THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , AtTGITST 21. 18 < )7. )
A CLERICAL ERROR.
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27 How "Father Ponburton" Assisted In n Haco for n Wife ,
3 ; uv FRANCIS LYNDU.
( IVM right , IW7 , the S < 3 McClure Co )
IJy nay ci ( irologito , let me say that t
luvo , never been quite able to understand
colleasues In this far western diocese
cese Mill me "tho padre. " coupling the In
nuendo with an Intimation that ! should
have broil n t > rltt of the older faith ratlier
than a poor clergyman of our own. In my
own looking-glass nnd which of us ! ever
vourh'afi'd n peep Into that of another ? I
flnd nothing to Justify the Inference The
quicksilver Images the nguro of a mlddle-
nged person whoop sedentary habit IIM
elrkllod n fnre never ruildy : whose Mglls
* lth the Ktudcnt's lamp have bcRiin to ac
centuate the stoop In n rather ungainly pair
of thouldcifl , whrae attlro N not , end lias
never hern. 1 trust , more than decently
cpcletlastlcal In cut nml ensemble.
Nonf the les * . sincerity rompels the nd-
nilwslDti that In tr.i\elliiK I am not Infre-
< iinntly lnken for n HomMi pile l , nnd that
oven lir > ri > In my own little parMi of Car-
bonoro the rnal miners rail mi- Father rrn-
bttrlon It was thli absurd misconception
LrlKhtenod pwalhly. by the fnct that I vvaj
leading a email Mark hound book which may
liave been mistaken for n breviary , that led
to my entanglement In a romantic nffalr on
the mllwav-an entaglempnt which ha' nliye
cost me ninny dl iiilcllng | momenta. Not
that I hold myself III iny wa > accountable
or blamewtrlhy. be It understood , but merely
bccmi f It has given my clerlwil associates
( i fresh occasion for other of their Ill-chosrn
nnd mertiiltmlras glhe .
The beginning of It was In this wise. \
had been nn a UJll to the bishop , and
had boarde'i" the train to retuin to my par-
Hh Having taken a seat In the I'ullnuu.
I was reading the simll. b'ack-bound book
which , I beg to prote t. was not a breviary
when two > OUIIK persons entered the car
nnd iiitnlill hcil tlicmFedvrs In the Hcctlon
next to mj own At their Incoming I fancied
thC * wcrf the Inevitable ne\\ly mairled cou
ple whose pro onoe seems nowadays to be a
liccrasary complement to the ixisscnger ll"t
of any public conveyance The jouiig man
ivas n cle k of some fort one would say ,
nnd hto face woaguely familiar. It wai
clean-cut , s-mujth tihavcn anil of the akrt
type- which mail-s the joungei men of busi
ness In this progress-ridden region. The
young vv email was petite and distinctively
handsome Her face was n most agreeable
tludy In yojthful beauty , and her Hashing
brown ejes alight with leprewed excitement
luid a look in them which eairled me swlftlv
back to iiu but pardon me ; thta Is not the
story of my own joutliful follies
I perceive 1 nt once that the two wire labor.
Ing under olino stress of emotion which 1
took to be very natural onibirransment ; acid
ns they sat facing me I thought to relieve
them In some measure by taking tinoppo -
hlle scat with my back toward them. I iln-
siic to emphasize thli ! point bfCM'sc one of
HIV colleagues Is uncharitable enough to in
sinuate that the c'lango was made In onUr
that their com creation might be the bitter
overheard a clnrge which [ wish to rcptl
Villh proixr scotn That their talk was
overheard is a matter of nn moment IJvcry
right-minded person will agree with me that
motives and not Incidents arc the cosmic
principles underlying any code of ethics
"Great JehnaMi ! Yon say he did not come
home to dinner , after all' "
The speaker was the young man , anil thcie
was a very emphatic note of uneasiness In
Ills voice.
"Yes , he did. " answered the joung woman
"And that Isn't all ; I'm almost t > ure he tus-
pected something. "
"You uie ? Why ? What makes you think
60' "
"The way he acttd. Ho was nn short as
piecrust all through dinner ; and when I left
the table he asked If jou had called ; said ho
had eccn you In the carriage driving down
Alameda street. "
The yoi-YiK man groaned quite audibly
"Of course he did' That Idiotic driver tinned
out for a furniture van just as > we. were
meeting him and drove up to the very curb.
] made myself ns small as I could , but ho
couldn't help seeing me. What did jou tell
him ? "
"I eald , Why poppi Mr. HoderkK'
"After youe forbidden him the house' ' "
The young man child-led as If the sinful
equivocation were applausive rather than a
thing to be sorrowfullj deprecated
"Good ! What did he say to that ? "
"He was angry as he always I when
jour name Is mentioned ; he mid you were
unscrupulous enough to do anything. Then
ho asked me If I could be ready to start for
Aunt Josepblne'n tomorrow. "
"And > ou to'.il him you could ? "
"I did , Just that ; but 1 didn't tell him I
would. 0. why doesn't the train etart ? "
I heard the click of the young man's
watch case
"Chlclly because It Isn't time.e have
five minutes jet "
" 01,1" , the exclamation wits almost a
EOb "If ho catches the 1 o'clock car down
town ho can overtake us here , cant' he ? "
The watch case clicked again.
