The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-05
(Continued.)

love the man you marry. Remember
that 1t is where your Christianity
comes in. 1t includes all the rest. If
you love him you will serve him, just
as he, if he loves, will and must serve
you, because love is fellow-service. 1t
is easy enough to promise to perform
certain specified duties for a man,
such as experimenting his household
ordering his meals ,even-even bear
ing his children. But the Church
knew that a life long union demand
ed something more than that. You
must love, for your union will be life
long. Conversely, your union must be
lifelong, for you love, and this life
here below is not nearly lengthy en-
ough to exhaust the possibilities of
love"
The girl rose, white and trembling.
No" she said, ct couldn't; and
again, NO
could not what?' he asked her.
Gould not-marry Lionel" she re-
piled. gasping. Her face was per-
fectly white.
He waited moment for her to re-
cover herself before he told her. '"Then
my child, you must tell him so at
once, and quite frankly"
She looked piteously at him. HE
wants to see me-he wants me to tell
him myself she muttered.
''I think he is right. You ought
to do so. You have known him for
years, you tell me, and received much
kindness at his hands. He has a
right to know that since you left him
your feelings have changed"
But 1 don't think they have" said
Vernon. 'T never really loved him
different
1T is, indeed, amazingly different
But he ought to understand"
She was trembling. Il don't know
Aunt Emma to invite him to Carron-
lea. And I don't like to meet him
clandestinely''
'swhy should you not invite him
to Carronlea?"
She hes;tated for some time before
she said, almost as if surprised ut
herself for saying it, "Jem wouldn't
like it,
Father Conroy gazed intently III
her. What would that matter?'' 1e
inquired.
ct would matter--to me-" she
stumbled. 81 mean, I don't like him
to be vexed. and he is so easily vex
ed-with me-"
Really, I should not have thought
it, said the priest unable to keep
the surprise wholly out of his voice.
"Oh no, of course you wouldn't; but
the truth is, we have never got on
from the first. I couldn't explain
why, but it was hateful: we made a
bad beginning, and We don't seem
able to get over it." She was frank,
" crying now, and she sat down and
wiped away her tears. ST have tried"
she said, "to be nice to him; but it's
no USE He is always getting angry
with me. And I don't want to do
anything that would upset him.
But why should Mr.. Gladwyn up
set him?''
I'm sure I don't know. But it
would" said she with conviction.
1t was seldom that the father was
taken completely by surprise. but it
had happened now. How do you
know he asked at last
ooh, know" she answered, with
an air of finality.
Then the only way I see for it is
to ask the young man to come and
stay with me for one night, and YOU
must come here and interview him.
He could see, by the tightening of
her face. how much this pleased her.
Would you do that? Oh, would
you? And 1 could feel that you were
there to back me up. You see, have
known him so long, and I used to be
a child, and do what he told me, and
j am a little afraid of-of-"
Being overborne2"
"Yes Just that. And it would
help to have you
Every well, ask him to come down
one day next week But will he net
be astonished at not being asked 10
Carronlea?"
Vernon looked dashed. "Yes Il
suppose he will" she slowly said.
Father Conroy shook his head. ST
think we shall have to risk Jem's
tantrums," he said. "In my opinion
you ought to receive Mr.. Gladwyn in
your own home, and let him see your
aunt, your natural guardian. II
would be kinder, fairer, more open.
j really don't think you need be
afraid of Jem being tiresome. You
know, he has never been understood
all his life, but underneath his man
ner he is a gentleman, after ALL
"Oh, yes. It's only that he doesn't
like me- said Vernon, in a depressed
way but i suppose you are right. r
must take the bull by the horns, and
tell Aunt Emma"
Certainly. Mrs. Bardsley has a