Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
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GIRL WHO FLAD NO COL
u. Nv Mnrr Roberts RInehart.


~ ~ v,llage Of nottingham for
" The ecoentricity Of his gray derby
NJ beetiing gray brows' his always
2. ~ gray gloves, his erect. rather neavy
h'sn 20 singled him out from the mass
ID ,,,,rs that thronged the city
The gray derby was part of
utsry. Except on those rare ocea-
ou n,,en he attended service at st
f'n vas never seen without It.
'uo' ia on the hill above the village,
dauRhter-had lived there for 10
w rhs Hall was beautiful, but old
y'a'' -.cs,ved no visitors, returned no
.es visitors thought this curious.
viiIagers, prosperous business .i men
ne Nst wives, shrugged their shoul-
YIN IN, mans house was his own, II
trs "a tbnt he could do without the
D iounu town could get along without
,srr, the to"n
r Me- was no mystery about the HAIL
lne,..,. curiosity Cars going to the
~ NV club passed under the brick wall
es italian garden. Their occupants
.nstimes caught a glimpse Oh Dl,Iloi ,
rms.a, there, reading In rose arbor,
hpss.rlng among her peonies and iris in
he Fpring OF oU'''''e
ridsuio"o' ,,,sn thought her rather lovely; the
~ odd. with her blonde hair and
Ta, oves The assistant rector OF st.
en e1ss new come to the village, met her
- face on one of his long country
nvs month or so before old Hilarys
1,h and could not forget her.
He led the conversation " "e'
I ,ght at dinner.
hsa. sxouisite face" he described he'll
MI, sad almost tragically sad,
g,,nstand2 :" The lady on his right was a
i. prvant. In honor of the new assist
~ rsotor. who came of fine family and
~, a distinct acquisition to the village,
~ ,gore the Bryant pear-shaped pearl.
~ ~ .nai,s rather curtly. IT should not
s s.ii bsr exauisite-but you probably met
ra,sar kingston Her sadness Is a pose,
thsiisye; she has everything she wants y
~ assistant rector was young, but
..rs Wise. So he spoke no more of Elinor
rr,i the women had left the table. Then
he ventured again.
f snon,f ioin the army of those of us
~ Worship from afar," advised the
F ,ntb who had moved UP beside him.
aths's the lovellest thing in this part of
~, country But, except our sainted
actor no one ever gets to put foot on
n. Mace It's excluslveness to the nth
rower. and then some. There's a lot of
isk OF course, or used to be. Old King
,ion brings his servants from New York,
and except an elderly housekeeper, none
n them speaks English. They used to
~ around here that he was a refugee
MI that's all rot. He's stingy old
+ sotard, afraid some handsome youth like
myself will captivate the girl. That's all
there is to II.
The assistant rector, whose name wal
ward smiled perfunctorlly, Instead oil
the cleaning table. spread with flowers
ana candles, with the gay colors of cor
6lais and liqueurs, he was seeing a girl
standing at the turn of a country road
and gazing down into the valley and the
distant village with sombre eyes.
Faith, hope and charity, and the great
est Of these is faith. Faith in ourselves
faith In those around us, and that sublim'
est faith of all which trusts in Something
Beyond To all men is given such faith al
the beginning of life, and some keep II
+ 70 the end. But here and there is one
who has lost it, who cannot turn his eyes
Up and say Lord. Lord" Old Hilary
had not kept the faith.
Years ago he had not been evil. He
had gone from philosophy into unbelief
that route which all must travel. But
unlike the many he had not come back.
He had started with Socialism, bu
Socialism must be founded on the Christ
and Him he scorned. So from Socialism
he had drifted to anarchy, To rob the
fich to give to the poor, at first. Late
on, to rob the rich, to incite seditIons, t.
arm the rebelious-oh, IL was comprehen
awe enough, vastly wicked with tina
1 most terrible lawlessness of all, tina
believes itself law.
10 pit his wits against the world ant
vin-that had been old Hilary's creed
For the oppressed had been at first tn
logan of the band he gathered arount
him. against the oppressor" 1t becam
laior on. Vastly different the two. Mos
Of human charity and kindliness la,
crushed down and trampled underfoo
during old Hilary's progress from Chris
70 Antichrlst.
The band had been gathered with mucl
care Responsibility, order, decorum-
these spelled safety to old Hilary's astut
mind Most of them were younger sons o
English landed families, with a sprinklin
q other national!tles. Young Huff was a
austrian, for instance, the son of
wealthy sheep owner. Boroday the Rus
aan-impllcated in the bomb THROWN
mat destroyed the minister of war-was
heoleman. Did Hilary had got him ou
y siberia during those early days whe
he rshted what, to his crooked mint
we're wrongs.
There were II in the band at the begin
Lhs, and Tor fiVe years there were n
slanges. Then came the kidnapping an
aolding for ransom of Macintosh, tn
pAnAer In Iowa, and the unexpected call
As out OF the State militia. The ban
n.a hidden Macintosh In a deserte
nine and three of the band went dow
y Ihe shooting that followed his discoy
sy In the looting of Tiffanys vaults
rhleh has never been published,
ttsnehman named Dupres was KILLED
"a only recently a tire had burst afte
me holding up OF the car of the Cover
sof OF Delaware, and their car, OverturT
had crushed Jerrold, the mechani
me band and old Hilary's chauffeu
ne way and another. there were onl
left. Talbot and LethbTidge, III
-aghshmen; Boroday, Hun and ol
nlafy himself. And old Hilary's hot
Nts almost come
ya Hilary lived we'll, as he Nigh
~ foreign servants were artists. Il
uAsa good food. good wines, good book
s even had a few pietures-from Il
a1ihg galleries OF Europe He hun
ssA IN the house at Nottingham, with
Vnieal smile.
safest place In the world" he said
henFiette, who protested. THE vi
mas never even heard OF them!
ana SO In this atmosphere with whiC
:. surrounded himself, of fine living ar
'shs thinking. OF atheism raised almo
religion, OF no law and no Christ, o
lAry had brought up his daughter +
1 been proud OF her In his way; abs
-tely selfish, too. She had had no 9th