"Ho might , but It's unlikely. The car
In duo ut the corner Just at our leaving
time , and he would have n block to walk -
or run. Hut I was thinking of something
else. If he ban ills wits with him we
shan't be safe till wo paw the > ard limits. "
"The yard limits' I don't understand. I
"Wo have to stop to register at the
limits. If ho Jiibt mUses us here he can
take a carriage , run the legs off the hoi. es
nnd Intercept us at the > ard station. It
can be done. I've done It m > sclf more
tnnn once with a belated passenger. "
"Oh horrors' ' Man , if > ou let me be
. .taken back now I'll never speak to > oi'
ngaln as long as I live ! "
' You needn't threaten me. It won't bo
my fault If we're captured. I'm not any
inoro anxlotiH to meet > our father Juwt now
than ) < iu are , " asserted the > oung man ,
earnestly.
Then silence supervened , und I had lelo-
uru to construct the accusation It was a
wedding party , Indeed , but u prloil-au
elopement , In short This sweet-faced
joung woman with the reir'ndful ' eyes
van taking h < > r future In her hand to give
It over Into the- keeping of a > oung man
vliosp consent to tuth n proceeding was
his tmIlldcut condemnation. I pictured to
myself the distress of the father , whoie
vlslies had been so unflUally dlsiegarded
lie was douhtlths a kind and Indulgent
parent are not all modern parents nil-
j'ably no'--a ml his objections to the aleit
young man were probably well rooted In
iood ; judgment and common sense .
The name , Roderick , und the word about
belated , passengers , budged the gap In my
memory , and I was able to place the Intend
ing brldcgioom. Ho wat a young man em-
Iilocd by the railway company , In some
rapacity-I know not what In the booking
office , he It wax \vho had procured for mi *
my clergyman's permit for half rates At
that tlmo I had thought him a very pleax-
r.nt joung fellow ; hut It must be admitted
thst clicuniEtunccs alter canes , and In the
light of the prcHint e > plsod my point of
view coincided Immediately with that of the
aggrieved father. It vvau not my affair , to
bu iurc , Init my sjmpathlcs wore BO utrongl )
rnlUtcil on the side of parental authorlt )
that I could with dllllculty hold my peace
Indeed. It wan berne In upon me ea forclhl )
that I ought to expostulate ) allli the > oung
t raahUngi that I was about to do so when the
train moved out and carried them , so to
ppeaV , suddenly across their Rubicon
Having thiu lost the opportunity for tu > rc-
( ill Interference , I may confr < u tliet J awaited
thn turn of evcnU with nn Inconaldiratio
ilc-xrcu of curiosity Would ihe Injured
lather have MB "v.lu with him , " BE tin
joung man 10 Irreverently phrased It , and
tlrlvo pout hattn to Intercept the train it
the rKl tjTlnK itatlon ?
The day was warm and the car window K
were open When the nhrloK of Ihe airbrake *
VAK uplifted and the iprtil began to ulaikeu.
I looked out and up the rebel Ivadlng down
from Ihe city \ir I away among the but < iat -
t rlnn hou * * * of the miburb n carriage drawn
by fact galloping hori r came In night At
thn attie moment I heard the young nun
MVThU
ThU un U fearfully hot don't you think
co CUm.or * Iot ma clnie. your window "
Tin t.aug of the xh and tuo uhlrr of the
t a I f I owt'l quirklv ni ! I dUtOCd liir
IniD'I'.n Ifr ' " < hI I eerrt tl u carriage
J'r > 'n' y Hi'irnn < u to it Hand with.
tbi 'TwnrJ rnj r > ( tlio i'ulluun Immediately
osj&oite tb clatform of tbo small regiiter-
Ing fitatlon From my window I saw the con
ductor come out nnd raUc Ills hand to give
the signal for departure. In the very act
he espied the carriage with the galloping
hnriffl. and des'sled. He was evidently goIng -
Ing to wait for the vehicle to come up
Tor the next few moments the suspenre
was well nigh electrical. The crucial anx
iety of the two } oUng people seemed to com
municate Itself In some mvstcrlous manner
to the other occupants of the car , and we all
fit breathless under the weight of a nllcncc
which was surcharged with suppressed ex
citement When the dr'inimlc-1 nt iho horses'
hoofs became faintly nucifolo the young man
could endure It no longer With a haety
"Uxeiae me a moment , " to his comrnjilon ,
he left his scat ; and I craned my neck front
the window In time to ROC him join the con
ductor on the platform.
"What arc jou waiting for , Oraffo ? " he
demanded , with the nlr of one who is made
bold by the occasion.
The conductor Jerked hla thumb over his
Mionldcr In the direction of the chase
"Some drummer got left at the union depot ,
I Kuo's. Servo htm right If we didn't wait
on him. "
"Don't you fool youraelf ! " the young
man's manner of speech was distressingly
Idiomatic , rot to say vague , at times
"Ihat'H Mr. John Bostwlck. If you tlcri't pull
out before he gets here I'm a dead man.
Do jou savcz' "
The conductor laughed , and rejoined with
what appeared to be Intended for rough plea -
antry. "O , come off' What are you giving
me' "
1 hid not noticed that the joung man had
offered to glvo an j thing , but he Ignored the
THU CLUKQYAIAN IN THL , T1A ING
liOCO\IOTVl <
Inquiry and burst out "Facts , by Jove'
Cold facts' ' I tell you my blood will be on
your he-ad If y-oiuwalt till that carriage gets
here1' , u Kft
"I'shaw ! d'ye mead it. honest ? What you
been doing to Ihe master mechanic7 'Mother
o-ie of your fool prnnks , I bet you "
The cha e wes In plain view by this time ,
and It presented the unusual spectacle of a
squaro-shoulde ed gentleman with a fierce
military moustache and a very red face
leaning far out of the carriage window and
se ticulatlng violently. The young man saw ,
winced , anil made answer of mingled plea
and protect.
