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A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH CONWAY.
Author of "Called Back" and "Dark T
Nevertheless they were conscience stricken
at having asked any one to stop a gap, so
made amends by arranging their guests so
that Mr. Turner should sit on Herbert’s left
hand; Horace’s supporters being Lord Kel
ston and his friend, Mr. Simmons. The latter
was a man of middle age, with dark eyes and
exquisitely chiseled aquiline features, and
wearing an air of refinement that at once
commended him to Horace.
The dinner began propitiously, and pro
gressed faultlessly. The table, over the dec
oration of which the brothers had spent much
time and more thought, was a perfect picture.
When their guests were only men the Tal
berts were extra particular. The lack of the
refining element, the presence of woman, had
to be compensated by an ultra fastidiousness
of detail. Even Frank, who had been behind
the cenes, marveled at the effect of his hosts’
hospitable and artistic exertions. But, nil the
same, he pitied them as we should all pity a
host who is certain to be rendered wretched
by a tureen of burnt soup or a bottle of
corked wine.
Horace talked gravely and pleasantly to
the right and to the left Herbert was com
pelled to attend almost entirely to Mr. Tur
ner, who had a booming voice, which he in
sisted upon making heard. Frank, who was
next to the artist, found the dinner not so dull
as he had feared it would be.
In the course of conversation Horace learnt
that Lord Kelston’s friend was Mr. Simmons,
the noted barrister, who had so suddenly
sprung into eminence. Mr. Simmons was a
Jew of gentle birth and education, and Horace
was very fond of high-class Jews. So the two
men got on admirably. Frank also knew
who Mr. Simmons was. Herbert did not.
All went on as well as the Talberts could
have wished until the claret was placed on
the table. Then an awful thing occurred—a
contretemps, which to this day is a sore sub
ject with Horace and Herbert. It all arose
from inviting the stop-gap. Listen.
Mr. Turner, as leaders of commerce are
very properly in the habit of doing, began
talking about England’s commercial con
dition. He spoke in his biggest voice.
As he was treating upon a subject on
which he was au authority, he felt he had a
right to use it. Herbert listened with his
gentle, polite smile, but felt sorry Mr. Turner
had been invited.
“What is ruining England?” boomed out
Mr. Turner. “I’ll tell you, my dear sir.
The Jews are ruining England.”
As Mr. Turner must know best, Herbert
simply bowed in acquiescence.
Horace in the meantime was saying to Mr.
Simmons:
“It is an indisputable fact that the Jews
are the most loyal, patriotic Face under the
sun. Their cleverness no one denies. In the
finer, tho emotional arts, such 'as music and
poetry, it is generally admitted that a mar
must have a strain of Jewish blood in him tc
rise to eminence.”
Here Mr. Simmons bowed and smiled.
• ‘Read one of the trade gazettes,” continued
Turner, fiercely.
“I should not be able to understand it,’
urged Herbert.
1 ‘Read the list of bills of sale,” shouted Tur
ner. “See the Levis, the Abrahams, the
Moseses who are battening on borrowers. The
Jews are the curse of the country. They ore
sucking out its blood and marrow.”
And Horace, who, although he shuddered
at Mr. Turner’s strident tones, avoided listen
ing to his words, was saying to his neigh
bor:
“In the law and in statesmanship we have
living proofs. And as to that branch ci
which I understand nothing, commerce, we
have but to mark the decay of Spain aftei
the persecution and.expulsion of your gifted
nation."
But Mr. Simmons did not hear this com
pliment. He was listening to loud-voiced
Turner.
“Look at Austria! Ruined, sir, ruined by
them I All the lands in their hands. I wish
the time would come again when the Austrian
students at Pesth ”
“Pesth is in Hungary,” said Herbert,
softly.
“Hungarian students, then. The time
should bo again when they used to go of a
morning and rake over the ashes of burnt
Jews to find the gold pieces they had swal
lowed.”
Everybody heard this coarse and brutal
wish. Mr. Simmons’ face flushed. He half
rose from his chair, and glauced at Horace.
That glance was enough to make him resume
his seat.
The look of horror, absolute horror at a
guest’s having been insulted at his table,
which Horace’s face wore, was more than
wonderful —it was sublime. Never had such
a thing occurred before. Such another shock
would be all but a death blow. His knees
trembled; his face grew white to the very
lips. He met Simmons’ glance with an en
treating, appealing, apologetic look, tha,
spoke volumes of abasement and mortifica
tion.
Mr. Simmons, with the quickness of hit
race, read what was passing in Horace’:
mind. His anger merged into pity for his
courteous, kindly host. He reseated himseli
and said with a pleasant smile, ‘ ‘How curious
such things sound to men of the world like
us. ” Then he said something in praise of the
Lafitte. Horace gave a sigh of relief, and tc
his dying day will love that gen Jo Jew.
But Herbert had seen htf brother’s face,
and knew that a catastrophe had happened.
He guessed that Mr. Turner’s Jew baiting
f proclivities had brought it about. So he
adroitly turned the conversation, and by an
admirable exercise of self-abnegation set
Turner booming away about the iniquities of
the mayor, aidermen, and town council of
Blacktown. It was an heroic act, and no one
but Herbert knew what it cost him.
Taking it altogether, tho Talberts do noi
count that dinner among then - social suc
cesses.
Frank Carruthers hail by now grown
rather tired of Fallon on the principles of
true art. He, seated midway between the
hosts, had fully appreciated the Simmons-
Turner episode, and was longing to give vent
to the laughter which politeness compelled
him to stifle. Moreover, ho was thinking a
great deal about Miss Clauson, and how
lonely she must be feeling. A young man
always flatters himself that tho young
woman hkloves is lonely without him.
