The San Francisco call., 1906-06-10

possession. summon ner little court. play
the oueen again There was Haverford.
to begin with. She would assert her
old sway over him. by no means
difficult undertaking.
She turned to him with her most
charming manner. blend OF confidence
and command. We've seen very little
of you lately, except at chufch' shS
said. graciously.
dayerford. surprised. began to frame
excuses. There had been the Lenten ser
vices, the rehearsals for Easter music. he
was quite well aware that he could have
found time for calling; and in his soul ne
knew that he should have done so II ne
had for moment suspected that ne was
missed.
Yes. know" she responded pensively;
cit is the busiest time of the year for YOU
But il is the dullest time of the year Tor
us. the time we most need our friends
However early spring may come, IT al
ways seems ate"
/ "But il Is certainly coming Look
/ therer' He pointed to the buds showing
| on a cottonwood tree. Beyond II, down
/ the valley. tender light. half melan-
/ cnoly, half gladness, altogether wistrul
and appealing transformed the plain out
of its customary commonplace into un-
questionable charm.
1T really looks as if il might be going
I to do something fine and beautiful. doesn't
/ itr' exclaimed Katharine: bring forth
roses instead of sagebrush-
! 1T might. If il were watered and sown,'
said Haverford gravely.
Was there an undertone of meaning in
/ his voice. a sympathetic vibration TO the
needs of the neglected plain?
She glanced at him as he Strengthened
/ himself in the saddle and tightened the
7 rein which had been lying loose on his
horses neck. deciding as she had many
times before, that he was very hand
some man. hIs clear-cut features. fine.
i full brow. the poise or his head on his
shoulders made up ensemble which
appealed to her love OF the refined and the
/ distinguished. What did he lack? What
did he need TO make OF him a great
man? Only what she could give. what she
/ had given. years ago. when she was
j Katharine Sinclair and he was the rector
/ of church in the Eastern city where she
spent one winter among friends-the hfe.
the fire. the quicke..ing force she knew
! so well how to give.
She had induced him TO return with her
TO Eureka and he had assumed the charge
/ of the little church she built He had sur
prised and swayed his people for more
than a twelvemOnth. until Guy Chisholm
had appeared and carried her away. Then
the life had dwindled. the IRE had gone
out. the force had failed. He had re-
manned at Saint Stephen's-his Bishop had
said he W as a good man for the place,
an earnest chuTchman and without in
7 cumbranees' and Katharine had been
kind. had written during her absence. had
/ seen much of him since her return. He
: was always ready. now, TO come when she
called. TO fulfill her commissions. TO an
swer her questions-she was suddenly re-
minded of the question she intended 10
ask him this afternoon BY the way
/ she said aloud, do tell me what that par
agraph meant in the Sentinel this morn
Z inUf Who 10 he
Il wasn't you. was il? Who dared him.
to do what.
/ Haverford stinened 1T was not l.
assure you." he said. with energy. a
disgraeeful performance.
\ She was all attention. "DisgracefuI?''
she repeated; You surprise me- Who
was it? What was the occasiong'
/ 1T was Vaughan. of course. Whatever
is unusual. bizarre it is safe TO refer to
him. Excuse me. he is friend Of yours
Haverford paused.
Go on" she cried Don't spare him
on my account. What has he done,
/ now"
t Haverford still hesitated.
/ Il know he is very unconventional" she
continued hurriedly; but he is-untrain-
/ ed in way. If he could be brought into
| the church. She actually looked TO
Haverford for encouragement and sup
port,
He uttered a hasty ejaculation. My
dears young lady. what are you thinking
of2 What could the church do with such
a man? He wouldn't conform. be die
tated to in the slightest particular-he
doesn't even keep order among his own
[ followers Do you know what he does?
He encourages any ignorant son of Corn
wall or Cork to interrupt him in the mid
die of sermon-will interrupt himself as
they tell me he did the other day They
were singing Nearer. my God to Thee
and had reached the line, ZEN though IL
be cross that raiseth me'-'You don't
mean that he said I'm afraid 1 don't
and then and there began to pray that
they might mean il. Sensational that's
what he is; Methodist. when you've
said ALL
He certainly does a great deal Of good
among the poor" interposed Katharine
warmly.
Yes. he's kind He likes to potter
around and TO visit the sick He has that
affectionate manner which takes win a
certain class of people"
katherines cheeks burned In anofher
moment she would have thrown discretion
to the winds; but. as luck would have IL
Eugene Winslow. also on horseback. met
them Just as she was about 10 enter on
defense of The young Methodist and his
methods.
To this chance meeting Haverford at
tributed her heightened color The suspi-
eions aroused that night on Main street
were revived in him and grew. He WITH
drew sensitively into himself. and Kath-
arine diverted from the subject and chilli
ed by his manner, spoke no more Of
+ Vaughan or OF tie Item in the Sentinel
They turned to other. impersonal themes.
Much OF the time they rode without
speaking.
Ihsre was an awkward silence at the
door II was Haverford who broke N
have felt for some time Mrs. CHS
holm he said formally. that nv work
IN Eureka really ended years ago-if
oWuid nave the courage 10 face the facts.
have about made up my mind to ask m,
blshop 10 transfer me to another feId..
Katharine looked. as she felt. an