"Pranks nothing ! It's bu&lnebs Ihls time.
I tell you. Glvo Ike the signal , quick , before
it's too late. Miss Uostwlck's mixed up In
It and " 3 |
The conductor's hand bhot above his head
and hung there fluttering like a mlrchappen
flair. There was nn answering clangor from
the bell and a hissing of steam , and the
\\heold began to revolve Tne young scape
grace and his new-made confederale sprang
j aboard , and I ga\e my attention lo Ihe on
coming cairlage.
The cabman was ceitalnly a most retKlcie
driver. He'Uslved his horses down the Bleep
slope , and for al palpltint becond a collhlon
with the moving train fct-emed inevitable
It was happ'ly ' averted at the critical Instant
by the madcap f-on ot Nlmshl , who slood up
In his place and dragged the plunging ani
mals back up'oai tbeir hMtnches , by main
( strength. But the middeu cramping of the
vehicle Jammed It between a coal car and the
Iron lever which operates the switching
mechanism , blocking the doors as effectually
as if the obstructions had been placed with
malice afo'cthought. I had a brlet glimpse
of tl.e square-shouldered gentleman ragln
baiK and forth between the doors , tliiuntlng
fliet at one and then at the oilier , and then
the moving train swept around a curve , and
I could see no nioio.
When 'I sank back into my seat with a
sigh of mingled regitt and reilsi Ihe young
man had rejoined hh companion , who ,
tlianka to the drawn shade and elcncd win
dow , had apparently nclthei teen nor heaul
aught of the exciting episode.
"Aro we afe , A'an ' ? " ho queried , bet
vokc a-tremble vvllh trepidation.
"Safe ab < i church. Didn't you see him ? "
"I saw nothing , but I thoughl I heard
some' one thouling" Then , with a gasp
of sudden and dismay-fill realization "O , It's
my father , and he's hurt 1 kno\v he Is !
Stop the train , Alan , Mop It I say , I'm going
back ! "
" 0. sit clown ; for pity's sake sit down ,
Ulcanoi ; don't you ace everybody's catching
on ! " this In an agonized whisper. ' He
isn't hurt. I ( ell you ; not at all. That was
Iho driver yon heard , yelling al hi1) horses "
"Aro you sure you're lell'ng me Ihs truth ? "
"Of course I am ; didn't I see It ? The
fellow drove down between the switch stand
and a coal car and your father couldn't get
clthei door open. Hovasn't hurt on atom ,
bin he luted as if hovas a good deal dls-
appointed. " '
" 1)1 ) appointed ! You may depend upon il ,
ho Is blmply furious I'm awfully afraid b )
he'll do somcililng elptpeialo yet. "
'I don't ECO hut what ho will have to if
ho hlops us now. He CJn't get to I.avaroik .
alio.ii ] of 110 and fifteen minutes after we
arrive you'll bo Mrs. Roderick"
She went silent at that as what modest
young vvoman would not , but after a llttlo
sha plucked up courage to ask about the
detail- Her companion explained.
'After I lefl you at the liouso I went
do-vii town and vvlied Hardwlcke , the agent
at Lavarork. telling him there would be a
touple on this train to be married In the
hotel pnrlor on arrival Ho la lo arrange
with the county clerk to keep his ofllco open '
so that I can get a license , and to have tno
minister ready I can drive to the court
house and back In ten minutes , and we can
have It all over with while the passengers
are at supper and bo icady lo go west on
Number Five. "
' It's very dreadful. Alan. " she murmured.
"Po pitifully different from cue's Ideal wed
ding' "
' That's io" cheerfully "them Un't any
Ideally lo wparo. for a fact Dm wo can'l
help lhat. If we hadn't made the dash your
father would.paves packed you off to Ohio ,
between two lUys wouldn't ! ? "
"Ho said ho would ; and I'm afraid he
meant It And yet ho has always been .
verv good to me. Alan , before before
this , you know. "
"I know , but he meant business tlile
lime. And that Isn'l all After I had my i
l.itlf neancr > with him thin morning when
I asked him outright If we mightn't bo
mairled like other people he abused me
like u sheep thitf , Raid he'd write to the >
general manager end have me discharged ,
though ho didn't mention upon .vhat groundx
in1 would demand It. "
"tint how ( ould lie do lhat * "
"I give It mi. There IK nothing on rec-
enl jKilnat me I believe except that I've
had the ainUclly lo fall In lovu with you
uft.T IIP had IIIUITF l < d with my father Ilut
I couldn't help either the 0110 or the. l
other. '
'
No Jndrd' Ilut I hope JOH dl.ln't quar >
rel wilt , him "
' nidn t f I told him to go ahead and
* T"e hln IpltftIf hb wanted to thai I
r 'Kird I could otaa'l th * publicity If ho
couM '
' Alan ! You didn't toll tno that. " "
"No : It dldu't iceia luaiclout1
"Pcrhnpa I mlKhtn't have contented It
you had. "
"Oh , ye * , you would , "
"Why would I ? "
"Hcciuno you love me "
In good truth I could not obtain my own
consent to listen any longer. Moreover ,
the notcfl of the wood dove , feathered or
human , are not particularly edlfjlng In the
rars of one who has long eschewed nil
thoughts of domestic Jojs , and I betook
rnjBcIf with my book to the deserted smok
ing compartment.
