Show unde bertrams by Capy tITZ br by 3 t eph 11 dowles uncle bertram would have a curate the parish which all told only mis GOO souls did lid not n ully want one and we hothir r Con matire george and I 1 certainly did not want or but it waa was no use uncle had made up u his mind to it and nothing would have stopped him it was one of his new fads lads I 1 must tell you that mother Is a widow and with its u keeps heeps house tor for our bachelor uncle along as I 1 c can an remember the rectory had ben our homo home we all except constam Cou stanLe o who la ls just 17 and sentimental tried the usual amount of arguments and we all of course ailed failed as we usually did when uncle bertram was lent bent upon somo new scheme but the shadow ot at this latest fad hung over our heads with unusual and anti when the following ap in the leading church piper we felt that the new now trouble wai indeed upon ua us wanted by a it country rector a young curate no objection to one feegh from front the university to whom a title might bo be given annd bro acl minded preferred offered board and anti reel rest dance in charming old rector rectory with email small aal iry dry bracing clin climate inte plenty of spare time could IM guaran teed goll golf boating bathing hockey bicycling riding driving motoring and the use its of stable uncle ahad 1 no lesa 1 than 10 replies to his advertisement ohl loose those re rep llesi some of trem mont were worth keeping after much consideration uncle weeded them down to lf live and thou the fun began rhe live selected candidates were each requested to corny como in lit turn tu to havo have a at personal interview and as we are tea miles from the nearest railway elation station we had to put each of them up for the night the first mr air lovelace a delicate looking man arrived on a bitterly cold day altet the ten ellei in our pony cart with in a at rn en mood mr sir lovelace pre pro anted a forlorn appearance indeed I 1 was sure tant untie Hort iain had tried his bet be t to be cheery and equally sure that he failed signally all nil along the way ahl ne no maid said as he brought hie his drenched victim into the hall ball now that were home bome at last mr air lovelace all 11 the trials 4 of the journey will be forgotten 11 0 o e were all in the hall and con stance looked at the half drowned man who rolled his eyes toward towards hero ae no though he descried in them the only kindred spirit mother aid mald she hoped he be had not liken taken cold that mho had bad ordered a fire in his bedroom and anti that tea ten would be ready rendy soon after he bad had become a few degrees lees seas cold and a few shades leas less blue at a given signal a cough from un cle bertram we all left the drawing room that the tits rector and hie his rd td candidate might be alone I 1 neer heard exactly what passed between them but after about an hour oad d a hulf halt came rut flut of the drawing room jud and rather crosa cross and said to mother in the dining room air los ilme hit liin taken a chill and will retire to his room at tit once he lie would IMP a small quantity of 0 quaker oats oat MH imset 1 spirits of wire and a hot water bottle then 1 si 4 return eil it to the drawing room let the door open and said to mr ancar Ln elare car there Is 1 a very good rain train early in the morning and no doubt with this hill chill yu f u will be glad to jet t ft b ick irk to your aunt in lon ion don an toti stion ei is possible anle nothing daunte spee speedily tilly arranged for the next ni nun tit a mr ir robin from nottingham to conc come on approval the faten were kinder hinder to him inas much i is 14 s hp he arrived on a fine warm la da ind driven by george the only person who can make him bim g go 3 cimo eime home in hig 1 bet best style J uncle n cle alio iio hates hate s mon had this time arrin med quitu a different dIf Terent plan of 1 I ion an was ont sent la in for them in the study and constance Cone tance though fur for that matler nil all of f OH lis lant constance Consta espe cl chall all for obvious reasons was kept out or b way w its s ninth as possible incer r we P gleaned a good deal foal arbit mr horblit front ceorge eorge mio ho had hail bat not w fislid the avoided by la 11 11 tittles 11 arhe iles it ho bounder ander mald george and anti cant pos albl do his chief reason for rell re ing to the advert t was th hit it ho might live in lit it lei iet lor tor mother poor mother said she hoped ho ile had been 11 initiated and wished she h had not ghen him hint he the best spare room q 1 I ho he charged with 1111 lud we wondered now how long undo uncle bertram would keep him bottled up tip la in the