The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-30

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.Qh Nou, ,aeau. VIA Ngpg reniooln,
friehlore pm soLlfN lave tiFln-
umes q you stick ro IT, lies the queer
F ,si fellow. and Isis friend ia a shade
que.re NolIlu has been tryins la
Duzfle them oar Tor The last TWO Years
and aas given them up a. bad JOB
suppose you Know all aooht ~
II know next TO nothing. Professor
J HeiHg apparently wanted secretary
@tL some knowledge OF Haudustaul
and ms mother told me about H.
She knew pretty Wen : was no -goo1
ior ans thing else aud when Prote'
sor Iieillg wrote fo mo- accepted
q gate me some excuse to come on
here
The judge cough d and glanced
uprQs at tile set 2ud re-Olute face
beside hiu
lin yes Well hope you'n lik,
IT. Hr has q ryiend-Fataer Ronney
as le calls him3elfs Roman Cath
ollie missionary and between them
they ser Koruna by The ears The
Ef1feSs0T SIIUUTes among 7TUTrTU
temples sud Father Romney amous
.os' souls The latter proceeding "a
especially resented hy your old friend
Mr. Eial lo regards soulsnunllnG
as lis special providence By uhe
WAY. suppose you remember him
Nc,. David answered HIS tone
iNas sharp and repressed out he
went on witt seeming Darelessncss.
have often wondered What became
ot char SOS The one rescued In
my imagination, az least 10 YOU
know eny-hfrg O him
rhe nudge hf'rs into short laugh
OF .rNa- ION
Rama Pal ,ou mean My dear
David. there is 10 chance OF not
knowing auoul him RE has turned out
a marvel SORT OF entant prologue.
SIR Enol regards him As MS best
,Nampl' OF the rcgcnerate heSthen
lie mas passed heaven knows what
exams Is going 10 study the Law in
ENGLAND IL ne can lind some philan-
throp!s, 10 LAY his expenses. and goes
ITO chapel twice Oh sunday What
more could you want Personally. I
dlstrus- the fellow But there YOU viii
see him for Yourself"
Both men were silent FOR some
minutes Unknown 10 each other,
their thoughts had reverted 10 Ger
tain morning ~ Years before and
The judges face wore As il had done
then. an expression or vague discom
fort Suddenly ne turned 10 his com
peuioA
Il told Professor Heilig about you
and that--that temple affair, he
/ hlurled out Re was immensely In
terested I think it was probably thar
/ which made him want TO see YOU He
knows more about the religious part
OF this country than all our wise
heads put together
/ Then The WVrklngs OF my CnI1dIsf
imagination viii scarcely help him.
was the coldly deliberate answer.
fhpy had ieft the last nuts OF the
native quarter behind them and nj
ready the white outline OF Mrs
: Hursts bungalow showed itsel
through the trees Hurst drew himsel
upright and his face psled, though
with what emotion the Judge, who
watched him narrowly. could not tell
You don't look very strong
David, he said with friendly con
Germ. You'll have 10 take care. This
climate plays tricks with one.
You nave STOOD II q good Uurube7
4 OF years. the young man returned
but with ii sudden softening in hi
tone Why do you stay on. Judge p
Me- The Lord knows. H.
swung his horse between the com
pound gates with sure hand Any
how. what do you expect me 70 do
Settle down In Cheitenham. eho Nc
thanks I'm better here, actinj
lnurserymaid 10 the youngsters an'
making myself generally useful BE
sides, the place has got an inferna
fascination for me-cant shake II OF
Queer thing, isn't II
Il don't know can understand
But my mother told me You had beef
warned"
The Judge interrupted him with
snort OF Indignation
That ; that IN doctor again IN
said viciously What business is
OF his II choose TO die few year
before be considers ! ought to, ! shall
IT'S my life. suppose, and my funeral
Anyhow | have no respect for peopl
who go about nursing their last day
in hOthouses. There get out there
your mother
They had drawn up al the serand
.
down clumsily enough from the higl
dog-car' For an instant a blur oil
secured his vision. and when II cleared
ne saw Mrs Hurst standing in from
Of him, and behind her what SCENE,
20 him A sea OF curious faces. Blu
they passed--or rather seemed 70 r.
solve themselves into pale back
ground for the one figure OF a woman
n She kissed him. IA felt the cold pres
sure OF her lips on his cheek. an,
wondered duly why she had done Il
The kiss made him indehnabl,
ashamed He knew that II had COS
\ her an effort. although no line in he
! pale face betrayed reluctance Sh,
drew back from him and looked a
MIN. With her the years had stood
still. Their placid unchsngine course
I had neither soitened nor weakened
! her, bur he her son had become
! man. and he stood before her nov
awaiting judgment But she gave M
sign She took him by the hand ant
led him up the steps TO the yeranda
This IL my son. she said quietly
Colonel Chichester YOU remembel
David
(. Colonel Chichester came forward
with outstretched hand
"Of course | remember he saiC
briskly Pleased 10 see YOU" H'
had stuck his eye glass firmly in on,
bright eye. and bis stinburnt ale-
face expressed All awkward klndli
ness. It's a long time since We saw
each other last" ne added The re
mark was not original bUt IL serS eC