The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16


'Papa,' she said. wistfuIly. ''iS
your ncura! gia worsc:'
every much worse, Thco." he
said, lifting his pain-Slazel eyes to
her elger. questioning yo,lng face.
"l do not believe that can preach
tomorrow: do not believe that |
can ever prepare Il sermon.
Thcodora looked ag!la>t.
"Bnt, papa" sand she. "what can
You do:- Old DIR. Drenton Is Out Of
town. and
My dear, said the poor clergy
man, pres s:ny his hands to his iIlroj,-
bing temples, you must send II noty
to Mr.. Hervey, and ask him to OIL
ciate in my place, as a special
favor"
''Who is Mr.. Hervey::" asked
Theodora
Il don't Know sighed Mr.. Reed.
Il only know that he was to be at
Windheld this week. Most prob
ably he will be at the Star hotel"
Very well, papa.' sad Theodo-'
m fei0nino q cEeprfu]ncss that she
was very far from feeling. Drink
your chocolate now, there's Il dar-
ling, and don't fret yourself the
least bit in the world and | will see
that asl a~~a,, gn":",,+s ar~ rn:,,l".'
:" Sh" r,n E..wn stairs an.' 81
herself T." ,ninlin.
\ substitute uin>l .,- i.,,..i :.,i.
the pulpit. and here 1t WAS twelve
O'Clock on Saturdav.
She sat down and wrote a little
note. cons ulting the dictionary more
than once to make sure of no errors.
and carefully copying the whole, be-
cause of il spatterinr little blot
which fell, Us if .'of malice af0re-
said" directly across the second
line.
DEAR Mr.. IIErvEy: -WHl rou grant
us the great favor Of prsacIiinEsin in fapa's
place Tomorrow: ilr IS very Ill OF
au su, 'is nrn l an y "" a,'' nh.r " 'nt,r" r -
i;n,., if f. Won will dine VII, IIs to-mor-
row after Church.
TEroroEA REED.
And after satisfying herself that
it was all onite right. she carried it
herself to the Star hotel.
Mr.fferyey was not, in ,,haGn been
in since morning.
But they would Give him the note
directly on lis; arrival: 80 Theodnra
hurried home AGAIN. dnd in IT,.
course of the atl-rnupu, ii lili!,. col
0T,i Lyy from the l.,.rI Lry4yni :.
card. on one side of which was N
eravcd, .Herrv Heryev," while on
the other was written the words, |
s"with nlpasure.' :
And the minister's iaugIte ter, 'on
thought intent.' roasted |
a pair of chichens collected the in
gradients for a salad, made d peach
pie and baked loaf Of bread. which
was light and white as sct-foam.
"I'll show him that the country
girls understand good housekeep-
ing" said Theo to herself.
Mr.. Reed was not able to leave
his sosa the next morning, so Theo
put on her pretty blue-and-white
dress and the gypsy hat with
the roses that became her delicate
so perfectly, and went /
to church, after first seeing that the
table was all spread for the cold
dinner, and the coffee-pot simmer
ing on the stove.
The church was full.
Mr.. Hervey was Il rising luminary
in the theological horizon, and al
most every one in Windfeld had
heard Of him, so there was no lack
Of an audience.
But to ThedOra's incffable dismay,
the tall Young man who walked so
composedly out on the platform was
no other than the frank-faced per-
son who had stood on her kitchen
threshold. onlv the dav before. and
overheard her diatribe' on the sub
ect of undesired guests.
Under the shadow Of the roses
she turned redder still.
"Oh, my tongue-my unlucky
;ongue" she said, frantically, to
M always knew it would