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speak for himself while she sat in chair
fire light fell on her gown. Such soft,
pretty gray. ] suppose 1t must have been
imported. We must get some driftwood
for the fireplace in Marjories room.'
The subject OF the lady's thought at that
moment came softly into the library. where
Major and Mrs. Max sat, and going to her
father. said
Tell some more.
"More what, Honey -bunny?" he asked.
More Bible stories you was telling
mamma. listened by the curtain because
nurse is weading a story paper story which
IL nuff1ng doing. Tell some more. Mamma
will let you
Angel child" cried Mrs. Max, abashed
at the implied reproof, Il never interrupted
your father In my life."
"Yes. wifi fashion fngs," contended the
angel child sturdily.
sStrange childish fancies,' said the
Major. "Your mamma, my Marjorie. never
speaks except to good purpose and with
exquisite timeliness. She gives me pause
to consider what I wish next to say, or
sometimes. as it were. what l want. AT
present. for instance. il l were supplied with
q decanter and some cold water there might
arise in our midst just the suspicion Of
a-er-toddy.'
And coffee later, instead Of teaf' asked
Mrs. Max, as she rose to supply the ingredi-
entS for the suspicion.
Il was about to remark said the Ma jor.
when all arrangements were to his taste
and Marjorie was being petted on her
mothers lap. that times have changed.
IF We search the Book it is only to find
it's slender credit. The sacred word now Ia
Materialism. New Englands best known
preacher is Lawson. Not he who softly
sings OF 'Self-Relance,' Spiritual Laws.
Love- Prudence The Over-Soul,' hath
our attentive minds in sympathy, but he
who roars Of Gold of Gains, of Profit. he.
tho prophet OF profit it 10, who looks about
ingly attentive multitude.
"We have. as a people, come to believe
in and struggle for material luxury as the
blessing and reward Of goodness. Virtue
is the act Of getting gold, and sanctity is
the act Of spending 1t.
-The circumstance that We were sur
rounded by astounding natural resources
turned the uses Of our astounding natural
energies from salvation to salvage.
"As once with all the strength Of our
hearts and souls and minds we sought for
piety, now we seek for the price.
"The Jews saw this BY heredity, by the
inspiration drawn from the greatest Of
their literature, luxury loving progress.
sive, dominating people, by long and forced
abstinence from luxury, progress, domina.
ton. all the more eager for these things
they have made their new Exodus to their
New Jerusalem. Notifrom Egyptian task.
massers but from oppressors Of many
lands they have fed
"They, moro than any other people who
, have come TO us, are in sympathy with
what We have turned to, less In sympathy
with what We have turned from. On the
other hand We, Of all the people Of the
earth, offer them most opportunity for ths
employment Of their natural traits and tn,
enjoyment OF their natural instincts."
"Then 10 that why We drink coffee'' asked
Mrs. Max softly, for tho Majors story hao
not proved as interesting to Marjorie as she
had expected, and abe slept.
Il should anticipate the conclusion Of my
chapter II answered you,' the Major pro.
tested. Whether ccsfee is . cause or ar