Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-09
knight Grant
Continued.
By EDNA LYALL

said. at length; "unreasonably an
CRY, thought But he has a good
deal to trouble him, and there were
reasons which made any attack from
the church on our profession specially
painful to him"
He broke OF as the door opened,
and looked with feverish eagerness to
wards the servant who entered with
the afternoon letters. Just at this
time he seemed to live in perpetual
craving for post-time; for not only
was he terribly anxious to hear from
company. but ne had always an un-
defined hope that some one at Merle.
bank would hear from Francesca, and
that az least some fragments OF the
letter might be read or quoted In his
presence. This afternoon there ar.
rived the letter from Sardoni Cor
which be had looked and waited 81
long.
Twill you excuse me Just for one
minutes" he said. This is from ID
friend Sardonl. of whom we were
just speaking. II you will allow me
| am ashamed to ask such a thing
but am very anxious to see how
things are going with them"
He opened the envelope, tossed II
aside, and began to read eagerly. In.
voluntarily the vicar glanced at the
Handwriting of the d.recti'n It was
large and marked.--a peculiar and
thoroughly characteristic hand The
color rose to his forehead, his lips
trembled. He waited, partly to re-
cover his self-control partly to allow
Carlo time TO glance through the let
ter, then, with undisguised eager.
ness. he exclaimed;
This friend OF yours, signor Do
nati--what did you say ne was
calIed?'
"Sardoui; he Is primo tenore OF our
troupe. Such a good-hearted fellow!
] doat know what should do with.
out him"
But that, perhaps, is an assumed
mare? What Is his true name? Is
he not an Engllshman?"
He Is English, but he keeps en-.
tirely to his nom de guerre. said
Carlo
Even you his friend do not know
his true Manner
Yes. do know Il; but he does not
wish It generally known. hSye you
any special reason for asking +?
Good heayens!" he exclaimed. as an
idea suddenly occurred TO him. can
1t possibly be that which altered him
so much after the sermon? sir. beg
you to tell me your name have
only heard you spoken Of as the
vIeaI."
My name Is John Postlethwayte."
said the vicar. watching with anxiety
indescribable the effect OF his words
on the italian.
There was no mlstaking the intense
excitement which dawned la Carlos
face
You saw and recognized this writ
ing2 he asked. breathlessly. pointing
to the envelope: then. as the vicar
signed an assent Thank God. | have
cone across YOU see there can be
no doubt that you are bis father"
Tears started TO the Ipglishman's
eyes Carlo observed This with re-
lief. The vicar did not seem nearly
so hard md untompromising as Sar
don't had led him to expect.
My son was here. then. In Ash
borough" be exclaimed was actu
ally IN the church that night, aud
never came near met have spent
my bfe in looking for him have wan
dered al over the continent in the
hope Of finding him once more-and
does he now avoid aud shun me when
we are Ia the same town."
1t must have been that which
made him feel the sermon so much. >
said Carlo He knew you disap-
proved of the stage he was afraid
Won would not believe that he had
turned over q new leaf-he told me
that long ago and then. OF course
when he heard you speak SO strongly
against actors and their calling, he
would naturally b. repulsed and dis.
heartened,"
The vicar paced the room In great
distress. Il was indescribahly bitter
10 him to realize that his son should
have happened 10 hear tina. one ser.
men, and 70 reflect that the whole
course of his life mfghe have been al
tered had his theme been Of reconcile
alton and charity
But ali will be we'll now" said
Carlo; FOR II you have searched for
him. then you must really care TO be
Esconciled 10 him and. indeed he
wishes your forgiveness. Tue very
flrs' day after we landed in England
ne went straight TO your old home.
fully Expecting 10 and YOU there. Il
was then he tod me all about IL. and
gave me his true name Poor Jack
] shall never forget his misery whea
he found stranger ia your place
Dir be go. indeed TO the old
home p said the vicar eagerly My
poor boy II ony had been there 70
NEE, him, But surely he could have
found out in the village where had
gone to-
"He I'D send me to make. inquiries. %
said Carlo, land the old sexton Tori