcrfelt thankful
ho had not been tempted to glvo thrm sitting
room li-acr * .
"Whittakcr , " sold Horncc , gravely , "wo
shall bo extremely annoyed if you have let
persons como inside our house who are book
hawkers , or , worse still , these who try to buy
up Fcecnd-hand clothes , as these people say
' .hoycoinoon private and confidential busi
ness , "
However , th y put their eye-glasses up
and went down to the hall and confronted
.heir visitors. They found n woman whoso
philistinlc nttiro set their tooth on edge , and
a palo-faced ninn with rather prominent light
blue eyes nnd c , weak looking , agitated kind
of face. The brothers wondered mightily
what theo people could wont with them.
"You wish to speak to us ? " said Horace ,
suavely. Although they kept persons nt a
distance , ns long as possible at arm's length ,
thoTalberts were always politoand kindly
spoken.
"If you please , sir , " said the man. Horace
and Herbert waited.
"Wo should like to see you in private , "
said the woman , glancing round the hall So
Herbert opened the drawing room door , and
they nil walked insido. "Now , then , " said
Horace , encouragingly , "what can wo do for
you , Mr. Rawlings I believe that Is your
name ? "
"Yes , sir , " said Mr. Rawlings , drawing
out a pocketbook , and handing Horace a
card , on which was printed , "Rawlings
Bros. , Purveyors of Pork , 143 Gray street ,
London. " Horace shivered. Ho felt very
angry.
"Pork " ho said "is meat
, , a wo never
touch. " Then ho motioned to Herbert to
ring the bell. But Mr. Rawlings interposed. '
"I didn't como on that sort of business , sir.
The fact is , I have heard that some time last
year a child , n little boy , was left nt your
house , sent from no ono knows where. Is
this correct , gentlemen ? '
"It is quito true , " answered Horace. HB
was sorry ho had misjudged the man In
thinking him a touting tradesman. "But
why do you ask ! " ho added.
The man grew visibly excited. "Mo and
my wife , ho said , "have strong hopes that
the little boy Is ono TTO lost , or had stolen
from us , more than two years ago. "
"You wish taspeali to us ? " said Horace ,
suavely.
The brothers' faces were perfect studios.
That two people like this should lay claim to
Beatrice's boy absurd. "
was simply "Impos
sible I" they ejaculated in ono breath.
"Don't " sold Mr. -
say impossible , Haw-lings ,
"Wo may find our little boy nt last ; w o have
been hunting about all over England for
foundlings such as this. It limy bo this one
Is ours. "
"Why should it have been sentheroF'
"I can't toll , sir. But I won't leave a stone
unturned. May wo sao the boy ! "
The situation was growing ridiculous , and
if tha Talborts disliked , ono thing more than
another it-was a ridiculous situation. The
best way out of this ono seemed to bo that
Mr. Hawlhigs should see the child nnd bo wit-
isfled it was not his missing offspring , to
Hoi aca rang tbo bell and desired that the
little boy should bo brought down.
Mrs. Miller , the nurse , upon receiving in
structions to tills effect , imagined that her
chargovas to bo shown to visitors of im
portance. So sha quickly put on his best gar-
incuts , nnd made him look very chcrublo
Ho trotted Into the drawing room a cabinet
picture of chlldUh health and beauty.
Kawlings looked nt bun with excitement iu
every line of his foco. Els light bluocyos
eacrnod to bo starting out of his head ,
"Maria , " -whispered hosrsely to his wife ,
"look at him. Just what ours would lmv
grown to. The some hair the same eyes ,
Maria , ia this not your boy ! Attiwor wo
nud thank heaven wo hnva at lost found
him. "
The wif o looked at the child but did no (
ansrrcr at once.
"It is I know it is , " eaid the man. "Toll
them so , Maria. "
"I hope it Is , " said his wife.
The Tulberta oa hearing this looked stnpe.
Bed. The case was assuming undreamt ol
proportions. Dimly they naw that thk recog-
aition meant strange things.
