A FAMILY AFFAIR.
CONTtNTJKD. ' )
CHAPTER IV. -
BEATRICE'S FBOPOSJL1
an'i-ivn Vina haen mada rif Misn
?nn f or reason her position in that
Oaap',.i.i ocfjiWisshinent was. " as ve.
efl-regii" woo neither TnisfcrAaa
HotrnefL. duo nw
Teuest. She W. in short, the only,
Sghter-indeed, tie only saving result
TLt- brilliant -marriage made iy.Miss
Tattert when she ' allied herself -with Sir
Linray Clauson, Bart. 5 v .
There ia i P. o o x -
jnurable way in which Lady Clauson filled
7. position wmcn ner uwuiueiiiauau giuueu,
r towbich fate had assigned her.:- Socially
d domestically in the outward as well as
?L ,-nward life she was all a baronet's wife
, ,1,1 tip -lill K1VO JUU
husband with no heir to hi3 titles and estates.
m.;a wq a sad omission, but, for the sake of
her many other good qualities, Sir Maingay
overlooked it, and made her a very good hus-.
Lnd as husbands go. When Laxly Clauson
'sme twelve yeara after the birth.1 of-the
daughter who lived, Sir. Maingay wept copi
sly. He even opened his Biblethe first
L:'nr Tiianv vears and by the aid of
praden's Concordance,'! looted out .a text
ornraiat to her many virtues. , Moreover,
for her sake, or his . own, he remained single
fnr five long years.., Then he went the way
0f all middle-aged, titled, wife-bereft, flesh,
i married again! . ; . r ;
Rpatrico Clauson, just about to leave school;
a romantic young lady, whose head for the
present was, however, only occupied by pret
tv filial dreams of looking, after her father,
jniiistering to his comforts, ruling his house,
and generally doing the best she could to fill
the place of her dead mother, found herself ,
vrithout a word of warning, presented to a
new mother; one, moreover, but four years
older than herse f. It waia crushing blow!
It was a girl's first lesson in the vanity and
instability of mundane expectations. t -.r.
She ought, of course, to have anticipated
it- but she was young, and. like most young
people, considered her middle-aged father
abnormally old and staid. Besides, she could
remember her own mother well enough, and
remembered also Sir Maingay's sincere grief
when death' claimed hi3 wife. She remem
bered the way in which the weeping man
threw his arms around herself, and told her
that shD was now his ALL his treasured
memento of his wife-his one tie to life. Re
calling all this, she was sanguine enough to
fancVthat memory was even more vivid,
that grief had graven its lines deeper with her :
father than with herseii. toaine Doiccame
from the bluest of the blue! - -
At seventeen Beatrice Clauson was still, a
spoiled child. All distracted widowers, until
they marry again, spoil an only child ; there
fore, if only on salutary grounds, a second
alliance is to be recommended., "We will,'
then, take it 'for granted that at the time of
Sir Maingay's second marriage, Miss Clauson
was spoiled. Moreover, we may at least sus
pect that she was both impetuous and stub
born, headstrong and romantic; also, in her
own way, as proud as Lucifer.
The second Lady Clauson was a beauty, and
nothing more. Her family was what is
called respectable a term, the signification
of which no man or woman has as j et been
able exactly to define. Like the Bible, we in
terpret it as we choose. -
When the mforced meeting between .Lady
Clausen and her stepdaughter took place, the
young lady, by means of those signs and
tokens, the masonry of which women alone J
fully comprehend, snowed tlie state of her
mind 60 clearly that war to the knife was
then and there declared.
And civil war in families baronets or
otherwise is a deplorable thing; doubly de
plorable for the neutral parties, who lack
the excitement of the internecine combat.
For a while Sir Maingay's life was anything
but a happy one.
It matters little who was most to blame
the girl for her unreasonableness and stub
born spirit, and want of resignation to the
inevitable Lady Clauson for retaliating
with all an" injured woman's pettiness
and spite Sir Maingay for the thoroughly
man-like conduct in letting things drift
They did drift with a vengeance!; The
breach between the two ladies soon became
too enormous to be bridged over by any
family diplomatic engineering.
