The Washington times., 1906-08-05
The House of a Thousand Candles

church must be said there daily or the
endowment stopped. Mr.. Gleuarm Iiv-
ed In the past. or liked 20 think he did.
/ suppose you know-or maybe you
don't knoW-how I came TO have this
appointment"
Indeed. I should like TO know"
We had reached the soup. and Bates
was changing our plates with his ac-
customed light hand.
1T was ny name that did the busi-
ness-Paui- a bishop had recommended
a man whose given name was Ethel
beri-a decent enough name and one
that YOU might imagine would appeal
70 Mr. Glenarm; but he rejected him
because the name might too easily be
cut down 10 Ethel. a name which. he
said. was very distastefuI TO him"
That is chara cteristic. The dear
old gentleman I exclaimed with real
feeling.
But he reckoned without his host"
Stoddard continued. The young la
dies. l have lately learned. call me
Pauline, as mark of regard OF other
Wise-pTobably otherwise. I give TWO
lectures a week on church history.
and / fear my course isn't popular"
But II is something, on the other
hand, 20 be in touch with such AN in
sutuuou. They are very slightly
company those girls. I enjoy watch
ing them across the garden wal. And
had a closer view OF them at the
station this morning. when you ran
of and deserted me"
He laUghed-hls big, wholesome.
cheering laugh.
Of them socially"
Afraid of the eternal feminlne?"
Yes, / suppose 1 am. I'm prepar-
ing 10 go into Brotherhood, as You
probably don't know. And girls are
dlstractinE."
1 glanced at my companion with a
new inquiry and interest
4 didn't know" / said
Yes: I'm spending my year IN
studies that ! may never have a
chance for hereafter I'm going
into an order whose members WORK
hard
He spoke as though he were plan
ming a summer outing. ] had not sat
al meat with a clergyman since the
death Of my parents broke up our old
home in Vermont, and my attitude
toward tho cloth was. 1 fear. one of
ontagonism dating from those days
well. 1 saw Pickering after all 7
remarked.
les. ! saw him. too. What IS Il In
his case. genius or good Iuck?"
not a competent witness" I an
swered. IN be frank with you.
don't like him; I don't believe In him
on! / beg your pardon. didn't
know, of course"
The subject is not painful! to me" 7
hastened 10 add. though he was Al
ways rather thrust before me as an
ideal back in my youth. and ecu know
how fatal that is. And then the gods
Of success have opened all the gates
for him."
Yes and vet"
And yet-' 7 repeated. Sfoddard
lifted a glass Of sherry to the light
and studied it for a moment. He dii
not drink wine, bat was not. I found.
afraid To look M IT,
And vet" he said, putting down the
glass and peaking slowly. when the
gates of good fortune open too readily
and smoothly. they NAV close some
times rather tco quickly and snap =
mans coattatlS, Please don't think
L n going 10 aff'ict YOU with shavings
of wisdom from the shop-fioor. but life
wasn't intended 60 be too easy. The
spirit of man needs arresting ana
chasteninc il doesn't flourish under
too much fostering or too much ~
what we call good luck. I'm disposed
to be afraid OF good luck
I've never tried il / said laugh
ingly
Il am not looking for e." and he
spoke soberly.
could not talk OF Pickering With
Bates-the masked beggar--ln the
room. So I changed the subject
II suppose YOU impose penances, pre-
CONTINUED on Seventh PaEe.)
AUGUST 5, 1906