Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-04-28
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the news the pleasure OF Lne eAclteiueHt
that l expected; but a quiet smile Of
malignant satisfaction stole over his
face He merely remarked. "Then the
Rev. Mr.. Porter will have visitor next
Sunday that he little expects. Let me
see," unused the Professor Bury St
Edmunds. l can take the early train
on Sunday morning. and get back at
night I shall have plenty OF time to
do my business, and his. too"
What do you mean to dor asked
Josiah.
"Never you mind; will tell you all
about it when / get back"
"Oh, what jolly revenge it will be,
for all he made us suffer TO bowl the
old hypocrite out so cleanr' cried Josiah,
gieefully. "You can give mine and
Silas' compliments"
mo, no; for heavens sake, do not
mention my name in any wayv | ex-
claimed excitedly.
by not2" asked Mr.. Montgomery,
turning sharply round. and casting upon
me one Of his old scrutinizing glnnces.
"Because-because- | could not
give a reason. "Oh, please to promise
that you will not speak of mew | plead
ed.
He did promise But, somehow. l put
very little faith in his keeping his word.
when l was at old Browns, the
printers" said Josiah. 81 heard a 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 5 o'clock.
Spite OF my new anxieties. | fell asleep
the moment my head touched the pillow,
aud woke about FIVE hours afterwards.
Martha had a good laugh at my misera-
BILE looks when | went In to breakfast.
Neither Mr. Montgomery nor Josiah APP
penred until much later. They took a
newspaper between them and discussed
II over their breakfast. While THE Pro-
fessor" was languidly scanning the adj
vertisenent sheet, he suddenly uttered
an exclamation Of surprise, and read
something with keen attention.
"Just cast your eve 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. a 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.
Porter shall be handsomely rewarded
N. B.-Should this meet his eve. no fur
Their proceedings will be taken against
him IL he at once returns; but should
he be apprehended, he will be proceeded
against on grave charge. The police
are on his track"
The newspaper dropped from my hanc
and | thought | should have tainted
Martha was obliged TO battle my face
with cold water to recover me. Thi,
little scene was not lost to the sharI
eyes of Mr.. Montgomery. l saw hin
quietly noting 1t, but he made no re
mark. Josiah began to hector. and bcas
what he would do II he were in ml
place.
l was to see Clara in the afternoon
and, for the first time, l felt 10th I,
meet her. That advertisement reused vi
a train OF painful thoughts What wa
l doing feeding mad love for on
woman. while another could claim m
as her husbandl How could It all end
but In miseryf IL Clara should leari
to love me, and then discover all, wha
monster she would think me-
In the face Of such impending dan
ger, hut one course was open to me: t
see her for the last time, bid her adieu
and then hy from her forever. Yes:
would do It, II my heart broke in the Of
fort. l called In at M4rtha's as passe
by for something l had left there. MI
Montgomery proposed to bear me com
pany as far as our roads lay together.
"Don't you make yourself unens
about that advertisement" he said, a
we walked along. at Is half gas; e,
pccially that part about the police. ii
must set some value upon you to max
this fuss. There's something more 1
this than you know OF, or choose to tell,
he added, with a sharp look. II kno,
Bill Stokes so well; he wouldn't take a
this trouble without some very goo
reason. But. as l said before, don
brighten yourself. II Is more than like
ly. before this day week. that he may b
advertised for as 'sbsconded.'
Had l looked through the nswspape
that morning, l should have seen tw
other advertisements that concerned 10
equally with the one l did read. On
ran thus;
''If the young man named s.
c who left I HOUSE. nes