The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-02-11

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Presently she pulled herself "a
rights, lifted his arm from about her
and rested II on the back OF the seat
a friendly compromise. Then she
shook back her hair and raised her
eyes and a faint smile came into the
rosy face. Tin 20 funny" she declared
sometimes seem so strange that
] need an introduction 20 myself" She
looked into Abbott's eyes neetingly,
and drew In the corners OF her mouth.
u guess. after all. there's something
In religion!"
Abbott was 20 warmed by returning
sunshine that his eyes shone. Dear
FRAN" he said-it was very hard 10
keep his arm where she had put Il.
She tried to look at him steadily. out
somehow the light hurt her eyes She
could feel its warmth burning her
cheeks.
"Oh. Fran" cried Abbott impul
sively, the bridge In the moonlight,
was nothing to the way you look now
so beautiful-and so much more
than Just beautiful e"
This won't do" Fran exclaimed.
hiding her face. I'VE must get back
to Grace Noir Immediately"
"Oh. Fran. oh, no. please!"
u won't please. While 'rc In
Sure-Enough Country, ! mean to tell
you the whole truth about Grace N.ir."
The name seemed TO settle the arinos-
phere-she could look at him, nov
u want you to understand that
something is going to happen-must
happen. just from the nature OF things,
and the nature OF wives and husbands
and the other woman. oh, you
needn't frown at me. I've seer YOU
look that other way at me. SO | know
you. Abbott Ashton"
Fran! Then you know that -"
NO, you must listen. You've roth.
ing Important TO tell me that don't
know. I've found out the whole Greg.
ory history from old Mrs. Jefferson.
without her knowing hat she was tell.
ing anything-she's n sort of 'Profcs.
sor Ashton In my hands-and mean
to tell you that history. You know
that, for about three years, Mrs. Greg.
DRY hasn't gone to thu ich-"
You must admi, thai It doesn't ap.
pear well"
admit It? Yes. OF course | must
And the world cares for appearances.
and not for the truth. That's why /,
condemns Mrs, Gregory--and me ana
that's why I'm afraid the school Ju,rd
will condemn you: just on OF
appearances. For these past three
years. the church has meant to Mrs.
n building plus Grace Noir
] don't mean that Mrs. Gregory got
jealous of Grace Noir-I don't know
10 e~xplain-you can't handle cob.
without marring them" She
paused.
Jealous OF Miss Grace" exclaimed
re%proyingly.
Let's 90 back. and take n running
right into the thick Of II. When
Gregory came to Littleburg. a com.
plete straaser-and when he mar.
RED, she was n devoted ~church.mem.
Dor-always went. and took great In.
In all his schemes to help folks
.loIks AZ u distance. you understand
She just devoured that r, Liz.
magazine he edits-yes. ri ad.
nit. his religion shows up beautifully
II pint; the pictures OF 1t are good.
Old Mrs. Jefferson took pride
n being wheeled 10 church where she
'ould see her son.in.law leading the
music. and where she'd watch every
OF the minister and catch the
ound OF his voice ai the high places.
where he cried and. or nevertheless.
Mrs. Jefferson could get a
ands and butts out OF one dis.
curse. Then comes your Grace Eoir."
Abbott listened with absorbed atteH
lon. II was impossible not to De- in
uenced by the voice that had grown
o mea so much to him.
Grace Noir Is n person that's su.
erhumanly good. but she's not happy
y her goodness; 1t hurts her, all the
line, because other folks are not as {
God ms she. You can't live In the
with her without wishing she'd
a mistake to show herself hu.
but she never does, she's always l
Ight. She's 30 fixed on being a mar. .
'r. that II nobody crosses her. she {
ist makes herself a martyr out OF q
shortcomings OF others" {
"As for instance" I
AS for instance. she suffered mar. s
'rdom every time Mrs. Gregory 9
estled In an armchair beside the coy I
earth. when a Ladies' Aid. or a Rally I
as beating It's way through snow. r
to the Walnut Street church. Mr.
was like everybody else D
'out Grace--he took her at her own Il
llue. and that I'VE the equation: to Il
m, religion a Walnut Street q
plus Grace Noir. For a while. q
rs. Gregory chung to c~hurch.going q
It'll grim determination, but Il wasn't r
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