"My good man , " s id Horace , "you are
sinking- complete mistake. "
"Oh , no , bir no inlstai.fi. How cau n
father bo mistaken ? Oh , my pretty boy my
long-lost Iambi Como toinu and giva m
ona kissl Como to you > - father ! "
Ilofahofc out Ills aniUEO vcliomently that
Harry was frightened , and instead of accept
ing tlio Invitation ran to Herbert , and hiding
liis f ace agnfnsi his leg sot up n ho'wl , rrhlcE
brought in Mrs. Miller , who nt once whipped
him away. She had strict Instructions from
Beatrice never to let the child become n nnl-
Banco. Horace nnd Herbert , with arched eye
brows , sat staring nt their visitors.
"Wo may take our little boy back frith uj
nfc once , sir may wo not ? " asked Ilawlings.
'Certainly not , " Raid Horace , "You have
not given U3 the slightest proof it is your
child. "
"But It Is. sir. I know , nnd Maria knows
Ufa. "
"Toll us how it came hero. Until you en
do that wo cannot admit your claim for n
instant. It Is absurd you must bo mil
taken. "
"Absurdl" echoed Herbert.
"Toll mowhoso child It is , if it isn't mlno
retorted the man. "Do that and I will
away. I don't carohowlt came hero. Iknov
it. Irccogulroit. tit Is my poor lost Hit' ,
boy , nnd J will have it. "
The man prow more excited than before ,
Horace was Intensely nnnoyed. Ho turned t
the woman. "Yousecin to have some sense,1
ho said ; "do you claim this childT"
She glanced nt her husband nnd tears
sprang Into her eyes. "Yes , sir , " she snld ,
"I bollovo it is my child. " The sltuatloi
grow worse nnd worso. It was well for th
boy that ho had made such friends of Horace
nnd Herbert or ho must have been sacrificed
forthwith , it only , to rid the house ot his
self-styled father and mother.
As it was the Talberta temporized ; thoj
promised to consider the matter for n few
days , nnd lot Mr. Rawlings know the decision
they might como to. Mr. Rn wlings w rote ot
Ids business card the name of a hotel nl
which hoMis staving , and having ngain one
again assorted that ho would not bo robbot
of his rcfound son , at lost , to the unspcnk-
n.blo relief of our friends , drove away In his
E'R-
Never had Hornco and Herbert boon placoi. _
In such n difficulty. Thoy.sat stroking their
beards for a6 least half nn hour , but couli
BOO no vay out of it. The arrival of th <
child on that evening of last year was as
nothing compared lo the present dilemma. .
Then , had they chosen to use it , there Mas n1
least n shortcut outof the difficulty ; nov
there was nose. The moro they thought th
moro improbable it seemed that thcso peopV
could bo the parents ot the boy. And yc ]
the man nt IcoAt asserted that it was GO , ns ii
the matter woa boyoud doubt. Tlio belie !
that the child vas "somo one's" child still
clung to both Horace nnd Herbert. I
scorned , moreover , nn nbsoluto insult tha
the child o surh persons ns Mr. nnd Mrs ,
Rawlliigs should have been scut to Hnzlc-
wood llous > e. Why should they have been
chosen out of all the world to have this
child foisted upon them ? " \VTiy did not thi
unknown sender return it to its rightful
homo ? The -whole claim was n mistake ;
whether willful or accidental , it was n mis
take. Fond ns they had really grown of the
little boy , the Talbcrts were far too just to
\hhik \ of wishing to keep him from his legiti
mate owners ; but they had no intention o :
surrendering bun to the first claimant.
Besides , what about Beatrice ? what would
she say ? Beatrice , to whom the child seemed
as the apple of her eye. Bitterly they blamed
themselves for over having yielded to her
request that she might keep the foundling.
But w bat was done w as done , and could not
now bo helped.
Horace wrote to Beatrice by the nest post ,
Ho told her that some persons had callcc
and claimed her boy. The whole thing , ho
said , was n great puzzle to him and to
Herbert. They had deferred their decision
for a fmv daj-s. If possible they would do
nothing until her return.