'iha skirmishes between the belligerents are
not worth noticing. The battle-royal was
fought when the time came for Miss Clauson
to be presented. Lady Clauson asserted that
' ao was the proper person to present her step-
laughter. Beatrice coldly declined her aid.
Her ladyship insisted; her stepdaughter was
firm in her refusal Sir Maingay declared
himself under his wife's banner, and for once
attempted to exercise parental authority.
Whereupon Mis3 Clauson cut the matter
short, and declined being presented at alL It
was a most dreadful state of affairs! ' You
can, at least, drive a horse to the water, even
if you can't make him drink ; but you dare
not haul a' refractory young woman into the
preanco cf a gracious sovereign. L '
Lady Clauson, who was rigidly exact in
following the prescribed usages of society,
niay not have been far wrong when she de
cared that "a baronet's chraghter. who re
fused to Le presented, was well, a mon-
Sir Maingay becran to' wish his ancestors
-had not separated themselves from the
Roman Catholic communion. - He could have
sent bia daughter to a nunnery. ' But then,
he sadly reflected, she wouldn't have gone at
any price. If put there by force, the Pro
testant league would soon have her out, and
perhaps take her round the country spouting.
The only thing the worried, baronet could
think of was to send for his rebel, and .ask
her advice as to the best means" of disposing
of her troublesome self .
When alone with her father Beatrice always
behaved prettily. She was very fond of him,
aitnough the remembrance of the tears, the
test, the distracted vows, "when contrasted'
With his second marriage for nothing but
good looks, made "her look upon him with a
utue contempt. She did not know that tnan
is so gregarious a creature that it is not meet
tor nun to live alone. She heard big remarks
m silence, then gave her opinion on the
matter.
"I don't want to bo a nuisance to you,'
papa. I am eighteen now too old to eo back
w school. It's nonsense, of course, to sav I
should like to earn my own living, because
uen i come of age I shall hava some money.
uzj I go and live at Faurholme?" , , v;
r airholme was Sir Maiwrav's seldom-used
seat in one of the southern counties, -j. : t
But you can't live there alone," he said. "
es, i could, jots. Williams could take
- ire of me. I shall bo haunv enoui?h.n , V. :
f My dear girl, why not be reasonable and
Bake friends with Lady Clauson? Then we
could all go abroad together. v -r
, fjy Clauson, who was by no means a fool,
by this time found out that he needed
something more than mere good lookslto go
aown, or go UP. in the Knrifitv h pt Wrfc ImitrAd
or. She had, therefore, made op her irxmdio
"ome a traveled woman," and had arranged
JJat Sir Maingay should take her to avariety
"i foreign countries. i:Thet)rorJosedtou was
w an affair of years, and hpr ladyship had
aum idea of writinir.ror nf r.7mvnfl
eto write a book, describing the weltwbrn
uvJf Mitwtreadi -She hoped -to
tkaprorld bt storm as a literary woman.
PAIL Y CH ARL
. - 4I canH; go abroad with you," said Beatrice.
I shall be miserable myself M make yoa
miserable." ; , -.
?But if you stay in Tfagiim yoa must b
presented and come cot and all that sort of
thing."", V " . : - - : - -
. 'If ever I do get married," said Beatrice
drily, VI wiU be presented as. Lady Clauson
was, on my rnarriage." - '
Sir i Maingay's cheek : reddened. T He was
much hurt by the sarcasm. Poor old Kong
Lear found a fitting simile for an ungrateful
child; but the sharpness of a sarcastic child
. is more painful : than a' whole jawful of ser
pent 9 teeth. He did : not reply ; but the
worthy baronet was at his wits' end .What
could he do with this girl? ?He had very few
relations-he cared for none of them.; Old
Mr. Talbert, of Hazdewood House, was a con
firmed invalid; Horace and Herbert were
men without homes or vives; - Sir Maingay
was willing enough that Beatrice should re
main in Jingland. v He- had. suffered much
during the last few months from the dissen
sions of his wife - and daughter. - But where
to bestow Beatrice? , v . - - j; , - - -?
