Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-01
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expected to know anything definitely"
Gwen looked up with a quick sar-
castle question in her face
Mr. Fellowes laughed. You think
in that case l had better hold my
tongue: we'll perhaps 1 had, but even
if one gains no absolute knowledge
of the question asked, from the an
swers to it, one sometimes finds out
other things just as useful. In your
classical readings you came across
many illusions to the gods of Greece
and Rome, didn't you?'
YES" they assented. THAT wasn't
much of poser" reflected Dacre
glibly.
ION the whole what did you think
of them|'
"They We're pretty mean," said Da-
ere with conviction.
''They were just like other people,
only stronger, anil better looking, and
bigger" said Gwen.
would you be inclined to think any
one of them capable of any great or
stupendOus work."
Goodness MOP said Gwen. ''they
had great deal too much to do with
their little things; Furnishing mortals
too that took up half their time"
"Well, then, who do you imagine
made the world-have you ever
thought on the subject?''
'This is most distressing" whispered
Mrs. Waring, she seems about to give
all these rank hypothesis as facts-this
is childish. unworthy Of Ovens in
tellectr'
Dear love, you are unfair, there is
absolutely nothing proven on either
side"
but the counter arguments will not
be presented as facts"
"The religious school has firm con-
victions and admits no hypothesis, l
have heard. I confess this primitive
mode rather interests me: l wonder
what Owens reply will be-hush. here
it comesr'
II never could think of any one per-
son undertaking such a work." said
she, looking rather interested. II have
always thought it was done by some
ceaseless force, that keeps things
wound up
''Do you think this force a beneficent
one or the contrary"
Gust as the humor takes it. It
seems sometimes quite human in it's
tempers and it's injustice; rather ca
PRECIOUS and old-wOmanish tool often
think that"
'Why?'
why! From the stupid times and
places that earthquakes and water
spouts and things come, they hardly
ever burst UP or beat down desert
islands or places like that; they always
flock to populated places where people
have been working for years to make
themselves comfortable, and then all
in minute their work is undone ana
they may think themselves lucky if
they aren't undone altogether. That
sort of thing seems reasonlesS and
like an old woman
''Poor little foolish Gwenr' said Mrs.
FellOwes, with such a funny look that
Gwen had to laugh
"When you are older" said Mr.. Eel
loves, ''and know more, you won't be
so final in your judgments. I'm going
to tell you a fact now, will you be-
lieve it|'
Gwen got scarlet, the question seem
ed to her a reprOach. 'Mr. Fellowes,
Of course | willn'
Then, Gwen, incredible as it sounds,
a great, glorious, and an Almighty
God, Spirit. Who has had neither
beginning nor end, made this world
and keeps it going, and He is neither
unjust nor unreasonable. capricious
nor an old woman, though" he con-
tinued to the open-eyed wonder Of
two in that room, that you should
accredit Him with all of these rather
despicable qualities, does not astonish
me in the least. Can you take my
word for this fact 1 have told you?
If you can't, say so; l need not ask
you, however, you will be honest" he
added with a little amused laugh.
ut sounds rather queer and mixed
up, considering things as things are"
said Gwen quantity, 'but I'd take your
word for anything, Mr.. Fellowes."
Just then some unlucky impulse
guided her eyes in her mothers direc-
ton, little softening toward her had
seized on the girl for the instant and
her eyes had followed her thoughts,
but they dropped like shot, she stiff
fened, and loosed hold of the piece Of
Mrs Fellowes' dress she had furtively
been clinging to. Her mothers eyes
were fixed on her in a puzzled, uncom-
pretending, rather disappointed way,
horribly trying to her pride.
"I'n not say another word, not if
they tear me with wild horses" she
said to herself tragically. How dare
she look at me like that! Now, Dacre
upon my word, I would not blame her
if she did it to him! Dacre, you look
awful she whispered viciously, more
beastly than human! Shut your
MOUTH
And not another word could Mr.. Eel
loves, to his infinite relief, extract
from the girl.
AS for the boy he was, on the face
of it, hopeless; so in defiance of and
despite the protesting attitude Of the
harasSed parents, the rector calmly
put his foot down and brought this
ceremony to a conclusion.
Mr.. Warning" he said, Il think you