Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-16
Die Silenee Of
Dean Qaitland.
IN NExMELL GREY.

10 BeIm!nster, and offered what assist
ancc was needed.
Mr. Maitland said nothing, bui rose
to do rs he was bid, with n tor e .nG
acaulescrncc, but very feeble ll,Fc-
mcnts. He seemed to age ten years at
least before Everard's plying gaze,
aud Was apparently unequal to the
task Of doing anything IN preparation
for his abSnrcc from his duties.
They drove into OldpDrt just in tim
to catch the train, and Eyerard and
they passed the iiaring posters which
announced the contents Of the daily
papers, and read in great capitals,
"Suddcn Death Of the Dean Of Bel
minister"
But Mr.. Maitland did not appear to
SEQ thcm; he was bcWildcrcd and pre-
occupied In his manner, and asked only
one question, "Did Cyril send for
him. and, appearing crushed by tina
negative answer, made no further OBJ
ScrvatlOn upon passing events. He
talked much in u wandering way of
by-gone days, and related old forgotten
events OF CyrII4 childhood, surprising
Lillian by vivid "reminiscences that
were dim or quite faded IN her mem
ory, and laughing gently from time to
time ut the chlld's quaint sayings and
little droIlcrics Of long ago.
"Fhey were twins" he said address
Ing Lillian, as If she were Il stranger,
n boy and girl such pretty pair,
and so good and clever! Exactly
alike, and 50 fond Of each other so
fond Of each other! Poor dcarS" he
added, Shaking his white head sorrow
fully, "drOWncd before their fathers
eyes before his very eyes"
"Oh, Henry" murmurrd Lillian, In n
chokcd voice, what shall we do?
lie wandcrS; he confuscs Is with Cy
rll's twins"
"Do not excite him; ii iN only tenn
porary,' Henry whispered back
always good son a good SON"
continued the stricken father, not OBJ
serving their comments; "my son, the
dean Of l'clminSter DO yon know"
hc added, with pleasant smile, "hc
has been offered the hishopric OF War
ham,"
Eyes, dear father" replied Lillian,
soothlngIy; "but he is worry, very M
"lIlY he returned, with II troubled
look; mot Cyril2 He did everything
Well A gifted youth I.htIc Lillian
was 80 like him"
Dear father, said Lillian, when H."
last station before lIclmnStcr was
passed. cyril can never recover"
rs shat true, Henry he asked
turning sharply to lGvrrard.
1T Is too true, sir" he replied, gent
fly. TRY To be calm; we Shall he ut
Rclminslcr in five minutes"
The old man looked about him in n
hopeless, bcwildcred manner, and
tried to speak but his trembling lips
refused ullnrMncc. Lillian caresscd
him. and spoke suothingly to him, ms
II to some frightened child cyril is
gone TO his rcst, dear" she said at last,
her voice breaking as she spoke.
is he dcad?" he asked, with great
difficulty; and LILLIAN replied In the af-
hrmntlvr, and he smiled Il gentle smile
that went to their very hearts, and
said nothing more.
They drove through the city and into
the close. In the sunny, Slumbcrous
noon, past the red brick houses, looking
blank In the sunshine with their white
blinds ,larkrning the windows; beneath
the great lclry rlms, over which some
rocks were sailing; past the hoary
fragment of ClolStcr, along which two
"lcrgymcu were pacing, and talking
with hated brWlth OF yesterdays
Tragedy; beneath the cool shadow of
the great gray minister, whose yaultcd
roof and long aislcS had scarcely
ceased TO thrill with the passionate an
guish of Cyrl'S breaking heart and
round whose lofty pinmrl"S swallows
were sweeping in the warm, blue air;
and drew mp before the pointed arches
of the silent daanHry. ulc door of
which opened noiSrlrssly and discov-
cred Il weeping figure ready to re-
rNiNc thrm,
Before they could respond 10 Miss
Markeu2ir'S greeting, ENcrard was
obliged to call lilian'S attention To her
father, who had Ia be lifted from the
carriage and taken 1T once to bed
where he remained for many days IN
a letharEic rcrdtion.
There would hy No inquest Miss
Mackenzie Informed them, the death
being pcrtr,tly natural and accounted
for hN the disease front which his
medical adv isrr, as we'll ~ the dean,
had long known him to D. suffering
4 disease which might SUll have per
mittrd him Years Of life aud strength
under favorable conditions, Ills chill
drrn had Lot been sent t,r, rs under
the very painful circumstances, Miss
MAckeuzi" could not undertake. tac
responsibility OF Summuliug thcm.
painful nirrumstanCNS"' asked Lii
ian, whose mArhlc-M hitr features
showed scarcely more lie than those
OF the brother over whose corpse She
had JUS, been bending in fearless.
Spc,NhlcSs SORROW, whose features in
deed looked more like those 81 the,
lltnn thlu over