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

SEiAIlfh MI.
Albert Laagly found himself compelled to
search for a cheaper room. The thin young
man bitterly regretted that good money had
TO be wasted on food, clothes, and rent. A
but largely through forEetfulness, and he found
fsrced,, itself upon his attention. after a SUM-
Gent lapse OF time. The changeable English
climate, not TO mention the rrgulstions OF that
cover himself. ana a room he needed mainly
to keep his stacks Of music dry, The Church
o. ST. Marty rs-in-the-Enst afforded a very
good living to It's rector and a very poor one for
It's orzanist. although II people were paid nc
cordinE to professional efficiency in this world
the salaries of clergyman and musician might
have been reversed. Those who entered the
church door came not 10 hear the sermon. but
--Langly never applied for more rcmunera-
ton. because deep down In bis musical soul.he
generosity OF the church authorities. and he
lived in;constant fear that some day they
him. To be allowed to play on that splendid
instrument. erected at the cost of .an unbe-
i Mni1 ; b amount 1 e. Of money, was privilege
the honest man tho deacons thought him.
He tried TO soothe his troubled conscience by
were IT. not that sheet music were go dear,
even when bought from the man who gave
LanGly tramped miles once a week. but thus
the guilty have ever endes vored to lull the In
ward monitor. we'll knowing while they did 30
the sophistry of their excuses. The conscious
ness OF deceit told on Langly's manner; he
cringed before tho rector and those in anthor!:
". Never did one OF the kindly but deluded
men accost their organist without causing n
timOrous fear to spring I'D In his heart that
tho hour of lis dismissal had arrived. Yet let
moralists say what they will. the wicked do
prosper sometimes, on this earth when they
shouldn't. while the innocent suffer for tho
mlsdeeds done by others. There was the case
Of Belche-; for example. and although It must
IN Justice DO admitted that Belcher's hard
luck cansed. the organist many twinGes of con
science. still. Of what avail are twinges Of con-
SCIENCE when the harm is wrought? II. in our
ture, after regret can scarcely be reparatiOn.
Belcher was tho Woodworking. Industrious
mar who pumped the organ n 81. Martyrs.
vice, IT. was also his duty TO attend when the
organist wished. To practise the selections which
afteTward delighted the congregation. .This was
as the overworked pumper told hi. sympathizing
comrades at the Rose and Crown" lie
would rather, follow the yestry cart all day with
2 shovel, would Bclcher, than suffer the slavery
he was called upon to endure by tho unthink-
ing organist. who never considered that bending
the back TO a lever was harder work than
ly, could cit down 70. his labor. such as IT. was,
while Belcher couldn't. Naturally the put
upon man. complained, and Langly at once
admitted tho Justice OF the complaint. at the
SAINT time exhibiting a craven fear that . ru-
NOR OF his uniustitiable conduct might reach
the ears OF tho church authorities. The hon
his burden so long. for tho reprehensible or
ganist Immediately offered to compound with
the, blower by paying him something extra
additional labor. 1t was Belcher's misfar-
tune rather than his fault that thematlc
computation was not one OF his requirements,
was u limit TO the musicians income. q limit
very speedily reached. He was an ill-used
man, and no knew 1t. 70 he struck ~oftener for
higher pay, and got 1t. up 10 tho point