Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02

fitted remarkably we'll ~ = II =
But the ApOstate was very quiet in
deed, this timo -meekly seemed to a.
quiesce in his fathers views; and then,
TO tho Bishops bewilderment, threw
oYor all engagements. refused all invi-
tatiOns. and settled down soberly and
discreetly 20 work in Mr. Mccsofi Wei
by's chambers, with whom he was read
ing. Home 10 dinner punctually eYeTy
evening talked little politics or a sensa-
tional trial with the old gentleman, hut
after his coffee promptly betook himself
TO his storey his 'Taylnr." his
''Bruom. and his 6rst brand.new copy
Of the Reports" Julian meant 10 be
barristcr. and, oddly enough, EVIDENT
! " meant learn law before instead of
subsequent to. his being called. which
shows what very original young man
he was.
/ II was perpleXing. Julian the Apos
/ tate had recanted his social here,y so
thoroughly that the Bishop was suspi-
cious. The man worked, no doubt of
IL. and would have nothing TO say to the
cloud of white cards that settled all over
the mirror in his study like a flock of
butterflies lie was aeemingly happy:
and the whole thing was perfectly
amazing, -- sun -4
grove to say that His Lordship be-
came kind of amateur detective: he
watched every letter that arrived; he
called on MecsOn Welby, and found
that his son was his most punctual and
most industrious pupil.
81 assure you. my Lord Bishop"
said that distinguished advocate, che
knows vast deal Of practical law, and
has The markings 81 very excellent
devil IN him" The expression was
startling but very gratifying when prop
erly explained. Still. there the matter
was. Julian the Merry had become Ju-
. Ian the Mysterious and there was no
7 clew To il all.
Que memorable evening the Bishop,
having finished the sketch OF charge
q mean. OF course, such n charge as
would be produced by Bishop Butler.
not Mrs -Butler). sat in his study brood
I ing over u all lie was doing his best
for his boy" To- kept repe ltinS to him.
se1; but his spiritual wrestling were
fdsinrbcd some way. and- between him
and the lire there cane at mo nenis q
I glimpse Of n rtaia w.stful little fa1e
he hal once sectl wth Julian i'm the
park. and q plI itograph of which said
little face hung framed in old-gOld
plush beshlo Julian's bed. Ills Lord
fsh'p'smusings We're interrupted by the
sound of his sons quick step on the
stairs. aad then his voice. TT ny
"All right, Pollard, I'm just running
out 70 post letter; I'll BE- back to dress
In five minutes"
"You can post Il here. Master Ju-
Ian, said the voice OF tlIe old retainer,
the Bishops butler; lin taking his
Ia dship's letters pres ,ntly."
"Qui'e sure IL will go all right. Pol
Lard? Very well. then There was a
metallic Zap as the letter was
drOppc into the big oak pillar-box that
stood N the hall. AMI then Julian ran
back to his $ uly.
\ letter To whom Why wish 10
plSt il h msclta And then fear some
little demon had the audacity TO whis-
per IN the Bishops ear. for that GOOD
man WIS disquietcd, aud rose from his
chair. THE room seemed hot. so he
opcnod the door. The hall looked cool.
So he walked into IL. There was no one
there Like Eugene Aram. he took
three hast, strides, aud then stopped
opposite the oak letter boN. OF which he
and Pollard had duplicate keys.
"After all, th re can be no harm in
just seeing TO whom he Is writing; il
might be some vile money lender; and.
besides, added the Bishop to himself:
IL may possibly have misdirrcted some
of nv own letters" Still he paused
AMI the little demon kept wins per NO:
Take il out! take il out" Finally.
with quick-beatiug hear;. the Bishop
opened the box. Was that noise? No,
only tho parrot. Hate parrots" he
thought, rs he peeped in. Yes, there it
was, right on the top of the pile, adj
dressed la Juian's big. good-natured
sort % u scrawl. Feel NJ very Ike a
fraudulent lmuk - rotary borrowing
securities from the S. rIng room," but
still urging on his con science that ne
= was doing il for the best" the Bishop
put the l,ttr in his pocket. slammed
the 10 n Of the box. and retreated with
his prize TO his study, Just i'm time to
hear Pollard painting up from the re-
eions below ~ send the post of. Would
that OLD serv.tor discover the loss
Should n rush out and restore it? No.
he would be iirms it was 'for the
bes'.'
The leite: was addressed to
MISS kitty BLKwsBv.
Ella c ote-ton Crescent.
Bayswator.
Corresponding with her secretly!
Monsirou' Ii must be stopped at once.
His fingers PLAYED with the envelope as
he held it up be wecn him au the fire
'No, no. cant do that; wuuldn't be
honest, said the Bi-hop. sternly; and
having comfOr el him self with the re.
scctioa he locked up the lettJr in his
drawer, and then tn dressing-bell
ang. 20
julian was very pleasant and
bright that day at dinner. He told
his father Old Oxford stories, insisted or
pledging him in the oil IL. and when
n r,In OF TO read Che never went to the
theatcr now. he dropped into the
drawing room and ran his fingers over
the keys II the Erarl. The bishop
heard the music as nc sat, broOd'ng and
melancholy AMI remOrsefu'. in the room
bclOS; for all that he hardened his
heart like Pharoah. AMI would not LET
the letter 90, because 1T was for the
best "A b.tOf Jesuitical casuistry that
be nevertheless derived small comfor,
from. u required much more Pharoah
Ike ilintiness To endure Julian's first
anxious. and then disappointed. face
when the early post next morning. and
several Successive posts for the mex
two days, failed 20 bring him something
he evidently looked for. The inquiry
Anything for me. father?' and the
invariable answer; Nothing. Julian,
became little tragedy, in which the
Bishop .elt he was east for "first muir.
dercr," and he was by no means easy
in the part. n
The piano was never opened now
and Jul an stuck to his work quietly
and pluckily. At last he was duly
called and won the ElO) prize g,ver
BY his Inn for an essay upon .'Probats
and Divorce ~ Practiced by the Early
: Aryan Races he never slaekeue.I
work for moment. but went e
n