Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-14
PIE SiIenee Of
Dean MaitIand.
BY WE<MELL GREY.

and while one Of TWO people VINO
would have been ready - depart this
life in peace after an invitation 20 the
great dukes Show-pMcr Wore listening
With un>prakable envy, thar a ser
want stole up to the dean and appeared
anxious to attract mis- attention.
"A Young gentleman, sir, said The
man. in low tone-"rrtuSeS 10 give
his name; says it is private business Of
importance"
"Why did you not say was en-.
gagged: Z"
u did, sir He said his business
was urgent"
Let aim wait in the library"
II wonder how they make bishops
Mr.. DEAN" asked Lady Louisa, mis-
chievou>ly. 40 they send messages
poSt-ha>tr 10 offer mitrrS lpou their
knees Just when people are having tea
comfortablyt"
The drau smiled pleased smile.
and observed that he had hitherto had
no experience of being made a BISHOP;
and Il Lady present remarked that 4
certain paper had mentioned his ac-
ccptaupe VI the sec Of Warham rs 4
fact, and further yenturrd To ask if
the journal in question was right
The dean smiled again. "a man
who declines such an office when
chosen by the rightful authorities in
ours Il tremendous responsibility he
sad, with unusual gravity; and the
rumpr immediately went forth that he
had accepted,
He then Withdrew m apology, Per
hapS we had better not keep The mitrr
waiting too long, Lady louisa" he OBJ
served to that lady, with his peculiar
smile, rs he went ont
He reflected as he left tho room
that he might do worse than marry
Lady Louisa; also that Lord Arthur,
who though younger son, was rich
enough to marry as he pleased, UNI
doubleday meant business with regard
to Marion, Lady Louisa WAS ami
able, accomplished, not downrless,
pleasing. and of a suitable age. What
could man want more? The Bishop
of Warham and Lady Louisa Maitland
sounded well. And vet the Bishop of
W01ham, leading a life of widowed
loneliness because his conscience put
the narrowCSt meaning or the phrase
"huSband and wife" might have more
power over mems minds BUT then
Dean Maitland belonged to that class
Of men 70 whom single blrSscdncSS is
a curse. and his six years wifclcSSncSS
had weighed Sorely upon him, and he
had but two children, one hopcl"Ssly
afflicted
Reaching his study, he rang the bell,
"Whcre is Mr.. Obcrmann?" he asked
of the servant, meaning his sons
tutor
"Out. sir"
"And Miss Mackenzie: -Marion's
governeSS and companion.
"Out, sir. Her Girls Friendly Meet
ing-day."
(Which that young rascal, Arthur,
we'll knew" Thought rhc dean. Then
he ordered thai 4 maid should search
the cathedral and CLOSE for uhc blind
boy Keeping him in sight, bnt not ac-
his bounds, which were the cathedral
precincts. 50 careful was the dean Of
his only son, "Show the young man in
here. Benson" he said, in conclusion
1t never struck any visitor. much
less this unsophisticated youth, that
the deans easy pose in his library
chair by his writing table. which was
so placed that the light from the lattice
fell sideways from ba,ind him, leaving
him in the complete shadow Of the
rather dark wainsc0trd room yet full
~ Illuminating his books and papers
and the chair fronting him. in which
he motioncd his unknown guest TO
take q seat, was calculated one;
but it certainly had uncnmmon advan-
tages since not CULVER of the peni-
tents lip. not line Of his face or n
movement Of his body was lost. wlile
the priest eel ntenancc was but dim
ly seen in the shade,
Since the production Of his popular
devotional work "The Secret Peni-
tent" Dean Maitland's ghoytly coun-
sci had been sought by men and
women from far and near, chiefly from
far, and chiefly, though the gentle
reader will probably doubt this asscr-
ton, by men. These men We're dcsir-
Gus Of remaining unknown. and some
times gave names which thcy said
We're assumed, sometimes none at all.
Very strange tales had been told in
that pleasant little study, in the sight
of that finely carved ebony and ivory
crucfx and those beautiful proof en-
cravings OF celebrated religious pie
lures, holy families. ascensions, con-
spicuously among them a copy Of rhe
Gethsemane which hung in the study
at Melbourne. Cyril imagined that the
nameless youth was another Of these
penitents. and received him with a
certain tenderness In his stately man
ner. which he knew was we'll calcula-
ted to unlock the scaled recesses Of the
heart.
1t was tall handsome, we'll
built youth whose features and ex-
preston kindled vague disquiet In