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ped short, a. he saw FatherDouay turn red Wit,

PSu slhrt, ~ ne saw ratnerDOnay turn red Wit
wrath.
"You are rude to laugh, " said the priest, with
| displeasure. ~ nearly lost my life, / caa tel
you. When | toundered out, / found So many
foot-tracks that got confused, AMI could max,
none Of them out to be Hofcr's, vet, whoever il
was whe had walked up to that spot, must havC
turned hack OF went on, unless. ind, cd, they
could have been sm othered In the SNOW
Which he may have bean in the darkness o'
night" cried Franz.
We'll, think not, he might have foundercd
about as did, said Father Donay Life i,
equally dear to US all, suppose. SO, nov
leave 1t to you to lind where he is whcthcr
here or anywhere else; and, when you do, you
know your reward
well, can't say like this Job" cried
Franz, after pause. "Do you know. father,
IN smiracle-play, | once played Judas"
Well, you've only got to play Judas again,
sal the priest with "A sinister smile.
"Wha', AMI hnng myself" cried Franz.
Soarsey. why, father, what is it you arc
'sktnc me?"
You fool cried Father Donsy Ia a race,
'hc cases are not parallel; your aliuson is bias.
Nhcmaus. Let mo hear NO more Of IT, pray. "
Franz walked on. silent md asjounded,
louhng which " them were the wickcdcr map.
The Nanlwir'h ~ resumed he, at length with
~ronr--on the contrary, nothing but good II
n only Theresa"
All! If you can put up with that girl.
'cotn you can put up with anything, said
Father Olnav. con'Cmptuousiy.
II cam pat mp with It. and won't" cried
Franz; hut its making her pay pretty dearly,
90. u h"r fDthor gets snr,.
Don't be such . dol' ~ to Wpposc It." said
Father Donny rt'tlvirui,: "thc worst he and
uc will &c Isa spnl fright. lie wal bo tried
" youri-ma'tjll. proha ~ acquitted. or rcpri.
uI"dcl ~ sentenced 'o "a shor' imr-is rment,
rom which a' huS'ria'a irtc-rcssion. he will
ne released
"lf | were sure OF that" saii Franz, hest.
:ating.
Why, don't YOU know that | sneak with
nthoriy2 Nou kurw my credentials pret '
| ~' Il. raid thcr Drnay. IL have all but
| 'nll YOU who empowers me. AMI, II somebrly
slsc shNul DO II while v,u are only think NJ
bout it, hc'll get 'hr reward instead Of you a"
That won suit me A. all. cried Franz.
WHY, II make mp NV mind to 40 an in turn,
I may as wei! do u ~ not; the sin--tbat is the
-shttcvcr II is. viii bc the same"
The Intention, but not the re~srd." said
Frhcr Donav. "Ilcaven notes our intentions
| nan Only uotcS vorkS"
II wish wore fairly ou' NJ hi' work" ex
claimed Franz ar Theresa. now were I,
',mc across me At this moment, she mi. nE over
| come me with y strP-
| Truly believe vow" said Father Dcnav
| with iueifI''e sCo-n "anl men a. straw. o,
men Elo ked down by str.~s, are not the mcr
re p1y."
"Brt fathc-. rI find him. md poir. ont :,
| 'nu the place wAerr hn IL. vou NAV frd hiu
ourselves. | wash my hands oI TAX IN. him
"N ash ycur hasds ny all meael. WI talk
hin"
Very we'l--'hq''s TO bs all, then"
"All. aud enough"
"lus' So. Good bye then. fa,her-h.s, VIC
ire ~ S.. Martin ="
Tho p'sce Of HoF.r's eorccalr,ci,t y pic.ur.
'-qIe little cow-hnusa--1othing bettrr-was
abut twelve milca from his hO re amuur the
glaciers % III" Oe'rthIi. near the I,mblsr .Ioch,
'n' 10 position thai. G.~ many mru'la oI eve.
~ year, the snow made quite mac e-,'N'- The
winter of the Year Nine. however. ~a- 90 par.
iivcl, mild, and the chalet N ght b, re ,ched
v''h considerable fatigue, difficulty sui dan
yer.
Ills faithful wife had accompanied him. a. in
ovo and duty bound, feeliuZ her home TO be
| inder whatever roof sheltere the mead o. her
| lu-baud. She had her distar and knitting :
~ they sat among tho trrsses Of hsv, chatter
,ng of this and that, many a simple vii, did
no good woman successfully usn 70 lure h.,
tndcrls thoughts rom anxious h. mes. Now,
was 10 explain some family CrncalOgv, some
n'ernarriase she pruie, nearly to have for.
,ut 'sn--then when hn had wondered how she
'ould be ~ iOrr, fful. she would branch of into
,nrrelative domestic historirs, harmless jests
ecollections Of wedding feasts. bapttsms aud
Durials; then, breach some knotty point. or ak
aim to recall some old legend or fairy tale, OF
ocal superstition.
IInfor hal hrnut,ht Inha,, ,.;,l IL.