Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-19

and chains Various SUGGESTIONS, some
prompted by rustic wit, were hazaried by
lockers on: Got the stagsers;'' wants .
feed, poor thing light a fire under him,
SIR etc, etc. Syivanus took the jokes Of
his flock in good part. but, presently looking
up, saw Carruthers among the spectators.
He left his helpless machine, and the two
friends shook hands warmly.
Here said Mordle, turning to his aock,
bring that affair to my house, some of YOU.
Now, old fellow" to Frank, ''come and have
chat Heard You were to be down this
week. Come to my lodgings" He took
Franks arm and swept him away.
Can't give YOU more than q cup Of tea. -
he continued, tobacco and tea-that's the
worst of being in the church. Can't dare to
offer friend whisky until after 10 O'Clock
at night An enemy might go by I'M
awareS."
He ratified on merrily, and appeared to be
in the highest spirits. This, of course, was
because he felt certain that Franks second
visit to Oakbury would not have been paid
had Beatrice remained an unattainable prize.
Frank only came again because he felt sure
that second attempt would mean success
Lots to say to you-lots,n jerked out Syl-
vanus as they entered his rooms. Fan
Z
up coaching. Want to hear all about it; BIZ.
wait till the teas made Ever see me max.
tear
Wonderful thing tea is he continued
Cheap tea helps Christianity tremendously :.
Great blessing He put the already steam
ing kettle fully on the fire, and opened g
canister. II, Sylvanus Mordle, found
out the error of modern tea-making. People
make it as they made it twenty years ago,
when it cost seven and six pc nd-spoon.
full each head, one fol the pot. I go on a
sliding scale, according to price, He abso-
Iutely shoveled in the tea, and dashed the
boiling water on it. Now two minutes
and then pour. The aroma, the soul of tbs
tea. is caught. faster
Frank thought that even an aroma must
be cunning and subtle if it managed to es
cape this bustling, energetic parson. The
tea was certainly good.
Now" said Mordle, stretching out his
long legs, tell me the news
During the process of tea making Frank
had been rejecting. He saw that he wanted
aid-more aid than Horace and Herbert
whose one idea was to conceal Beatrice's
fight from the neighboring gossips, could
give him. He knew that Sylvanus was true
as steel, and would keep the secret. He
hoped to gather from him some useful partic-
ulars as to Beatrice's everyday life during
the last few months. So he told Sylvanus
the news-the whole news.
And having told it, Frank Carruthers saw
what few, very few in this world have ever
seen; that was the Rev. Sylvanus Mordle
looking the picture Of utter misery and self
reproach. The change in the man positively
startled Carruthers.
/ haor, ,i,,I 4
Mordle, dejectedly.
whats been on your minda For mercy's
sake speak out if you have any clue to give. 81
Il have been very wrong. l ought never
to have yielded. But l did. 1 couldn't
refuse"
did whats Pull yourself together and
tell ME what you mean
Mordle did SO, and gave Frank the whole
history of the expedition to Blacktown.
Frank, who a few hours before had heard
all about the Rawlings claim tried to relieve
Mordle's mind, and to a certain extent su c
ceeded. However, the curate still retained
the impression that the visit to the 'Cat
and Compasses' was in some way responsible
for the girls fight. Frank had some trouble
to get him to promise TO withhold his CON
fession from the Talberts.
He resolved to find this woman whom Bea.
trice had visited and to learn what occurred
at the interview. He felt half inclined tc
veer round to Horace's original theory, that
Beatrice had fed to insure her pets safety
Perhaps the man with whom Whitaker had
struggled was lawyers emissary Beatrice
might have paid her mysterious visit in orde,
to delay proceedings. If so, her strange act
was but an act of folly, and all would come
right in the end.
He tried very hard to take this view of tbs
case, but he could not. No, there was more,
much more, in the background, and he fel,
that the man he had seen held the key of the
puzzle He cursed bis own unreadiness d
resource in having let him go so easily.