Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-08
CHAPTER XIV.

most the same moment, dressed to receive
guests. The dean gave a dinner party
that evening.
Four five weeks have elapsed since
the deans interview with Sir William
Chant, and the sweet month of June is
close at hand.
1t to be formal dinner party this
evening; given yearly by DR.. Baum
garten to a few nearly superannuated
! lights of the church, who came in their
charots, with their old wives beside
them. 1t was not at all one delighted ia
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 the
wing again for a distant land, was pay
| ing a farewell visit to Charles at Ok
ford; Gertrude 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 great, strange, that
it did not escape the notice of his wife.
| rs anything the matter, Ryle? You
| do no look we'll"
"Well? oh, yes | quite we'll. The
| day has been very hot, and heat always
servant crossing the saloon with
a coffee cup he halted for a moment near
his MASTER and spoke in a tone imper-
ceptible to other 1t was Moore,
who had lived SO long in the family.
Mr.. Fuller is come again, sir; and
another gentleman with him. 1 have
shown them into the library
Drawing toward the door, unconscious
ly as it were, with a word to one, smile
for another, the dean presently passed
ont of it, unnoticed, for they were engag
ed with their coffee. In the library
two gentlemen, and further off, sitting
on the edge of handsome chair, was a
sha bby-looking man. The man had been
there for several hours, and had had sub
| stantial refreshments served to him more
| than once.
Mr.. ullcr was the deans lawyer. The
gentleman he had now brought with him
was the deans banker. and the man was
the sheriff. officer.
The dean of Denham had been person
ally arrested Such calamities have oc-
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 sitting
now in that uneasy chair, who had said
The Reverend Ryle Baumgarten, dea n
of Denham, | 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 his
lawyer. The lawyer came. Arrange
ment appeared hopeless, for the dean was
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; awfulsickness fell upon
n of 70
Mr.. Fuller threw out a word of sugges-
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 man of
honor, whose word was not to be ques-
toned, and he passed it, to go quietly
to his destination the following morn
ing, provided he could remain at liberty
in his house for that night
Mr.. Fuller gave an undertaking to the
capturer, answering for the deans good
faith, and the man was made at home in
! the library, Moore alone being cognizant
of his business. Meanwhile the dean
wrote a note to his banker of which Mr.
Fuller took charge.
,, The banker, wishing to be courteous
, answered it in person, and sat now al
the library table. But of what use was
his coming? He had been priva tely say.
ing to the lawyer that he and his house
were in for it too deeply it was, and
not a shilling more would they advance
He intimated somewhat of the same now
to the dean, though in more courtly
terms.
They consulted together in subdueC
tones, not to be audible to the man al
the other end of the room, but to nc
, earthly effect; it all came round to tn.
same point; the dean had neither money
nor moneys worth; even the very fur
niture of the house he was in was mo-
his; it had been settled by Lord Avor
on his sister. The furniture at the dean
, cry, the furniture at Great Wilton rec
tory was already mortgaged.
iii 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
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, ans
the conference closed. Mr.. Fuller prom
ised to be there again in the morning.
DIR. Baumgarten, upon thorns in NOR,
ways than one, went back to his won
dering bishops, the comforting assura N ~