The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-06-03

"He amt Twin up to his name much"
remarked csphas.
does. The best fire don't fare up the
soonest you know" But old Uncle
Bart saw that his sons heart was
heavy and forebore to press the sub
iect
Annabel Franklin had returned TO
Boston after a months visit and to her
surprise had returned as disengaged as
she came. Mark Wilson. thoroughly
bored by her yacuities of mind, longed
now for more intercourse with Patty
Baxter. Patty, so gay and unexpected;
so lively to talk with. so piquing to the
fancy, so skittish and difficult to man
age. 50 temptingly pretty. with a beau
ty all her own, and never two days
alike.
There were many lions I'm the way,
and these only added to the zest OF
pursuit With all the other girls OF
the village opportunities multiplied.
but he could scarcely get ten minutes
alone with Patty. The deacon's orders
were absolute In regard to young men,
His daughters were never to drive or
walk alone with them. never to go to
dances or "routs" Of any sort and new
er receive them at the house, this last
mandate being quite unnecessary, as
no youth In his right mind would have
gone a-courtin' under the deacon's for
bidding gaze. And still there were
sudden. delicious chances to be seized
now and then II one had his eyes open
and his wits about him. There was
the walk to or from the singing school.
when sentimental couple could drop
a few feet at least behind the rest and
exchange a word or two In compare
tive privacy; there were the church
circles" and prayer meetings and the
intervals between Sunday services,
when Mark could detach Patty a mo-
ment from the group on the meeting
house steps. More valuable than all
these, a complete schedule of Patty's
various movements here and there, to-
gether with a profound study of Dea-
con Bakers habits. which were or
dinarily as punctual as they were dis
agreeable. permitted Mark many stolen
interviews. as sweet as they were
brief There was never "A second kiss,
however. in these casual meetings and
partings. The first. In springtime. had
found Patty child. surprised. UMPIRE
pared. She was woman now. for Ii
does not take years TO achieve that
miracle; months will do il or days or
even hours. Her summers experience
with Cephas Cole had wonderfully
Uroadened her powers. giving her an
assurance sadly lacking before. as well
ns a knowledge Of detail. a certain fin
iShed skill In the management OF
lover. which she could ably use on any
one who happened 10 rome a!cnS And
nj the moment any one who happened
10 come along served the purpose ad-
mirably. Philip Perry as well as Mar
quis Wilson.
Young Perry's interest in Patty. a.
We have seen. began with his aliena-
ton from Ellen Wilson. the first OBJ
ject of his affections. and 1t was not
at the outset at all Of a sentimental
nature. Philip was a pillar Of the
church, and Ellen had proved so en-
tirely lacking In the religious sense,
so self satisfied as to her standing with
the heavenly powers, that Philip dared
not expose himself longer to her So
ciety lest he find himself "unequally
yoked together with an unbeliever."
thus defying the scriptural sdmonition
as TO marriage.
Patty, though somewhat lacking in
the qualities that go 10 the making Of
trustworthy saints. was not, like Ellen.
wholly given over TO the fieshpots and
would prove a valuable convert, Philip
thought one who would reflect great
ducing her 10 subscribe 30 the stern
creed OF the day.
Philip was a very strenuous and
slightly gloomy believer, dwelling con-
siderably on the wrath OF God and the
doctrine OF eternal punishment. There
was an Odd "pennyroyal" hymn much
In use which describes the general
tenor OF his meditation
My thoughts on awful subjects roll
Damnstion and the dead.
What horrors seize the guilty soul
Upon a dying bed!
(No wonder that Jacob Cochrane's
lively songs. cheerful, hopeful, mill
tant and brac,ng. fell with pleasing
sound upon the ear OF the believer OF
that epoch, The love OF God had.
indeed. entered Philips soul. but In
some mysterious way had been ossi-