Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-10-29
CHAPTER lV-contInued.

CHAPTER IV-Continueo-
n Admit know was" she confessed.
...,srnsd about it herself. "All at
". ,eem to look on it as an old
Una which should be cast aside. 1t
N elaborate to do so little good in
A. world. Morality 10 on the in
,,s,se. as any page Of history will
hOV"
q believe that to be- true" he hast
!, assured her, glad to be able to
,rss with her upon something.
rBut It is in spite of the church,
AZ because Of it," she Immediately
u Idsd you can't say that there Is
tremendous moral influence in q
nuregstion which numbers eight
Kindred and sends less than fifty to
vTices. The balance show their de-
voton to Christianity by q quarterly
.hsck"
Rev. Smith Boyd felt unfairly hit.
That Is the sorrow Of the church"
h sadly confessed; "the lukewarm-
cess Of its followers"
She felt trace Of conjunction for
BIN; but why had he gone into the
ministry
Can you blame them?" she de-
handed, as much aggrieved as If she
bid suffered a personal distress.
The rector flushed as If he had
been struck, and he turned to Gail
With that cold look in his green eyes.
That Is too deep q subject to die-
nSs here, but If you will permit me,
will take 1t up with you at the
house" he quietly returned, and there
yss logged compuision in his tone.
q shall be highly interested in the
defense accepted Gail, with an ag-
EaVating smile.
There seemed to be but very little
% say after that, and they walked
silently up the hill together towards
As yellow camp fire, Tuning inwardly
81 each other. Near the top OF the
All her ermine scarf came loose at
lie throat, and, with her numbed
hands, she could not locate the little
clasp with which it had been held.
May help your" offered the rec
of constraining himself to politeness.
Thank YOU" She was extremely
'Eeet about it, and he reached up to
perform the courtesy. The rounded
@lumn Of her neck was white as
marble In the moonlight, and, as he
Ousnt the clasps, his fingers, drawn
nom his woollen gloves, touched her
warm throat, and they tingled. He
aF'ed as II he had received an cleo
VIC shock, and, as he looked into her
yes purple mist seemed to spring
N'Ween them. He mechanically fas-
'Suso the clasps, though his fingers
asnOled. Thank you," again said
VAIL and he did not notice that her
'Uce was unusually low. She went
Ovef 10 the group gathered around
" are' but Rev. Smith Boyd stood
.1sfe she had left him, staring stu
u'! al the ground. He was in q whirl
Oe"llderment, amid which there
:" some unreasoning resentment,
|" beneath 1t all there was an mex
pncable sadness.
'uS In time for the Palisade spe-
a. Gall'" called Lucille Teasdale.
! don't know" laughed Gail. 81
A Oh going on a private car this
!" sld she sought among the group
distraction from certain oppres-
y thought. Allison, and Lucille and
" ana Arly, were among the more
H Ina figures, besides a startling
soS S' proudly introduced as Dick
10y oy Arlene, early in the eve
NJ. - WIN an air which plainly stated
49, 10 WAS a personal discovery for
an sne gave herself great credit.
~ Iue Palisades special will not start
.o% Vu' Miss Sargent" he declared,
49, ls upon her an ardent gaze, and
'OSiuS upon her a smile which dis.
c nash of perfect white teeth.
W." ~ Oreathlessly thought him the
= a dangerously handsome thing she
~, ever seen, but she missed the
avg, su accent In him. That would
~ - made him complete.
hi sorry that the Palisade special
" delayed" she coolly told him.
n ae tempered the .deliberateness
Ess Vat 0ecisiOn with an upward and
'''ns glance, which she was startled
Retry. SeN 80 ois'in0' W
: nave prior claim" laughed ALI.
Stepping up and taking her by the
IN, IT'S my turn to guide Miss Sar-
- On the two-passenger sled"
ao0 .s was something new about Al
ns "nlsht There was the thrill
h.. exultation Of youth In his
,rsh sna twenty years seemed to
sas ' ven dropped from his age. There
b. - intensity about him, too, and
khloA proprietorlike compulsion,
H0o ueclded Gail on a certain diver
Gus had entertained She was