Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
CHAPTER XIV.

guests. The dean gave a dinner party
that evening.
Four or FIVE weeks have elapsed since
the deans interview with Sir William
Chant, and the sweet month Of June is
close at hand.
1t was to be a formal dinner party this
evening; one given yearly by DR.. Baum
garten to a few nearly Buperannuated
lights Of the church, who came in their
chariOts, with their old wives beside
them. 1t was not at all one delighted in
by Lady Grace, who called the worthy
people ancient fogies." Neither Charles
nor Gertrude, If at home, would have
been admitted to it. Cyras would have
been still more out Of his element than
they. Cyras, who would soon be on the
wing again for a distant land, was pay
ing a farewell visit to Charles at Ok
ford Gertrude was spending the day
with their friends in Eaton Place-the
Dynevors.
The dean stood with his elbow leaning
on the mantelpiece, the hand supporting
his head. A strange weight of care sat
upon his brow; so great, SO strange, that
| it did not escape the notice of his wife.
as anything the matter Ryle? You
| do no look we'll"
"Well? Oh, yes; am quite we'll. The
day has been very hot, and heat always
makes me feel languid, you know"
A servant was crossing the saloon with
a coffee cup; he halted for moment near
his master, and spoke in a tone imper-
| ceptible to other ears. 1t was Moore,
who had lived 80 long in the family.
"Mr. Fuller is come again, sir; and
another gentleman with him. have
shown them into the library"
Drawing toward the door, unconscious
ly as it were, with a word to one, a smile
for another, the dean presently passed
out OF it. unnoticed, for they were engsg
ed with their coffee. In the library were
two gentlemen, and further off, sitting
on the edge of a handsome chair, was a
shabby-loOking man. The man had been
there for several hours, and had had sub
stantial refreshments served to him more
than once.
Mr.. Fuller was the deans lawyer. The
gentleman he had now brought with him
was the deans banker, and the man WAS
the sheriff's officer.
The dean of Denham had been person
ally arrested Such calamities have &C.
Cured to divines even higher in the
church than he. As he came up TO his
door that afternoon, and put his foot
upon his doorsill to enter it, he was touch
ed upon the shoulder by the man sitting
now in that uneasy chair, who had said
The Reverend Rylc Baumgarten. dean
of Denham, l believe. Sir, you are my
prisoner"
Staggered, shocked, almost bewildered
the dean induced the man to enter his
house, and wait while he sent for HE
lawyer. The lawyer came. Arrange
ment appeared hopeless, for the dean wal
worse than out Of funds, and of revenues
to fall back upon he had none. There
was a consultation. The dean said receive
the bishops that night, as had been decid
ed he must; an awfulsickness fell upon
him at the prospect Of going to prison
Mr.. Fuller threw out a word of suRRes
! ton touching Lord Avon. But Lord
Avon had gone to EPSON races he might
not be home till midnight, if then. Mr.
Fuller knew the dean to be a man oil
honor, whose word was not to be Ques
toned, and ne passed it, to 20 quietly
( to his destination the following morn
ing, provided he could remain at hbertJ
in his house for that night.
Mr.. Fuller gave an undertaking to thu
eapturer, answering for the deans goot
faith, and the man was made at home Ii
, the library, Moore alone being cognizant
Of his business. Meanwhile the dear
wrote a note to his banker, of which Mr.
Fuller took charge.
. The banker wishing to be courteous
, answered 1t in person. and sat now a
the library table. But of what use wa
his coming? He had been privately say
ing to the lawyer that he and his hous
were in for it too deeply as it was. ant
not a shilling more would they advance
He intimated somewhat Of the same nov
to the dean, though in more COURT!
terms,
They consulted to"ether in subdus,
> tones, not to be audible to the man a
the other end of the room, but to n,
earthly effect; it all came round to tn
same point the dean had neither none
nor moneys worth; even the very fur
niture of the house he was in was no
his; 1t had been settled by Lord AvOl
: on his sister. The furniture at the dean
! cry, the furniture at Great Wilton rec
tory was already mortgaged.
I'll try to see Lord Avon in the morn
ing; he'll be back by that time" re
marked Mr.. Fuller.
"And only to find that he has gone Of
4 to Paris by to-night's train" said tn
! dean. "He talked of going over thi
week"
Nothing could be done then: nothin
. whatever. The lawyer was unable t
! help, the banker would not do so, an
!. the conference closed. Mr.. Fuller prom
ised to be there again in the mornic,
DR.. Baumgarten, upon thorns in NOR
ways than one, went back to his wor
dering bishops. the comforting asSuranc
i that he must surrender tho next mornip