Beatrice was alone when she read that let
ter. She turned deadly pale and seemed to
gasp for breath. Then she rang the helloed
ordered her things to bo packed. At break
fast she quietly told Lady Clauson that sha
found she must return to Blacktown by the
next train. She gave no reason for this ab
rupt departure , nnd her sudden determina
tion , nunoycd Lady Clauson immensely. Sir
Maingay said nothing. His daughter had
long ago shown him she was entire mistress
of ber own actions.
"Mark my words , ' ! said Lady Clauson as
soon as Beatrice had departed ; "that girl
will some day do something which will dis
grace the family. "
"Oh , nonsense , my love , " said Sir Maingay ,
who had now been married long enough to
find out that his beautiful \rifo n as not all
his fancy had once painted her.
Beatrice reached Hazlowood House quite
unexpected. The Talbortswere out , so the
gill ran straight to the nursery. "Where is
my boy ? " she cried , so vehemently that she
startled Mrs. Miller who know nothing ol
the purport of the visit paid yesterday. The
boy wns there nil safe , nnd Miss Clanson ,
without removing her outdoor garments ,
hugged and caressed her pot until sbo waa
told tliat her unclej had como in. She went
to them at once. They greeted her in
astonishment.
"What have you done about these wretched
people ? " she aslcd quickly. "Tho people
who claim my boy , I mean. "
"My dear , wo have doho nothing as yet. "
"You will not dream of giving him uj > ? "
"I hope wo shall not bo obliged to. "
"Listen , Undo Horace , " her cheek flushed
as she spoke. "I will give him up to no one
no ono at all. "
"I am sure , my dear Beatrice , you will be
entirely guided by us , " said Horaco.
"O Bho will " said Herbert
course , , kindly.
They must have been wingulno men , as tht
fotof Miss Clauson'8 brow did not promise
well for her submitting to guidance of anj
kind.
"I shall never gU'o < ap that boy , " sh
said in n. firm voice , "until the person whc
claims it Elves cvfcry proof that it is his. ]
would rather ruu away with him and hld
myself. "
Horace looked extremely shocked. "Mj
dear Beatrice " ho said "it
, , grieves ns bott
to hear you talk so wildly. The child is every
very nice child , but you Bpeak of it 03 if 11
were of our own flesh and blood. "
Beatrice did not reply to this ; but the up
shot was that tbo Talbcrts promised to write
to Mr. llawllngs and say that they hold hi *
recognition of a child not seen for more than
two years insufficient proof that it was his
o\\nund in tbo absence of further evidence !
declined to entertain his claim. After this
Beatiico left them , nnd for some Ihno thej
mourned over this now and startling phass
of dcmonstraUveness displayed by ono ol
their own kin.
TH o mornings afterwards Horoco opened
n letter addressed to him in clerkly writing.
Ho read it and it seemed as if to jaw was
nbout to fall In gllenco ho handed the letter
to Herbert. Herbert read It , nnd his face
leflectod his brother's emotion. One glance
passed botwcen them and they know that
they were of ono mind. Hornco turned to
Beatrice.
"Beatrice , " ho paid In a voice solemn as the
grave , and in a manner decisive as the lawi
ot iho Modes and Persians , "that child must
bo given up. "
Sbo started , but before she could speak she
hoard Herbert's echo , equally folcinn and
decisive * "Beatrice , that child mu&t bo givoa
CHAPTER XVL
A TAlti : BUr.RE.VDEU.
This i" ) a true copy of the letter which fell
Hlio a bomUsliell between tbo guntlo and
peace-loving Tnlberts :
' B&ACKTOWN , Dec. 81 , 18 . To the
Messrs. Horace nnd Herbert Talbert : Gou-
tlonion Wo have this morning been con-
eulted by Mr , Rawlliigs with reference to
your refusal to restore to him his child , John
Rawlhigg , w l > om ho lost nbout tire years ago
in n mysterious manner , and whom be lita
recently discovered to lie living in your .
houso.
"Tho circumstances as explained to us by
our client tend to show that the child was
loft by tome person unknown in a railway
carriage , nnd that It eventually arrived at
your house , where , wo understand , it lias
sin co remained.