Hero I wag left In peace until after the
train has pissed the first telegraph station ;
but It was no sooner under way again than
the conductor entered , followed closely by
my joung scapegrace They stit down In
the opposite scat. Ignoring my presence BB
If I had been something more or less than
a human being
"What Is It , Torn ? " demanded the joung
man anxiously
" 0. you're In for It up to jour necks , jou
two I liave orders to dlohono ? jour passea
and put jou both off at the next station. '
foa'd ' the conductor , with what I understood
lo be mock rolcmnlty.
Hoderlck noddinl appreciatively. "I
thought that would be the first thing he
would do. that's why I bought regular tick
ets We're patrons of the company , Junl
like other people , and I dare jou to put us
off ! "
The big conductor's laugh shook the win
dews
"That's what I wired "em , " he said "nut
that aln t the worst of It. Your don-want-
to-be' father-in-law's out with a wild engine
chiming us , and he's got special orders to
give lil-n right-of-way over everything north i
and south. "
I could nnl deny mjeelf A glance at the
young roan's face'over n top of my book.
It wj. ) a striking and Instructive iudy In
dismay.
"lly Jove , Tom , that's a horse of another
color ! He'll ovcihaul im as euro as fate.
What am I going to do' "
The big man shrugged. "Can t you drop
off at Alcnntro or Sjracusc nnd have It done
before Ucsly catches up' "
"No ; that's the dickens of It that's what
we're runt Ing away for We'\c got to get
out of the state. Mlt-s J3o tvvlck lacka Just
three months of being of legal age "
"O ho1 I Lte. That makes It bad. What's
the old man got against jou , anyway ,
Uod ? '
"Nothing against me ; It's my father.
Three or four jears ago. when father was
running the 291 they had n pretty spiteful
lift and falhcr quit and went over to the
East & West Since that time the master
mechanic has had no use for any of us. "
"Who was to blame ? "
"I never knew. They're bolh rather pep
pery , and I guces It was six of one and a
half-dozen of the other. But that doesn't
help me oui _ of my bucket of hot water.
What am t going to do7 that's what I'd
like to know ? '
The conductor opened his watch , and ap
peared lo bo making a reflective computa
tion.
"I've got a scheme , but I don't know ns
It's worth much. He registered out forty-
tlvo minute- * behind us n ne doubles our
schedule which ho'll hardly dare to do on
Ihls light Iron he can't catch us before wej
make lltownvllle , can he ? "
" 1 should say not , but what of that ? "
"Just go a llttlo mite eaoy ; I'm coming to
the scheme pietty quick now. At lliowns-
vllle we meet the way freight , and Jack
Benson's running It. Happen to know
Jack ? "
" 1 ought to ; for he vvai father's fireman. "
"Just so Now , If I was jou , which Its
mighty lucky for mo J nln't , and a good
friend o' mine was running that way freight ,
I bet jou big money something would hap
pen down at this end ai the Hrownville jard
that'll hold that there wild engine another
fortj'-five minutes or so. What ! "
"Tom , jou're a trump' Jack will do It ,
If It cots him his Job You'll give me time
at Hiownsvllle to get a word with him ? "
"Suro thing , but you don't want anybody
to ece jou lalklng lo him It's got to be a
straight-out accident , you Know , with nobodj
to blame. "
"I know , " replied the young rascal , with
a nod of Intelligence ; "trust me for that.
Hello ! this Is La Vaca. Let's go see what
the wires have to aaj- . "
They went out together , leaving mo with
a new responsibilityJJcre was a bold con
spiracy to obstruct the railway company's
business , possibly to involve an Innocent
person , 01 perhaps more than one , in trouble.
Wai It not my duty lo Inlerfcre at all haz
ards' I confess 1 have little regard for In-
lermcdlcrs In any eon , and Ihls was cer-
lalnly no affair of mine. Nevertheless , I
compromised on a resolve lo expostulate
with the joung man himself before we
bhould reach Hrown&vllle , and In the eddy
of that determination resumed my book and
the Interrupted train of thought.
Now , it Is a student's weakness to be
unconscious of the lapse of time , and , after
what seemed to mo a very shorl Interval ,
Indeed , my young Romeo entered the sinok-
mlnlMcr. Ho Is out t Ilreervatlon Have
Kent cow puncher after him on best broncho
In town , but am afraid ho cant reach be > -
fore 7 o clock. Shall 1 get Juetlce pence ?
Awwcr. "
It was fllRnod "Hardwlcke. " and there ws
a footnote In brackets evidently n bit nf
extraneous Information added by the receiv
ing operator at Jornada"Ilosty Is over
hauling you right. He passed Ormsbeo five
minutes ago , running like the Wild IrUh-
man. Ho'd beat jou fifteen minutes In
Lnvarock If he could get by you "
"What have I to do with thin ? " eald I ,
Indicating the message.
"Why , I thought that Is , I dldn t know
bill jou'd well , jou nee. Kalher I'enbitrton ,
vvo'vo got to have a mlnlfftcr of some sort ,
some , vav It' no use of talking about a
Justice of the pcaco to Eleanor she won't
listen n 11 Inuto to that , but she might con
sent to be marrleil by a Catholic priest.
She IK what we-ifcll piclty high church jou
know. "
"Still I do not understand. I am not n
Justice of the pence ; nor jet a prleet of tin ;
llomanlsh profcmlon. "
"You're not' Wily , Oraffo eald you were
nnd jour er ' heibroke down nnd finished
lather tan.elj " 1 thought you looked like
one1. "
"Which one' " I demanded , trying to be
ns severe as the occasion demanded , "Iho
maglHlrale , or Ut ? priest ? "
"Don't lilt inn when I'm down , ' he
pleaded. "I moantithe priest , of coume "
"Ah , I supposti l-fhonld be Haltered , but
I am not. " ,
He-oil twirling hid watch chain nervouslj
while ho tried-to frame the crucial ques-
"Thcn may I askr-would you mind telling
me what Ulnd of a a minister you arc ? " lie
stammered , finally.
