Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-24

but re. IL only wants twenty mtnufao q
dinner tine You bad better 20 and dreo
ct once ! have . sermon 70 write tcts even
ing and wish 70 b - pGnctual - poHh,ss
The rleai vAz . gloomy affair enough
What LITTLE TALKING there was. was done ~
the canon. vhoconinei himself 70 common
plaee sopsez, and never ALLUDED 70 tbs o1e sub
vet which engro-sed all hrs wifeis thoazht&
She, for her part, long-d 10 ask him what had
taken place .; Lord Templscnmbe that after
noon, bat dared not do 70. while her husband
bad plainly no intention Of volunteering in
formation
When dinner vas dnlzhed be went away 70
bis study and left her alone. She ~. for
long while with her bod resting 90 hsr
hands, wondering, YEARLY, what WAS going
20 happen, and ended By going 70 the library
for The Morning Post, and once more care
fully scanning It's columns In -sarcn Of that
announcement, But, scrutinIzs them -
closely ~ she n.ixhs, sne could find nothing
in them 70 explain her husbands words. IL
was horribly mysterious.
Next day, being wholly in the dark - 10
what steta tee canon had taken or how much
ri the truth had already got abroad, she did
not venture 70 show her face in public. but
remained at home feignest ind,sposition and
refused 10 s4s any callers: and, for a whole
week after va ard, ssse adopted the same tao
ties
At l~ngth one morning, when She cams
down TO breakfast shortly before noon, sine
found the canon waiting for her in the break
fast room, for the fret time since the day Of
the fatal discovery
Edna, ne .ai.l handing her the morning
payer which he bad been reading. Il have
another newspaper puzzle TO give you. but
this one Is easier than the last Cast your
eyes down the right hand column Of the third
page, and s.e If you find there any announce
meat which Is Of interest either 10 you or
10 tns.7
She took the paper and, half mechanically,
did as he bate her vi hen her eye fell On the
passags to which the canon referred, she
could not suppress little cry " astonish-
ment.
BEAD it aloud. II you please. he said-
She read aloud the following:
We are authorized 10 state that the va
cant sse Of Whltbury has been offered 10 and
accepted by Rev Canon AIison, vicar Of st.
Athanasius Ksnsington ~
As that truef' she exclaimed.
QUITE he answered. Lord Temple
combe has seen it 10 s.slect the, out Of many
more deserving men, anu nave fouhd IL my
duty 10 accept the Office.
And what, she cried, a bright flush over
spreading her countsnance, was that an
nouncement which failed to find the other
dayf'
The canon drew a small slip Of paper from
his waistcoat pocket and gave 1t to his wife.
II cut it out, my dear, he said so you may
read IL for yourself.
1t ran thus.
1.-THE bishop Of Whitbury, who has been
ailiug for some time past. died at his town
residence last night"
Now, at length. the truth dawned upon
her.
''Do you mean she began.
Hush. nv deari" int.rposed the canon,
holding up his hand Il mean nothing.
am convinced Of your innocence except for
a little foolish Irritation. SO We will let by
cones be bygones, and enjoy together this
good fortune with which providence has
favored us. | make only one stipulation,
namely, that you do not so much smile on
any other man. until
until the day Of my death. | suppose"
she said
Nay, returned the canon, with mean
ing laugh Not until the day Of your deal /.
until the day Of some one else's death. Shall
we say--the archbishop Of Canterbury So
Boston Herald.