The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-27
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CHAPTER xvI.-(Continued)


that l expected; but quiet smile of
malignant satisfaction stole over his
face. He merely remarked. ''Then the
Rev. Mr.. Porter will have visitor pext
Sunday that he little expects. Lettme
see," unused the Professor Bury st.
Edmrnd's- / can take the early train
on Sunday morning. and get back at
night ] shall have plenty of time to
do my busine =, and his, too"
What 10 you mean to doY asked
Josiah.
Never you mind: l will tell you all
about it when 1 get back"
"Oh, what a jolly revenge it will be,
for all he made us suffer, to bowl the
old hypocrite out so cleanr' cried Josiah.
gleefully. ''You can give mine and
Silas' compliments"
mo, no; for heavens sake, do not
mention my name I'm any way" l ex-
claimed excitedly.
''Why notT' asked Mr.. Montgomery.
turning sharply round and casting upon
me one of his old scrutini.ing glances.
"Because--becatlse- 1 could not
give a reason. "Oh. please to promise
that you will speak of mer' plead
ed.
He did promi.e. But, somehow. / put
very little faith in his keeping his word.
when 1 was at old Browns, the
priater's," said Josiah, Il heard good
many things about our reverend pastor,
who was not in very good odor, except
among his own sect, in spite Of his sane
timoniousness- When he first came into
the town, he was an open air preacher,
with no chapel or congregation; but he
managed to ingratiate himself into the
good graces of bevy of old women;
and upon the death of the minister Of
Little Bethlehem, which happened about
the same time, the elders or deacons, or
whatever they call themselves. Of the
chapel got him appointed. go be set
himself up as a converted cotbler: and,
as converted reprobates of all kinds were
the rage just then, ne dropped into tidy
thing"
While we were yet talking, old Mr..
Jennings came downstairs to go to his
mornings work. We hal sat up the
whole night. 1t was Just 8 o'clock.
Spite OF my new a1xieties. 1 fell asleep
the moment my head tou:hd the pillow,
and woke about five hours afterwards.
Martha had a good laugh at my nlisera-
Neither Mr.. Montgomery nor Josiah ap-
peared until much later. They took a
newspaper between them and discussed
1t over their breakfast While s'the Fro
fessor" was languidly scanning the adj
vertisement sheet, be suddenly uttered
an exclamation OF surprise. and read
something with keen attention
Just cast year eye over ttst," he
L. rx<~Ir1 rrrep
with his finger 10 particular advertise
ment- With the utmost disrnay, l rad
the following:
"Absconded, from Tabernacle House,
near Bury st. Edmund, a young man,
nineteen years Of age, abeut FIVE feet
nine in height, slightly buiie, lopg. dark
hair and dark eyes. small features, very
pale complexion Whoever will send In
formation that will lead to the appre-
hension OF the same to the Rev. MI
Porter shall be- handsomely rewarded.
N. B.-Should this meet his eye no fur
Their proceedings will be tsksR against
him il he at once returns; but should
he be apprehended, he will be proceeded
against on a grave charge. HE police
are on his track"
The newspaper dropped fam my hand
and / thought I should hsvn tainted.
Martha was Obliged to bayhs my face
with cold water to recoves fne. This
little scene was not lost Is the sharp
eyes of Mr. Montgomery. | saw him
quietly noting il. but he made no re-
mark. Josiah began to hector. and beast
what he would do if he were in my
place.
was to see Clara in the afternoon;
and, for the fist time. / selt 10th to
meet her. That advertisement reused up
a train of painfxl thoughts. What ives
1 doing feeding a mad 1--we for one
woman, while another coula claim me
as her husband! How couli it all end
but In misery? II Clara should learn
to love me. ana then discover all, what
a monster she wsuId think me.
In the face OF such im3e2ding dan-
ger, but one course was open 20 me: to
see her for the last time, bid her adieu
and then fly frorp her foreteS Yes. ]
would do 1t, if my heart broke In the ef
fort. called in at Marths's a. passed
by for something 1 had leff there. Mr.
Montgomery proposed to rear me CON-
pany as far as QUIZ roads la~ together.
Don't you make y0nxseIf uneasy
about that advertisements he said, as
we walked along ''It II half gas; es
pecially that part about sNe peJifs.. He
must set some value upea you 70 make
this fuss There's something more In
this than you knov Of, or choose to tell.
he added, with & sharp look. II know
Bill Stokes so WEB; he wouldn't take al
this trouble withS1t some very good
reason. But, as ] said before. dom
frighten yourself. Il Il more than Ike
", before this day week. that he may bt
advertised for as ssbsconded.'
Had l looked through the newspaper
that morning, l Hhosld have seen twt
other advertisements that concerned m.
equally with the sus did read On,
ran thus:
IF the young asan named s.
c., who left r. House. nea
B. st. E. o. the 31st of Angus
last. will communicate with Mesgxs. Flo
gle e. Quick. SOLICITORS. Gray's Inn, b,
will hear something to his advantage"
This advertisement, which had beef
inherited for thres consecutive days pre-
viously, was Observed by Mr.. MoDtgom
cry for tie first tisne that morning, ant
not pointed out - me, for certain rea
sons Of his own
The second was couched in thcs
terms:
sShould this sseet ,ae eye of tn
youxg man who deposited a suit o
clotres with the owner Of Rose Cottage
slopperton, he Win oblige by at ono
sending to, or calling personally upon
]. R., Morley's Hotel, Trafalsa
Souarno