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


Girl. whom it behooyed him TO protect il
the hands of her wretched father. and Sc
to leave her with her faith in goodnes.
shattered-this Archdeacon Yale could moi
do.
But he was tempted that night Il
think hard things Of Jack. to think that
Jack who had never given him the heart
ache before had vet better not have been
born than bring this trouble ON them Ii
went no further than temptation. and he
was marvellously thankful next morning
that he had not framed the thought in
words; for. as he entered the breakfast
room. looking year older than he had
seemed chipping his egg yesterday. the
hall porter put telegram into his hands.
Come at once. Jack. were the words
that first made themselves inteligible to
him; and then but few seconds later,
the address. st. Thomas Hospital
How swiftly does great pain. eNpel a
great lo>s, great pain, expel loss |
have known man to lose his wife and %
heavily for month and then losing Il
thousand pounds become as oblivious of
her As If she had never been born. But
the Archdeacon was not such man. and
rattling toward Westminster in cab felt
not only thar thousand pounds would be
n small price to pay for his son safety
but that, if Providence should take him
at his thought he might have worse news
for his wife than those tidnlg~ which had
almost AGED him in a night
His SOFA, however. met him AT the great
gates. whole and sound bun with grave
face. lou are too late, sir he said
quietly. Vet flushing little al the grasp
Of his father hand. and more when the
Archdeacou told him To pay the cabmau 4
double fare i have brought You here
for nothing. He died quarter of an
hour ago. sinking very rapidly after I sent
to you.
Who Who died? asked the Arch
deacon. pressing one hand very heavily on
the other shoulder as they walked slow
" hack toward the bridge
Mr. Kent
The elder man said nothing for awhile
aloud at least But presently he asked
Jack to tell him about it.
There is little to tell After we left
him he went out t;oing home again late
a, night. and not fear. very steady, he
wa run down by a road-car When they
brought him To the hospital he was hope
Ie>,ly injured, but quite sensible They
fetched his daughter and then he asked
for me--as your son He did not know
my address but the assistant surgeon hap
peued to be- friend of mime aud did.
and he sent q clh for me
And really that seemed al It Is very,
very sudden; but Heaven forgive me-
| cannot regret hi, death said the cler-
gvman Il Is impossible
They had reached the corner of th,
bridge There i, something el>e should
tell YOU. Jack said neryouIy When
he sent for me he had lawyer brought
and made his will
His viii repeated the Archdeacon
somewhat startled lie he anything go
leave, He asked the question rather ii
pity tot :, wretched a creature as the man
had seemed 10 him than out Of curiosity.
II we n,ay believe him said Jack
SLOWLY and think he was telling the
truth he was worth $50. 0On
impossible egied the Archdeaeon
/ de- No, know. replied Jack But
we shall soon learn He said he had
made il ia oil and had come home as .
poor man "a see how hi> wife and child
would receive him. ! d. not think be
va, al had. Jack continued Thought
fully There must have been streak
Of romance in him
fear multered the Archdeac"u
very ,ensibly. that It Is all romancc
But it was not all romance truth seat,
fiction there i oil in the States yet and
MIR Kent, Of whom since he !, dead wt
ali speak with reepe,,t. by hook or crook
had got his share The e30 O00 wer,
really discovered pleasantly fructifyiue in
Argentine railways and proved as many
reasons why MR Yale when Jack fate
became known to her, should still smile
again The Archdeaeun put II neatly
. To marry an actress II a grave offence be.
cause c"rsion one and one easily com
milted but to marry sn actress with $50,
000 Well. such ladies are not blackber
. rir,. nor do they grow on every bush.
Mr. and Mrs John Yale have not yet
established themselves at the Hall They
( live at Henley, and their house is the re
-ort in summer of all kinds Of people among
whom the Archdeacou IS a very butterfly
IN idea preyail>-though few Of Us ar
in the ,ecret-that Mrs. Jack comes. il
common with somany other pretty women
{ Of an old Irish family and the other ia,
{ | overheard an amusing scrap Of converse
tion At her table. Mr. Yale. som,
/ one was saving. do you know that yot
remind me 50 strongly if may say i
without offence, of Miss kirie latouche
the actress
Indeed ? replied the lady with ;
charming blush. And do you know that
you are ON dangerous ground? My hus
band was in love with that young lady he
fore he knew me. and believe that h,
secretly regrets her now.
Tit for tat cried jack Let III
4 all begin telling tales. If my wife wa'
not in love with one Mr. Charles Williams
( a month-only month-beiore she mar
\ ried me viii eat her
oh. Jack + exclaimed the lady. GOV
cred with confusion. But this story
would not be believed in Sudbury, where
Mrs. John passes for being a little shy, ;
little timid. and not a little prudish.
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