v:At last he remembered an aunt of his own
. who Uved in qtuet -retirement in one of the
suburbs of London. It was of course absurd
for Beatrice to think of living at Faxrholme,J
in a half-cioced house with a housekeeper and
oa or two servants. So it was arranged that
iier great-aunt sbpuld take her . while Sir
Maingay and Lady Clauson were on the Con
tinent, z So to Mrs. ErsMne's she. went, and,.
as that lady wa3 very old, very deaf, and saw
.no company, it may be presumed that '. Miss
' Clauson had scarcely a merry time of it dur
ing her, father's absence an absence which
. from one reason or another lasted quite four
years. - ,
BEATRICE CLAUSON.
After a whila Sir Maingay almost forgot
he had a daughter. " The . Clausons settled
down to continental life for an mdefinite
time. Lady Clauson" knew she was improv
ing herself, and moreover, that Sir Maingay
was saving enough money to refurnish the
town house from top to bottom whenever
they did return to England. In the course of
the four years spent abroad, Lady Clauson
rectified her predecessor's sins of omission,
and gave her devoted husband two fine boy
babies. In the revived delights of paternity
a paternity which is so especially dear to
middle age Sir Maingay thought little oi
the troublesome, obstinate girl he had - left in
England. His wife and his boys all but
turned her out of his heart. So here was
Beatrice in the extraordinary position of
being a baronet's daughter with scarcely a
a friend in the world.
At last the Clausons returned to England.
Whether her ladyship wrote her book or not
.is a jnatter, oijwcjexJsontyjwayit
never published. Beatrice made no objection
to reioining the family circle. Her father
and his wife' found her greatly changed. She
was quieterv more reserved, more amenable
to reason. It seemed to Sir Maingay that she
had passed her time at Mrs. Erskine's in study.
The learning she had acquired almost fright
ened the baronet; but he was glad to see she
had grown into a beautiful woman, and so
-he felt quite proud of his neglected daughter,
and hoped "that things would for the future
run smoothly.
. His hopes were vain. This time there was
no doubt as to with whom the fault lay. A
beauty like Lady Clauson could "not endure
the constant presence of a younger, fresher
andevenmore beautiful beauty. She was
also jealous at the way in which her own chil
dren took to Beatrice. Besides, she had never
forgiven " the girl. Relations soon grew
strained, and towards the end of the year
Beatrice wrote to her uncles, and asked if
they would give her a home.
She was now nearly twenty-three. Having
when she came of age succeeded to her. late
mother's third oi old Talbert's possessions, she
was independent botn by age and by income.
She was willing to live at Hazle wood House, if
her uncles would take her. If hot," she re-,
solved to start an establishment of her own.
She was still in her former anomalous posi
tion a baronet's daughter who had never
made a proper entrance into society. As Lady
Clauson said, she must have been a wrong-
minded young woman, as . this omission
seemed to trouble her very little.
The Talbert3 who liked the little they had
seen of their niece went into solemn conclave
on the request. They decided, in tho. event c .
Sir Maingay giving his consent on that pome
they were most . exacting ho might come
them. Sir Maingay raised no objections,
Beatrice Clauson came to Hazle wood' House,
where since her arrival, about a week ago,
she had lived in a state of amused wonder as
the amiable peculiarities of the "Tabbies'
gradually revealed themselves to her. -
She had, of course, intended to make herself
useful to her uncles. It may have been the
want of some occupation other than study
which made her turn her eyes to Hazlewood
House and the two bachelors. She was no
longer a schoolgirl, so at bnce broadly hinted
that she was willing to regulate their house
hold matters. The fiilent horror..' with which
the proposal was received told her at once that
her place w as to be a sinecure. She saw that
her uncles would on no account dream of in
trusting their researches into domestic econ
omy to any hands save their own, and the sur
passing capability of those hands was deeply
impressed upon her. when, the day after her
arrival, she found Uncle Horace bending ovei
the maid who did the plain sewing, and in the
patientest and gravest way teaching her the
most approved fashion of handling a needle
and thread.
