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

Then | may tell You that your dau@h
ter. the Archdeaeon continued. resuming
something of his natural self-poSsesSion,
was left in my charge by Your wife and
that | am here in consequence of that ar
rangement.
Cannon replied Mr. Kent, dis
tinctly, putting his tongue in his cheek.
..Gammon Do YOU think that story will
20 down with me? DO you think it will
20 down with any one
1t is the truth
An right but look here when did
you see my wife On her death bed.
Once. And before that-not for twenty
years Well what do You make of it
now? Why he exclaimed. with gen
uine admiration in his tone. Won have
the impudence of the old one himself
Fie ON YOU, sir Ain you ashamed ot
hanging about stage doors and following
actresses home at your age But know
YOU And your friends shall know you.
Archdeacon Yale of the AthenGm Clnb.
lou viii hear more Of this
You are an inSoleut fellow cried the
clergyman But the perspra,ion stood in
great beads upou his brow, and his guiv-
ering lips betrayed the agony of his soul a.
he writhed under the man : coarse insinua-
tions The awkardneSs and improbability
of the tale he would have To tell in hi, de
fence flashed across his mind while the
other was speaking. He saw how eosent-
lv the silence he had maintained about the
matter would tell against him He pic
tuned the nudge Of one friend the wink of
another. and his own crimsnning cheeks.
His snn uuwonted silence too that
touched him home. Yet he tried to bear
himself a. an innocent man, he struggled
to live back look for look You are a
uadman and q scoundrel. besides being
drunk he said ,teutly II it were
not - or were ~ Young ~ my s"p
here
1 do not see him. said the man
CURLY
Jack cried the Arehdeacou, purple
with Indignation. Jack if yea have q
voice. speak TO HIM sir
II won do replied Mr. Kent. shak
iug hi, head, Call him Charley aud |
might believe you.
Charley repeated the Ar.hdeaeon
mechanically.
Az. Charley-Ch harley Williams oh
! Know him t,-,. with vulgar triumph.
1 have MT been haugin. abou, this hous..
i,r two day- Tor nnthins lie has h,-en
here hears uf times Wha, YOU w" are
doing t,s.rther beats me ! conie>, l,ui
I ans certain af thi> that | have caught
y,u b,sh-kill,I two birds with one Stone
~
Il was the Aryhdcacon, turn To- fall
back ncrycls~, and agha,j The hight
thar ,honc in upon him with thoSe words
.., blinded him thar every spark of hi, an
.,rr ralei and dwindled before IL. Hi>
-,p. Charlie, Williams tie sought in
that ~ou : ewes >oush, with pitiiul eager
n,s>. -sme .lsam og denial Bus Jack
ev,-s av.i,ird hi, Jack down east air
-,-mc,l only -, -tnnZly {" confirm the
iu-lrns charge The ,hucA was a severe
our taking fram him al ,hcagh, of him
ali The why aud whereior,, ol hi pres
ru,r then. could never again H. questioned
by any one \ real >arrow. real trouble
,o h. faced gave him cnursse. Jack
h. aid with aernc-s. we had better 20
fp,m herr. Come with me Fog yuu.
sir. he continued proudly. turning To the
actor. -yoar snspieions arr natural "a yuu.
Nothins ran say will remove them -
d. il They affect me not one whit h
/. enough t,.r me that came here in al
h,ls,r ani with an honorable purPose.
Indeed. replied NT keut moeking
Is. Indeed And your -on. Mr. Charles
JagE-ou Williams Yale Ar'hdeac'n Nc
d.sbt you viii answer for him D. he has
not ru, a wur,i L. -say for himself He
,,.,. came With an honorable purPsee /
suppose oh YES of course We are al
honorable. men
For an instant the Arrhieaeou quaiie,l,
Tie saw the pitfall dug before him He
knew al that his answer would imply ut
disappointed hope> aud a vain ambition.
. He recognized al that could be made ug 1t
by his listeners. friend or foe and he
blanchc,l But the cynical eve and >neer-
/ ip,. liz II the wretch confrpnting HIM re-
I ,.,ue.i him to himself Nay he seemed
tu Ms. abo,r himself A. he replied mere
lnndly ami with naughty, inflated noStnls
-Ye.. ye>. sir, will answer for my son.
ta.,. as fur myself will answer for him
( that he came here in all honor
I The man sueered still but be knew bet
ter things If he did not rnsue them, and
I he >to"d aside with secret respect and let
/ the two 20 um"lested.
Sir. said Jack when they had walk
ed half way down the street in silence,
which his father showed M sign uf break
inc. YOU an. thinking more III Of me than
Z ! deserve
You gave tal>e name the Arch
decacun snarled.
Not in a sen~e-uot willfully. | mean.
I | wrHe little play some time age, and.
as is usual for professional men. sub
mitted it under non tie plume. was
/ known a. Charles Williams at the theatre,
and had M more idea Of doing wrong
when was introduced in thar name To
, tiriss,.l than have now.
II hope not, said the Archdeacon
/ rrimlv. He was not a mau to ~ back
/ from an engagement Il trust not. he
added. with i lofty bitterness You
may break your word to the sirl if YOU
please. but | will not break mine t" the
mother. 30 help me Heaven.
Sir. said Jack his utterance a little
husky she Is good girl. and some day
She will honor you as do
They parted without more words the
1 Archdeaeon hardly master of his thoughts
as vet. walked on quickly until he reached
/ the corner Of Oxford street: but there he
paused. and seeing girls pass, young. srace-
/ full. soft eyed. leaning back III carriages
/ with parcels round them. and thinking
that Jack might have chosen out of all
these. while he had chosen in Sidmouth
/ street-Sidmouth street. Gray SLIM road
he. the Archdeacon. could not stltie a
groan. He plunged recklessly across and
found himself presently in st. James
/ Souare and rouud and round this he sam-
tered. fighting the battle with himself.
( H. ,,,r wife that WAS the burden of his