Frank knew that when the party ad
journed to the drawing-room he should see
Beatrice. Her uncles wished her to bo there:
and it was not the rule of Hazlewood
House for the men guests to go straight from
the table to the smoking-room. So whilst
Horace and Herbert weip nseing that the
curiously shaped Venetian flasks were goin?
round with hospitable„. s hut not with
convivial speed, Ua Carruthers Was ram
moning up courage to desert his post ana
cheer M iss Clauson 1 ! loneliness. The thought
THE SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES: SUNDAY. MAY 31, 1885.
of that lonelincss grew so painful that, fak
ing advantage of Horace’s being engaged il
deep [conversation with Lord Kelston, he
rose, slipped from the room, and passing
across the hall opened the drawing-room
door.
The drawing-room door, like every other
door in Hazlewood House, did its duty with
out noise. There are some people’s doors
which always scrape and bang, just as there
are some people’s shoes which always creak.
The Talberts’ shoos never creaked. The
Talberts’ doors never uttered a sound. Sc
Frank stood on the thick, soft carpet and
looked at Miss Clauson, who had no idea that
her solitary exile was ended.
She was seated on the music bench. Her
hands were on the keys of the piano, but
making no music. She was gazing with
grave eyes far, far away—looking right
through the center of tho satin-wood Shera
ton cabinet which, full of choice porcelain,
stood against the opposite wall. Her
thoughts, sad or sweet, were in dreamland.
And Mr. Carruthers stood watching her.
■lift W
Mr. Carruthers stood watching her.
He knew he was doing wrong—knew he
ought to make her aware of his presence—
but tho picture was to him so divinely beau
tiful that ho could not help himself.
The girl was perfectly dressed; if fault
could be found with her attire it was that it
was a trifle too old for her age. Her arms
and neck gleamed white and fair from the
black satin of the dress, which fitted as a
dress can only fit a form like hers. Tho rich
brown hair was cunningly and becomingly
coiled, and without jewel or even flower to
detract from its own native glory. No won
der that Carruthers was content to watchher
in admiring silence!
And as he watched ho saw, or fancied he
saw, tears rising to those gray eyes. This
was more than human nature could bear.
Mr. Carruthers to this day assures himself
that he entered that drawing-room with no
intention cf precipitating matters. We may
believe him, because, as it was probable that
in a few minutes nino respectable middle-aged
gentlemen would troop in, the occasion was
not a propitious one. So it is clear that he
acted on the impulse of the moment.
He never knew how ho dared to do it, but
before she looked round ho was at her side,
his arm was round her—a music bench offers
dangerous facilities, it has no back—and he
was telling her with passionate eloquence that
he loved her—ba loved her! There was none
of poor Mr. Mordle’s hopelessness about this
ardent young Carruthers.
But how did Beatrice take it? With a low
cry its of fear, perhaps aversion, she sprang
to her feet and stood for a moment looking
at him with a face as pate as death. Then
without a word she turned aud went swiftly
towards the door. Frank, with o. face as pale
as her own, followed and intercepted her. He
grasped Ber hand.
“Beatrice, have you nothing to say to me!
Nothing?”
She breath/,-.-d quickly. She seemed to set
her teeth. She answered not a word.
“Beatrice, have yon nothing to tell me?
Cannot you tell me you love me? Answer
me.”
There was no trace of raillery or lightness
in Mr. Carruthers’ manner. It was that of
i man playing for a life or death stake.
“Answer me. Say you love me,” he repeated.
“I cannot,” said Beatrice, hoarsely. “Let
me go. ”
Without a word he dropped her hand. Ho
>ven held the door open and closed it when
the had passed. Then with a stern look or
dis face ho stood in the middle of the room,
jazing at the blank door and wondering if h<
was dreaming—if ho had really, since ho en
tered that rosm, played his great stake an',
lost it.
Could Frank Carruthers have follower
Beatrice to her room he would have seen hei
;hrow herself on her bed and burst into a
oaroxysm of grief. Ho would have seen the
sombre Mi-s. Miller co.uo to her, embrace her,
soothe her, and entreat her. Ho would have
seen a look of stern resolution settle on the
servant’s strongly-marked features, a look
which contrasted strangely with the affec
tionate solicitude which she displayed towards
tier mistress in her trouble.
But Carruthers could not see these things,
md had he seen them would have been no
ctrisAr far tba siiodit
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
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THIRTY DAYS.=
Newport Ties’ worth $125, cut down to - - - - 85
“ “ 1.00 “ “ 70
Opera Slippers “ 50 “ “ 35
1.00 75
“ “ “ 1.75 “ “ - - - 1.35
Sailor Ties “ 1.50 “ “ - - - 115
Oxford Ties “ 1.50 “ “ - - 1.15
Children’s Slippers of every Style cut down
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LADIES’ KID FOX BUTTON WORTH $2.50 to ?1.85,
Ladies’ Kid Button, worth $1.75 to $1.40.
Gents’ Hand-Sewed Low Quarter Shoes.
We Have Cut the Prices on Them.
m MISSES' KID Bir™ WOHWSO til iiM.
REMEMBER THIS
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SUMMER GOODS
IFans,
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Water Coolers,
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AT
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OF
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Just Received
A fine and most carefully selected line of
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Call and examine my goods before purcha
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116J4 Broughton street, between Bull and
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Manufacturer of STENCILS and BADGES.
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Pure Java Coffee, // • * " ?sc.
Best Butter, - - - -25 c.
Creamery Butter, - y ■ • ’
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A VERITABLE
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