Sentence:  With sou'-wester under arm, and oilskin open so that God might see the <WSD>stole</WSD> and know that there was no deception, he chanted from a prayer-book in a tone exactly like that of a blackfellow devil-dovvening: ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An ecclesiastical garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck with each end hanging over the chest.