The Yale expositor., 1894-11-09

top OF his voice, las false word as
woman ever spoke! Master was
druv out OF his own house by agger-
aviation, and amt he to speak 20
another human bein' for the rest OF
his life9"
Human beings. by al! means" said
Martha in her cool voice, "but not
females-not Lady Blanches. A 10.
Gust. call her. for it's my belief
she's been eating up masters sub
stance till he's as bare as CLEANED
field"
Fletcher paused in his work to
turn a penetrative eye on his better
half
IL don't think you're so far out.
Martha" he said in tone of won
drous mildness, that's her charac-
ter-to get the last shilling she can
And it's my belief she's chucked
master
What have you heard?" said Mar
tina quickly.
But Fletcher was already repent
! ing him of his burst of confidence,
and had withdrawn into the silence
in which he was able to sit as in q
| tower, out of reach of Martha's
tongue.
''Missus has fretted worse than
ever since that night in August when
she saw him." went on Martha, show
ing no sign OF rebuff. ''his collar all
open, Thatcher writhed as If un-
dergoing the most exquisite torture
This trousers looking as If he had
slept in em,"-Fletcher'S long body
doubled itself up in agony--"his hat
not brushed Fletcher groaned-
for what does il matter about the in
side OF your head, that nobody sees,
so long as the outside covering
shines in the eyes of all behold
ers?-) 'and his poor mustachics,
one up and one down. like a man
who's just got out OF the clutches of
viragon
Just getting into the clutches OF
one. you mean" said Fletcher, II
wonder il he's there now"
ale might have took me-" added
| Fletcher in an aggrieved voice, I'm
partial to Scotland, it's a beautiful
| pldCt. NOtut pdTbS Ol IL Is moro
mountainous than others"
Martha began TO laugh, went on
laughing. and finally ran out OF the
room with whole fountains OF laugh
ter bubbling up in her still. She
must tell her mistress this. and it
would make her laugh too. but the
sudden appearance OF Tom. hated
and coated. in the hall, looking pale
and worried. sobered her compile tely.
"Where is Fletcher" he said
"In the pantry. Mr.. Tom. "
And Tom, saying Don't tell my
mother | am herem strobe off at ex-
press speed.
Fletcher had his back turned TO
the door. and his squashed attitude
betrayed to Toms experienced eye
that matrimonial duel had just
taken place, and Fletcher, thinking
the enemy had returned, did not look
round.
Here, | say" said Tom, there s
something wrong with the poor
governor. and we've got to find out
what it is "
Fletcher turned round, very pale.
but braced up to hear the worst and
do his level best
Ibid you know the house in Har-
ley street was let-has been let for
months" said Tom sharply.
mo, Mister Tom. Master forbid
me to go nigh tho place. and cook
never wrote once-never answered
my wife nor me either, when we
wrote to her. and we thought she
was forbidden. But is that all-onl Y
the house let?" he added anxiouslv,
lit was big house for master TO
live in all alone"
"It's not ALL" said Tom. lowering
his voice You know | called more
than once and never got any farther
than the doorstep. but to-day | was
determined to go in, and / pushed
past the servant, stranger, and
walked straight into the din
ing-room. There was not stick
nor stone Of our things in it
exrected to find my father
here. | said - 'ColonSl Anderson
has he been gone long?'"
THE girl said the family came in
in September. but the house had beer
empty and UNFINISHED for months
before that, as her mistress had
looked over it as early rs June. June
what has become OF everything
what has become OF your master
since June?"
"Missus saw him in August. so die
you." said Fletcher trembling. "How
has he been living all this time
poor, poor soul, with nobody to vally
him, or do nothing"
Il have been TO his club" said
Tom knitting his orows; "he has not
been there since May. | have seer
Mr.. Colds worthy, but he was very
rcticent; said my father might have
lost money, but not through him
and that ! had his warm congratula
tions on my mothers money being
tied up on herself aud me. and there
fore safe. And now" added Tom
chow are we 30 find him. He seem.
to have disappeared and left no trace
or he is wilfully hiding from us.
ASK Lady Blanche" suggested
Fletcher who had large smudge o.
n1ata powdar az rOas his noga 20 saw