Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-14
Then You have met Miss Harri-
tasyegM By 6o66s/7eo1ylI- e. -.

"Then you have met Miss Harri-
gam"
Il have seen her on the stage"
II have the happiness of being her
eonfessor."
They proceeded quite as far as a
hundred yards before Courtlandt vol
unteered; THAT must be interesting. F"
she is a good Catholic"
"Ah, yes; l recolleet now"
And you?'
"Oh. l haven't any religion such as
/ requires my presence in churches.
Don't misunderstood me! AS d boy l
was bred in the Episcopal church;
+ but | have travelled so much that |
have drifted out of the circle. | find
that when 1 am out in the open, in
the heart of some great waste, such as
a desert, a sea, the top of n mountain
| can see the greatness of the Omnipo-
tent far more clearly and humbly
than within the walls of a cathedral"
But God imposes obligations upon
mankind. We have ceased to look
upon the hermit as a holy man, but
rather as one devoid of courage. 1t
is not the stone and the stained win
dows; it is the text of our daily work,
that the physical being of the church
represents"
Il have not avoided any of my OBJ
legations" Courtlandt shifted his
stick behind his back. II was speak
ing of the church and the open field,
as they impressed me-"
You believe in the tenets of Chris
tianity?"
Surely A man must pin his faith
and hope to something more stable
than humanity"
II should like to convert you to my
way of thinking" simply.
Nothing is impossible. Who
knows?"
The padre, as they continued on
ward, offered many openings, but the
young man at his side refused to be
drawn into any confidence. So the
padre gave up, for the futility of his
efforts became irksome. His own lips
were sealed, SO he could not ask
point-blank the question that clam
ored at the tip of his tongue.
so YOU are Miss Harrigan's confess
sor?"
Does 1t strike you strangely"
"Merely the coincidence"
IF I were not her confessor l
should take the liberty of asking you
some questions"
at is quite possible that 1 should
decline to answer them"
The padre shrugged. ut is patent
to me that you will go about this
affair in your own way. T wish you
we'll "
THANK you. AS Miss Harrigan's
confessor you doubtless know every
thing but the truth
The padre laughed this time. The
shops were closed. The open restau-
rants by the waterfront held but few
idlers. The padre admired the young
mans independence. Most men would
have hesitated not a second to pour
the tale into his ears in hope of
material assistance. The PADRES ad-
miration was equally proportioned
with respect.
II leave you here" he said. you
will see me frequently at the villa"
Il certainly shall be there fire.
quently. Good night"
Courtlandt quickened his pace,
which soon brought him alongside the
others. They stopped in front of Alb
suade them to come up for a night
cap.
Nothing to it, my boy" said Har-
rigan. Il need no nightcap on top of
cognac forty-eigH years old. For me
that's a whole suit of pajamas.'
You come, Ted
abbey, I wouldn't climb those
8 airs for bottle of Horace's Faler-
MON served on Seneca's famous citron
tai BILE"
Not friend in the world" Abbott
lamented.
Laughingly they hustled him into
the hallway and fled Then Court
! landt went his way alone. He slept
with the dubious satisfaction that the
first day had not gone badly. The
wedge had been entered. 1t remained
to he seen if it could be dislodged.
! Harrigan was in a happy temper.
| He kissed his wife and chucked Nora
under the chin. And then Mrs. Har-
rigan launched the thunderbolt which,
having been held on the leash for
several hours. had, for all of that,
lost none of its ability to blight and
| scorch.
James. you are about as hopeless
a man as ever was born. You all
but disgraced us this afternoon
"Mother!'
"Me?" cried the bewildered Harri-
gan.
Look at those tennis shoes; one
white string and one brown one.
It's enough to drive q woman mad.
What In heavens name made you
Gomez"
Perhaps 1t was the after effect of
good dinner. that dwindling away
of pleasant emotions; perhaps it was
the very triviality of the offense for
which he was thus suddenly ar
raigned; at any rate. he lost his
| temper, and he was rather formida-
| ble when that occurred