Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-01
The Minister'S Wife
By MRS. HENRY WOOD
CHAPTER ".

One morning there was a startling an
nouncement in the Times. AS Lady
Avon's eyes fell upon it, she truly thought
they must be playing her false; that her
sight was failing her.
The living of Great Wilton was be-
slowed upon the Hon and Rev. Wilfred
Ellotsen, a personal friend Of the Earl
oil Avon.
Her ladyship called out for her daugh-
ter in commotion she sent her maid
Charity, to hasten her. Grace feared her
mother was worse, and flew to the room
with rapid steps.
What can be the meaning of this.
Grace?" gasped the countess. Henry has
not given the living to Mr.. Baumgarten
after all; he has given it to young Elliot
sen ~
"Oh, indeed" said Grace, carelessly
'Harry can do as he likes, l suppose"
mo, he can't, In such a case as this
At least he ought not Once his promise
was given to me, it should have been
kept. L cannot understand his going
from, it. 1t is not like him."
well. mamma. don't see that it mat
sers to us, whichever way it may be-"
"But it does matter. / don't want
Lotsen down here, and whose wife goes
In for rank Puseyism besides She has
only been waiting for his appointment to
church, report says, to make him play
all kinds Of antics in it. she leads him BY
the nose"
Grace laughed.
1T is no laughing matter" reproYed
her mother, "for me or Mr.. Baumgarten.
] shall be ashamed to look him in the
face. And he had begun to lay out plans
for his marriage with Miss Dane and
their life at Great Wilton ~
"HOw do you know thatr asked Grace,
quickly.
Mrs. Brice told me 80 when she was
here yesterday" replied Lady Avon. "Shc
knew from the Danes tlrat Rye Baumgar
ten was to have Great Wilton and to
marry Edith Why Henry should be so
ehangeable l cannot imagine"
Lady Avon was evidently very much
annoyed, and justly so; annoyed at the
fact, and annoyed because she was I'M
able to understand her son, who was
neither capricous nor inconsiderate. She
wrote letter Of complaint to him that
day, and awaited his answer.
The i'll news broke abruptly upon Mr.
Baumgarten. The little hard-worked. in
offensive Mr.. Brice, who had a kind heart
and never failed to have a kind word for
his patients, CHANGED to see In the Times
the same paragraph that Lady Avon saw,
and on the same morning.
and on the same morning.
BLESS my heart" he exclaimed what
an unlucky thing How could Baumgar-
Cen have made such a mistake? He said
Lady Grace told him. Perhaps it was she
who mistook the matter 7"
Away he FASTENED to Wilton Cottage
The newspaper in his pocket, and into the
eiergyman's presence, who sat in his lit
lie study writing a sermon. And when
he got there, he felt at fault how to open
che ball. 1t seemed so cruel thing to
DO. MIR. Baumgarten, who looked gay and
unconscious, led up to 1t.
Have you heard any particular news
this morning" began the surgeon, after
few words had passed
mo" lightly replied Mr. Baumgarten ;
I've not seen any one TO tell me any
have been busy since breakfast with
my sermon for next Sunday. Nearly the
last | shall preach at Little Wilton, |
expect"
Mr.. Brice cOughed. Have you heard
from Lord AyonT he asked.
Not yet. l rather wonder at it. Every
morning look for letter from him, but
II does not come. He may be in France
again for all know myself l don't like
to call at Avon House until my appoint
ment is confirmed. 1t would look push
ing; as If l were impatient"
We'll, II saw a curious paragraph
In the newspaper just now, about Great
Wilton being given away; but it was
another name that was mentioned, not
yours" said Mr.. Brice 81 thought I'd
come here at once to see If you knew
anything about IT.
Not anything newspapers are always
making mistakes" smiled Mr.. Baumgar-
ten.
Mr.. Brice took the paper from his
pocket. Finding the place, he laid it be
fore the clergyman, who read it. Read il
twice over, and began to feel somewhat
hess easy. He read 1t third time, aloud.
1--WE are authorized to state that the
valuable living of Great Wilton, Home
shire, has been bestowed by its patron,
the Earl of Avon, upon the Honorable
and Reverend Wilfred Elliotsen."
There ensued a pause. The two gen.
tIemen were looking at one another, each
ouestioningly.
1T must be a mistake" said Mr. Baum
esrten. Lord Avon would not give the
living to me, and then give 1t to some one
case"
THE question ls-dld he give 1t to
your" returned Mr.. Brice. Perhaps the
mistake lies in your having thought So"
% n In hfa oWf no L., III.
letter to his mother. Lady Grace showed
1t TO me- at least, a portion Of it. He
wrote in answer to an appeal Lady Avon
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