"llr , RawlingsM ill cell ct your house on ;
next Saturday afternoon , ot 3 o'clock , iritJi
a carriage , and A\O trust you will , without
further opposition , allow tha child to depart
with him.
"In case you still rcfuso to glvo up the
child } Ir , Rftwling ! ) has instructed us to tab , >
Immediate legal notion to obtntn possossioi
of Jils son , nnd wo nro informed that propel
legal proof ns to the identity of the boy will
bo hereafter adduced.
"Wo nre , gentlemen ,
"Your obedient servants ,
"BLACKKTT AND WMJOESS. "
No wonder that after rondingtholnstparn
graph , nnd realizing the fact that the mat
with the terrible name meant to fight for life
offspring , Hornco ejaculated ! "Tho child
must bo given up i' No wonder that Herbert
in Ids turn echoed his brother's exclamation.
UnlmaglnaUvo ns they wcro , a dreadful pc- !
turo of the consequences of resistance fixed
Itself on the inontnl retina of each.
But Beatrice was by far the most agitated
ot the party. Her chock grow white ) the
hand which she mechnnlcnlly held out for the
letter trembled , Herbert gnvo her the epis
tolary bombshell , nnd whilst Bho rend it the
two brothers gazed nt each other in that
sadly calm and gravely reflective voy at
times natural to men whoso minds nro made
up that a particular path of duty must nt all
cost bo trodden to the end. When such n
gaze passes from man to man it strengthen !
the feet of each to trend the stony course.
Beatrice read the letter twice. Without n
word she returned It to Herbert ; then she
walked across the room to tbo fireplace and
stood for some minutes tapping her foot upon
the fender. Her back being turned to the
Talbcrts they could not see the supreme emo
tion shown by her contracted brow and in
every line of her set , white face. Had they
seen it they would have been more than sur
prised they would have been shocked.
Strong emotion was a thing to bo shown by
well-bred persons only under the most intense
provocation. In this case it v\aa \ uncoiled
for.
Presently the girl turned to them. "Ton
have quito inado up your mimls to yield to
thcEo people's threat ! " she a kcd. Thcro was
a curious strained sound in her voice.
"Wo can do notliingclse"nnswercd Horaco.
Herbert nodJetln sad assent to his brother's
view of the case.
"Nothing elsol'1 echoed Beatrlco with n
touch of scorn in her voice. "What right
can thcso pcoplo have to the boyl It is not
theirs. Undo Hornco , Uncle Herbert , you
can remember how ho wns sent bore. How
beautifully dressed ho 11 ns how thoroughly
cared for. Can you , can mry 0110 for n
moment imagine himns belonging to such
persons ? WLnt are thoyj Pork butchers ,
you said. "
"Purveyors , " interpolated Horace , who
loved to bo precise.
"How is it possible ho can bo their childf
urged Beatrice.
"Pcoplo in any station of life may have
children , my dear , " said Herbert , uttering
the truism like a newly-found proverb of
Solomon.
"And , " said Horace , speaking moro to the
point , ' 'tho broad fact remains that they
claim the child and nro preporca to mixka
that claim good before tko magistrates. "
The most accomplished jack-of-all-trndcs
generally breaks down when ho interprets
law Horace was no exception. Hod ho
known that Messrs. Blackott nnd Wiggens :
could only obtain possession , of their client's
child by n writ of habeas corpus or some
such mysterious operation in a civil court ho
might have felt moro inclined to disregard >
the threat of ' 'immediate legal action.As
it wns , his ignorance of criminal law inter
preted the \nguo threat ns conveying the
awful terrors of n. magisterial summons. His
mistake shon show much better it would bo
for the general public if they consulted
solicitors in every emergency and how much
better for solicitorsl
"Beforo the magistrates , my dear Beatrice , "
echoed Herbert , dutifully ncccpting Ins
brother's version of the law.
"Tell them to do so tell them to prove
their right , " said Beatrice. .
