New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH AZ. 1910


babe her analyze for was he not inland dweler,
a commercial traveller. perhaps, so alien 70 the
be helped down the Bidduph's sde) she crossed the
sWard and confronted him. He looked up embar-
rassedly as she approached.
This one he said, pointing 70 solitary and ne
elected grave wherein a cheap tombstone said there
lay Ann There the sentence ended, by reason
of the of having been obterated with plaster
Why is II apart. Was she not one of thems"
Again that look of attronted pride came to the
girls eyes. And II seemed 20 Adams though the
question had also awakened some slumbering hatred.
Was she not one of you, he repeated
MOI The word came with passionate vehe-
menCe.
Sure" he asked quietly. But a person less ex-
cited than Miss Runter would have noticed his
strained tone.
She was by marriage only that was all She
brought shame on her people. she and her son.
Tell me- said Adams huskily.
He shirked a Hunters duty when the call camel"
cried the girl hercely. He was a coward
And 50 you disowned his mother, blotehed out
your connection with herr" interrupted Adams.
pOking at the plaster with his stick. What
ceted fools the Hunters must be-!
You don't understand. Ten men and hfeboat
beseeched him TO lead them, and he hung back like
cur, while a ships crew were drowned! Drowned
Through Runters cOwardicel"
And the other ten probably saved. observed
Adams chipping third letter into legibility Life
boats not infalhble"
Don't" painted the girl, snatching his stick
away. How dare you'
Il was thinking that al these years of tOTtuTing
remorse should have earned him absolutiOn. At any
rate. why visit the sin on his dead mother?"
"RemOTSel Can remOrse bring back
The family honor first, and secondly the sChOOn-
er's crew" interpOsed Adams ironically.
But why do discuss 1t with YOU. cried the
girl suddenly. You cannot understand what cow
ardice on the sea means, or seamans unwritten
duty TO his brethrenl"
She gathered her skirts together and babe him a
cold good evening. Had she looked back from the
churchyard gate she would have seen his head fall
his clasPed knees IN utter detection
TT was in this attitude that the white-hared vicar
found him an hour later and gently asked if he
could be of any assistance Adams looked up and
face of cultured kindness and venerable grace,
a man of whose wise counsel and unbigoted soul he
had heard in his childhood.
If could help 10 alleviate your grief" spoke
the vicar again.
Adams without hesitation. almost with eager
ness. II am sorely in need of guidance, he replied
YEARLY.
The vicar gently took his arm and conducted him
in silence through of shrubberied paths the
parsonage.
&" Now. let me hear" he said placing chair for
him IN the study.
Adams scarcely heard He was staring at a faded
photograph of himself in seafaring garb among the
bric-abrac the table, though he knew the frayed
PRINT must have been taken years before.
Won YOU sit down." said the wondering vicar
Then he too looked at the photograph and back
again 10 Adams face
I'm sorry" began Adams apologeticallv With
sudden start the vicar laid eager hand his
shoulder
John Runters som"
welcome"
Welcome As the sunshine in winter" The
speaker beaming face alone was sufficient without
the VINE he brought out and his message 10 the foot
man that no other callers desired that evening.
ana now tell me about job Your father. Is he
He is i'll with a lingering illness and hungers for
peace with ms people said Adams 1