The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
ruE CHAPLAIN'S STORY.


jim 49,. v.e went TO Oxford to-
to Ballot; Ne took our degrees
VIZ Fri thc classical (honors)
os'',' AL were ordained together by.
eDV.' 't.,r 8f Is--. as curates for his
' iIcrr our paths separated for
- ana when next we renewed
~, "a friendship ] was the vicar of the
Ut w Sin single at "a. and Jim was
ab,nlain of the famous Jail in the
~ town. and married.
~ =. we're talking in my study as in
.,i.n times. somehow the conversa-
3-,fted to the subject of recent
'iOI -.,,o,,er ar.ticle: Ought Married
- ~ 70 Have Any Secrets from Each
- / said NO" Jim said YES"
~. hotb smilugly stuck to our text.
sVby jim, said l, 'you would have
the last person l should have ex-
.stod TO take that line, for l am sure,
'.m what | have seen, that if ever two
t,lls we're happy and loving, they are
rlo and Yourself. | can't conceive of
rnnr having any secret which you
gond not want Ella to know"
AN" retorted he, with a peculiar
nile "thats Just it. Well, Howson, III
tsn YOU one if you like, though" he
,1ded 'it must remain a secret between
:. two. | lave never spoken of it to
anyone in the world, and never shall,
except to Yourself"
"Thanks, Jim, you need not fear me,
IS Won know. ! am only DESTROYS to
KNOW the case" and 1 assumed an at
lti+ude Of eager attention to Jim's story.
Twas the chaplain at Low market, as
rou are well aWare, before came here.
f + is a pretty place, and one wonders
ubaterer made the government build
/ ia1 there However, there it is, and
there was ] The amount of society
that one got in Lowmarket was perfect.
II astonyhNr Had | had the time and
inclination for it, | might have turned
ont reeu 70 society clergyman. AS
Il was. hal a full amount of lectures,
sojres. "a les and entertainments.
Among the PEOPLE | got in with lone
we're nicer han the Yorlls. Miss York,
snal,r iy Of 80, lived in a large and
tsautfr' furnished house called
The Ccl in the best part of the
,rr 81 was known all over the dis
ri to- charity, kindness of heart
rlrur #.t. Everybody had a good
rrl fa Nor was her niece, Miss
York. Or -~ popular. People in Low
rsrket worshiped both of them.
"Iua- " ben first saw Ella York,
lrd Il o... -lccumbed to her charms.
.Tn We. uor praises had been in my
Ier,. ar. .#a, ON acquaintance, found
her belt her manners, her kindness
oi heart. e.. one whit less than report
k-a,d lowed her. OF course, could
snot SOS SD u.s. once; and whether, after
eWo 81 rrro. Meetings in the course of
IN wors-tn- Miss York the elder took
mai interest In our sphere of labor
Ehk guessed mr love, and reciprocated
II. j could not then say. found, upon
iu1icou- inquiries, that Miss York
nla-liytd with her aunt from child.
siIood thai Sine was now "a; that her
mother az dead, and her father lived
on the con iuent for his health; also
that she was her aunt's sole heiress.
These facts were of course only learned
BY degrees. as one cannot go to the
fountain head for such information.
"Aftr much heart-searching and de.
batting within myself, l thought ! saw
that Ella York as not wholly inditfer-
ent to Inc. and resolved to ask her to
be my Wife. | need not go into details
as to how did it, beyond saying that
it was one summer morning rather
mere than 1--WE years ago, when, having
gone to SEE her aunt, who was out, met
Ella in tha grounds; and after talking
as We Wala.l along on various subjects.
somehow 4 came out unexpectedly, and
dlm0s before could comprehend what
hdI. m.aH Ella York had promised 10
Be my wife, subject TO her aunt's con.
sent
"Bnt her aunt didn't consent. l re.
eeiyed dainty note that night-how
teuderly / regarded it, Howson!-from
Ella, saying that she had spoken of my
usit 70 her aunt, and had told her was
coming tomorrow for her approval;
Mss lorE had been very kind, but acted
rather strangely. and said she would
see me. but She could not consent, as
She did moi wish to lose Ella. My dear
eTl went on TO say that she had in vain
'red to get from her any more than
this.
was in a curious state of mind rs
went next morning to see Miss York.
Nhat could her objection really be?
surely not to me! My position, my
'alaily' my lfe here were, hoped, be-
Fond reproarh. Even were il a ques-
"on Of money, had enough private
"leans' as you know. AS for Miss York,
wen OF course, it would be lonely with
ou' Liza al first, after SO many years
comPanonship, but surely she didn't
'Nfect her never to get married! TWAS
prePosterous.
was destined to know her objec-
uon' is | approached the lodge the
PortefeSs met me.
Oh' Mr. Bourn, this is shocking!"
was more puzzled than ever! Why
NY engagement to Ella should be
sucking couldn't see; and no doubt
oppressed it in my looks.
90 sudden, too, sirl' said the wom-
"n' Nobody expected it,
Nhatever's the matter?' said |.
v why haven't you heard that Miss
a. noFk Is dead? No! Oh, dear Poor
mug had a fit in the night, doctor
p p~yS' was quite unconscious when Miss
Ella got there, and died at nine o'clock