The brothers held up their long , shapely
hands in horror. "My dear Beatrice , " sold
Horace , with the solemnity of n bishop re- ;
bukinp- curate , ' 'for heaven's soko bo reason
able wo only ask you to bo reasonable. How
can wo possibly appear before the bench nnd
contest this claim ? Fancy the talk the ridi-
culol You most see the utter nbsurdltyof
your suggestion the utter impossibility of
our compliance. "
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"If"/ ! dear flcatrice , " said Horace , "foi
J/cairn' < t sake le reasor.u'jle. "
" 7os , Beatrice , I nni euro you must ECO it,1'
6od ! Herbert.
If Miss Clauson was misguided enough not
to BOO tbo absurdity nnd iinpossiKlity of tha
course bho wished her unclea to lake , I nm
BuroBlo stands nlonoin Iicrdarkness. IIorac
and Herbert bulled before the county justices ,
charged by a purveyor cf pork jiarned
Rav/lings ivith unlawfully dotataJng 1ii
Bald purveyor's eon and heir , would Lf.ve
made not oiily tbo hair of Oalcbury , Lut ulso
tbo hair of a portion of Blackton stan-I on
oiid. Think how tbo families of position
tvould have laughed I Think how onuoyod
and bitter tbo Misencres vbo wcro BUTO tbe
cbild was "somebody" would havo/eU when
the lowly parentage was roveoleil And oven
If Mr. ItanUngs failed to bubbtantiato hia
clalni tberoould bo ecaudal. Teoplo would
isk > hy the Tnllwrts wcro sonuriov-s to keep
poisesslon of this little etrancer. Mcatrico'a
> trongo fancy for the boy would no's Lo a suf
ficient explanation. The Tnlberts know tbo
ivorld aud its pettiness find wicked tongue. 1
Dnco they had braved it in deference to a
n him of Beatrice's , but the jnattot,1 , was now
far too horlous to take a girl's ' \\liltn intoac-
: ouut. They Eaw that ono coursi only \\as
3pcn to them. IVbon llr. Jlawllj1j3' carriage
: anio to their door little Harry must forth * f
ivlth bo placed in it.
But Sllu Clauson still continued unreason-
iblo. She even returned to the attack. ' 'I ' do
ict FCO it at all , " fcho wild , "If this man laid
: laui ! to ono of your fields you would not
jive it up. " i
"A field does not arrive imospoctodlyln
ho ralddlo of the night , " hold Horace not
mmorously , but as ono vi ho utatcs a thnple
act.
act."Tako
"Tako a bettor gipillo. my dear , " said Her-
xirt. "Suppose you picked up asovcraiga
u the etrcot and a man como up and swoi a '
t was hla. Although you might have every >
osson to doubt his desertion you would , I
un euro , give it up ij order to avoid unseemly
Usputo. "
' I don't thmk I should. " taid Bcatrioo ,
leaantly.
"Oh , yes , niy dear , you would , " said Ilor-
"I wn tura of it , " added Ilorbort.
Boatrlco did not pureuoHcrbert'a ingenious
irgurount further. "Nothhig no entreaty
if nunovill make you change your minds r1
.ho asked. The brothers shook' tbcir beads
adly. Itwospahiful to them torofusoher !
equcst , lut their grave eyes looked Into tha
listanco end B.IW all the horrors Aliluhtboy
maginod n contest with Mr , Rawlings would
irou&o. Bestrico laiovr tliat any further
ippeal would lia wotto of lircatb. "I must
o und thick , " the bald , > > earily , as Bho
urni'd away from tbo urbltoraot ; thaboy'i
ate.
ate."I
"I may bay , " eaicl Horace , dth tllght
iluah on his chock , "that wo both regret tba
lecessityoC this eurrondcr , Ai a rule wo
ire not fond of children , but your llttla
riend Una been verjr good , nnd hd It b a
possible wo w ould willingly lave Riven liba
house room until Ids future was assured. "
Bcatrieo took Ids 'hand nnd iircsscd It.
