The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-21
The Minister'S Wife
n BY MRS. HENRY WOOD

BY MRS. HENRY o

CHATTER l-0ttonrfnued-l
They had always been good friend
these two, from the time when the DO.
Henry Carmel-for il was before his fati
er came TO the title-would fall into n
end OF outdoor random scrapes. and III
little doctor, as far as he could. shielde
him and brought him out Of them. tn
earl then ~reignins was q valetudinarian
Henry's uncle, and the boy spent tire
parts OF his time with him at Avol
House.
When did you come DOWN." aske.
Mr.. Brice.
Only this morning. My mother seem.
pretty well. l think p
"f-es." sssenred the surgeon, with
slight hesitation. She would be much
better, though. II she'd let the world wag
its own way and not trouble herself try
Ing TO set it TO rights"
Meaning the new parson and his new
waysr' laughed Lord Avon. who talked
more freely with the surgeon than he
would have done with any one else. -She
has been treating me to a history Of the
nonsense
We'll. and it is nonsense: just that
said Mr. Brice. Il ventured TO say a few
words Of remonstrance to Mr.. Elliotsen
one day. Oh. answered he, good-natur-
eddy. but these new ways are all the rage
In the fashionable world now Maybe
80. SIR said 1; but what suits a fash
ionable congregation does NOT suit a rus
tic parish Not all at once he readily
answered. but they'll get used to it. Brice
they'll get used to it Perhaps they
may"
Il am sure my mother never will
spoke Lord Avon
To begin with. she dislikes Elliotsen- |
At least. she disliked his coming to Great
Wilton She wanted Mr.. Baumgarten
to have it,
Lord Avon looked surprised. did you
know Of that. Brice7"
Most of US knew Of II down here.
For several days. l think. it was under
stood that you had actually given him the
living
"Whst-understood publicly?"
Publicly and privately. too. Baum
garten began to make preparations for
moving into the rectory; he arranged
with old Mrs Chester to take over some
OF her furniture II was the certainty
he had shown which made il so mortify- {
ing for him when the upshot came"
To judge BY Lord Avon's face just now, !
some OF the modification had Travelled to 4
Il was sorry myself said Mr.. Brice.
Lady Avon talked to me and Mrs Dane a
talked to me. lamenfing your caprice- c
II l may presume to say IL. my lord" p
be added. with a twinkle 1T tried Mrs
Jane much" C
1T was not caprice, Brice. / did give u
Mr.. B~aunsarten the living; that Is, /
ave my mother a promise IL should be "
lis, which Is the same thing: and I af "
erward refracted the promise and gave %
I to Elliotsen- OF course il looked like 81
aprice, and very shamefu caprice but re
ut" Lord Avon hesitated. you will be- pt
me. | dare say, when l tell you n
Tas not TO blame" IN
In my own mind / could not at the IN
me think you were 1t was not like ~
o. How was it?- tn
1T Is a thing which / cannot explain. tai
rice, even to you A mistake was made me
WELL let US say in more quarters than
,e- Ii has been put down to my score 20
therto, l find, and IL can continue tc De tel
: ] am very. very sorry IL II tried Mrs tho
sne." :
Mr. Brice recounted the past circum- sell
lnces In a few words Lord Avon list Mr.
ed. bell
80 Baumsartsn and Edith married on be
strength Of possessing Great Whit his
:" be remarked. Il wish=I wish COW
they got engaged on the strength pom
possessing IL. and were married ali the rusi
oe when they knew they should not RICH
re It, interrupted the surgeon. Their saw
spects are not grand: the living Il not
Ill, as I dare say you know, and there's had
habitable house" 6eld
ord Avon nodded Little Wbifton sy
In his gift. but he did not personally az
y M Saumssrten- ed I
naturally MIS- Dan feels anxious ImpI
ut their future When she dies her Al n
me ois. Snn nsr, And two or three That
In W aDou. orins tne end l have me Il
left her sitting under the pear tree will
he garden she Is out-of-doors moxf me I;
days And upon my word. I must b. Whit
8 on' oncuaso tne DOCTOR annul
the
CHAPTER vi. an
ord A7on strolled onward with a IN
aeo lace When staying at Avon sartel
se, a boy. be used to 90 over to Mr.. the r.
e to do Latin with him in the day. comm
+; Mrs Dane was very fond Of the which
and he was fond Of her. He wouId Sufe,
80 WOaAu 04ArA
sr, now that he was a man. have tween
ght vexation p % every one in the have
parishes man upon Mrs. Dane. the d
ever Grace gets me again into a think
II of this kind. she shall pay for IT, taker
yht his lordship. Avon.
and BY he came In view Of Wilton as he
ige. Mrs Dane was still seated IN dilly.7
The pear tree. Seeing Lord Avon. @Ho
waved her hand to him, and be open ave,
e gate and entered. in -
- stranger you are, were hes come I
~ me he
kept her hand in his as he sat down ed me
e Dencn beside her. She had a light. They
kerchief thrown over her white net somewI
a warm shawl wrapped about "Hol
houlders- Her face, always a deli q~uestio
one, looked ominously so now: n hand n
2 changeo as TO give Lord Avon an "Onl