Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-14
4 GREAT MYSTERY STORY

| haps we ere all Of us for the under dog.
/ But how does that excuse my bandits
This Mrs. Bryant-how much do you
suppose you are going to lose Tor your
poor by her loss2'
mot SO much-but enough. She had
promised lot Of things. She called
up this morning to say that II was All
on" He started to say that all bets
were off, but decided that 1t was un-
clerical and charged Il. But / didn
come here to worry you about myself or
the parish. I think you should not be
here alone
Blinor looked down over the village
Then perhaps, after ell, it would be
better II I married at once"
"Ahl You are to be married?'
Now that my father is gone" said
Eiinor, wistfully, "It seems the best thing
And-G should like children ! have no
friends, except perhaps you"
Ward strove TO keep his voice STEADY
and matter of-fact
Marriage is so serious-so vital
thing" He was trying to be calm ana
judicial. But his voice sounded far on
his heart pounded in his ears. To marry
because one is alone, or needs friends
Is a flimsy foundation to build on.
Once again Elinor surprised HIM
"There have been few really great pas
almost count them on my fingers. Ihe
rest OF us seem to get along without.
"Perhaps there are more than we near
about Every NOW and then, in my
work. 1 come across something so much
greater than 1 had expected self-sacri-
flee, love, charity, as to justify my faith
in mankind"
your falth" Ellnor said softly.
THAT Is what envy you-your faith
Not only your faith in your kind, but
the other sort"
Faith, hope and charity-and the great
est of these is faith. Alas for old Hilary,
who had not kept his
II had a governess once who had that
sort of faith 1t was great comfort to
her. But I sit here on my hillside, ana
il seems to me that spread out at my
feet are all the injustice and cruelty and
hatred in the world. And your God al
lows it ALL My father tried to believe
tried hard but he said that when ne
asked for bread they gave him stone
DO you know who said that?"
MY father" said Blinor
Rather surprised, he let 1t 60 at that.
CHAPTER VI.
GO GREAT had the urgency of Boro- |
- days position become that the band |
met at the hall on Thursday of the week
after the country club affair Lethbrdge |
was to get his Instructions Talbot wished |
% discuss his prospect.
After dinner the night being warm,
hey had their coffee on the terrace.
summer storm had come up. All at
'nce flash threatened Saint Judes.
Huff leaped to his feet.
i've got It'll" he said. What is II they
,all the big building back Of the church?'
None of the men knew. 1t was as
natter of fact, the parish house Leth-
'ridge, however, knew It's function.
Fine prospect, that!' he drawled.
That's where the Sunday school is held,
md where they keep the plated knives
nd forks for the church suppers"
It's darned fine building" said Huff
What would they do If it burned down."
They were too unfamiliar with church
Hairs to hazard a guess. Elinor, who
lad been sitting silent, suddenly voiced
n objection to Huffs unspoken plan.
mere must be some other way" she
ald. The children-they have sewing
laSses and entertainments for the chill
ren there. It's the parish house"
II lightning struck the parish house
ohIght- l,.; Hun said quite eagerly. This
thursday. BY Sunday morning they
'ould be taking up a whackng big col
sction to rebuild it,"
Inc idea had taken hold of his inagina-
on. Even the suggestion that a large
aIL OF the oHertory might be in checks
s'i GU iIot. but Ellnor was Obdurate
You can do it some place else" she
ild Not here. They struggled very
ard to build the church and they need
oney now. Mr.. Ward told me"
HUFF turned on her jealously
Ward-thht's the preacher cham"
he is the assistant rector" EIInor
piled with dignity.
Hes been coming here, then?"
Twice. Once when father died. and
ice TO warn me against all of Won +" 4
OF that she had forgotten that few .
inutes in the garden, under the moon. 3
1t that had been an accldent-hardIy S
Talbot chuckled But Huff was tbtpl,- \
g hard, Elinor had been different late L
a little softer Ward represented all
at the men Elinor knew were NOT Il
" to their violence, order to their dis p
ice. 4'' MS r
He'd better stay down in his valley !,
IN this old women" he said. "and Ii
I'VE you alone You don't need him =" 81
I'm not so sure of that" Ellnor re-
ed quietly and left him staring b
HUN burned the parish house the neyt
sht' He did 1t himself. without the l.
slstance OF the band Into 1t he nnt Ii
I only the devilish ingenuity Of long 7