The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-26
CHAPTER XVIII.
A EVENING.

4 MEMORABLE EVENING.
When the horses were made snug,
William went back to the house and ]
followed him. He led me through a
short passage into a spacious keeping
room aid seated me by q cheerful wood
fire. The room was enpt when We en-
tered, but In a moment an old woman,
his wife, came in and held some con-
yersation with him. From it / gath
cred that g clergyman was expected
soon TO visit Mistress Whitgift.
twenty minutes later a light knock
came at the door and some one arrived.
THE parson," thought / n Won
dered If he would come in my way. Ten
TO n should know him. so near home
as L was.
know him. He walked into the kitch-
en- and | almost shouted. DR.. Willing
ham-Anthony WiIlingham, our W
doctor, whom I had heard preaching
steadily away In Butley church for an
hour on end many and many a time. /
was ready to cry out for sheer pleas
ure at the sight OF his cheerful red face,
gray hair, and big silver s~pectacles. But
l restrained myself and resolved to test
my disguise He also was in like case,
for his dress bore no token of his sacred
office, and was that of an u~nprosperous
drover. | had not known OF late where
ne was, for a stauncher royalist never
breathed, and he had been driven from
his rectory at Butley long ago, and
wandered at large among the cavalier
houses of Worcestershire.
He stopped and whispered to the old
man, his eve on me. When he had
learned who ] was he came forward. I
stood up, scraped a rude bow and Of
fered to draw back from the fire.
No, no, my man." said the doctor;
Keep thy seat, my 5000 fellow. Yon-
der heap of oak billets will suffice to
warm US two, without one retiring"
| sank down again upon the settee
and he seated himself In a tall-hacked
opposite and looked at me
thoughtfully.
"Dost thou use the English tongue,
my frterd?' asked DR.. Willingham.
Yes, Your reverence" I returned,
Disgusting my voice as well as I could,
Il speak q little English"
II is lucky" he replied. "for the
old fellow who used to march with that
young lady had never a word, and L
should be glad to ask thee a few ques-
tons"
II win do your pleasure In all I can"
said L.
"Ay, AZ, honestly said" returned DR..
Willingham. beaming on me through
his great shining ~spectacles.
Has there ever a stranger arrived at
Sir Arthur yaughan's house OF late?"
There have been many strangers
/ answered.
The one / speak Of" pursued he. SIS
a tall, straight, handsome young man,
well dressed and well mounted. Your
master would call him nephew"
Oh" said /, you speak of Master
fGeoffrey Heathcote. OF Butley Croft,
II do, l do" cried DR.. Willingham;
eagerly. Then he arrived safely
among the Welsh hilis?"
He did" I answered,
THE Lord be praised for it," cried
the good old a II felt sure the lad
had n that way. And is !yonder a
sure place of refugee"
Better could not be- said I, tits
a wild tangle Of hills, which few car
thread"
"Ay, az" said the doctor, and clapped
his knee for joy.
i was perfectly satisfied with my ex-
pertinent, He seemed to have no sus-
ptcions but that he was talking with a.
genuine serving man, and to have de-
ceived the man who had christened me
and taught me the catechism left me in
an easy state of mind as regards other
people.
And he was safe and well when your
party left homer"
He was and is, my dear old friend
I replied, in my natural voice. DR.. VIII
bingham started and looked ixedly at
me. I leaned forward and laid my
hand upon his knee. Doctor" said +,
forgive me playing with you, as 1t
seemed, but I was anxious to test my
disguise. Iahave had no opportunity to
do SO before, and I am satisfied now,
MY lad, my lad: my dear Geoff, .
cried he. "and Is 1t you? And heree
Why have you left your safe hiding
place, and what do you do here IN the
midst OF danger? And how did you
by that hurt upon your facet"
False" said /; there is nothing un-
der the patch" The doctor held me by
the hands, which he shook again and
again. then patted my shoulder just as
he did when I was a boy, next took
huge pinchas of snuff, and was alto
gether In a state Of great excitement
and wonder, at once delighted and fear
full to see me there. III
Tell me everything" he said, "and
IIIAWiH advise you to the best OF my ahil-
ity."'
Is Just what I wish to do" said i.
and plunged at once into my story. For
details / had neither time nor1fancy,
and In ten minutes I had put him III
complete possession of the heads Of my
doings since ! fled from Butley Croft.
49, 1ldu JUST uLlSlSu, ana he WIS
thoughtfully polishing his spectacles
ruminating upon my story, when@the
old a Of the house came in.
Or. Willingham looked upland the
lold q spoke. My mistress would
like to- see you reverence now.
Yes, William" no replied. ct vii
leone at once.
He turned to me. MY duty calls me
away for the moment. Godfrey" said
he, but we shall have an opportunit,
later.
He went away, the old man FOLLOWED
him. and 4 was left alone.gA few min.
utes passed and the doolTopeneii again
I looked up and saw Enid enter The
room. Sprinsilig up Ishastened to hel
and took her In my arms to kiss away
the tears. which were falling fast.
"Ohs she lis weak.syery weak sail
Enid. and I fearI have done wrong ii
looming to distress her. She Isl .,
troubled2because@
Because II fears she cannot rende.
you the help you need. Enid made,
gesture OF assent,
~ have told her everything wills
jpered Enid. she insisted. feebse 1,
she Is. on my telling her an shat hal
happened 8
The latch aclickeds and We starte,
apart, mistrssss and servant again I