"I am a clergyman of the church of which
Miss llcstvvlck seems , by jour admission , lo
be a communicant , " said I.
" 0 , thank goodness' ' " he exclaimed , JumpIng -
Ing up lo grasp my hand effusively. "Two
joung fools for luck , every time ! You'll
help UP out , won't jou ? "
It was my opportunity and I used It un
sparingly.
"Not by any manner of means ; quite the
contrary , I shall do everything In my power
to prevent the consummation of this unhappy
affair ( My colleague before referred to In-
slsta lhal my Indlgnallon was merely an out-
butst of pique at being again mistaken for a
Iloman'st , bill Iho charge Is too trivial to re
fute. ) " 1 shall go at once to the young
lady lo try If I may dissuade her while It Is
jet time to withdraw "
He dropped my hand and sat down again.
It was n coup do gras , but ho was manly
enough to hide the wound.
"Do It , " he said , hardily , "do and try It ,
It jou like , and I'll glvo you a clear ( leld.
Hut you are the most mistaken person oa
this train , i.Mr. I'cnburton , If jou'll allow mete
to say It ; jou are going on general princi
ples In an exceptional case. 1 do hope you
maj have the pleasure of meeting Miss Ilost-
wlck's father some time when he Isn't feel
ing well. You'll forgive us then. "
I went at once to the young woman , In
troduced myBBlf , and labored with her ns her
own pnstor might , but all to no purpos ° .
She would say no word against her father ,
but she was quite unapproachable on the
question at Issue.
"Please don't say any more , Mr. I'cnbur
ton , " she said , finally "We are not school
children , and we Know quite well what we
are about I am sorry It had to be , but there
was no other way. "
"But don't jou see , Miss Dostwlck , your
plans have failed already ? The clergyman
who was to have met jou at Lavarock Is oui
of reach. "
"How de > you Know thai ? " she queried ,
with rising emotion.
"Your a jour companion has Just re
ceived a telegram to that effect , " said I.
"Merciful heaven ! What shall we do ! Ilut
jou will help us , will you not , dear Mr
I'cnburton ? " t > he pleaded , laying her hand on
rnj aim. "You can't refuse now , I am
sure. "
I confess frankly that the necessity was
most trying , but I could not do otherwise ,
and bo blameless.
"You arc very hard ; I hope you won't be
sorry for It some day , " she murmured ; and
at the sight of the upspringing tears I was
fain to beat a somewhat busty rctieat to the
omoKIng department.
My young scapegrace was still aw ailing
me , pudlng Iranqullly at a fresh cigar.
"No go' " ho said , nonchalantly.
"I regret to say that my counsels were
i ejected , " I replied , with more severity In
my manner than was in my heart.
"I thought they ivvould be. And now I
hope you will reconsider your ah , excuse
me-r"
The train was slowing Into a desolate llt
tlo pralrlo station , ) and ho dashed out un
ceremoniously. > I followed presently to get
a breath of fresh air and to otictch my legs
ou the wind-swept platform. I saw- young
Hoderlck In e\cltcd converse with the con
ductor and thastation agent , and was dl-
"OH , I'AI'A , I CAN'T DO IT ! "
ng room alone Here , thought I , Is my
ih.mco to reprehend the young Knave , and
[ was about to do sa when ho forestalled
no.
no."Thin Is Patlirr I'cnburton , I believe , " he
" an iiffably , pioduclng a cigar case. "Will
ou Join me ? "
"Thank you , I do not smoke , " I replied ,
.s eeverolv ns might be.
"No' Hut you won't mind my smoking ,
vlll vou ? "
"Certainly not ; I wish I might as readily
ilwolvevou of jour weightier offenses "
"Meaning' " his eyebrows went up In ill-
Lffectfd surprise
"Meaning jour reckless defiance of the
iroprlctlffl In eloping with that sweet young
Irl yonder- that and your plot to delay her
inxlou * patent. " eald I. sternly.
Hit smile was moro than half a grimace.
'You don't know the circumstances , falher ;
f you did , you wouldn'l blame us much.
Vnil aa lo the plot well , that was rather a
ihabby trick to play on the old gentleman ,
ml It's toj late to repent of that now. "
"Tno late' How' What do you mean ? "
"Why It's matter of hlsto'y. FO to speak.
A'o managed among us to delay him nearly
in houi at Ilrovvnflvllle , but ho Is after us
igaln now , at the rate of a mile a minute "
"Ho you mem to tell me lhat we have al-1
eady passed H'ovvnsvllle ? " I demanded , un-
ible lo be'le-vo ' that my abstraction had bee'ii
o profound
"Hather better than an hour ago. This Is
lornada"--wlih a wave of his hand toward
.lio riatlon at which the train was then
lautdng
The minor transgression being unp-cventa-
jle I was DQUt to attack the major , when
hnikemnn canu In and handed the young
nan a tflecram , upon which the Ink wa3 nil
ret dry The lighted tlgar foil from his
lingers ae ho read , and would aiwareiliy have
> urned H hole In the carpet had 1 not
promptly fet my foot upon It
"Great murder1 but that dors fettle It ! "
lie groaned
"Say. Kathtfr I'enburton , can a priest ot
thn Catholln dun oh marry a pair of heretics
jt a nluch ? "
T'u1 Question wemed Mngularlv Irrele
vant but I unswrrcd It to the brut of my
> t.o\vIi \ > dK ( < nnd belief
"I know of no rule forb'ddlnt ; It. Why do
ou ack' '
"Hi-ad that" ho said tiaglcally , thrustIng -
Ing the. mileage Into my hand "If yen
can't help us out we're done for. wortJ
without end ! " ,
I read ; * ,
"To Alan Roderick , on train No , 7 :
"Everything O. 1C , us ordered except the
reeled by their gestures to look back over
the long straight reach of track lo Ihe
southward. Far away on Iho horl/on I made
out a small black cloud , which I took to be
the smoke from the pursuing engine. In a
moment of abstraction I walked to the end
of the platform to get a better view. U wab
a most foolish filing lo do , and I hud t > pccdy
tausu lo i egret It. When 1 turned again "
what was my horror to behold the train one.c
moro In motion !