) After having lived at Hazlewood House for
a week Miss Clauson must have been ready to
welcome any event of interest. :i It is no won
der that when Horace '.. Talbert, at Mr. Mor-
dte's suggestion, walked into the drawing
room and told his niece what . had happened,
her curiosity and, excitement rose ,to a high
pitch. :- -J : v:
"Is it a pretty chudF she asked -
"Wonderfully so. Morale and Her Deri are
pettmgitlikeacoupleof pmei.f'-'--v- ,
V Beatrice did not run at once to see for her
self. S What do ydu mean to do about it,
uncle Horace P she asked. p. :!i
M "I dont knowv 1 suppose we must keep it
tfll to-morrow ana see u.uie mystery is ex
plained. Ton . bad better fcome out and give
. us your uuyiuw.
fc Beatrice.walked Jntothe halL ;The child
had' made great progress during V Horace's
absence . The enrate was uctung him and
wbb .ocains torn anp
Herbert mw-Tttokina
i u .M.iMjijP.'
xnakinz him laozh.
O TTE O B SERVER ;E,RI D A YV" J U
tua bright naur in . quite a paternal ; way.
Even the respectable Whittaker was smiling
pleasantly.
'What - a t dear k little xxmr exclaimed
Beatrice, as she "walked to the. table and
looked at the sturdy trrchia. .
' She was the first woman the child had seen
since he left his friends at the refreshment
room. tV Maid servants, witb the curioaty of
their sex and kind, had peeped surreptitiously
over the balustrade, but had not attracted
notice. - At such a tender: age as his, woman
is a child's natural 'protector."; He' atonce
quitted his stalwart friends and ran across
the table to the fair girl, who smiled and
opened her arms. The little man darted into
them, and with a chirrup-' of : delight laid his
head on the girl's shoulder and seemed per
fectly happy and at rest. : He was so pretty
that no woman could have refrained from; ca
ressing him. Miss Clauson kissed him again
and again, then, like every one who came
near him, fell to stroking his golden locks
and twining them round her fingersi. The
child's eyes began to-close under her soft and
soothing touches. ' - - " " - -
"He must go to- bed,'' said Beatrice, de
cisively. ' ; ' -,
" Certainly," said uncle ; Horace. "Where
had he better sleep?" .''.-. ' . ;
"Jane has a most comfortable bed," said
Herbert. -
Jane was the. parlor-maid, but Herbert in
his housewifely capacity knew the quality of
every bed in tha house ; even the amount of
bedding on each- Mr. Mordle turned away.
He was afraid ef disgracing , himself by a
burst of ill-timed mirth.
"jSb,' no,5 exclaimed Beatrice; "he shall
sleep with me. Look at him, uncle Horace;
isn't he a perfect cherub?" .
know where he comes from, my dear. , I hardly
think you ought to take a strange infant to
sleep willi you."
"Oh, nonsense, uncle Horace 1.; See what a
clean, beautiful boy it is. Whittaker, send a
large can of hot water to my room. Come,
my pet ; I will see how I can act the part of a
nursemaid." ' .
Singing 'and crooning and carrying the
child in the most approved fashion, Miss
Clauson proceeded to bear her prize away.
. "You had better look at his linen,
Beatrice," said Horace. "It maybe marked
with his name."
After this the three men went back to the
dining-room and talked the curious occur
rence over and over. - - "
,c In about half an hour's time Beatrice reap
peared, with the intelligence that the boy's
clothing bore no marK oi any Kind, indeed,
it all seemed brand new. She was apparently
much delighted with her new toy. t She kept
running up and down stairs, to ascertain that
her protege was sleeping the sleep of innocent
babyhood. At last she went away alto
gether. ' . . " .
"Beatrice is more demonstrative than I be
lieved her to be," said Horace, regretfully.
Herbert echoed the regret, but Mr.x Mordle
said nothing. He thought tho instinctive
kindness she showed towards this mysteri
ously sent child added another charm to the
many he had already discovered in Miss Clau
son. The three men sat together until it was too
late to hope that matters would be cleared up
that night. No mother, no telegram came.
