Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-31


and thick
had succeeded. it was evident, in at
tracing the notice of some great Austria
lian millionaire. OF course he must have
inquired my name-he could get that from
any Of the cathedral vergers, and as he
said, he had observed whereabouts in the
Close | lived But was not to see him
again till o'clock, and there were three
good hours to wait. | recalled all that
happened on the Sunday. It seemed as if
some special providence was acting in my
favor. 1t was due to the illness and alb
sence of my colleagues that had had the
good fortune to ofiiciate Surely this was
providential, and | am ashamed to say that
| was, in one way, realizing the truth Of
the famous maxim of Larochefoucauld in
deriving a secret satisfaction from the mis-
fortunes of my friends. Still it was re-
markable that it should happen thus. And
it was undou btediy true that on that par
ticular Sunday was in excellent voice;
and then the vanity, which is natural to ali
men, asserted itself in me, and found my
self only too ready to believe that my voice
was the finest and clearest" ever heard.
Somebody's must be the finest, and why
not miner
My mysterious friend, whatever else he
might be, was most certainly a man of
good taste and Judgment. That could not
be denied. And then, as he had said, he
was rich. PLENTY of money" he said he had.
WHAT'S becoming to see me for, WONDERED.
spent the rest Of the afternoon in making
the widest surmises. l was castle build
ing in Spain at a furious rate. At one
time imagined that this faithful son of
the church-as he appeared to be-was 60
ing to build and endow a grand cathedral
in Australia, on condition that should be
appointed dean at yearly stipend of-say
10000. At another time | imagined him
asking me to become his private chaplain
at about the same remuneration.
Again thought that he might offer to
educate my three boys at his own expense,
provided that special attention should be
given to the development of their natural
musical genius Or, perhaps, said to my
self, he will beg me TO accept a sum Of
money! never thought Of it as less than
a thousand pounds-as a slight recognition
of, and tribute to, my remarkable vocal
ability. confess | always came back to
this last conjecture as the most probable;
the others seemed rather wild in their fan
cifulness. felt there were many practi-
cal objections in the way of realizing these,
but it seemed so easy and natural that he
should make me present from his bound
less wealth that my imagination dwelt
upon it with increasing satisfaction.
/ took long, lonely walk into the coun-
try to correct these ridiculous fancies and
to steady my mind, and when reached
home and had refreshed myself with
quiet cup of afternoon tea, | felt l was
morally and physically prepared for my in
terview with the opulent stranger,
Punctually as the cathedral clock struck
six there was a ring at the visitors bell.
In moment or two my unknown friend
was shown into the drawing room, which
he entered with the easy air of man Of
the world. l noticed he was carrying a
small black bag.
How do you do again, Mr.. Daley" he
said as though we were old acquaintance.
You see / have come sharp to my time"
Yes" answered, land am pleased to
see you; do sit down" He sank into my
best armchair, and placed his bag on the
floor beside him.
Since we met in the afternoon" he said,
u have written letter TO your dean ex-
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