Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-28
sternly. You feel dreadfully guilty

sternly. You feel dreadfully guilty
for q saint!'
Here we arew Barry sald sudden
ly, as they rounded corner and came
into the glare Of the entrance lights.
He pulled himself together sturdily,
and accosted one of the boy ushers at
the door.
"a good seat, Tad, well up," he
whispered. "They say the lecturer
talks low, and we want to hear"
Sure. There's two SO ts with Judge
Pullen's family-wait. There's room
for two in with your people. Barry.
Come along"
The brown. square face of Barry
Lincoln REDEEMED in spite of itself.
1t was far up the isle, and Aunt Faith,
hobbing along beside him, took things
in such a leisurely way! The trip
seemed interminable, and it's terminus
was not reassuring.
I'm in for it now" thought poor
Barry. There's father and the girls,
big as life, and Tad's steering for
'em. And there's Aunt Jess in the
seat behind"
"Therew beamed the boy usher.
you'd have lost that seat in another
minutew
He leaned over Barry an instant as
he settled himself down beside little
Aunt Faith. Got a new girl, eh?"
he breathed in his ear.
hn In al fnIx
perfectly apparelled. Aunt Faiths
figure retired into gentle insignificance
beside them, and the other aunt be-
hind regarded her speculatively.
who's Barry picked up now? Some
body with a sweet face" she thought
Likely as not he went after little
Faithie Pyle, and rang the wrong
door-bell-it takes Lincoln to be alb
sent-mindedw
But Barry's mind was not absent"
it was present with him all through
the long lecture. He was painfully
conscious of a good many things-that
his terrible great shoulders loomed
above Aunt Faiths Paisley shawl;
that numberless pairs of eyes regard
ed him curiously, and that in good
many of them lurked smiles. He was
conscious that Aunt Faiths neat black
silk bonnet had careened little on
her soft gray hair, and that Aunt
Faiths face-but that was after
ward, when he had recovered his men
tai equilibrium somewhat-was keen
ly alive with interest and pleasure.
1t was when Barry discovered this
that he quietly resigned himself to cir
cumstances.
"She's enjoying it," he thought. "It's
regular treat to her. In the coun-
try probably they don't have lectures.
I'm glad now 1 didn't explain about
the letter. A fellow couldn't do a
thing like that, anyhow. He's bound
to stick 1t OUT
After the lecture Barry introduced
the girls and Aunt Jess, and then they
fell into the current of outgoing hu-
manity, and drifted out upon it. 1t
was ten o'clock when Aunt Faith got
home. She stood in the doorway and
held out her hand to the boy.
You have given an old woman a
very pleasant evening"" she said, smil-
ing. II hope somebody will do even
so unto you when you're-an old
woman! Good night, and thank you!"
Good night" Barry said, but down
the steps Aunt Faiths voice halted
him again.
There's whole Pyle of Faith Mar
garets, you know, and hope the right
one will go to the next lecture and
have just the kind of evening I've
had" she called, softly.
Indoors, Faith ii. was asleep. In
the sitting-room Richard Pyle was just
rounding off his last newspaper. He
looked up in surprise when Aunt Faith
came in.
where in the worldw he exclaimed,
noting her shawl and bonnet.
I've been to the lecture, SIR she
said" laughed Aunt Faith.
"Alone?"
"Well, you didn't 60 with me-what
could l do? If your h-=.her buries
himself in newspapers, there you are.
You've either got to go lectureless to
bed or-do as 1 did"
She was rolling her bonnet-strings,
and stopped to glance over at him,
humorously.
mo, 1 didn't go alone, Richard 1
went with gentleman, she said, with
quiet emphasis.
AT Faith lis bedside. she stopped
to kiss the sweet girl face among the
pillows. 1t stirred in sleep.
You'll have to forgive me-you and
the boy. had to find out" she MUIR
INJURED. "But I'll never do it again