"Thank you , she said , gratefully. Thensho
passed through the door-which Hcrborthold
open , an net of politeness \ \ hlch not oven the
relationship of undo and nleco or the pro
verbial contempt bred by familiarity nt
lowed the Tnlberts to forget.
Tlio brothers resumed their peats , nnd for
nvkiloslleuco reigned. The truth is thoj
felt nugry nud nnnoycd , jwrhnps oven self ,
reproachful. Impossible ns it was that Mr.
Rawlings' claims could Iw conicstcd , both
Hornco nnd Herbert felt n , rcnro of chnmo
natural to nny Knglisbmnit who finds himself
compelled to yield by a mere throat. Tha
wish to fight everything- to tbo bitter end
mndo Englnud what It Is. Perhaps , after
all , when they came to think of it , th
Talbcrts wcro fonder ot the child than they
cared to own. At nny rate , after n long
brown study , Herbert , nt least , showed sign
of wavering ,
"I suppose. " ho nsked , us ono Pecking for
information , "itwould bo outof the question
for us to do as Beatrice wishes ? "
Horace was equal to tlio occasion. "Quito
out of question , " ho answered btoruly. " W <
should bo placed in n ridiculous position nut
become the jest of the county. "
They shuddered visibly nt the thought nnil
80 far ns the Tnlberts wcro concerned the
boy's fnto wns settled. To become the jesl
of the county is too terrible t Country wit ,
us wo nil know , is BO delicate , yet so sharp
mid pointed !
"With minds ill nb case they mnighb dis
traction in their housekeeping- Although as
i rule the "Tabbies" More just , if cheese
paring , iu their management not unreason
able , if exacting , In their requirements , to-
lay they diovo the cook and jxwr Wblt-
inkcr almost f i antic , nud pet both M ondorinff
"whatever the masters were going togotto. "
In the meantime Beatrice bad carried ber
vhlto face to her own room. She locked the
leer , throw herself upon n couch , where for
k longtime she sat with her hands pressed
igalnst her brows. She did not weep , nor
vas her look that o ono resigning herself to
mro ana getting1 reoay to yicta t o ttio
nblo. It was rather that of ono searching
for and exploring every pnth which might
possibly offer n way of escape from n dilll-
culty. But it seemed as if every pnth she
trod mcutollyrciolvod itself into nculilc sac ,
for the girl heaved n hopeless sigh ami the
tears nt last began to force themselves
through her half closed lashes.
Bho rose , rang the bell , nnd gave orders for
the boy to bo brought to her. Ho soon ran
Into tbo room with the cry of delight with
which bo always greeted her. Miss Clausen
took the little fellow on. her lap , clasped him
to her heart , stroked and curled his pretty ,
rufllcd bright hair , called him by n thousand
endearing names and strange diminutives ,
Idsscdhhn on hi slips , his eyes , his neck , his
limpled arms and fat legs , and generally
tvont through the well-known ceremony of
child worship. It was clear that no legal
menace , however dire , would ma'o her ac-
luiesco in the taino surrender of her pot con-
emplatcd by her uncles. Not ono of her
nany and rather wild ejaculations BO much
is hinted at the possibility of an impending
separation. In no sense wcro her caresses ,
omo of vhich vero tearful ones , iutcuded ns
i farewell.
By and by , with a face oven paler than
Before , Beatrice took the child by the hand
ind went down stairs. She paused for a
second before the closed door of tbo room in
ivhich she had left her uncles. "I cau ECO no
jtherway. It must to dene , " she muttered.
ITicn , Bio ono full of a solemn purpose , she
jntcred the room. "Whatever she may have
seen about to do , the empty room scorned to
; ivo her n welcome respite. She gave a
jrcath of relief. Nevertheless , it seemed
.hat the respite wns to bo but short , for ,
utter waiting a few minutes Mid finding
wither Hoiaco nor Herbert appealbho
umed as if to go in search o them.
