The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-05

Don't you remember dear2' said
Mrs. Percival, patiently accustomed
to her husbands tricks Of memory
HE has been asked to deliver the ad-
dress at the church convention eXer-
cises, and we INVITED him to stay with
us during his visit"
"Oh, Of course | remember, Connie" ="
exclaimed the clergyman, and they ex-
changed knowing glances.
1T is a very desirable position-that
of assistant to the bishop" said MS.
Percivay, wistfully And it pays 5000
more year than you are getting now,
Robert I'VE could do a great deal
with $50 more every month"
She slipped her arm around his
neck as she perched on the arm of
his chair, and leaned her cheek against
the soft brown of his hair. They
were lost in a silent revery for few
moments, Then a cloud crossed the
clergyman's face.
How are you going to entertain the
bishop, dear?" he asked, anXiously.
"He is used to things so different.
Can you manage with our little estab-
lishment?--a maid-ofall-work, simple
cooking, plated silver
And ugly china and nodded
glass"
Yes, all those little hurts that we
have borne. / don't want you to
suffer any humiliation by exposing
our poverty, Connie. If l thought
that"
Edith Bright suggested that
hire another servant for just those few
days, She has offered to lend me sill
yer and-and things
The clergyman's lower iow squared
itself.
The monogram would not be the
same" was the only comment he Of
fered, however.
"The bishop might think them heir
looms if he noticed, replied Mrs. Per
cival, sweetly. And Mrs. Jones, at
the poor farm, will let her Jennie come
at four dollars a week."
"A week! The bishop isn't going to
stay a week, is he?"
NO" but Jennie could come day
or two before, TO get the house ready,
and stay a day or two after to straight
en- up-and wash the borrowed linen"
THAT is another suggestion of Mrs.
Bright's, l daresay?"
Yes, admitted Mrs. Percival, slow
ly. as if unwilling to yield the origin
ality of so thrifty scheme. "And she
says | cant rent very good-looking
Haviland china course set at Camp
bells"
Rented china in course sets. That
means course luncheons, course din
ners-perhaps even course breakfasts
of dishes we rarely afford as lux
ury Connie, dear, have you counted
the cost?"
1T was only Edith's suggestion,
dear"
The clergyman restrained his imme-
diate reply, which, though human
might have been judged unclerical, and
said, after a moment:
mrs Bright has never had to count
the cost of things. She was only con
sidering the feasibility of our raising
our mode of life to meet that Of the
Bishops"
Mrs Percival pressed her cheek a
little closer to her husbands brow and
did not answer.
II would rather you never had the
bishop, dear-would rather give up all
hope of promotion" wentson the cler-
gyman, earnestly, almost passionate
ly, than to have you suffer any NOR
tification, or even embarrassment in
your extending of hospitalities This
plan of-of your friends sounds very
simple and feasible, but it means in
finite living up to-. Connie, dear, have
you counted the cost?"
He clasped his wife's hands and
turned in ma chair to face her. To
his bewilderment, she was laughing
Eyes, dear, l have counted the COST"
she said, gayly, "and l find it too high
The venture would not be worth the
price"
She released her hands, and,
still balanced on the arm chair, she
caught his face between her palms
and kissed his mouth. Her sweet,
womanly face grew serious.
CONTINUED next week.1