The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25


nv Nat They become friends. EIery
meets Grace while walking In the nelus,
and learns that she walks there every
Sunday.
CHAPTER vili.-(Continued.)
Want It fine?" he whispered. Talk
about your miracles! Godfreys
mighty! Say, Mr.. Ellery, don't you
ever tell a soul how it really was VIII
your"
mo, Of course not"
mo. I know you won't. You won't
tell on me and ! won't tell on you'
That's a trade. hey?" 1850
The minister stopped in the middle
Of his step.
"What?" he said. turning.
Mr.. Pepper merely smiled, winKeo'
and shut the door. John Ellery renect-
ed much during his homeward walk.
The summer in Trumet drowseo on
as Trumet summers did in those days
when there were no boarders from the
city, no automobiles or telephones or
ANTIQUE" collectors. The Sunday DIN
uers with the Daniels family were al
most regular weekly functions now.
He lodged them when he could, out
he could not do so often without tel,
ing an absolute lie, and this he wouio
not do. And, regularly, when the sol
emn meal was eaten, Captain Elkanah
went upstairs for his nap and the Rev.
erend John was left alone with Anna
bel. Miss Daniels did her best to be
entertaining, was. in fact, embarrass-
ingly confidential and cordial. II was
hard work to get away, and yet, some
how or other, at the stroke OF four,
the minister always said good-by and
took his departure.
What is your hurry, Mr.. ElleryT
begged Annabel on one occasion when
the reading Of Moore's poems had
been interrupted In the middle by the
quests sudden rising and reaching for
his hat. 81 don't see why you always
20 90 early. It's so every time you're
here. Do you call at any other house
on Sunday afternoons?"
NO." was the prompt reply. oh
no."
MRS. Rogers said she saw you 60
ing across the fields after you left
here last Sunday. Did you go for
walki"
"Er-er-yes, did"
81 wish you had mentioned 1t. low
to walk, and there are so few peopl,
that INfind congenial company. Ar
you going for a walk now?"
why, no-er-not exactly"
I'm sorry. Good-by. Will you com
again next Sunday? OF course 20
will. You know how dreadfully disal
pointed I-we-shall be II you don't
Thank you, Miss Daniels. enjoye
the dinner very much. Good afte
noon"
He hurried down the path. Annab,
watched him go. Then she did an cd
thing. She. passed through the 81
ting room. entered the front hall, wei
up the stairs, tiptoed by the door
her fathers room, and then up anot
or flight to the attic. From here
steep set Of steps led to the cupo
on the roof. In that cupola was
spyglass.
Annabel opened a window a fe
inches, took the spyglass from 1
rack, adjusted 1t, laid 1t on the g
Of the open window and knelt, Il
glass at her eye. The floor Of q
eupola was very dusty and she W
wearing her newest and best gov
but she did not seem to mind.
Through the glass she saw the 10
at the top and Captain Mayos hou
near 1t. The main road was desert
save for one figure, that Of her Ii
caller. He was mounting the hill
long strides.
She watched him gain the crest a
pass over It out Of sight. Then S
shifted the glass so that 1t poin,
toward the spot beyond the curve
the hill. where the top of a tn
group OF silver-leafs hid the parsona
Above the tree tops glistened
white steeple Of the Regular chur
n the minister went straight home
could see him. But under those sill,
ieafs was the beginning OF the sh
out across the fields where Dida
had seen Mr.. Ellery walking on
previous Sunday.
Slowly she moved the big end OF
spyglass back along the arc 1t
travelled. She found a speck
watched it. II was a man, strid
across the meadow land. half +
beyond the parsonage, and hurry
In the direction Of the beach.
saw him climb high dune, jump
fence, cross another field and fin
vanish in the grove Of pines on
edge of the bluff by the shore.
The man was John Ellery, the q
lister. Evidently, he had not &
home, nor had he taken the 81
cut. Instead be had walked do
town long way and then turned II
cross the fields and work his ,
back.
Annabel put down the glass q
needless Of her fathers call, sat thi
ing. The minister had deliberately
ceived her. More than that. he