study after a time our patience 1 and curiosity cUrlo alty were bi relieved for ter when uncle raine to us I 1 saw by his hl face that the nun man i fate late was decreed and alth i 1 li 11 we werta sorry for him hint at farsi pity left luft us when ar the evening v r 1 he bald 11 1 I wonder if I 1 might ii a drop ot at irish visions of or tc te i erance arance meetings awe to our miniam and we kicked eich etch othel under the table chere here la is n nc thing num wore to chronicle wout mr ht loo left bv the irly morning triin utter after squeezing con Const inces ha ann it I 1 I 1 amder e ni the numbe cumbe of journeys Jo be he nuie male lo 10 and from front the station during I 1 the time uncle was interviewing these curates tho the next specimen way was a parson but he lie was a nice man and wo we all ail liked him I 1 bellevo he would hare have been a success but fo some unknown reason ho he tilts t ilie to us whether hia his taste for waa was shocked by the sight of or whether he ou tin t stand our coffee it la Is 1 binl it I 1 know we never knew I 1 I 1 think anyee f thit he misinterpreted the advertisement or took it too literally he lie wrote to uncle bertram after die his visit and said that if he heard at 0 anyone who wanted training for the colonies ho he would remember him hint the fourth who tried hia tits fate wait a mr fitzgerald he lie erv young and yet he wanted i t title he lie hid had been to when middle ag ard d and event lall tall got his de kree gree ills fits history before that epoch was veiled in my ini story atory I 1 he pe only clue to him hi past WAS his apparent appi reut rent fa millar acquaintance with ro hilti ailt ane touch of mystery and anti his with the roial roal family him interesting but I 1 could tec ee that undo thought him hint rither doubtful I 1 wish he had told ill its candidly whit he lie had been I 1 expect he had done lone something Rouie thInK albe win ling un ut the royal alok clocks though if that wae was the cabe u why need he have been ashamed of huh work worl I 1 cin cn not understand I 1 think mr tr would have suited us in many ads but uncle didn dian t feel sure of him u w he was dismissed though with lega 1 taun than uncle dismissed hia his other candidates afelt mr fetzgerald there was only one other possible curite it mr nir merton left when with george georgo and tue se out to meet mr Ater bertou tou he said sald ai pi ionly as a any derae hot so could say now mind much more of his this unnecessary bunite conveying and I 1 hall 11 an ml I 1 fell into hiti hit most irritating and anti uncomfortable j m s trot forthwith e V cos 6 lve v A in CZ DO D MONE to emphasize intention when he HAW saw mr nir lorton who had described bliest if as a cheerful and homesy liok look ig 1 he turned up his nofo nore and to move nime when lime time liw only thoo those who have hue li id d similar alt ter experiences w 11 berleve me veu heu 1 that move he would not till george ran in front of him with a handful of oata oats two w always carry a nosebag toy him for the first two miles 11 CO our journey I 1 shall never forget that afternoon mr marton mt arton shiny fat lat and beaming I 1 jerkins jerking the bolno and calling at till I 1 wag was hoarse george furious running a front of our sulky horse with the handful of oats at the en on I 1 of the first two miles inin aged to seize the oats and devour them then be he allowed george to get into the drivers bacat at mr nir lerton getting up behind took the hit bit between his teeth d and raced home mr air merton hung like grim death on our of at a back seat well borni ow mr lir merton alerton do either though he wanted to be come our curate and said he should hive enjoyed the q quaint qi aint life quaint w aia is his on own n word and I 1 know ho he meant it naively and anti not rudely but uncle was getting impatient wd ind oly made him more critt cil and not less eay u to please aa As soon aa mr air merton alerton hid beai bee dismissed uncle informed us that he wis ws aaen it was a very different alver escat this time however wn win curite curate for a quiet country p r h age a liu iiii interial later lal but must murt be earnt ear nat and a gentleman interview in london I 1 hero were wore not so miny in my replies replie but uncle said they were lire lre ire to the point we were not allowed to see them and of course there was none of at the fun of or the curates coming down for the night In uncle bertram interviewed ter viewed them it at the waiting room in the railway station allowing half an hour for bit oft interviews ILter views hut tie ti always came home dou downcast ind alone uncle is 1 still without a curate |