The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-29

 dozenth time that evening. They arr
 about all arranged for except Collins
 Tha superntendents wife knocked Brother Brown wished speak him.
 Sorry to interrupt you, Elder" he said T set '"To tell you the truth I'm rather glad of ar interruption for I've struck a snag in my course This task of sorting out preachers and rearrangne I must give the Bishop some idea as to where the men will it. and what changes are necessary. Ii Especially as some of 'em don't fit anywhere fhe superintendent smiled, his eyes wandering basR E to the list.
 Collins? elS S' H'-' ~'-' are you gong to '0 "''l the superintendent, hunorousiy There was sug. gestion of a twinkle in his eye as he went on: S1 thought of sending him back to. Brownstoyvn1 Tn spite of the twinkle, he watched Brown closely tc That's just what I've come to tell you not to do, replied Brown with decision "The church will go but fossils to hear him preach, as it is. don't see how his own wife can keep awake under his ser mons. They are so cut-and-dried that they need sprinkl1ng to keep down the dust
 The twinkle reappeared in the superintendent's
 is es goodf an Pn4 h he said ooshngz life; and when he makes calls. the church folks that an inhabitant of anotheT world has wandered He never touches the real lie of the p peope 2s for his sermons, I could forgive their being faulty "He is in the conference and will have to be sent some place" The superintendent spoke to Send him to-I was about to say Halifax, but I believe Hndustan would be better place" sug- The superintendent laughed in spite of his anxiety "Why not send him there?' he argued ~collins is no good, Hindustan is no good. Why not count "You've forgotten one important factor in this af fair remarked the superintendent, quietly, you've '31 had forgotten her." admitted Brown. But our people don't take to her much than they do to Collins. They have the feeling that her chief cern is advancing Collins though 1t is not clear how appearances the way she does The people we're e se put out over Collins being back last year that large salary When see Collins wife trigged up Rater tey a h@Te 4nyns to eat You are wrong there Brown" answered l,,t the when she was girl She was the belle of the conn nnunity and leader of everything It's always been He was predisposed to the ministry when she mar ead @ m and she at % fs m ta6 a69ut m hfpng M course in Graymont she kept boarders, and prac- tically supported them both Collins of course help meyer failed in anything she un{ddertook She re tain1y did her best, whatever the outcome may be
 fIt's more of problem than thought" remarked it except Hindustan .l'- S0e '''' -'-'''s ''' The next morning the suPerintendent entered his study and picked up the troublesome list with feel ing of desperation The suge5ntendent picked uR h name when there was an interruption 1n the shape o1 wanted Robert to instead Of she announced in her animated fashion, but he wouldn't consent I came to ask where you are going to send next year"
 The superintendent wondered how often he was to be p1oried with that question. The sensation it gave him vas vas like that experienced & &waen as '@You see, it's this way she went on with the gir1st eagerness she might have displayed in plan for several years now and I think he ought to have promotion He has studied very hard, and has no end of sermons written. It's awfully hard to get See this dressfS She jumped up "I've made it over three times.
 It's very. pretty dress' stan1mered the supern- tendent, with genuine admiration
 I've made most everything over, either for Mary longer only wanted to bring this matter to your attention Of course, you see we can't go back to "No" repeated the superintendent dazed1y; "you can't go back to Brownstown"
 T suppose I coward" the superintendent failure, if she can't it herself7 The word fail 1re' is in her dictionary"
 What to do with Collins the question that haunted most of the superintendents waking hours and some of his dreams for the next three days space opposite Collins name after the visit o Collins wife. At the end of that time, Mrs. Col q came to you about the matter we were discussing few days ago." She hesitated, and the live learned something since then. I was in one of the small rooms of the church one night when committee of met there. They did not see me. did not mean to listen; but they stood-at last, silly thing when I married Robert I thought to preach learned sermons and to know all about the church doctrine was all that successful in everything undertook, and ann bilious for Robert l always managed things al home, and folks willing to follow my lead to managing people and he not He followed my lead like the rest l see now where led him don't know what you must think of did