The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-14
The Minister'S Wife
By r ENR WOOD

seem 90 fear. ! think 1t hardly lIksly.
she does he must put her down Eve
' your loving SON.
-HENRY.-
{ Yea. ! aid WRITE to Henry. mamma
did ask him not to give the living e
Mr. Baumgsrssa." avowed Grace. with
passionate emphssix when questioned. her
I cheeks ansne. for tia subject excited and
tried her, MY reason was that I con
slider lin an unfit man to hold H."
Why. IL vas at your request that I
asked Henry to give It TO Mr.. Baumgar-
ten you let me have nc peace until 1
consented" rrtorted Lady Avon.
But after reflection. l came to the
conclusion thst | ought not to have press
ed Ii; that be ought net to have II. and
would not do IL; and the shortest way to
mend the matter was By writing TO Harry.
That's all"
Lady Avon glanced keenly at her dauSh-
ter. She was mentally asking herself
what 1t all meant-the burning face, the
o sharp as 4 knife and telling Of
pain. the capricious conduct in regard to
the preferment- But she could not tell;
she might have her suspicious, and very
ridiculous suspicious too, not at all TO be
entertained; but she could not tell.
i am sorry that a daughter Of mine
should have eondescended TO behave so:
you beat know what motive prompted II.
Grace To bestow a living and then
snatch It away again in caprice Ia sheer
cnilds play II win be a cruel blow to
Rye Baumgarten-"
A cruel blow It was Lady Avon turn
ed TO her desk after speaking these words
TO her daughter. and began a note to the
young Clergyman. feeling very much hum
oled In mind as she wrote It. In the most
way she could. a lame way at
best. abe spoloyixed for the mistake which
had been made. adding she hardly knew
whether II might be attributed to her 500.
70 herself. or TO both. and pleaded for Mr.. +,
baunSarten's forgiveness Ths note she
dispatched By her footman to Wilton :
cottage :
MI Baumxsrten Glanced to be stand :
In the houses little hall a. the man ,
approached He received the note from :
=
Is there any answer TO take back. n
nj Ny lady did not say.- \
Il will Sc" replied Mr.. B-aumSart<n. :
ooWn- Robert" Ia
Shutting himself into his s,udy. a. =
the note For a few happy mo- !,
ienrsEn moments OF suspense ever can
: nappy-he INDUCED In a vision that \,
I might stiIl Be right that the note was :,
tell him so II was short, dllin< oniy :.
's side OF ths paper. and he stood while n
read Il. "
Before he had quite come TO the end -
fore be had well gathered in its pur- ~
IT. a shock. singular In Its Effects !.
ruck Mr. Baumgarten- Whether his
cath stopped or the circulation Of hi. -,
arr stopped. or the coursing Of his ~.
ises stopped. he could not have told. but D.
'ans down IN a chair powerless. the =,
ter falling on the table from his nerve
5 hand A strange, beating movement
rred him inwardly, bis throat was xasp- 4, .
: his eyelids were hutterinx. a sick ~.
ntness had seized upon him. ia.
that he struggled against II with 80,
perats resolution, be believed be should
re tainted Once before he had felt
Ike this. when be was an nm
graduate at Oxford, inc be had ben Il
mig against time to win a match. Thev 80
then. those around him. that he had -.
his strength But be had -
been exercising his strength now. and
was TAR wore this time than be had nec'
J then horn
ls sat perfectly still, his arms support nigf
y the elbows Of the chair, and rscov- disc
By degrees After a bit. be took M All
, Avon's note TO read IL mors fully. ,a~s
then be knew and realized that all. -
'hich be bad been 20 ardently looking
ard was at an md Duh
Ter ladyship's notice does not require wen
Robert" be said with appsr- for
,~oolness- How Is abe to-day7T -
Kidding. sir. She seemed much nm but
his morning. Charity told ia. BIZ a that
she got from his Iordship in Lon ..va
added Robert Good day. sir.
: Baumssrten nodded in answer. He
at the door looking out, apparently inene
ling the man away The sun wss a
~ In Rye Baumzzrten's face. bur name
un which had been ~lattsrIy shininr about
$ heart, Illuminating It with coIors ~,
brightest and sweetest fancy-fbar sfd y
n have - g.