The curate baflo his friends good night and
walked back to his lodgings in the village,
thinking what a charming picture Miss Clau
son with the child in her arms made. Poor
Mr. Mordle! He had only known Beatrice a
week, and was already beginning to dream a
foolish dream
The brothers continued sitting one on either
side of the fire. They were not early-to-bed
people. Now that they were alone they said
Little more about the arrival. For three hours
they had been discussing every possible the
ory which might account for the child's ap-
pearancaaaoDg -tlaei.;- o -the-ub jefe as-
threadbare, and they sat in silence trying to
invent f rash causes. Suddenly a most curious
and startling' suspicion entered Horace Tal
bert's mind a suspicion which now and again
made him glance at his brother. Could Her
bert by any chance know all about the mat
ter ? He had certainly seemed greatly taken
with the little boy. Horace remembered how
much at homo the child had made himself
with Herbert. How when he, Horace, cam
out of the drawing-room with Beatrice, he
had found Herbert stroking and patting the
little head Could there be romantic pass
ages in Herbert's life about which he knew
nothing? He pooh-poohed the thought; but
it came again and again,
Just after 1 o'clock, and when the brothers
were thinking of retiring, to their great sur
prise Beatrice reappeared. She was in dainty
dressing gown and slippers. After waiting
until Mr. Mordle must certainly have gone she
had come down of course to hear if any news
1 "I T"T . 1 TT '. n. 1
nau arrived, uncie norace, wiui nis eyes
fixed on Herbert, expressed his conviction that
no news was meant to arrive. Beatrice looked
musmgiy into the fire.' Her head was bent
forward, her hands clasped round one of her
knees. She made a pretty, almost classical
'.coking picture, no doubt duly approved of by
those men of taste, her uncles.
"Then what will you do?" she asked, at
last,
"We will wait until to-morrow, or the day
after; then put the matter into the hands of
the police," said Horace decisively ,
Herbert said nothing, so his brother's sus
picions increased Beatrice rose as if to say
goodnight; She stood for awhile on' the rug,
apparently intently interested in a series of
iny circles which she was describing with the
point of one slipper. Presently she looked up
with a flushed cheek and spoke in a quick hur
ried way.
"If nobody comes for the boy would you
mind any keeping him?"
1
.1 cr,-
' Jf nobody comes for the boy wovXd you
' mind my keeping himT
? 'lly, dearl" cried Uncle Horace, aghast
"Herer r : k
She . clasped v her hands. "Oh, TJncle
Horace 1" she said, VI hare had such a dreary
miserable life eyer since I was seventeen. . I
have nothing to do nothing to lire or care
for. I could be so happy with that dear child to
look after.; ' Come up and, see him sleeping.'
He is the sweetest baby 1" .; .'t . i , -'..
i 'Such .nonsense. Beatrice F' Uncle Horace
j iettiea nimseu mio ms cnair ana snowea py
the action that a lesion oi ileeoinc- babies
lettled himself into his chair and showed by
would not niauce luxd to go and look as their
llumbering forms.' ' v" V
"Then, yoa came. TJncle Herbert.- He
a prettier sight than any of your old mas
ters.w. V f -J i,fv.
Herbert gave his quiet smile. He was of
less stern staff than Horace that is, if either
of the Talberts could be called stern. He
suffered Beatrice to lead him to her room,
duly admired the little stranger, ,then with
his niece;--reterned "to Horace. After this
manifestation of weakness Horace's unworthy
suspicion was all hot certainty. ; -.
Ybu wOl let me keep himp pleaded Bea
trice. "I am sore yoa wBL . " ;. , ;
. .Horace'made no reply to her unreasonable
request. Int their usual dignified manner the
two gentlemen ' made '; their preparations for
shutting up. Beatrice went back to her room.