I prcoumo I should have known better
than to make a most undignified uttempl to "
overtake ! it , but I did not ; and when I re
turned from the breathless and altogether
unhopeful chase the station agent was smll-
Int , broadly Then ho took u second look at
mu and doffed his tap
"I beg your reverence's pardon , " he bald , of
with the unmistakable Milesian accent ,
"but win man always does be laughln' like "
a fool whin another's rha.sln' a thraln , "
"Never mind lhal. " I bald , shortly "How
urn I going to got lo Lavarock ? I must
get there In timu for the westbound ly
train. "
"Tint's easier said than done , your rev
erence ; there'll bo no thraln till tomor
row "
i "Neverthelcbs , I must go , " I repeated.
I unreasonably enough , I confess ; but 1 was
thinking only of gelling back lo my par-
kh.
I , My man looked up at the plume of
I BinoKo blackening the coutheiu horizon "I bo
have It , " he Eald , hiiddenly , slapping his
thigh "If your icvcmico'll not mind being
1 shook up a thrlllei on an engine "
He darted Into the sUllen , and presently
the red arm of the semaphore swung out
over the track with a faint clatter as from
Kiiiiterraneaii machinery. Klvo minutes 1 ,
luter the pursuing ( locomotive thundered up
wl-h a shriek and m roar and stopped pal
pitant under thn outstretched signal A "
short , thick-set mini , coatless , lutlesa. and
begrimed with bcul dust and oil until he
i was scare ely rocojjnlzable sprang to the
1 platform and rusticd v'olently at my friend ,
Iho station ugcnt
1 "What In - < are you stopping me for.
you - ? " I omlli here and cUcwhere the
shocltlcg fxplcthoi with which hte every
bcnlcnte vc
My man stpodi his ground bravely "Geu-
cral orders , Mr < ' llcmwlck , d' ye ace The
tlmo c'-rd say tm minute * between thralna.
and you're lets than that behind No 7 this
blc&ml second. "
The man of ivrath consigned the tlmo
card and all thing ) appertaining thereto to
the nether depths of an indescribable perdl-
I tlon , with a horrifying accompaniment of.
profanity. Hut my Rood friend , the young
I Irishman , was etlll undaunted
i ' HCK pardon , sorr , but now you're stopped ,
i hero's his reverence the holy father goln'
| to Laverock And was wan mlnulo too Into for
Number Bcvcn. If you wouldn't mind It's
purgatory that'll bo yavvnln' for the best of
uo , Mid some day luaybo ye'll bo vvanlln'
him to "
The angry man turned upon me with an
oath between his bccth , but he swallowed It
In what I took to be some small measure ot
deference for the clolh Ihe llonian Catholic
cloth.
"Oh , jou'ro one of the 1'nullst fathers. 1
suppose. Well , rllmb aboard , and I'll get
you to Lnvarock , a priest more or less won't
make any difference. "
It was ungracious enough nnd most hu
miliating lo be obliged lo sail under false
colors Hut there was no altcrnallve. 1
obeyed , not with trepidation , since the ad
venture promised to be moot temerarious ,
and took my seat on the side where thcie
seemed to bo the least amount of machin
ery. The fireman was shoveling coal Into
the boiler In frenzied haste , but he do-
slstcd at a thoul from his superior
"Johnnie , hand mo down thai oil can ,
lively , now ! "
The article In demand was quickly forth
coming , and 1 leaned out of the window to
nee vvlml was lo be done. There was no one
on my side ot Ihe huge machine , but even
as t looked the elation agent ran mount
from the rear , lifted Ihe lid of an Iron box
projecting beyond one of Iho wheels , pourei
r. handful of nand Into the receptacle , am
disappeared as quickly as he had tame. 1
stiuck me nt the time ns being a slngulai
proceeding , but which I was still speculating
upon Its probable utility the great locomo
live plunged forward , and the chase recom
menced.
For the ( list mile the onrush of the huge
Iron monsler was pleasantly exhilarating bu
before many minute1) had passed I begun to
wish myself , first in my cozy study , and a
little later anywhere 'in the universe so
might be safely out of the maps ot olirleklnt ,
machinery hurled onwaid fasler and faster
and ever faster by the soot-begrimed maniac
who seemed bent on accomplishing not only
his own destrucllon , but that of the unftir
tunale fireman nnd myself as well It was a
hideous experience , end I never think back
upon It without being devoutly thankful tha
the lines of my calling have fallen In less
strenuous encompafsmcnls.
