Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-02-07
"Isravo!' lie cried. .."When did

couldn't he1p'lt."
"We. mustha you in the choir!"
1Susan Shaw in the choir!"
gasped everybody on the way out
of church. MIR Lindsay is bring,
ing her out"
"She's Lucretia's sister, you
know" explained Miss Rich.
aAnd her voice rather browns
Lucsesia,s" said DR.. Slow.
MI. Lindsay was. giving great
Satisfaction. The parishioncrs
talked Of remodelling the old rec.
tory adding a w.ing. and. IL bay viii
dow.;antl eten spoke of taking in
an adjoining field so that "Lncretla
might lave a. flower garden. y
Thes even metlttatrd an. increase
of silarl az soon as he Should be
settled IN the parish, and Mr.Grimm'
thought lie. shoull.add IA codicil to
his will, in fayHr Of his'new pastor
and,Lucretia's husband. .
"Yheii they're married" second.
ed AEfss-Ricb, WAS nnchrfstiafi thrift,
"wehEtal have AL ont. church trap.
pings embroidered for, nothing, L
suplOsGT
.ps.Y6u think Susan will live
wita 'enl!1 asked Mrs. Phelps.
'.piT'aps he wont care about marry
ingtbe Whole family"
'sHe's powerful kind to Susan,
thought
.slIe takes sight of notice of
lern
'.You kinder forgot she's Lucre
tia's sister," pnt in Miss Rich, "an'
all she's got"
Il WAS surely plain THAT Mr..
Lindsay took pleasure in the society
at .he Shaw. homestead. AT pic
MIC. at prayer meetings or choir
meetings, he was always ut hand
to i;al1r Lucrcta and Susan home;
he them his books, and di-
reeted their reading; he brought
them flowers from town when he
happened to 90 up.
81. shall be so glad to give the
presidency of the Bethel society
and the Dakota league to Lucretia,"
SAID Miss Rich. It's only proper
for the clcrgymiln's wife to be at the
head If tlem."
g.You'll feel sorter lost without
emf" asked Mrs. Phelps.
',IJre pariShiS a large field. I think
I can spare them to Lucretil. DO
you know the other nightzas WAS
going to watch with AlisS Hart
when she had inflammation Of the
lungs, cams across Lucretia and
Shsnn, anu Mr.. Lindsay. must
say | should think Susan would
have more taste than to follow 'em
anywhere. Why don't she keep
herself in the background?
"She's been pretty much in the
background all her lifcs " said Dt.
Siipw. "Perh;lps she's tired of the
S1uatlOn."
-y-Rut, she ought to have more
Consideration. P'r'nps the lovers
don't mind her. There they were
all three of 'em, Watching the comet
and studying the heavens"
~ proper study for a clergy
man." aid DR.. SLOW.
land he was pointing out all
the considerations, and it seemed
TO me they were looking at him in
stead Of the Stars" pursued Miss
Rich.
1t would be complication" sug-
gested Mrs. Phelps, ''if, while he's
counting Lucretia, SnSan should
get in love with him.
1T wouldn't no uSe," said
Mrs. Grimm. "Lucretia's t Ia
smart she'd make him believe it
WAS her he WAS dying for"
Tbs Shaws had enough to keep
the wolf from the door, but Moth
ing 10 spare; they owned their
house, but kept no servants. "Help
would be dreadfulIy in their way,"
! Miss Rich declared. 81 wonder
they don't feel glad they can't AT
ford any"
Susan always wore the simplest
garments, which she designed and
executed herself, while Lucretia-
"Well, if there's anything that IN
fits Lucretia for her future position
at the head OF the parish" confess
ed Mrs. Phelps, Its her love for
linery."
Lucretia always blossomen ont in
IA pretty spring boInet-wlile Sn.
san made her last years one ans
wer-and a smart new suit made
in the latest wrinkle.
1t WAS about this time that the
parish picnic occurred-an institu-
tion which everybody believed in.
Hadn't there been more matches
made at the last than during all
the year besides? And wasn't il.
!. fine chance to test Mrs. Phelps
recipes, Miss Rich's cream piesand
Mrs. Dir. Slows tartSs OF course
Lucretia went, and Mr.. Lindsay
with her. Susan happened to be
making preserves and pickles that
day. and berries wouldn't keep,and
staid at home. At about the mid
die of the afternoon, and things
were little slow, and they wanted
somebody to start some music, MI.
Lindsay was nowhere to be found.
ooh. he's gone off with Lncretia
somewhere" said Miss Rich, who