"She grows veryyery impulsive," sighed
HoracaV' This time Herbert said nothing. : As
he got into bed Horace Talberip-fcold himself
that Herbrtiiew all about the boy: he also J
told himself that no power on earth should
i . . " " - ' . . r
induce him to tax Herbert with this knowl
edge A man's private affairs were his own
property; he himself had! laid, down this
dogma and must now stick to it ; the more so
- because on a former occasion he had broken
with Herbert for six years because the latter
had infringe on this rule.
chapter y;
ICR. MOEDLE MAEE3 A BASH PP.OIIISE. .
The next morning the Talberts did an un
usual thing; they broke one of. their rules by
opening their letters before breakfast. They
had a time and a place for everything, and
their time for reading their correspondence
was 'with their second cups of tea. But so
anxious were they to see if their letters con
tained anything explanatory of ' last night's
occurrence, that the seals were broken at
once; They found a couple of invitations to
dinner, receipts for payments made two
posts ago, the usual amount of circulars,
tradesmen's lists and appeals for charity; but
not a word about the child Then the kettle
was brought, and Herbert set about making
the tea. Under some unwritten code of di
vision of labor or honor, the younger brother
always presided at the breakfast table. ,
Presently Miss Clauson made her appear
ance with the child on her arm. She had
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Miss
Clauson made her appearance with
the child on her arm.
washed him and dressed him, combed his hair
into a wavy mass of burnished gold, and so
brought him to the breakfast table fresh . and
sweet as arose in June. She placed him on a
chair jbesidejier, byjhe aid of sundry cushions J
raising uuu up to u pi upex iwvei. xiavuig au-
justed him to her satisfaction, she ordered
bread and milk to be prepared.
The Talberts made no objection to Beatrice's
proceedings, although they fancied the child
would have been sent to breakfast with the
servants. Being anxious to see him by day
light, they screwed their eye-glasses in place,
and once more minutely inspected their
sturdy little visitor. Even TJncle Horace
nodded approval of his bonny looks and f ear
less bearing, whilst Herbert joined Beatrice
in petting him.
The boy seemed happy enough in bis. new
quarters. It is indeed a sad thing to remark
how soon a child forgets its mother, e
cries because he misses warmth, food or com
fortnot on account of the absence of the
being who has lavished oceans of love upon
him. '
This particular baby, having been so cruel
ly deserted, may perhaps be excused for
making the best of his changed circumstances
and laughing merrily when called upon so to
do; but other babies cannot be absolved from
the sm of callous indifference and non-recip
rocation of love. -
Beatrice having ascertained that no news
had arrived, said nothing that bore upon her
startling suggestion of last night. Perhaps
she saw that the bright, saucy child interested
and amused her uncles; so," with the diplo
matic gifts hatural to her sex, judged it better
to let the matter rest for a while. As soon as
breakfast was over, she led tho child away.
and spent the remainder of the day playing
with and pe$tmghim to her heart's content.
It really seemed as if Miss Clauson had found
a new interest m life.
And, to tell the truth, she was a young
woman who appeared to want something to
arouse her. She was now, at the age of
twenty-two, very different from the girl who
so hastily threw down the glove to her step
mother. Her q-jietness and undemonstrative
manner, of which the Talberts so much ap
proved, seemed scarcely natural to a girl with
beautv. rank and riches. For, indeed, she
was beautiful. It her face showed no color,
its healthy pallor was more attractive to a
right-minded man than all the rosy cheeks
that ever existed. Her brown h air grew in
great masses j and low down on her well-shaped
forehead. Her eyes were gray a strange,
wonderful gray so deep in shade that most
Decnie would have called her dark-eyed. ' Her
features were perfectly straight. Her face
was oval. Her lips were just full enough to
make her apathetic demeanor seem inconsist
ent with the dogmas of physiognomy.
