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He said something about his wife's not being quite sane, and was going to caution Lurton about believing anything Mrs. Plausaby might say. "Mr. Plausaby," said Lurton, "is it not better to repent of your sins and make restitution, than to hide them?" Plausaby cleared his throat and wiped the perspiration from his brow, but he could not trust his voice to say anything.
But after a pause, he added, laughing: "Nevertheless, I would give away my doubtativeness any day in exchange for your peacefulness." Charlton did not know, nor did Lurton, that the natures which have never been driven into the wilderness to be buffeted of the devil are not the deepest. It was during Mr.
Then the struggle passed, and he lighted his little ration of candle, and wrote: "SUNDAY EVENING. "REV. J.H. LURTON: "DEAR SIR: You have acted very honorably in writing me as you have, and I admire you now more than ever. You fulfill my ideal of a Christian.
I am so glad that your innocence is to be proved at last. I have said nothing about the statement your mother made to any one except Miss Minorkey, because I am unwilling to use it without your consent. You have great reason to be grateful to Mr. Lurton. Ho has shown himself your friend, indeed. I think him an excellent man. He comforted your mother a great deal.
The mystery of the thing fascinated him; and the impression that it had something to do with Charlton, and the yet stronger motive of a sense of duty to the afflicted woman, made him resolute in his determination to penetrate it. Not more so, however, than was Isabel, who endeavored in every way to secure an uninterrupted interview for Mr. Lurton, but endeavored in vain.
Oh, dear! if I could have told that before, maybe I wouldn't have died. It's been killing me all the time. Oh, dear! dear! I wish I was dead, if only I was sure I wouldn't go to the bad place." Isa now acquainted Lurton briefly with the nature of Mrs.
Lurton told her that sometimes people committed sin by refusing to confess because their confession had something to do with other people. Was her confession necessary to remove blame from others? "Oh!" cried the sick woman, "Albert has told you all about it! Oh, dear! now I shall have more trouble! Why didn't he wait till I'm dead?
"How did she find out?" said Isa. Her voice seemed to be purer and sweeter than ever happiness had tuned it. "By list'nin' at the key-hole," said Jim. "When? What key-hole?" "When Mr. Lurton and Miss Marlay I beg your pard'n, Mrs. Charlton was a-talkin' about haow to git Mr. Charlton out." "Be careful," said Lurton. "You shouldn't make such a charge unless you have authority."
Like most feeble people, she had a superstitious veneration for ecclesiastical authority, and now in her weakened condition she had readily got a vague notion that Lurton held her salvation in his hands, and could modify the conditions if he would. "You aren't a Catholic are you, Mr. Lurton?" "No, I am not at all a Catholic." "Well, then, what makes you want me to confess?"
Canton then handed him a letter, and seeing that it was addressed in the friendly hand of Lurton, he took it to the window and opened it, and read: "DEAR MR. CHARLTON: "I should have come to see you and told you about my trip to Metropolisville, but I am obliged to go out of town again. I send this by Mr.
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