Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-10-17

%" he said very slowly. M was
to act poionius"
That villain. Hankinlg shrisked
the actor. Follow bis trail Follow
him to the ends Of the earthl FOB
low him-find him: and may the
curses" But the priest was again
hurrying away down the street.
Two much more prosaic and per-
haps more practical interviews f0S~
lowed this melodramic scene. first
the priest vent into the bank, where
he was clnseted for ten minutes with
the manager, and then paid a very
proper cal on the aged and aEniAnle
clergyman. Here again all seemed very
much as described. A touch on two Of
devotion from more auakere trad1-
tons, In the narrow crucifix on tins
wan; the big bible on the bo0kstand
and the odd gentEemAn's opening la-
ment over the increasing disregard
OF Sunday; but all with 3 flavor OF
Eentflity that was not without It's little
reflnements and faded luxIries. The
clergyman gave his guest a glass OF
port, accompanied BY an ancient
British BISCUIT. Only on one point
the amiable old person refused TO
meekly but firmly maintained that
70 meet 9 stage player. However,,
Father Brown put down his glass Of
port with expressions of appreciation
and thanks and went off to meet his
friend, the doctor, by appointment. /
at the corner Of the street, whence |
they were to 60 together to the Of !
fees Of Mr. Carver, the solicitor
Il suppose you've gone the dreary
round" began the doctor. land found
1t very dull village"
Father Browns reply was sharp /
and almost shrin.
Don't call your village dull. I as
sure you it's q very extraordinary /
village indeed"
I've been dealing with the only /
extraordinary thing that ever hap 4
pened here, should think" observed \
DR.. Marlborough. And even that hap
pened to somebody quite from outside.
I may tell you they managed the
did the autopsy this morning. In
plain words, we've been digging up
a corpse that's simply stuffed with
poison"
"a corpse stuffed with poison" re-
peated Father Brown rather absently.
Believe me your village contains
something much more extraordinary
han that.
There was abrupt silence, followed
oy the equally abrupt pulling OF the
antiquated bell-pun in the porch Of
he solicitors house, and they were
soon brought into the presence OF
hat legal gentleman who presented
hem in turn to q white haired, yell
ow faced gentleman with a scar,
Who appeared to be the Admiral. BY
his time the atmosphere Of the VII
age had sunk almost into the sub
consciousness OF the little priest, but
he vas conscious that the lawyer
vas indeed the sort of lawyer TO be
he adviser Of people like Miss Car
tairs-C arew. He was what is called
veil preserved, even If partly by being
verified.
The lawyer and the Admiral. and
ven the doctor, showed some surprise
a finding that Father Brown was
ather disposed to defend the parsons
on against the local lamentations
n behalf of the parson
I thought our young friend rather
ttraCtive, myself" he said. Hes q
God talker, and should guess good
oct: and AIRS. Adaltravers, who is
srious about that at least, says he's
ute good actor"
Indeed" said the LAWYER, "Potter's
ond, outside Mrs 6altravers, Is ra-
ler more inclined 10 ask II he is a
BOD son"
'He is 8 good son." said Father
rown. That's the extraordinary
ling"
''Damn 1t ali" said the admiral.
Do you mean he's rather fond Of
Is father2'
The priest hesitated- Then he said:
m not quite so sure about that.