Beatrice Clauson was, in fact, a feminine,
toned-down edition of the Talberts. The char
acteristics which were with them exaggerated,
with her were reproduced in exactly the right
proportions. Their laces were elongated
ovals her face was a proper oval. Thehnidses
were straight, but too long her nose' was
straight, and just long enough..' They were,
if anything, too tall she was only tall enough
to be called a. fine girh Claiison's per
sonal appearance was a living proof of how
fitting had been the alliance between Sir
Maingay Clauson and old Talbert's (laughter. ,
The first Lady, Clauson had. been the counter-:
part of her brothers. Sir Maingay was short,
round faced and rather round bodied. " With
" Beatrice, the flemishes which had detracted
from her parents' good looks appeared as
beauties. j ...
" Moreover, she had that air of. distinction'
upon the possession of which the Talberts hot
unjustly pnded themselves. They were giaa
io thfr it came to her from their side of the
family her father, the baronet,' being. Eke
most baronets and other, titled .personages, a
very ordinaryJooking man. - Ten to one, if
you goto the charity ball or other mixed as
sembly, upon asking the pames Of- vne nosv
t dlstinzutsW-lookins netf Yoti llfinataeni
'
nxi ,,
L Y.;2,. 1.8 8 5
i. never mature tow re i
Painful to 1 told that the: noUe-presenced
man who smlei so ccmdescendihgljis Mx;
Smith, whilst that oQier ftinifttr-VAw!
being is Lord This or the Duke of That. . I
upsets one's cherished ideal as to what the
aristocracy should be.,' j -'
Beatrice Clauson, tl was very fair to see,
and had what iilly, people call a thorough
bred look. : Fond as those amiable men. her
I uncles, were of the girl she was'doubly dear
to mem Decause that look was mdubitably
owing to the Talbert strain '"of blood in her
veins. " . -
. This morning she threw beoks, music, paint
ing, everything asidey and played with her
new toy. , It was Saturday. The "Tabbies,"
who invariably went shopping together, were
bound to Blacktown. to buygrcceries. "Before
starting, Herbert found his way to Beatrice,'
and asked her if she- had any commissions to
be executed in thereof. He discovered W
.with flushed face- and rumpled hair romping
fAt Al .1 T" . - -a .
wiui yoa cuuu. newaccnea tnem with amuse
ment ; then, going up stairs, found after a little
search in one of the attics, some antiquated,
battered toys, "which, five and thirty . years
ago had been dear to Horace and biVngalf.
He carried therm down stairs, and Beatrice
thanked him for the kindly thought and act.
When, in a, few hours time, the brothers
drove back with a wagonette full of tea,
L coffee,- sugary, yellow . soap,i house flannel.
Bath "stone, emery paper, or whatever else
was needful to make, the wheels of house
hold management run- smoothly, they found
Beatrice still engrossed by her charge. - They
did not say much-to her. . Saturday was too
busy a day to think of anything save the af
fairs of the house, and as many precious min
utes had been wasted in rnaMng, mquiries at
Blacktown station,, the brothers were hardly
pressed for time o hardly pressed that
when, about four o'clock, the curate called,
they sent their apologies by Whittaker, and
left their visitor to be entertained by Mjsg
tobe oontintjxd.
MRS. JOE PERSON'S
REMEDY
Rstcras Vital Energy
Lost by Indigestion. Overwork. Worry, Mental
Strain, or other causes.
It is Nature's Great
System Renovator
AND BLOOD PURIFIER,
SOL1 RT ALL DRUGGISTS.
CARRIAGE AND BUGGY REPOSITORY.
kA ull line of Carriages Buggies, Phaetons. Carts
Sprin Wagons, etc., ot tke best makes and latest
styles, on hand.
Vehicles made to order and repaired.
A. C. HUTCHISON CO,
Charlotte, N. C, next to Wadsworth's Stables.
apr25sunly .
It is THE GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY for the
bowels. It is one of the most pleasant and effi
cacious remedies forallsummer complaints. At
a season when violent attacks of the bowels are
htippHv rp.l ip.f should be at hand.
The wearied mother, losing sleep m nursing the
ittle one teething, should use this medicine.
m f t.. a bottle. Send 2c. stamp to alter A.
Taylor, Atlanta, Ga., for Riddle Book. , - -
Tavlor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Cium
and Alullein wi,U cure Coughs, Croup and Con
sumption. Price, 25c. ana i a uoinu-
Cfeveiaod Mineral Spp
WILL OPEN MAY 15.
