Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-16

IN bis binds. taking no notice uf what
passed before him She tried 10 think
of new dishes 20 tempt his appetite and
shook her head sadly as she bore the
nntasic1 food bck TO the kitchen
She sometimes found a portfolio OF
drawings tying open upon his study tn.
BILE. She remembered the zeal With
which lir hid planned 20 remodel the
church and parsonage when he first
came TO them. how his enthusiasm had
gradually died FOR lack OF encourage
ment and how he had at last put his
books IN cupboard. where they grew
DUSTY from long neglect She mdr.
ycled ~ their rcappearance now. but
something In his set faraway look
made her afraid TO inquire. Thus she
went on from day to day. growing
more impatient with TInsty and more
silent with the pastor
Mandy needed humor and compan.
lonshlp TO oil the wheels of her hum,
drum NE. There was no more laugh.
ter In the house. and she began 10
droop.
Polly had been away from the parson'
age n month when the complacency Of
the village was again upset by the ar
rival Of the Great American Clrcls"
There we're many callers AZ The par.
sonage that day. for speculation was
low NJ fever heat about the pastor
"Wlll he try 70 see herr" "IIas he for.
gotten herr" and What did he ever
nfd In herr" were few OF the many
questions that the women were asking
each other Now that the cause Of
their envy was removed they would
gladly have relnstated the pastor ms
their idol. for like All truly feminine
souls. they could net bear To see man
unhappy without wishing 10 comfort
hin. nor happy unless they were the
dlrect cause OF his state How dare
any man be happy without mey' has
hccn the cry ~ cnch woman since Eve
was created 20 mate with Adam
Douglas had held himself more ond
more aloof fe1m the day Of Polly'a dis
appearance. lie expressed no opinion
nbout the Ceaeong or their recent dis
approval OF him lie avoided meeting
them oftcner than duty required, and
Strong felt 50 uncomfortable aud
tongue tied In his presence that he. too.
was clad 20 make their talks as few
as possible.
Nothing was said about go pne'rr's
plans Tor the future or about l,,' ,va.
inued connection with the church, ana
the inquisltlyc slsterhood was ON the
point of exploding from an overac-
oumulaton Of unanswered questions
He delivered his sermons conscien-
tlously, called upon his poor. listened
90 the sorrows. real AMI fanelcd, OF his
practitioners and shut himself up with
his books or walked alone on the hill
hchlal the church
He had been absent all day when
Mandy looked out on the circus lot
for the do1enth time and saw that the
/ afternoon rcrformance was closing II
/ hsd drlyCu Ter 60 desperation TO learn
that Miss Polly was not IA the parade
TINT morning and to know that tho
pastor had made no effort TO nrd out
alout her. For weeks both she ant
IInsty had hoped that the return OF
the circus might bring Polly back {,
them, but now Il wNs nearly NIGH
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