The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-06
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malignant Satisfaction stole over nj
face. He merely remarked. '.Then tn
Rev. Mr.. Porter will have visitor mex
Sunday that he little expects Let IN
see," unused the Professor. BURY ST
Edmrnd's. l can take the early trail
on Sunday morning. and get back a
night shall have plenty OF time I,
do my business, and his. too
What do you mean to do?' askeS
Josiah
''Never you mind; will tell you al
about il when | get back"
''Oh. what jolly revenge it viii be
for all he made us suffer- to bowl the
old hypocrite ont so clean" cried Josiah
xlcefully. You can give mine and
Silas' compliments"
mo. no: for heavens sake. do not
mention my name in any way,' | ex-
claimed excitedly.
why not?' asked Mr.. Montgomery
turning sharply round and casting upon
me one of his old scrutinizing glaEces.
"Because-because- l could not
give reason. '-Oh. please to promise
that you will not speak OF mer' | plead
ed
He dill promise. But somehow. / put
very little faith in his keeping his word.
When l was at old Browns, the
printers" 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 So he set
himself up as a converted cobbler; and
as converted reprobates OF all kinds were
the rage just then, he dropped into tidy
thing"
While We were yet talking. old Mr..
Jennings came downstairs to 20 to his
mornings work. We had sat up the
whole night 1t was just O'Clock.
Spite OF my new anxieties. | fell asleep
the moment my head touched the pillow,
and woke about FIVE hours afterwards.
Martha had good laugh at my misera-
Bile looks when l went in to breakfast.
Neither Mr.. Montgomery nor Josiah ap-
peared until much later. They took
newspaper between them and discussed
it over their breakfast While the PRO
fessor'' was languidly scanning the ad
vertisement sheet. he suddenly uttered
an exclamation of surprise and read
something with keen attention
Just cast your eye over that" he
said. handing me the sheet, and pointing
with his finger to a particular advertise
ment- With the utmost dismay, read
the following:
''Absconded. from Tabernacle House. |
near Bury St Edmund. young man, |
nineteen years OF age, about five feet |
nine in height slightly built. long, 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. Mr.. I
Porter shall be handsomely rewarded /
n. B.-Should this meet his eye. no fur
Their proceedings will be taken against
him if he at once returns; but should
he be apprehended, he will be proceeded
against on a grave charge The police
are ON his track"
The newspaper dropped from my hand
and l thought | should have tainted.
Martha was obliged to battle my face
with cold water to recover me. This
little scene was not lost to the sharp
eyes of Mr.. Montgomery. l saw him
quietly noting it. but he made no re-
mark. Josiah began to hector. and beast
what he would do if he were in my
place.
l was to see Clara in the afternoon;
and, for the first time. l felt 10th to
meet her That advertisement reused up
a train of painful thoughts What was
doing?-feeding a mad love for one
woman. while another could claim me
rs her husband, How could it all eLd,
but in misery? II Clara should learn
10 love me, and then discover all, what
, monster she would think me,
In the face of such impending dan I
ger, but one course was open to me: to
zee her for the last time. bid her adieu, I
md then fly from her forever. Yes. / | {
would do it, il my heart broke in the ef- I
ort. / called in at Martha's as | passed I
" for something | had left there Mr. '
Montgomery proposed to bear me com Z
ANY as far as our roads lay together. s
Don't you make yourself uneasy s
bout that advertisement" he said, as b
We walked along. at is half gas; es- s
ecialy that part about the police. He b
must set some value upon you to make v
his fuss. There's something more in
his than you know Of, or choose to tell"
e added, with a sharp look. II know G
ill Stokes so well; he wouldn't take all |
MS trouble without some very good v
eason. But. as / said before. don't b
righten yourself. 1t is more than like L
:, before this day week. that he may be "
dvertised for as 'absconded.'
Had / looked through the newspaper 81
lat morning. | should have seen two W
Their advertisements that concerned me
lually with the one | did read. One
m thus: q
IF the young man named s.
who left T House. near &C
- St E, on the 31st OF August al
st, will communicate with Messrs. Fo- er
lie & Quick. solicitors. Gray's Inn. he OF
ill hear something to his advantage" st
This advertisement. which had been
serted for three consecutive days pre- it.
ously. was observed by Mr.. Montgom- GO
" for the first time that morning. and |
ot pointed out to me. for certain rea- nj
ms Of his own. Nc
The second was couched in these
rms: tp
SHOULD this meet the eye Of the w
,ung man who deposited suit Of N
ofb hos with fha oxruor NJ Roca Cottoo. III