Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-09-04


~Tou viii 90 supposas" said willis
Howard. 10 whom Mr. Byron presently
showed his note.
s.0f c0trsc; one cannot refuse sach
summons 1t IS probably question of
he and death"
Il am due at Uxmore tonight -rath-
er q different errand from yours
masquerade party. Fm sorry we are
not travelling In the same direction"
Il am sorry also. DO you know any
thing Of the PEOPLE at NARROW Hall,
HOward7"
'.Heger had heard Of them before
Are they strangers 10 you?"
Entirely 50"
"N0w good-bye. old fellow; my traps
are all slowed away in the train. and !
had better follow them Take care Of
yourself among those mysterious
strangrx"
In the hustle and confusion At the sta
ton 1r. Byron's sachel was misiaid.
but be presently caught sight Of the
familiar object on = distant table, and
felt inwardly thankful for its ungaiBiy
proportions aud the huge brass dis-
mond which made it 50 easily recog-
nized
At Portland q respectfully dressed
man IN charge Of G wagonetfe came for
ward 70 meet Mr.. Byron. and. during
The drive 70 the Hall. the former dis
uoursed freely upon the existing state
Of Affairs there A son and her 10 the
fine estate bad arrived. and there had
been great rejoicing. but within the
past twenty-four hours their JOY had
been turned to mourning by a dispatch
sammOning the newly-made father 70
the death-bed OF his only sister in Ger
many The young mother seemed to
feel s Presentimenf of misfortune. and
she Insisted upon the y0=ng baby being
baptized before the departure Of its
father. the clergyman of the parish
was temporarily absent. hen e ltr. By
ron's hasty summons. the ceremony
would be performed in the chapel cen
ne ted with the Hall. and would be
very quiet. being witnessed Only bT the
father and grandfather of the eh.id.
with possibly one or two guests.
After slnching in n sofn5.-. chiy.-
deearzfod dinin- sail. NJ Byron was
shown TO bed-r on. VIII the ini ms
ton that his s-r -es ia The a9
would te se .ui-cl N a h0 Il 1, n
ven.rnf Ia i IN.
I -. wIss m tang s,ran e am IL
ts.r sting -osuf tine fae ! man ION. 20
iat y a s-rae q. r, oi NJ. AMI now 81
lent "a enst D clur,-h. No nlembe
ct Amiiy Ne isle and thegTeat
tou=e Ss-elnei drs-stsd. saTe or 4 few
-eas Z Gsed sereznsS-
As the N; .or the baptism drew
nea AZ. =, ron asked q be conducted
10 the resfry r00m- To make sure thar
e1eTTihing was N readiness he opened
h.s s1-aei, ,Then- u his CONSERVATION.
iRslead o. drawing forth neatly iOsded
surpiice. he held up before his aston
shed gaze a doublef ami hose of scarlet
and gray satin. such as might be seen
on the stage in ...As Yon Like It."
Alss for the veracity o. MeSsrs- Piper
and II son and The credulity Of the
worthy Mrs Minis The 50 called
unique bag had mary dnpiica Is. and
Mr.. Wills Howard had bought one that
very morning in which to stow away
his fancy ball costume.
Here WAS a predicament indeed for
Rev. Julius Byron, In desperation be
Eew to the warIlr0be ia the vestry-
room Vain hope Not 4 shred of the
other clergyInan's resfmrnts hung
the e. What wac to 5e done? Even II
in extreme cases the church raies per-
ulitted the. clergy to oficiate without
robes in the sacred edifce-anG for
uomen: NJ. Byro1 was too bewildered
to think whether this would be permis-
sible or n0t-hoW could he explain the
annoying mistake 10 those strangers2
They, already SO troubled, w0uld think
him an unfrus;worthy. careless triae--
In his psrplexify be rang or the man
who had aiready waited on him
'sIs there q lady IN the house with
whom l could speak for n few mo-
mentss'' Mr. Byron asked
Ny mistress cousin IS here; but she
does not leave the inyalids rooms for
anything just at present.
Then viii write my message in a
note
he stated tho case as clearly rs he
cOull on paper. and dispatched the ser
want with Il. In asswer the laiy sent her
maid 10 inquire i search hsd been made
ererywhere in tie ves;-y-rooni for
surplice. he sent ba k word that fur-
ther search was uss.ess.
After some moments OF. to him. ter
rible suspease-f0r che time Was almost
c5me for him 70 apSear in the ,hapel-
the raid returned. and. with deep
blnsbes and nersO1s twitch ng Of her
apron hem. began
my young lady told me to tell you.
5 r. that. 4 Tou would not tn nk L any
harm, she would send You har-
Oh. no. d0u't mean that. sir. She
sad was not to SAY who il belonged
10. but she would cut the bands Of tie
sleeves and the lace from the neck. and
!. would be lonS. and nobody would
rofice that Il was 4 night-gown. s r.
and. I yOu didn I mind. T. would 20
and fetch il st once. for t-ere is no
tine to lose"
The girls coaclrding remarks were
only too true. and. howcrer much he
might have hesfaied af her suggestion I
n cooler moments. be was thankful
now for any solution of The dificultv.
Tel ycur mistress t'lzf I shall be
very grateful for the loan she proposes.
il she thinks the deception viii no; Be
disco cred
The servant vanished. and was soon
on the sPct sga n with a suovy linen
The neck at the back nd
been torn down u admit broa.l, :
shoulders, and Linen hanal.sr he. had
feen hastily st fched m 70 IA ,i' iae rent
Most of the orna nrniaf IN haI ie.n
cut away. hut e 10 ish Trnla ness -
prove thai file rn.-nt b-.ol 4: ID =
issis q = " Ia i.iy L. ie
Tatnk a ar fhis s.rns,,al 4 = SIR
pi e. AM los h'Ir icd la feel am i<.-
men AIR B ron z-ravei him -eii. en-
Il e she c,isI q AID the scrsi . he
z : oa g . b cry a VITA sirh
t.-aa .l.:eSs list the chapel was
r-r dark ari n er1lied hiHa 10 read
" lara. mrs b n -rvou sne-s. Two gen
fie ne.s aIa- osEari with the baby and