The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-15


~. The bent of his mind was
~ and metaphysical rather than
Of religious He fiattered him
~ TO strong for orthodoxy; but
- he vss too veak--he could not
l. ~ -f,uieht course. He had married,
,Siln. snd Judith was horn; SO he
- afford to quit the ministry. There
S. hetveen necessity and inclina-
- conscience. as he called it-for
m yeafs more.
s,eer b. the name Of Belzibo came
~ one summer (it was q pretty,
fnous sp0t) and sat in Armytage's
- ~ six Sundays in succession. Mr..
vas hard to make out. He vas
"a shsbbiiy clad, with . ragged.
bcard and glowing eyes, deep set
nhneRy eyebrows. He was of un-
|1rfehf, very lean, and walked with
sip eInsped behind him and his
- sisage thrust forward. His
- hieh above the ears and conical,
1 viii short gray hair. The top Of
80 ~ had been cut of.
III hked him, or knew what to
y lin, and everybody feared him,
1u1ish Armytage, who was then
neated him with sort of uncere-
- iniii5erence, as if he were neither
- important. This was notice.
ordinarily, Judith was cour-
!. y n'siy ',nplessionaoie.
T.! z:!; s g l1sau pelaoo NOT -
3! !.s eAa.uy' ous Iaener a. q
80 'nlns .itnous : soul
IL III. .eSlsc'cu.
q 20 ONE - the parsonage
-. =: arm ytaSe nad olcd some
d Ane clergyman ana judith
sen .o1ner a. the smaii, square
- beizlDo a. Juoitn's right,
.!! !! y. ~ ~, s.oc "as, % course empty
=! ls1 nao poured our the conee,
-: 80 ~ uP'ay saia Arnysage, nave l
~ g MAKE .nas g,r. my VIE s.
Tour ~iiei "ny-Judisn
sd Armytage, amazed.
- money, plenty o. IT." the other
you know anything of this, daugh-
osked the clergyman.
II = not worth needing. aaid she
oomnosedlv. erhere Is vour coffee
Z 81 'S-- Se'
- - nne man ioIty years ago, Del
oN3oaned, staring a. the vacancy across
tble.
nth looked at him and smiled.
lfm don't believe Il? TootIu ..;d h.
liffad hi. horv scver .rd v,o;,,..5
a. 49, 81. p 20
sns ,sO,c nysdse anu MS
ser Dotn looked there. ArmytAge
nothing. Judith turned pale, half
6lkum her chair and sank back again
= Low cry.
nat is the matter. nv de.ran in.
So =. 49,. '
~ - a, 'a'ae
14n SHOOK nef nead ana moistened
sPs
hat are forty years ?" calculated Bel
Nth . dark glance at her.
knew YOU had lost it" returned abe.
sThst = ;tsn ren o Aruv....
- nas - =" ieaseu Arny'age,
KY
y senabo grinned. "Metempsychosis, y
he. After q pause he added, address
Judith: You will meet him again
- will have You after all"
see had now recovered herself and said
it would make. no difference. You
what You are, and am l." With this
rose from the table and went out.
Really, this Is most extraordinary" ex-
Let us change the subject" said Bel
20. take an interest In you. You
I'VE no business IN q pulpit. Your brain
ouiit ior otner business. You want 70
.iow INTO tne ooecurity OF Things: The
nosoEnef stone-or dermitic pntioso.
~
N1at their creation! IL nature soluble
% 70 De accompaniment those are the
- o. problems lot you. outline cnurch
- take them up
~ can't De, answered Armytage, with
!s1ton. nave no means OF support
nom my caiaihg. we cannot 90 wnal
se, wv,
NAV we can II We WILL mats II;
l was % kiiied man-murdered
5 ~. pa,-;..,,
4 ni;de And shomiSr,s mind rarea, s
IL 4 now. How would You like ten
ikeusand a year and q fine house and
peands Of your own?''
iear you are talking at random, Mr..
q 10.
l.lr;t ma ,ane ~, 'ahi,ss ny " go, .au
1kall have them l. Il = harra;n pss
Come. come. Mr.. Belzibo. I really
nsse-"
1e,zabo struck the table heavily with his
nd. is it bargain. l say 2" he cried.
sascS;a no Zen .housana year Snu s
- m;n;.sr ,vi'sis, =. :, oo aarnao, go f",;
h dead earnest Yes or naf Answer
nem
But don't know-weli. then. YES, oil
se" faliered Armytage. flinching I'M
Es .rs nefce stare and frightened by the
Irl,;has , s,n h.o,.;. .,.;- 80, .
ancRle Than h oa s,o, ~ ~ -" ans .a;n. oxs,
tA1mytage. held out his hand
Its : bargain. - said he. give me your
- on it. A hargain.',
AlUytace family mt forth his hand