The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-31
CHAPTER XVI.
The Public is Aroused.

The Public is Aroused.
Clad In her flmy cream lace gown.
Gail walked slowly into her boudoir.
and closed the door. and sank upon
her diyan. She did not stop tonight to
lot down her hair and change to her
dainty negligee, nor to puncliliously
straighten the room, nor 10 turn on
the beautiful green light. instead. with
all the electric bulbs blazing. she sat
with her chin In her hand, and. with
her body perfectly In repose. tried to
study the whirl OF her mind.
She was shaken. she knew that.
shaken and stirred as abe had never
been before. Something in the depths
OF her had leapcd up into life. and
cried out In agony, and would not stop
crying until II was satisfied
Il need you to walk hand in hand
with me about the greatest work In
tho world" That VAS It: the greatest
Sork In the world Aud what was
that work. To live and teach ritual
In place OF religion; to turn worship
into a social Observance, to use help
iess belief as ladder OF ambition,
to reduce faith TO words. and hope TO
recitation. and charity TO an obliga-
ton. to make pomp and ceremony a
substitute for conscience. and to inter.
pose a secretary between the human
heart end Godl
For just an instant Calls eyelids
dropped, her long brown lashes curved
upon her cheeks, while beneath them
her eyes glinted. and a smile touched
the corners OF her lips; then she was
serious again. No. she had decided
wisely.
There was knock on the door, and
Gall smiled again az she said:
Come In"
Mira Helen Davies entered, tall and
stately In her houdoir frtlls and
rui'ies She sat down In front OF Gail
and prepared to enact the role o. con
sciontious mother.
Doctor Boyd proposed TO you to-
night" she charged. with anectionate
authority
Yes. Aunt Helen" and Gatl began
to pull pins out OF her hair,
A worried expression crossed the
brow Of Aunt Helen.
Did you accept him ?" and she fair.
ly outvered with anxiety,
mo. Aunt Helen Quite calmly.
piiins more hairpins and still more
into the little tray by her side. and
shaking down her ripping waves OF
hair
Aunt Helen sighed a deep sigh OF
relief, and smiled her approval.
Gail. dear, you have shown a de-
gree OF caretulness which | am de.
lighted to hnd In you II you handle
all your affairs SO sensibly. you have
\ brilliant future before you
II must be an awful worry TO you,
Aunt Helen" observed Gail. aud walk,
ing over. abe slipped her arm around
Mrs Davies neck and Kissed her and
looked around for her chocolate box.
Calls maid came In, and Mrs. la.
vtes babe her sisters niece good
night most cordially. and retired with
grea, load on her mind. and hal.
an hour later the lights In Calls
pretty little suite went cut.
II SIZE lay long hours looking out a,
the pale stars, II, in the midst Of her
calm logic. she suddenly buried ser
face In her pillows and sobhcd silent
iy. II. toward morning. she awoks
with q little cry to and her face and
her hands hot all these things we're
but normal and natural II 10 enough
10 know that she came 10 her break
fas, bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked and
smiling With the pleasant greetings OF
tho day. and picked up the paperS
casualty, and III upon the newest sen
satiou of the free and entirely an
curbed metropolitan press
The free and entirely uncuroed met
rcpoli,aa press had found Veddel
court ard hal nsde IL the sudder
focus OF the rvblic eye. Those few
who were privileged 10 know init
mateiy the workings OF that sdroii
master Of the public ~eifare, Tim Cor
man, could have recognized clearly
hts cue hand 30 the blaze ct notoriety
which obscure vedder court bad SUD
denly received After having en-
dured the contamination and conta
zion Of the Market Square church ten
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