Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-20

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1.-THE matter has caused me great deal
of distress"
for ego. had plenty Of money, YOU
know. He had way with him-what
was lt:-a clever, engaging wayne
did what he liked with everybody"
II really should not like to say which
was the weaker of the two-you or l."
ut was just before he fell ill. They
said it was too rigid fasting in Lent. I
thought his illness was caused by ex-
cessive self reproach.
'Perhaps-well-tha is our sanity
Paul, otherwise Sammy. So he took his
degree when the rest of US did, and he
went down. Last year I heard that
he was curatc in a London suburban
church; that he was working himself
to death and preaching with extraordi-
nary eloquence. went to hear him.
By this time had ceased to believe in
his penitencc over the Newdegate job
Besides, I had heard something about
his early history. However, I went to
the church. l found the make up ad-
mirable, the pale cheeks perhaps little
touched, as actors understand, in order
to bring out their pallor; the eyes large
and bright, perhaps artificially, to mako
them bigger and more luminous; white
hands, figure tall, voice musical and
full. though of high pitch. He preached
4 discourse that did not move me a bit.
But it seemed to fetch the women. And
that is all that know about him."
II wonder what he has done now"
II wonder; something very disgrace
full indeed, no doubt. Well, if he were
here, he would tell us himself in ali
agony of self abasement.
Just then the waiter brought up a
card. ''Here's n coincidence" said the
man to whom it was sent. "Herc is the
very man himself. Let's have him up
Now we shall sec"
The Rev. Paul Cannington Leishan
entered the room. He came in with
lofty brow-calm, self possessed. The
two men rose, with little hesitation,
then accepted his hand with a forced
smile and glanced guilty at each other
''You are suspicious, said the young
, clergyman. Indeed am not surprised,
after the paragraph in today's paper"
1--WE were talking about it when
your card was sent up"
Il dare say. Well, you don't want q
long explanation. The person who placed
the paper in the archdeacon's hands
did it, 1 hope and believe, for the
best. She knew that a certain charge
was going to be preferred against me
that very day"
"a certain charge? OF what charac.
ter?''
"a certain charge. Never mind of
| what character. 1t concerns others; not
myself. Had l known it I should GER
tainly not have presented myself. As it
was, the warning proved fortunate, be-
cause it has given me time to clear
myself absolutely. Here is letter from
the bishops chaplain. He took ont q
pocketbook and produced note from
the palace signed by the chaplain to the
effect that the bishop was perfectly sat
| isfied by the confession, duly signed
and witnessed, Of the criminal sent to
him by the vicar of his parish; that he
himself, the Rev. Paul Leighan, was
I clearly innocent in the matter, and that
he. the bishop, was ready to ordain
him. the Rev. Paul Leighan, priest, at
| a special service.
THE trouble was chiefly" Mr.. Leigh.
an continued, THAT had to run up to
town in order to see ny own vicar and
to set at rest the minds Of certain good
people who were horribly scandalized
at what had happened. There Will be a
satisfactory paragraph in tomorrow
! paper. The matter has caused me a great
deal Of distress, l must confess-un.
merited suffering, one would say. But
| with the memory OF sins-of early sins
he looked from one TO the other as If
meekly reminding one of the poem and
the other of the early sins.
still fresl, in the heart No suffering"
he returned, lis too great, no retribu-
ton too heavy, for these early sins
none, none.' He dropped his head for
moment
The man who had not won the
Newdegate shifted, but not with emo
ton. Then he got up and went away
with the coolest salutation possible.
When the two men Were left together,
Leighan recovered his spirits. He even
laughed and joked. He was persuaded