The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12

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him aFonpd md 9hpw him. !liAa
f'ldnsht pniI ID heIl ard Iyptt'r,
"NessaS sl!dR q woql ba X good
warning to him, anyway. MS ssisb
Millard moved uneasily, Sri The @his-
pers broke off suddenly lie wondered
il Edith had heard them. He glanced at
her, and she looked 30 unconscious that
he concluded she had not
The rector had commenced his sermon,
and she was giving close attention.
Millard listened awhile, but It did not
interest him He seemed to have heard
the same sermon a thousand times, and
bis thoughts wandered away into other
channels, They went back to the days
when he had been wont to read the re-
sponses ont Of Edith Arnold's prayer
book, and then he thought Of the two
women he had heard discussing his case.
He.looked at Edith surrephtiously as
she sat there listening 80 iftently to the
sermon, and he thought she did not look
like girl who would care to "dangle"
any one, He knew he, might be mis-
taken, for he did not claim to know
women No tian dees who has once
thought he did But certainly she did
not look like a girl, of that sort. BE
knew stie had ahyet iseemed SO to him,
even at the last But then who could
tefis Perhaps she would like to 1sdangIe"
him, as they calledit
He wondered II he would care, and
concluded that he would ,potsi it might
even be pleasant Something suggested
to him that he might let her try and he
favored the suggestion \ AZ
They rose to sing the astghsfnn. and
then kneh moment while the rector
prayed The organist played low,
solemn recessional and the people began
to file out
They passed the choir gallery as they
went, and the tenor was helping the alto
to put on her furs
''See, said the alto, there is Edith
Arnold, with Mr. Miilard in, her train
again. They must have made lta You're
not looking at all" " ''S
al have something better to look at"
said the tenor -
oh said the alto, and then stopped.
Millard turned his collar up again when
they reached the door.
"Not a long service he said, for want
of anything better to say.
mo" said Miss Arnold absently
"Did you like the sermon"
well, don't know. didn't hear
much of it l1forgot to listen"
"oh!' said Miss Arnold, very much as
the alto had said 1t a moment before.
81 think the soprano would do better
If she would leave out some of those
trills and quirls, suggested Millard.
"Do your said Miss Arnold. II don't
know I'm afraid was not listening
"ohr' said Millard
Il don't think ! meant that exactly
said Edith,
Meant what
What you thought when | said ! was
not listening ~
II had no idea you did
They walked along awhile without
saying anything,
Edith, said Millard at length, did
you hear what those women behind us
were saying during the service?"
Edith looked up seriously innocent.
"What women" she asked
rln the pew behind u.s.
Il was listening to the service" re-
piled Miss Arnold with dignity.
Except when the soprano sang,
commented Millard
Presently they reached Miss Arnold's
home, and he opened the little iron gate
tor. her lft.E
''You had better come in and see
mamma, she said
well. perhaps | had" said Millard.
BE wondered i be was beginning to be
"dangled.
Mrs.. Arnold and the little sister looked
q triAe surprised as the two entered, but
each received him cordially in her own
way Little sister slipped her hand into
his and gave ii comforting squeeze.
That was her method, They were alone
when she did 1t, for Edith went to take
of her wraps and MRS. Arnold went
somewhere after d few words with Mil
lard The latter reflected that he had
come in to SIZE mamma, but he did not
say anything
yoi and Edith spoons AGAIN.
asked little sister.
Millard laughed helplessly and won
dered what TO say Little sister relieved
the situation. jutt mla5
because" she continued, without
waiting for a reply, because il you are,
lam glad. don't like the others near
90 well as ! do you"