The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-01-13
HOW I CAME TO TByE
 IA UP cHURr,a WORK
tOHgiB

ay, " bought you were OT on your va 'catSr %,
 '8 ow did you know my name iS SUI gisy' I asked. taken aback
 Why. there it ls on the inside" ] looked up and. sure enough, there " as Walter V. StuFgis" painted In q nc piainest Of white letters Walter Sturgis was assistant rector of the chlTrch we had attended was any tlsng but a clergyman. lived at a c- b and at the time was accounted Q uti lc gny.
 - And my umbrella has the honor to ;s0L .ldT
 60 guest ot the Van Wrinkles l Ahay e heard a great deal about you IfrOi a Alice Van Wrinkle. They attend you church. you know. This morning -Ah ,e was indlsposed, and was oohgui to go alone. How Is it that you arc Hroi officiating todayr'
 Hm-er - well you see. I'm sup poi ed Go be on vacation"
 But your dress Is not clerical My drcssl I-why, l don't wear cl, ricals when on vacation" That Is singular"
 "How lar dO you goY' "Only around the corner.
 Around the corner was pretty near q, r me. who. if seen by the Van Win K les. would be In an awkward position.
 Pardon me" [ said, looking at my V ,atch. "I had forgotten an engage lent-a blt of parOchial work. Take T ny umbrella. must leave you And despite her protestations I thrust h in- to her hand and took my departure. Ina few minutes ! was ln my club en- deavoring Co compose my somewhat unsettled feelings with a tumbler ot amber liquid ''I don't see what harm can come of t." l solaced myself "1f hadn't done lt. the girls clothes would have been ruined" Nevertheless it occurred to me that trouble might come
 One evening attended a ball at the Ae,t demy. The men were bachelors, aEd the women. while respectable were ,iot 'ln the swim" Tn one of the boxes were some society people look ing on. and as I walked by, with my hai on e.. t7ek of my head and ci- rnr In or m0G.a. hooked up and saw the girl of the umbrella. Fortunate l- rt th, ~,lment she Nus not booking m, way. and l turned my back in time To prevent catching her eye. Later -rSconuoltered the box from distance and saw that she was not with the , zvan Wrinkles. but with the Grosvenors. aThars lucky" ! said to myself. ,srhe GrosvenOrs don't know either me or the curnte: the Van Wrinkles know us both. However. ! doubt if the girl saw me'
 Th.s an happened In June. In July l went abroad and did not return tih inc following November. Sauntering Ipto my club the day after my arrival. took up a paper. The first Item that caught my eye vas this;
 m. tri-' co Che Rev Walter v. sturgA tor conduct un5ecoming tho closh Nu toEe place this morning in the Vesuy room Of st Marks church
 ~Great Scottr cried, sptinging up' ..Tm at the bottom of thls!'
 Hastily pulling out my watch, l saw that lt was t2 O'clock.
 aWarcr! A cab. Be quickF
 In ten minutes ! drove up Co St Nark's church and. making my way hack 10 the vestry. entered There sat n grim array of churchmen and lay men. the Rev Walter V. Sturgis among them, the picture of despair.
 
 teu me what's up1 Perhaps can throw some light on this casa"
 The rector looked at me over his Fpectncles and frowued
 "Our young brother Mir. sturgis," DC ssid. "has been accused of returning to town from hls vacation without mnk Ing himself known: also attending a han of questionable character The urincipal witness Is unfortunately ul and cannot testify. but
 walked up Co the Rev. Mr Sturgis and graspcd hls hand. "I have con fession Co make" said "l'ye evi dentiy been raising merry thunder - without knowing it." Then. turning to tbe others. told the story of the um bFella
 --sAnd now" added. ~Alr. Sturgis, .beiorO ] leave ! want your forgive aass."
 -Itls granted on one condition" --"Name e."
 e. Attend thls church regularly here. sft,r and give me an hour day for . charity work"
 .'-That's a pretty s.eep penalty"
 'Tt was a pretty steep o1ense."
 "Right you are. Tn so you" One morning a few mouths later ! was emerging from the vestry with sack of provisions on my shoulder when | heard a merry laugh Looking through the Iron fencing between the church and the sidewalk. there stood- ~s.fhe umbrella girl
 Good morning. Mir. SturgiS" she sad. Where shall | return your um- brelar'
 ~Oh. give H to the eurate." 1 Said -He's usually hard up. living as be does on a pittanee. I don't need it my Neelf."