But at that moment her mood changed
jnco more , or an alternative course nt last
presented itself. A tinge of color leaped
jack to her check. TVith quick steps Bho
ed the boy away , and haying consigned him
X ) Mrs. Miller's care , again sought her own
oem , aud again sat for n long time in deep
.bought. "It is but n cleu Jer chance , " she
vhisperod , "but it cau bo tried. To-day ia
rhursday , and no stops con bo taken until
Saturday.1
After this bho wrote a note toSylvanus
ilordlo , asking him if ho could como to the
louse nnd see her either thab afternoon or
iarly the next morning. She sent the note
lown. to the villa go and theu w cut in searca
if her uncles.
They looked nt her rather timidly , perhaps
ionscienco stricken. They fancied she had
emote renew her nrsumcnt nnd offer up
resh entreaties. It may bo they tcaroJ that
n such an event they would bo forced to
rield , in spite of the consequences such an act
\voahnesj must entail. But Beatrice did
lot reopen the attack. She quietly asked if
ho might have the clothes worn by the boy
ben ho uysB disturbed the seclusion of
lazlowood House ; which clothes , it may be
emcmberod , wcro carefully stowed nwny by
lorncoiiitho big safe. As them npi > eared
obo no harm in the gratifying of thlsro-
uest the safe was unlocked , naJ. n neat
iron-n paper parcel indorsed in Horace's
Dng , slim calijraphy ( given to the jjirl.
"You will not answer the solicitor's letter ,
hope , " bho said.
"No ; it needs no answer. The delivery of [
Uo boy will bo answer enough. "
In the of tcrnooa. Sylvanus trotted upon
is tricycle. Ills face was radiant fi om the
ombiucd effects of the sharp , fresh nir , tlio
xerclso , and the delight at having receive 1
uch a sunnnona from Miss Clausen. To-day
0 was leuguus nbovo bis lugubrious nauio.
lo clapped his hands together , not BO much
or the purpose of promoting circulation ns
n account o' the cheerf ulcouud of the iletona-
lens made by the meeting palms. Ho wished
Id Whlttaker a happy now year in away
rhlch clearly implied that happy years were
lie rule , Bad ones the exception. Whittaker
cturnod tlio greeting wlthduo respect , nnd
entured to express his approval of _ Mr. Mor-
lo'a Christmas Day tcrmon. Tlicn Mordlo
ild something which made oven Wbittokor
nigh. Miss Clauson heard the curate's
risk , crisp voice loiy before ho was ( shown
ito the drawing room.
Ho greeted her pleasantly , nnd learned
lint her uncles were out. As the Talbcrts
ways look their out-of-doorcrcrckoof an
ftornoon , this news was no surprise to him.
Vno shall pay that Sylvanus did not time
is call by their well-known clock-work hab-
sl A totc-a-tuto is often pleasant , although
lie two heads luu bor no thought eave those
friendship.
"You want mo , " said Bylvnuus. "Behold
IB , Hero I am. "
"I want you to do man favor , BO Ivon-
irod to write to you. " Beatrice's words
ere conventional , but there was something
her manner which made the quick-witted
urato wonder.
"Command mo in anything everything
oil. " Ho gpoko oven nioro quickly and
mphatScally than was Ws wont. In his
cart the good fellow fancied bis md was
coded for something concerning Carruthers , .
'ham ho pen > isted m believing Bcatrieo
voJ. Nevertheless , ho would willingly
ave donu all ho could to help to happiness
JB man who had taken every vestige , of
ope from him.
But Ijtho favor resolved itself Into this ;
Could Mr. Mordlo accompany Mlw Claubon
vmorrow morning to Blacktown ? She hod
private errand Y hlcli took her to a part of
M city of which bho know little nothing ,
ylvanus felt and orprbeojd himself greatly
onored. Atvhattlma should ho call for
erf Would thq walk or drivel Beatrice
x > ked at him and spoke very slowly and OB
with an effort.
