News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-06-09
world she had ever expected to see.

| WOrlQ SQe naQ ever expected 10 see.
care you a sky pilot?"
That's what he am, chile" Mandy
slipped the words in slyly, for she
| knew that they were against the pas
| tors wishes, but she was unable to re-
strain her mischievous impulse 70 SOW
the seeds Of curiosity that would soon
| bear fruit in the inQuisitive mind of
| the little invalid
"Will you get on to me a-landin' into
| a mixup like this?" She continued to
study the uncomfortable man at her
side. Il never thought I'd be a-talkin'
to one of you guys. What's your
name"
Douglas" He spoke shortly.
"Ain't you got no handle to it?"
"If you mean my Christian name, it's
John"
'Well, that sounds like a sky pilot
all right. But you don't look like l
s'posed they did,
"Why not?"
81 always sposed sky pilots was old
an grouchy-ille You're a'most' as
good lOokin as our strong man."
81 done tole him he was too good
loollln' to be an unmarried parson,"
Mandy chuckled. more and more
amused at the pastors discomfort.
Looks don't play very important
part in my work" Douglas answered
CURLY. Mandy's confidential smokers
made him doubly anxious to get to a
less personal topic.
"Well, they count for a whole lot
with u.s." She nodded her head decid-
eddy. How long you been shown in
this town, anyhow"
about a year." Douglas answered,
with something of sigh.
"A year," she gasped I'm a burg
like this. You must have an awful lot
of laughs in your act to keep 'em
a-corlin that long" She was wise in
the ways of professional success.
mot many, I'm afraid" He won
dered for the first time if this might |
be the reason for his rather Indifferent |
success.
DO you give them the same stuff, or
have you got a rep?"
~ lOp IC lNICalNu III pl
"Sure, repertory, different acts-en-
tries. some calls 'em. Uncle Toby's got |
twenty-seven entries. 1t makes a heap |
Of difference in the big towns where
you have a run"
ooh, understand" Douglas answer
ed in a tone of relief. well. | try to
say something new each Sunday"
What kind of spells do you give
emp she inquired, with growing in
terest.
81 try to help my people to get on
better terms with themselves and to
forget their week day troubles" He
had never bad occasion to define his eff
forts so minutely. |
"Well, that's jes' the same as u.s."
Polly told him, with an air of conde-
"only circuses draws more
people an churches"
Yours does seem to be more pop
liar form of entertainment" Douglas
answered dryly. He was beginning to
EEL that there were many tricks in the
trade which he had not
mastered. And, after all, what was his
preaching but an effort at entertain
nent? If he failed to hold his congre-
,ation by what he was saying, his lis
eners grew drowsy and his sermon
ell short Of its desired effect 1t was
rue that his position and hers had
Joints of similarity. She was appar- ,
ntly successful AS for himself he
ould not be sure. He knew he tried S
cry hard and that sometimes a tired
mother or a sad faced child looked up
t him with smile that made the
ervice seem worth while.
Polly mistook the pastors reverie for S
my, and her tender heart was quick 3
find consolation for him.
You amt got all the worst Of II"
he said. IF we tried to play a dump
Ike this for six months. we'd starve to
cath. You certainly must give 'em I