The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-27

BclChcr yearneu Tor the tnll OF Cno NeSITy cart,
and threatened. to COMPLAIN TO the rector,
which at last he did. not mentioning. how
ever, that he had received extra remgne5S-
orEanIst's culpnbilitY in ali It's. repulsivoness
He told the rector that he would, rather accom-
pore" man. He was always ready to pump q
T Fns% his q tpads 50 q badly ali; t aS, he He ne Usfsi' 10
practise so, much, II was hard that the man at
tcnce. The rector thanked BFeicher for his mu-
steal criticism. and said no would see about l.:
While r ihS Sirtn nous b. , { D, TOOK ok h hls wall" aRs
who has done his duty. the trnnsgrossor crept
along bywoys, and scarcely dared 70 enter the
The kindly old man nut his hand on the Gull
"Yo are ovcrworkinE 'Belchcr. !. hear"
~ shall be more thouEhtful IN future. sir"
I'm AFRAID I've been playing too much, but it
Ia q difficult art"
"of course it LsS inserTupted the clergy.
the ambition OF Belcher. which appears to
tend in the direction of 2 vsstry cart and we
nnd IL a great convenience in your practice.
Mr.. LlnElE, for It is always ready and never
The orvonist tried to thank the rector. but
his thron, seemed not at hls om Irps Tor other
smiled at tho protes. .ue. twistings OF Langly's
mouth and the rapid winkinc OF his ,~eyelids;
litl lht NhllA " NV. uhN N """ts
tortured afterward with the fen that the rec
tor might have thought him rude and migrate.
better than the musician knew himsci,.
fter that. when LanEly ,hanced upon the
the the't tail Of -" his toft.mentioDed but entirely IN.
oxpected cart. the young man shrank from the
encounter and felt that, inward uneasiness
Call that Christianity.' Belchsr would say
to his mate when their rounds took them near
pu mn In there to tyke tn bread out o. q pore
mans mouth. an %n-cuttin' down o is Twin
vyse! Tps. an the lawr a-forcin' us to sup
But Belcher was really Of a forCiying spirit,
and should not be Judged by his harsh Ian \
was under the impression rigorous legal en-
actment compelled him 10 supsidize; for he SO
upon him occasionally and accept a few pence
as conscience money.
mously. over his pot OF beer. "as much rs l do
the mean old dufer, wot breaches there. h
Langly. as has been said. found it necessary
to secure cheaper lodgings. md this was his
own fault AS much as it was tho fault of his
more impoverished districts carries on n con-
stant, light against circumstances Her tenants
can; sometimes they disappear and she loses
her money; while II they stay. there are no
actions which Often watt a West End board.
ing-houso keeper to attiuence. Terms are close
and invariably inclusive. The orHanist's con
AiuNN lpNni'I ii' lhiiiN e'iu iA''h-
ladies admits Of no Defence, These good
women. when he had taken his.depsrturc. spoke
indeed they had j st cause to do. On first ar
irving at n new place he was so apologize and
a person who did not really live In busting.
Glowing London. hut in some Dreamy mental
world of his own. that his good hostess. merely
as an experiment and entirely without prein.
die. as the legal man puts IT. tentatively
placed, on his bill for the week some trihIng
item that, strictly Speaking. was merely placed
there to be taken of again II complaint were
made, or allowed TO stand IL overlooked; or
G Io%r Was u n erb sneas e1rG of , r"m. dSrI Inc w rSbhidb,
epithets rejecting upon her financial prohity
might he hurled at her, when she, with voluble
excuses for her unfortunate mistake. would
correct the error and assure the ledger that
such a thing woulu not occur again. After n
proper In n commercial country. and in fact
the only means OF discovering to what extent
which adds so much to the comfort and enjoy
ment of a furnished apartment in the bor-
ough or a palace overlooking the park.
course with his landladies. Instead of find.
nothing and paid the bills as long as he was
able-hills which mounted higher and higher
chance. rs she could not be expected to know
when she had. reached the limit of his weekly
income. AT last tae organist would AXE hi,
sneak away like n thief in the night, to search
for a cheaper abode. after leaving a weeks
l'llt ~ iIVu vi 'hiNV J. ~ q lN' "
paper. In n conspicuous place. for he never had
the courage to face a landludv and boldly tell
In Rose Garden court there was more than
one family that might be likened to an aecor.
d d1oni be bec@ som,p os .as or Ia cxltgss %ith T Sai Sn,m NJ
Minis household could occupy the three rooms II
rented in The court: or il could get along with
was sub-let whenever opportunity offered, and
here a.nsIy found Lodgings that had at ie%,.
entrance of the court looked suspiciously after
the newcomer. and resolved to keep an eve on
truculently TO himself as ne walked the streets
and his nervous hands wcrc never n moment
AZ rest. the long. slim fingers pla1 Ing imaGin-
AIRY KEYS or chords. inaudible outside OF his
own musical Imagination.
When the already suspicious policeman NJ
come cut, clawinE the empty air with the two
foiehngers ot either hand crooked like talons.
ing in his throlt. the officer said to himself:
There goes a Hanarchist If there ever was
one" not knowing that the poor little man
was merely pulling the stops OF n mythical
organ. immense IN sizennd heavenly in tone.
The police always looked Gskance at Langly
learned that he was the organist at ST. Mar
tyrs-in-the-E East.
One night. shortly after he took the back
room two flights up at No. 3. LanRly came down
the common stairway, and paused in amaze at
some one within slowly and fenrfulIV imEHnurr .
dering Chopin's Funeral March, part first.
The sound made him writhe, and he cropched
- 49, $500 80 '''SNtS ihiii' bibN - Mn
ming against the panel. REFRESHING with dim
Guilty a desire to cry out against the %profnna-
tIon of n harmony that seemed sacred to HIM.
The drone stopped suddenly. and next instant
the door was jerked open. causing the amazed
listener to stumble into the room, where. as It
seemed g, him. q giant, bounced down.
heap on the floor by he opposite wall. Then,
kicking the door shut. the giant, with fists
cleIched and face distorted with rage, tow
cred over the PROSTATE man.
You miserable. sneakinR scoundrel." cried
Braunt. so that's why YOU took a room
with the Sctmmlnscs-to ferret and spy on me.
I've seen you crawling up these stairs. afraid
TO LOOK any honest man In tie face. Because
took no strike gay Gibbons wants to know
how | live, does he? I'm up to his tricks.
You're Gibbons's spy. and he has sent you TO
live with that other sneak. Scimmlns. Scim-
miLs himself was afraid. for he knows already
the weight of my, hand. Now, continued
Braunt. rolling up his sleeves. III serve YOU
as did Scimmins. I'll throw you over the
banistcrs, and you can report that TO Gibbons,
and tell him to come himself next time. and
I'll break every bore In his body"
Jessie chung to her father, begging him In
tears not to hurt the Door man. Braunt shook
her of. but not unkindly.