"I wish no one neb oven my nuclo-j to
now of tha ! excursion , " she said "Would
ou meet uio at the crojs roads ut 10 o'clock
> inorrow morning ? If J trcspnii on you *
line or good nature please Bay co. "
"TrcspasaJ By no means. Ten o'clock * I
liall bo waiting for you. "
Novorthu usa Bylvanus was Burprlacd , even
roublwl To have refused to do Miu * Clau-
on a service , whatever it might bo , was of
oun > o out of tha question , but bsliij ; op u av
bo dcy iu all uU couiiugi and yoluyj ho. liad
A u sliko to nny procccdlnf *
of the mysterious. "EmwA of charr
cournor1 Jio said , mnkin * th qaesU
K oriion not for curiosltf.wrtns a al. .
hia conscience.
"It is nn errand ot noerll wrfd B A
gravely. Her words fsnlisflod Bylrnnu
the vor ls of n fair woman always satlsfr
oonsclcnco of a man. The osiount of oon'
Uou carried by b nuty is truly wonilorfi
[ ro HE coimstJBB ]
The new supormtondcnt 61 IwWun
has made reports tf > the cortry o { the > " *
toner concorninft the cindltlen of th Of '
occo Indian ladmttfol Bohoal Is tba Io li > n
territory , nnd the lla-kolt IiM ttst t LBW-
rrnoo , Kn. At the former , theta M9 now
170 pupils. Their teiohortMo two youeg
ladled. The mala pupils ara nted ft i tln
labarors nod thn Rirld do Cawing nad kttcben
work. The pnplJernnRO from 6 Vo IStjrpM'
of Kge. Ono hftlf of each day Is ftien .to
school excrcliea. Their progrew it ilow ot
mny bo said to bo satisfactory. . At the IlM *
call Inetituto , the progrcBa o ( Indian children
ls reported to bo something romarktblo. The
pupils MO rapidly learning to gpeftk , read nnd
wrlto Kogliib , end in the hiRhor branches ftrt
rnftking oncournglng headway. Tha ( Arm ,
gnrdnn and mochnntcal education \ iaUlao (
tory.
COUNTERFEITERS BEWARE.
A Michigan Concern Enjolnod *
[ From the ItochojUr Morning Herald.
The following injunction hag boon obtained
by the Hop Bittern Oompnuy , of Rochester ,
N. Yj npninet Oollntlnus D. Warner of Read-
in ? , Michiganprohib'tlog him from mftnufao-
tutiog or gelling "German Hop Bittern. "
Tko President of the United States of America
to Oollntimu D. Warnorof Reading , Mich , ,
his servants , workmen , nalrtmcu and agent * ,
and each nnd every of thorn :
Wherein , Ithaabron represented unto tha
the Justices of our Circuit Court , the Hnn
Stanley Mntlhow * , nnd the Hon. Henry 15.
Brown , nt Detroit , within nud for said Dis
trict , BittlcR an n Court of Chancery that you.
Collatinus D , Warner , urn manufacturing and
Rolling n mediclno named German Hop Bitters
in fraudulent imitation of the llop Bitten
made nnd sold by complainant ; yourcnid med
iclno being devised , circulated and intended to
minlead the public into purchasing such coun
terfeit poods BB the manufacture of the com *
plninnnt.
We therefore , In consideration of the prom
ises , no atrictlv enjoin you , thesaid Uo'lntinus
D. Warner , nnd all nnd every the pontons bo *
fore named , from using the words "llop Bit
tern" on any fluids contained In bottles so ate
to induce the belief that such fluids ara made
by complainant ; nnd farther , from manufact
uring , selling or offering ; for sula any bitters or
other fluids in the bottles and with the labels ,
and in the funeral fofm in which you. were
manufacturing1 and celling the blttora called by
you Gorman Hop Bitters , on tbo filling of the
hill ; or In any other bottles , or wlto nny other
labels contrived or designed to represent or
Induce the ballot that the bitters or fluids sold
by you nro the Roods of tha complninant.until
the further order of the Court. *
Witness.
The Honorable MORRISON R WAITE ,
Chief Justice of the United States.
At Detrott.this JGth day of July , A. D. 1865.
L. S. ] Walter S , Harsha , Clerk ,
Prosecute the S windier * .
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and sue him lor dnmnaoa for the em Indie , and will
reward yon libornllf for the conviction. .
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