, 1889-01-03

she had never been lii
pass from the Grand Cent?.
City depot, and had never hearu
New York ministers.
In the afternoon Halsey walked ov,.
to the parsonage, hoping to have a chat
with Orient. Instead of this the doctor &c
ceivcd him in his study and talked divinity
until Halsey was III cold pcrspiratior. Il
was only by the sharpest exercise of his fac
ulties and by constant Difference TO hi.
seniors opinions upon all points of dogma
that he escaped suspicion.
After an hour OF this ordeal Halsey issued
from the study, feeling that he had under
gone the horrors of the inquisition- All sport
had vanished from the situation; he was O
guilty criminal who had baffied his detec-
tives momentarily, but who would be surely
dragged down sooner or later, and that with.
out mercy. He caught glimpse Of his face
in the mirror in the hall hatrack and was
startled by its haggard expression. He had
taken his walking stick, when burst of song
fioated out from the drawing room. 1t was
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul" sung to Abt's
sweetest of melodies. The doctor laid a de-
tanning hand upon his arm.
1T is our family custom to spend the Sab
bath afternoon in u service Of song; will you
not Join UE!1
81 do not sIng,' Halsey replied, "bnt II
would be privilege to listen" He took q
seat near the door; his entrance was SO noise
less that the young girl seated at tho piano
did not heed it. She sang on, hymn after
hymn, and great healing balm swept over
his tortured nerves. ''Flee like bird TO thf
mountain brought the sharp tears to his
eyes, for was he not weary of sin," weary Of
this miserable subterfuge and refuge of his
JaA hoy oil bf hor-
throwing himself upon her mercy, have con
fessed everything; but the good doctor sal
there, beneficent and unsuspecting; and wher
his niece rose ut tlse close cf the hymn and re
gerded him for the first time, he could only
thank her in choked voice
L am q wretch n he said to himself, ns be
strobe along the country road. q little later
striking vindictivcly at the tall mullen
stalks with his cane. mo punishment is toe
bad for M, and have brought upon myself
the sharpest retribution that man can suffer
| that of turning away from the woman
| he loves, without making an effort to win
| her."
Tho deacon met him ut u little distance
| from his own gate. He had evidently walked
out to meet him. You have made tre
mendous hit,n he said, rubbing his hands
| gleefully; ''there'll be an outpouring tonight
such as Ramoth Gilead has never known
| The people are beginning TO gather already.
| The shed Is cen almost full of vehicles Che
pronounced the word ''vehic-les'N, and moth
er, she's anxious as can be for fear You won't
| get q good cup of tea before preaching time
! Brother Slocumbe and have decided to cal
business meeting of the parish for to-mor.
row morning, go that you can have our de
| cision before YOU go. There's n train tina,
leaves in the afternoon, and you must stay
over for that"
| ''I don't think can,' Halsey replied. 81
had planned to leave by tho early morning
| cne.n
That won't do at all, ;" replied the deacon
Folks are set on coming tomorrow and
| bringing their lunches, and having Q real fel
lowship meeting, and hearing you once again
! and you mustn't diSappOint them. There:
| that limb OF Job johnson ringing that bel
for service, and it lacks q minute and hall
| of the time, and you haven't ct but on.
waffle"
| Halsey rose from tho table, hurried to hi:
room, and turned over his notebook. Her.
was Rev. Joseph Cooks conversion OF Ger
man metaphysics into Christian apologetics
| No one would understand this but the Misse:
! Pearce who had been to Concord. They
would expect him to wait upon them OF theil
homo after service, and discuss philosophy
| with them and if there was one thing which
| he was more determined upon to escape thar
another, it was this knight errantry of thu
smoky lantern. He turned over the leave
of his note books Itpidly Here were ser
| mons by Chancellor Crosby and Bishop Coke
BY the incumbent of the Little Churcl
round the Corner" and by sndrew jackson
Davis. Here was one preached by Evangelis
| in
others by young Mr.. Spurgeon at the Acad
emy of Music, and Rabbi Gottheil at tn
| synagogue Il cannot bear to please then
| any further he said to himself. 'Thi
| farce must end at once, and ] will end
with nv own hand" He deliberatel,
| selected q sermon by the Rev. r. Hebe
Newton, which had drawn upon that gentle
| man the anathemas of his brother clergy
| men.
nounced as heretical both by the doctor anc
his niece l have had the grace to cut m,
| own throat" 1t was characteristic of tn
| troubled state of his mird that he had com
to consider his own interests at stake and ha,
quito forgotten how those of his friend Steel
would be affected by his action. The deacol
| and his wife had left The he'll had cease,
| tolling, and aware that he was late, HaIse,
hurried along the now deserted road. H
had nearly reached tho church when he over
took Orient, who was walking rapidly alone
without a hat, but with @ shawl of Chin
crepe thrown over her head and shoulders Il
a way that reminded him OF the gracefu
draperies of the Greeks or the wells of eas,
ern women. They were both xurprissd. bu
she recovered first. Uncle felt III after s,,I
per-" she said, land walked over alone.u
Il am glad l overlook you," he replied
''you must let me see you home after Sc,
vice"
1T Is not far, and nm not afraid, but II
| glad that happened to meet you, for hav
not had an opportunity TO tell you how muc
have enjoyed your sermon. When / thin
that yoa were a-b!aci:smith's apprentice, an
then consider what You have made of YOU
self, cHnIoS hnl1 aimiring your genius
Yes, yea inuss 1t mo. call it So That d,
scrlp,loH W: yul eve US last right of I'll
Jericho road vas nothing less, Uncle said s