The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-07
CHAPTER xl.

The Reverend John Henry Lisle was
a man of honor and discretion, and he
meant to keep Brangwyn's secret In
violate. But the partner Of his bed
and board had a wifely little knack OF
going over her husbands pockets at
any time when she happened to be IN
want of small change, and she made
a perquisition of this sort on the FOL
lowing morning whilst the good man
stole his customary extra forty winks.
So she was necessarily taken into con-
fidence, and having been solemnly
pledged to secrecy she told nobody
but her two dearest friends, and they
being solemnly pledged to secrecy
told nobody but their own dearest
friends, who spread the news In the
very strictest confidence until 1t was
the common property OF the whole vii
lage. This had a disastrous result In
one respect, for it brought every loafer
and good-for-naught in the parish to
Aloysius's door for time, and led to
his being dogged upon his nightly RAM
bles. until it was discovered that the
only way in which not to share in the
rich man bounty was to ask for it.
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story of his generosity came were
Billery and Truscott, and these were
of one opinion-the miserable man was
paying conscience money. But the
full accusations which hung over their
benefactor's head, learned to adore
him, and on the occasion of their rare
encounters with him they capped him
with rare good WILL and many of them
sent blessings after him.
He kept his word with the unlucky
workman he had befriended in his
need, and looked in on him from time
to time. He was forced at first to
threaten extreme measures to put an
end to the exuberance of Mrs. Har.
vey's gratitude.
"Now. look here" he said, III you
are going to talk to me like this every
time come within speaking distance
l shall stay away altogether and stop
supplies. Understand distinctly,
won't have it. won't be bothered
with it,
So the whole family chanted his
! praises to everybody whom they could
| get to listen; and the children, who
we're told every day that he was the
best Of men, and were nightly taught
| to remember him in their simple
] prayers, ran to him with that infinite
trust and love which makes childhood
so engaging, and would hold him by
the hand and prattle to him with ne
fear OF the gloomy eyes and abstracted
| manner with which he often met them
It happened one night that he had
meant to make call upon the patient
who was then rapidly approaching con
valescence, and was, for teetotaler
submitting to the doctors orders OF
| the port wine question with exemplary
resignation. He happened to be walk
| ing on the strip Of turf which linet
! the road, and his approaching foot
/; steps were unheard. But the window
was open to the mild autumn night
and he could hear the children at theil
| devotiohs. Unwilling to interrup
; them he stood still and played the In
nocent eavesdropper, not whiting wha
was coming. God bless dear, good
kind Mr.. Brangwyn, and grandfather
and father, and mother, and mak'
fathers leg get better soon, and mak'
me good girl (boy). for christ's sake
amen"
| He did not enter the house tina
night, for there was an unwonte'
| moisture IN his eyes which he was no
willing to have seen. He went bacl
to his lonely study ana sat there wit
the unfailing cigar between his lipa
and moro than once the tears starte'
| q hs heard again the pretty trebl