The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-03-24
CHAPTER xVI.-(Continued.)

CdAPIEh AVl.-\COnClnueu.)
Mr.. Montgomery did not evince at
the news the pleasure or the excitement
that + expected; but a quies smile of
malignant satisfaction stole over his.
face He. tmerely remarked. Then the
Rev. Mr.. Porter will have a visitor next
Sunday that he little expects. Let me
zee" Unused the Professor. BURY St..
Edmrnd's. l can take the early train,
on Sunday morning, and get back at
night. i shall have pleoty OF time to
DO my business, and his. too"
what do you mean to .do2" asked
Josiah.
''Never you mind; will tell x9p .all,
about, it when I get back" :ks.skfs
"Oh, what jolly revenge it win be';
for all he made us suffer, to bowl the
old hypocrite out SO cleanv' cried Josiah,
gleefully. you can give mines and
Snas' compliments-"
"No, no; for heavens sake, do not
mention my name in any wayr' | ex-
claimed excitedly. ..,s
"Why not?" asked Mr.. Montgomery,
turning sharply round and casting upon
me one Of his old scrutinizing glances.
"Because-because- l could not
give a reason. "Oh, please to premise
that you will not speak Of me"' Plead
ed. W
He did promise. But, somehow. put
very little faith in his keeping his word,
when l was at old Browns, 1.-The
printers" said Josiah, II heard g6yd
many things about our reverend paitaN
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 preachers
with no chapel or congregation; but he
managed to ingratiate himself into the
good graces Of bevy Of old womenS
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 60 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,
| 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, a
newspaper between them and discussed
1t over their breakfast While ''the FRO
fessor" was languidly scanning the adj
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 point ing
with his finger to a particular advertise
ment. With the utmost dismay, l 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 eye. no fur
Their proceedings will be taken against
him If he at once returns; but shcult
he be apprehended, he will be proceeded
hKdluSL Ou u grave CudTScs 4nC PeAC'
are OH his track"
The newspaper dropped from my hant
and l thought I should have tainted
Martha was obliged. to battle my fac
with cold water to recover me. Thi
little scene was not lost to the sharl
eyes Of Mr.. Montgomery. l saw hin
quietly noting it, but he made no re
mark Josiah began to hector, and bcas
what he would do if he were in m.
place.
l. l was to see Clara in the afternoon
and, for the first time l felt 10th t
meet her. That advertisement reused u
train of painful thoughts. What wa
doing?-feeding a mad love for on
} woman, while another could claim m
. as her husband! How could it all ED
but in misery? If Clara should lear
to love me, and then discover all, wha
monster she would think me.
In the face of such impending dar
! ger, hut one course was open to me:
, see her for the last time, bid her adier
and then fly from her forever. Yes:
. would do it, If my heart broke in the Of
fort, l called in at Martha's as l passe
by for something l had left there. MI
Montgomery proposed to bear me CON
! pany as far as our roads lay together.
Don't you make yourself uneas
about that advertisement" he said, a
, we walked along. ut is half gas; e.
pecially that part about the police. II
must set some value upon you to max
this fuss There's something more i
, this than you know of, or choose to tell,
he added, with a sharp look. 81 kno'
Bill Stokes so we'll; he wouldn't take a
: this trouble without some very goo
reason. But, as l said before, don
, frighten yourself. 1t is more than lik
, ", before this day week. that he may /
advertised for as 'absconded.'"
Had l looked through the newspapt
e that morning, should, have seen tw
3 other advertisements that concerned N
: equally with the one l did read. Or
q ran thus:
'If the young man named s.
C., who left T House, ne,
b St. E., on the 31st of Augu
] last, will communicate with Messrs. r
gle & Quick, solicitors. Gray's Inn,
will hear something to his advantage"
This advertisement, (which had bes
inserted for three consecutive days pr
> viously, was observed by Mr.. Montgor
cry for the first time that morning, nj