Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
CHAPTER XvI.-(Continued.)


face. He merely remarked, "rhen the
Rev. Mr. Porter will have a 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 | shall have plenty of time to
do my business, and his, too"
"What do you mean to do?" asked |
Josiah.
Never you mind; will tell you all
about it when | get back"
ooh, what a jolly revenge it will he,
for all he made us suffer- to bowl the
old hypocrite ont so clean!' cried Josiah,
gleefully. you can give mine and
Silas' compliments"
mo, no; for heavens sake, do not
mention my name in any way" l eX-
claimed excitedly.
why notY' asked Mr. Montgomery,
turning sharply round and casting upon
me one of his old scrutinizing glances.
"Because-because@ | could not
give a reason. "Oh, please to promise
that you will not speak of me!' | plead
ed.
He did promise. But, somehow. | put
very little faith in his keeping his word.
printer'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 a bevy of old women
tbo Of tha nicfo nf
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 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 go to his
mornings work We had sat up the
whole night 1t was just 5 o'clock.
Spite Of my new anxieties. 1 fell asleep
the moment my head touched the pillow,
and woke about five hours afterwards.
Martha had a 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 a
1t over their breakfast While the Fro
fessor" was languidly scanning the ad
vertisement sheet, he suddenly uttered
an exclamation of surprise, and reac
something with keen attention.
Just cast your eye over that he
said, handing me the sheet, and pointing
with his finger to particular advertise
ment With the utmost dismay, l reaC
the following:
"Absconded from Tabernacle House
near Bury st. Edmund. a young man
nineteen years Of age, about five fee
nine in height, slightly built, long, darl
hair and dark eyes, small features, vcr.
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
\. B.-Should this meet his eye, no fur
Their proceedings will be taken agairs
him if he at once returns; but shout
he be apprehended, he will be proceede
against on a grave charge The polio
are on his track"
The newspaper dropped from my han
and | thought | should have fainteC
Martha was obliged to battle my fac
with cold water to recover me. Thi
little scene was not lost to the shar
eyes Of Mr.. Montgomery. | saw hiI
quietly noting it, but he made no r.
mark Josiah began to hector, and bcas
what he would do if he were in m
place.
was to see Clara in the Afternoon
and. for the first time, l felt 10th I
meet her. That advertisement reused u
a train of painful thoughts. What WI
a
woman, while another could claim n
as her husband! How could 1t all en
but in misery? If Clara should leaI
to- love me, and then discover all, VIII,
monster she would think me.
In the face Of such impending da
ger. but one course was open to me:
see her for the last time, bid her adie
and then fly from her forever. Yes:
would do 1t, if my heart broke in the g
fort. called in at Martha's as l pass
by for something l had left there. M
Montgomery proposed to bear me col
many as far as our roads lay together.
Don't you make yourself unea
about that advertisement" he said,
we walked along. ut is half gas;
pccially that part about the police. /
must set some value upon you to ma
this fuss. There's something more
this than you know of, or choose to tel
he added, with a sharp look. 81 knC
Bill Stokes so we'll; he wouldn't take
this trouble without some very go
reason. But, as 1 said before, dol
brighten yourself. 1t is more than Ill
ly. before this day week, that he may
advertised for as 'absconded.'"
Had l looked through the newspaT
that morning, l should have seen t.
other advertisements that concerned !