Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-30

sswhat DO you mean" he demanded, 10y
this unsecanly conduct? You are taking
please remember that fact" He continued
the service. There were no more outbreaks
The necessary papers were produced and
signed. Haverford witnessed. Dick pro-
ed It. not to the officiating clergyman, but
to the witness.
what is this for1" inquired Haverford.
II didn't marry you
Who did? asked Dick.
He did," answered Haverford. pointing
to Vaughan.
-Give it to him them" said Dick nom
chalantly and turned away.
That was queer thing" said Hayer-
ford. az the two ciergymen left the house.
1T was all queer" said Vaughan shortly.
Il feel az II had committed a crime"
Nonsense.' exclaimed his companion.
would you have done II II / hadn't?'
asked Vaughan. stopping In the middle or
the walk.
'Of course" returned the other ITS
all In the days work When you've been
people SO seriously. Huilo, there's a meet
ing Of the D. p. I..''
He glanced down Main street, where a
row of lighted candies were set up in the
middle of the road.
lis that it?" asked Vaughan. II thought
1t was danger signal
mo. It's the p: p: T." Haverford
Barker has caught" he unused
Barker everybody knew. Vaughan had
not been in town an hour before the dis
solute, brilliant, eccentric lawyer had been
pointed out to him: but of the ID. p. /. he
had not heard till now. 1t was. of course,
he said to himself. one of those secret So
cieties of which the town was full He
did not think Haverford went in for that
sort of thing. At another time curiosity
might have spurred him on to an investiga-
ton. but tonight his mind was full OF
Dicks unfortunate ENHANCEMENT.
"Ili go right down.. said Haverford, and
hurried away In the direction of the can
dies
Vaughan went back to his study. What
would Jack think of him, after the warn
ing given, the pledge received?
What did he think OF himself. to be
drawn into such scrape? How did IL
happen? 1t was because he had come
home sure of himself. so complacent. so
satisfied. Then was the time to be num-
BILE and watchful and on his guard. In
stead, he had dallied over his supper and
gone to meet the enemy full of pride ana
raspberry tart. He should have prayed
and prepared himself for the religious cere-
mony he had been called to perform II
he had done this. he would have seen clear
ly and been strong enough to take a stand,
would have cowed the rabble and held back
Haverford and given Dick a chance.
Only constant vigilance. the deepest hui
mility, unvarying obedience to the holy
vision, could carry him through the work
he had undertaken 1t was too big LOT
him. too big for any man; but as Mary
Henley had said, it was not too big for
God II he submitted utterly to Divine
guidance putting self aside. he could ac-
complish it, Otherwise he was doomed to
pitiable failure. For such an fmpulsve
easily affected nature there was no middle
course.
So he scourged himself with regrets, put
on the sackcloth of penitence, bestrewed
himself with the ashes Of humility and
Dedicated himself anew to his work.
Meanwhile, down at the Widow McClin-
tock's the orgies were at their height.
Swept along by he knew not what evil in
fiuence. Dick the cowboy drank and danced
and cursed and drank again nor knew I'M
til the next morning that he was married
man.
CTo be continued tomorrow