When the nproai wr moat deafening , am
the promise of speedy deliverance by deal !
seemed each Instant about to be fulfilled , I
chanced to look outward and backward am
my horror was Increased tenfold by the ap
palling sight of flames bursting , ap
parently from one of the fnst-llylng wheels
At the Imminent risk of my life I got 11,1011
my feet and crepl across lo Ihe side of Iho
madman
"Sir , " said I , shouting at the top of my
voice , "we are about to be consumed. T'lla
locomotive Is afire ! "
Thrusting me aside he craned Ms nccl
out of the window , which had laloly beer
mine , spicng back vvllh nn oath , which re-
and brought Ihe shuddering monster to a
stand Then he leaped to the ground , y-11
'ng frantic ordeis to the flieman.
"HucKet o' water" " Quick , you Imp o
hades ! That's it ; more more yet. Now
get your toois and pack Ihls box Lively-
Get a move ! Here , give me that hook
Xovv , then ; more water ; more oil more
yet ! "
The conflagration was stayed at lengt.i
and once more the terrible race was re
sumcd. rive miles further on the. naming
tvheel stopped us again , and when this hat
occurred a thlid and fourth time I began
to suspect that the handful of sand vva h
some manner accountable for It. Yet I
dared not for my lite so much as siiggt.fi
thla to Ihe Infuriated blackamoor , wJiosc
wrath mounted higher and grew more uu
governable with each fresh hindrance
More- than once we came In sight of tlv
train ahead ; but cs often as we did eo Hi
smoking machinery brought us to a stand
evoking new and more dreadful maledie
tlons from the madman , cursings me.isuroi
onlyby the comparative meagrenesi of his
vocabulary.
Fortunately for my sanity , which was fas
lapfoing In the struggle for outward calm
the end came at length , and I stepped down
from the hissing monster at the Lavarock
platform , thankful to my finger tips that
was yet In the land of the living. We ar-
ilvcd but a few minutes behind the train
and I caught a gllmpseT'of my young scrape
giace in e-arnest consultation with the agent
H'udwlcke , as I pat&ed the cab stand.
I walked to the hotel waiting room , menu
Ing to go to Cupper with the other paosen
gcrs , but I was not to escape so easily. 1
scorns that Hardvvlcko. whether from malice
or misunderstanding , I have never been able
to learn , made haste to tell the angry fathe
that I was the clergyman who was to mmry
the iimaways. If I had known this at the
time I might have been moie charitable
Truly , It must have been llttlo less thai
maddening to reflect that he had unwittingly
furthered the plans of the young fugitive :
by bringing mo to Lavarock. IJut of thli
I knew nothing at the time , and when hi
shouldered through the throng In the w.ilt
Ing room and graopcd my arm roughly
was pardonably annoyed.
lo you're the helper of this Job , an
you ? " ho shouted , and all and sundry Kappa
to look and 1'sten. "Nice business for a
man of your ago , and a minister of the gos
pel marrying runaway children ! Worked
mo by belling up for a Catholic priest , top
didn't you' By Gad , sir , It I'd known It I i.
have pitched you out of the cab win low
neck and heels , minister or no minister !
"You are the most unreasonable person
I have over had the misfortune to meet , bir
. . aid I , looking him fairly In the eye * ,
had no Inlenllon of deceiving you
"Intentions bo hanged ! " he blustered
"What the devil do you suppose I care nbou
your intentions ! I say they shan't be mar
ried without my consent , and by gad , elr. I'd
like to see 'em do it ! "
meet and I
It was more than was ,
him hla answer hotly and in kind.
"One moment , sir. If you plcase"--hc was
turning away "I was on the train will
tle-e young people , and I not only refused
to afd them , but said what I might to linn
them from their purpose. But since I have
had the very questionable pleasure of meet
ing you. I will ray frankly , sir. that I shn
be glad to assist them If they still desire it
Kor an Instant I thougtn he was going
to strike me. but If ho had any such Inten
tion he abandoned It when the crowd pjir ed
lo admit the two young rebels to the lit le
circlein whlsli wo were standing. They were
In the last ditch , and knowing this had the
con ago of despair ; but of the twain I fancied
the youuK woman wan the moio self-pos-
"Tll lake > ou at your word , Mr 1'cn-
burlon , " wld the young man , promptly ,
and gnorlng the
handing mo a folded paper
best he mlglil.
mu'rv hlnrkiimoor as
"You wUh me to marry you and this you , , *
woman11" i.ald I , glancing at the license. , '
"Yes "
IIotTookeil ov ° eVlils shoulder at the throng :
curious onlookers as ana who would have
purchRced privacy at a price , but lie. did
Ye ? ' hero and now , Ifou please ; wei
Blm'nt lack witnesses , anyway.
"it shall be a-i yi > J desire. " I said , gravn
mid when I had found my book I began
mi
TUB men . . . v crowd uncovered rev eh ll )
cntly and even the man of wrath Meppcd
hack and bowed his head As the exhorta
tion proceeded , hovvc'i-r , he looked up again
with a malicious twlnklo In his eyes.
"Into this holy estate these two persons
come now to be Joined If any man can
show Just caueo why they may not lawfully
Joined together , let him now upcak , 01
else hereafter forever hold his peace
"My daughter is not of age. I forbid It
said HIE father , with unnecessary vchotneiire
A murmur of protect ran through tha
crowd , and I rebuked him promptly.
"Your objection , sir. Is as Ill-timed as II
Ineffectual You know the law of thla
particular commonwealth , and you will ir
oblige me by not again Inlerruptlng this unit
"TherTcamo a diversion wholly unexpected in
and intot embarrassing. The young woman inu
hit her Up , burst Into tears and flung hr - u
self suddenly Into her father's arms.
