The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-10
CHAPTER IV-Continued.

| CHAP E H tV-SOttItIIoS0s Tdidnt know I was," she confessed, r,cerned about it herself. "All at rca I seem to look on it as an old hos which should be cast aside. It i so elaborate to do so little good in ss world. Morality is on the in- rssse, as any page of history will hoW,"
 T believe that to be true" he hast ' 1y assured her, glad to be able to vee with her upon something.
 But it is in spite of the church. m because of it." she immediately uded. You can't say that there is tremendous moral influence in 8 Aggregation which numbers eight Iundred, and sends less than fifty to sYices. The balance show their de- lotion to Christianity by a quarterly heck."
 Rev. Smith Boyd felt unfairly hit. That is the sorrow of the church." sadly confessed; the lukewarm- ks of it's followers"
 She felt a trace of compunction for En; but why had he gone into the khistry?
 Can you blame them?" she de- landed, as much aggrieved as if she bd suffered personal distress.
 The rector flushed as if he had en struck, and he turned to Gail th that cold look in his green eyes. That is too deep subject to dis Ns here, but if you will permit me, will take it up with you at the mse," he quietly returned, and there I dogged compulsion in his tone. I shall be highly interested in the fense," accepted Gail, with an az nvating smile.
 There seemed to be but very little say after that, and they walked sntly up the hill together towards yellow camp fire, fuming inwardly each other. Near the top of the her ermine scarf came loose at 9 throat, and, with her numbed ads, she could not locate the little asp with which 1t had been held. May I help you?" offered the rec constraining himself to politeness. Thank you" She was extremely eet about 1t, and he reached up to norm the courtesy. The rounded Aumn of her neck was white as AfDle in the moonlight, and, as he asnt the clasps, his fingers, drawn Fn his woollen gloves, touched her fn throat, and they tingled. He l1ed as if he had received an cleo shock, and, as he looked into her purple mist seemed to spring 'Ween them. He mechanically fas- 'Sa tha clasps, though his fingers a0led. Thank you," again said
 and he did not notice that her 'N was unusually low. She went over to the group gathered around nre, but Rev. Smith Boyd stood ere she had left him, staring stu. " at the ground. He was in whirl oewllderment, amid which there
 some unreasoning resentment, beneath it all there was an mex able sadness.
 aust in time for the Palisade spe- Ga1l," called Lucille Teasdale.
 aon't know" laughed Gail. "I a Of going on private car this
 and she sought among the group aistraction from certain oppres- thought. Allison, and Lucille and and Arly, were among the more mar figures, besides a startling as, proudly introduced as Dick qey, by Arlene, early in the eve
 With an air which plainly stated ne was a personal discovery for a she gave herself great credit. ne Palisades special will not start out Miss Sargent" he declared, ung upon her an ardent gaze, and 0Wlng upon her smile which dis 'a flash of perfect white teeth. ul breathlessly thought him the dangerously handsome thing she ever seen, but she missed the sn accent in him. That would made him complete.
 n sorry that the Palisade special De delayed" she coolly told him, she tempered the deliberateness aat decision with an upward ana Eong glance, which she was startled Nognize in herself as distinct CO E.
 have a prior claim," laughed Alll- Stepping up and taking her by the
 It's my turn to guide Miss Sar' on the two-passenger sled"
 'ere was something new about Al
 tonight. There was the thrill the exultation of youth in ms
 and twenty years seemed to been dropped from his age. mere an intensity about him, too, ana
 proprietorlike compulslon' D decided Gail on certain diver she had entertained. She was