The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-01-12


to the Archdeacon mind on his way to
town and atterward. They rendered him
as sensitive as 4 mole in the sunshine.
He found London almost intolerabIe. He
could not walk the streets without seeing
those horrid placards, nor take up Il news
paper without being stared out Of counte-
nance by the name 'Kittie I4atouche.
while his conscience 50 multiplied each bill
and poster and programme that in twenty
feur hours London seemed To him great
boarding of which his ward was the sole
lessee
Naturally he Shrank into himself as he
passed down Sidmouth street next day
He pondered. standing ON the steps of No.
II, what the neighbors thought of the
house; whether they knew that kittie
I.atouche lived there. He was spared
the gishng and dirty plates on the stairs.
but hooking round the room at the ten
photographs and thinking what Mrs Yale
would say could -he see him. he shuddered
lie picked up nervously the first pamphlet
he s,sS ON the table Il was tnhe in
one act The Tench. Lacy edition by
Charles Williams. He set it down with
.rimaoc and a wori about birds Of a
feather And then the door by which he
had entered opened behind him and he
turned
One look wa, enough The kindly ex-
,,r,-S~iun faded from his handsome features
ou the instant His face turned to fame.
The veins of his forehead >wrllel with
ya-~iun. and he strpde forward a. though
he would -eiEe the intruder bodily How
dare YOU. he cried hoarsely when he could
find his yoic,,- how dare you follow me
How dare y"u play the spy upon me -ir :,
Speak
But Jack-for Jack :, wa--had no
answer ready He seemed for once 10
have lee; a,,uni,hed at being taken in
,hi, way. pcrhaIe his presence of mind.
| do n", quite understand he said
helVls-,ly
Understand yea understand cricl
the Aryhdeac,u, hi >.n very c.ufGsion
seeming e. condemn him unheari tha,
you have mrauIy followed me ,,.--,u detect
ur in--in-. And ihcry be came to q
dead laek. and p,lieT that before thup-
dvrri Are yoa not ashamed of your
self SIR
thougbt saw a back | knew
pu,tcr,,i Jack, lo,'kin- cycryNherr hut az
hi- father. which Wa terribly irritating
Wa camin- through the stree,
Y"u w,r- -smiug Through the ,tr-rg .
-aiIy-,~c you "it,.1 Vo,-s, thrsa.h Sidmuuih
stree; r,t"rted the Arrhisacon with
sifhcTinE ,ar5s.in. tu, -uallgwiug -'me of
biz wrath
N,ry often. said lack - ~tur,lily
that hi. father cuuld u,s hm believe him
aud wa- further -,b,r,-d I saw a back
[ tb,sl.ht knew aaj | esme n here
{ hai un intention of oiicss,iiu. y,.l. ,ir
And naw think | vill ~ h. siic,l
is.,krs- sl-pu, him unca>ily and and
.Jsak D. you aDoshrT time
Ba, thv Arch,lsacun anger va, ~h,,Tf
Evy-l \ wrrtch.~i erularrsa~-sseut va.
alr-l,iy taking 20. l]asv A. 1t dswned upon
h,lu that after al Iark might by purr
rhanrt have ,s,-p him enter api have f"l
bssed ioua~yuily lu that ga-s hav had
b.. rlauunii.-l himself by b., anihr-ak
hsu i,,l,,,l Isrk be SID ,urrily.
4 tsz your Ear,i,,n I bs-z v"ur par,l.,n
Jack ,-e va, mistaken u, no5 90
uly t-,y until have cxTlaine,i to yuu vhy
am hrfr j, 4. uoi Is'rhar- h, went
su .uiihu- a vrr'cheI suile at the pretty
iss,. round him quite the plae, in which
s..l uonlj rzr~yt i,' find uis
I, /, certainly uos the place ia which
,Iil eyte,s tn hud sou said JACK blunt
Is. Ana b. l.okrl al-alt hini al-, iu a
,iar.sl fsshion a, ii the Aryhdracnn AMI
the photograph, verr Iss gsuJuurtion f"r
vhish be va. prepared.
No. ns a--.-uted the Archdeacpn
uiavjus however hut Is l. the sian
isls-, ,.irsr oi husin,7>> ~ the world which
has br,a.ht me herc And he recalled
Ga ht- -su memory ita4r galk az the elUh
Ah. I understand sid Jack ia, il
he did loo. Nou have e,iuy ah"at yuur
friend bu>in,~-
The Arehdyar,n c,uld uul hide a ,J,a-n
Wen uuj precisely t. tel yuu the
truth there never Wa friend Jack
bur. b. vrnt on hurrie,ily holding up a
hand oT Iiguihci pnte-r lsr Jack had
h.,krl At him luccrly very queerly
Yuu know me too well to doubt ne,
h,lc. when -ay there j. uu grssrnd tor
doubt 2
The ssh keen eve, met the father ,
ior an instant aud then rare smile -oit
en,-l them a, the ncn hand, met
De-. sir You may De- sure 1T that he
said brightly
The Archdelcun cleared hi throat
Thank you. he said Now | think
yau viii understand the position Mis-
Krnt. the young lady in question live,
here. and have called to-day to see her
by appointment.
The dickens YOU have Il j. like
your impudenceE cried some "ne--~pme
uue behind them.
Both men Swuas rDund at the interrup-
tion. In ,he doorway. holding the door
nuen with one hand. while with the other
~rlaved against the wall he balanced him
self On his feet. stood smart hooking man
The dickens You have this gentleman
repeated. leering on the two most unpleas
antlv. - that Is your game, l. il? Ain /
You ashamed Of yourself he continued
addressing himself particularly to the shud
derine Archdeaoon-and how far away
seemed Winnall aud the lavender. and the
calm delights of Sudbury at that moment
ain YOU ashamed Of yourself old mani
This l. a private room. said Jack
sternly. anticipating his father outbur>t.
You do not seem to be aware of IT, my
friend
\ private room. i, it replied the
visitor. closing one eye with much enjoy
ment. A private room. and what them
This much. that You are requested Ia
leave it,
Ho ho. replied the man; 50 YOU
would put me out of my daughter room,
would you-out of my daughter : room
| dare say that you would like to do it,
Then. with a sudden change to feIocity,
he added: You are Dragging above yom
cards, young man. Dry up. do you hear:
Dry up.
ii Ii III lr,- mn c,Il;n, Ill