" 0 ] > oppa I c-tan't do It ! " hc sobbed , -
hiding her face on his "boulder. " ' - '
can't. I'le-ssc take
ihouBht 1 could , but I
mo away quick ! " m
It was most embarrassing as I have oaiil. ur
and my young Uomco blushed llkei a girl
and made a hollow pretense of trying to
look an If It was a part of HIP prngiam
The father grinned triumphantly and addressed -
dressed hlnwelf to me
' ln'ffe'ual |
"You uce It wasn't so blessed 1
after oil , I ( .aid this young Jackanapes J
BUouldn't ' marry my daughter without my
consent , ana I say It yet-l'vo come 120
on n wild ciiRlno In be In time to
my It. Now then/It / jou're entirely satis
fied In jour own mind that I am niAntpr
In my household , you mny go ahead with
jour Job nml finish It and I'll give the
bride awnj- . "
If the cacophonous blast from one of the
locomotives outside which punctuated the
pontenco hnd been nn expliwloii of djnnmlto
the effect of thli declaration could scarcely
have been more startling. Two or three
cowboy ! ) on the oulsklrtn of the throng were
moved to cheer lustily , but of tluno most
nearly concerned the joung man was the
first to recover his presence of mind 1 Tak
ing Mlw Ilostvvlck'fi hand he looked up at
mo nnd said , very modestly.
"I think , ma > l > e we're safe to go on now
that Is , If jou can make out to find the
place again. "
I take * no shame In saving that 1 had to
fight a sharp batlle for equanimity , but.
having won It , I went on with the cere
mony with what elntds and fragments of
dignity I could collect upon the t > pur of the
moment. At the proper question the bride's
father plajed his part , apparently without
a single thought of his superficial unflt-
iie'ss ; though those who were ncare t smiled
In spite' of themselves , and 1 could see that
my jonng scapegrace * was grinding his teeth
to keep down the unseemly desire to laugh
outright nt hlo falhcr-lu-law's personal ap-
pptrance.
When the ceremony was concluded the
man nt machinery took matters In hand
w 1th Mcartj brusuerle. |
"Now , llardvvlckc , jou tell Tony to get
up a nice little hot supper for four no , make
It sit. and go get jour wife and Join us
You two" to the joung rebeln "can take
1) , ' . I'cnburton
upstairs with jou while 1
wash up. llctwecii jou jou've managed to
glvo mo n ( iiunllflcd , ) hard afternoon of It ,
but jou didn't get tiiuch the best of the old
man after all. Now then clear out , nnd I'll
go rinse a little of this gudgeon grease
off. "
The waiting room was clearing for the do-
pnituro of the westbound train , and .1 began
to make my excuses.
"No , you don't. " said the blackamoor ,
good naturedly. "If jou're obliged to get
to Carboiioro tonight I'll send jou ovei on
a special engine ; but j'ou've got to stay nnd
grace this marriage feast , whether or no
You owe me that much for getting jou here
allve\ "
I jleldcd , not altogether reluctantly , It
muat be confessed ; hut I declined the special
engine. I had had quite enough of that
species of Join nej Ing to last me a lifetime
On the stairs 1 overtook the runawajs ,
and Roderick was sajlng :
"Well , all'o well that cuds that wajI
supposi ; but I'll haveto admit I feel a bit
aged , dont' you , Kllle ? When jou tlnow
up jour hands and went over to the enemj
1 wanted to diop through the lloor Whatever
over made jou go back on mo at the last
moment 'hat ' way ? "
She smiled archly and slipped her arm two
Inches farther In his "You're not partlcu-
laily acute this evening , are jou , Alan ,
deal ' " ehe said , lightly "You mustn't for
get that I know jour fathei-ln law a gieat
deal better than jou do"
Hoderlck stopped short and put his hands
on her sliouldeis. "Look me In the eje and
bay that again , " he commanded "Do jou
mean to tell me but 1 don't lnMlovc It If I
did. I'd go Into politics tonimiovv and make
jou a Mis Ambasrador that's what I'd do ! "
But to this day 1 believe he Is not quite
suie.
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THE PRINCIPAL CITIES-
BOSTON.
Public l.llirurj.
\cnilniiic llnlfl.
BUFFALO.
( ! ciit" < 'i' llolvl NI-UN stain ! .
BILUNGS
, liVt Slu'iirer.
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ICccfr IlroH.
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CHEY"ENNE.
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Chej en inI - \ H Di'iiiit ,
CHICAGO.
Atiilllnrliini llnli-l Ne\\N Stniul ,
\iiilllorliiin Vnaev NCVVN Sliiiul.
( irout Norlliel-ii llolel Neu Sltlllll.
Palmer HiillMe % i > v\s Sltlml.
Ponlolllee .NiH Stniul , Nil. U17 Ucnr *
bum Mrt'tM. ,
CLEVELAND.
\\VillIell lIlllINf
'Iliu llulleiuleii.
COLOR ADOSPRINGS
llrlneoe lit OH.H , III ! South Ti'Joti istt
DENVER.
limit n Holt1 ! Nevvs stand.
Hamilton .V. IveiiilrleU.
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I'ralt Mri'canUli- .
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WliiilNot * Hotel NIIN Sliiiul.
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AloscN .liit'iiliN , Itoe'K iMlanil Dopot.
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HEllENA.
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Helena I'ulille l.llii-nry .
KANSAS CITY.
Hubert Itclil.
LONDONTNGLAND.
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Illllllllllll llllllNC.
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Vleelianles .V. Tniler ' Krve I.llirarj' ,
.No. IK l iiNt Slxlcriilli Mrc-el.
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