Th'se Springs are two miles from Shelby, N. C,
54 west of Charlotte, and one mile of the Carolln
PntrAl Taiirnari.
Hacks will be at SDrinas Station on arrival of
ftwrv train . - " v .-.
At Grover Station, on the Air-Line railroad,
hacks cn be obtained. ' ;
f.nld atiiI Warm Baths.
White and Red Sulphur and Chalybeate Waters.
A good String Band secured for the season.
A Bowling A'ley In good order.
t.Ivptv accommodations attached to the Hotel.
Ratfis of Board reasonable. Special rate3 to
families for the season. For further Information
a 'dress .? - - J ' -
mayl4dtf ' S. McB. POSTON, Proprietor.
WACHOVIA
Ahead! Yes, this delightful ten cent Havana
filled cigar, which I am selling V
FOR 5 CENTS,
Is far ahead of any cigar upon the market.
Sold only by ,
L. B. WBISTON.
, june25eodV
Hotel Brunswick,
I s SMITHVlXiLE, N. C.
THIS Hotel will be open "for the reception ot
Guests on the 18th of May, 1885. "
rm, i,oMr m AtitaTor to maintain the high
imputation oi this Hotel. and respectfully solicits
Bates w per mouui; xv vo.
day Special rates made lor the month or Season,
by addressing :,'.: Qijrgj; toSVIck'J;;' f
mayl8d2m : smlthvUle. W. Ciarollna.
wi Dorvrvoa siit k rood B8cond-h&nd
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nsectv:-; rowder.
TRUE PERSIAN;
If you are troubled with files trytt. Insect Pow--der
Guns' also at - WBISTON'S. ,
THERE Is no Shoe PeUsh equal to Btxby'a "i- v
Price .0 cents a box at WRISTOITS.
ate's New Laundry Soap,
ff.and 10 CENT CAKES,
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ColKate's Begins Bath Soap, S cakes for 25 cents.
Colgate's Cashmere Bouquet Soap. 25c a cake.
Pear's Soap a full line at WRlSTON'S.
French T.M, Blacking the best, at 1
- ' WRISTOITS.
KNICKERBOCKER
THE PERFECT TOOTH BRUSH,
Are only found at WRISTOITS.
My Soda Fountain Is provided with Glass Syrup
Cans and Glass Lined Syrup Faucets, so that syrup
comes In contact with no metal. Pure, Sparkling,
cold and the best, Is the public verdict. .
"What Is A New Syrup.
Try it. At
WRISTONS;
OF-
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IHAYE JUST BETUNED FROM THE NOBTH
ern tnarkets with all the
Latest Novelties
In MILLINERY for the summer season, which we
are Trowopenln g. " ' 'S" -
Ladles so fortunate as to have yet to buy their
Summer millinery will find some great advantages
in seeing our New Goods and Low Prices.
Great redaction In the price of all goods In this
line since the spring opening.
Large variety of Misses' and Children's Hats.
Call and Seethe Summer Novelties
C M. QUERY.
! A LIMITED QUANTITY OF
RASPBERRIES
Received dally from Lyles' Farm.
JUST RECEIVED,
-AND-
B ONE LESS BACON.
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Roller Patent Flour
Gives.'perfe'ct satisfaction,
no other, - . .
We keep a full Hue of
Try it and you will use
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
In stock.
FREE:-: DELIVERY.
BARNETT & ALlANnEH '
Telephone Call 81,
GREENSBORO, Ni a
J. prosperous school will begin on yi v--V'j
Thd.Ctli of ; Awffut,
This Instttoticn comb'nes the comfort. of a ho
with flretrdas3 educational vadvantages.- Location
hieal!UiMjfpj'f -.;;t- ; :L v;
Fare good. ;Fa"cbmpetent -and falthfutlri'
For Catalogue apply to r ; tu. .
JuneZatf T. W JOS4E3,'PresWeaV.
Colg
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Sllillti
MILLINERY
QUERY
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