New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-11

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,hroucb bcr Mrs Gray had once said impauen'iy'
Can YOU see through her yourself hao oeen
the retalationg question.
"No, can't -. ,.ro,-
what Won want TO see through her lor' con
her inst about the right thing as she Is ANY wy,
Won can't make her over, and it's no use tS'ns'
Mrs GRAY, however, was one of those VINO eau
not stop trying She was trying 10 ,'aNe '"e
child over when she sent for Mr.. Whl,eheu'
Her husband had agreed with her 'p,' III TT. ~
said the thing had got to be stoPie" 80
talked with Lola and had found her very eAas-
roro,inc The whole neighborhood had sald she
would he ruined: that no girl could keep company
with n man like Fred Barney and noC NC iui,eu
AID MORO there not rumors that Fred barney hau
wife somewhere? I'D hor
Navsr since Lola had been grown had her
father and mother been SO WIN W
| ber 90 +bev were now. And she mao Always Po0-
sessed remarkable powers of working thein up
H., afraid Mr. Whitehead won't IKE TO
.. % wait 60 long," suggested Mrs Gray al last'
as hsr daughter continued to trim her nails
III he doesn't like it there's no reason why ne
should keep on waiting sald hom' lie 0an ~
home" 81. a .rrraa with
| Ia, fond movement TO her mother
SUN ", foolish old thingl" she exclaimed. Z" All
| -..,,,,o cot TO do is to stop worrying. I'll go
down now
She went to the door. She paused and said,
1ookinr over her shoulder:
i've forgotten whether he is an old creature
or not"
aOb. he's quite young man A.; but he does have
kind of an old look"
Lola nodded and ran down the stairs.
Mr. Whitehead heard her coming at last. He
resumed his seat quickly and began to brace him
self for the interview.
The girl came swiftly up to him with her hand
extended. He rose and took the hand, feeling
suddenly that he had in some way been deceived
He had expected to see shy country girl who
would blush and stammer. This was not coun-
try girl at all His heart sank lower than it had
done before How was he ever to reprove and
admonsh this person?
That he must do so was one OF the trials con-
nected with being pastor.
BY the time he had spoken his greetings and
she had said few insignificant words to his great
surprise Mr. Whitehead was aware Of sense of
pleasure diffusing itself through his heart. He
even began to think that this interview might
possibly have its cOmpensations
Il have not noticed you in the congregation"
he said Not that would hint that you would be
specially edited by my poor attempts, but that 1t
is well TO attend a place Of worship on the Sab
bath"
Having made this remark the minister imme-
diately had singing consciousness that he was
stilted and disagreeable, and he wished he had
been silent.
He looked at his companion met her eyes and
the two smiled as if with mutual knowledge
that he had been talking shop"
She answered. however, with demure propriety
~ have been away every Sabbath since you
came Mr. Whitehead. I shall be glad to listen to
you next Sunday"
1T is not because you will listen to me- he
began hastily. Then he stopped thinking it was
of no avail to try to make talk" until he had dis
charged his conscience of that which sat so
heavily upon 1t.
II won't waste your time NINE" he said ris-
ing and looking rather manly and resolved as he
| stood at his full height.
He suddenly sat down again. Lola had covered
her eyes. There very slight flush on her
face. Interest and respect were in her attitude
and something else which the minister could not
nut a name but which he felt sensibly and which
| exhilarated him.
"Pm afraid" he said, that must say some
thing disagreeable. Your mother thought that
| possibly words from q stranger might have more
! weight than hers had had with you. You know,
| Miss Gray that sometimes person outside your
| own family may-will-in short ii is greatly TO be
regretted that you should allow yourself to assoc
ate on too friendly terms with person like treder-
lex Barney. He appears to be paying his addresses
| TO YOU. and am credibly informed that he has a
wife living in the West or" here Mr.. Whiteheads
! words mysteriously gegan to fail him, but he went
fiounderng on, or at least in the South, or the
the interior Anyway he is said to have wife
somewhere And even if he had not, he is a
of,tI,,
recting himself, he has the reputation of being
both wish to bring this matter strongly before
YOU, my dear Miss Gray. l think if YOU really
look at things as they are, you will agree with
your friends
He paused He was surprised that he had
| grown so earnest.
1T is not we'll" he said, in his most impressive
| tone that an impure nature should associate
with a pure one. And you, Miss Gray" here a
slight and very telling tremor came into his voice,
| are pure as this lovely sky that is above to-
day. Your face tells me that: your presence
makes me think of all lovely and sweet things. /
implore YOU consider well concerning this friend
ship with evil
Mr.. Whitehead had forgotten his self-conscious-
| ness He stood over the girl in manner that
was dramatic without his knowing that il was so.
He had not expected to care in the least when he
| 1OunU ne ulu CdIc' LILO uI"SicuN uiOVh NoH' upOi
him as it did often in the pulpit when he speak
| ing.
1t had suddenly become more than duty for
him to endeavor to influence this girl into the
right course. 1t was personal matter with
| him He felt that he could not leave her without
having accomplished his purpose
| He was looking down at her with q commanding
beseechingness on his face.
! As for her, when that tremor had come into
his voice. she had suddenly shrunk far back in
! Ler chair and had covered her face with her
hands.
He saw the bright color on her forehead above
| tho tncers Reing a man as we'll as a clergyman,