The Ordway new era., 1915-12-31
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Iv-continued.

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CHAPTER iv-continued.
alagt know was" she confessed.
concerned about 1t herself. "All at
once l seem to look on 1t as an old
shoe which should be cast aside. 1t
is SO elaborate to do so little good In |
the world. Morality Is on the in.
crease. as any page Of history will
show"
Il believe that to be true" he hast.
fly assured her, glad to be able to
agree with her upon something.
But it is In spite Of the church.
not because of It," she Immediately
added. you can't say that there Is
a tremendous moral influence In a
congregation which numbers eight
hundred. and sends less than fifty to
services. The balance show their de-
votion to Christianity by 3 quarterly
check"
Rev. Smith Boyd felt unfairly hit.
That is the sorrow of the church."
he sadly confessed; "the Iukewarm-
ness Of its followers"
She felt a trace Of compunction for
him: but why had he gone iRto the
ministry?
Can you blame them?" she de-
manded. as much aggrieved ~ II she
had suffered q personal distress.
The rector flushed as II he had
been struck. and he turned to Gall
with that cold look in his green eyes.
That 10 too deep . subject to dis
cuss here, but II you will permit me.
al 70 u,itt ~ tho
house," he quietly returned. and there
was . dogged compulsion in his tone.
Il shall be highly interested in the
Defense" accepted Gail. with an AZ
gravating smile.
There seemed to be but very little
to say after that. and they walked
silently up the hill together towards
the yellow camp fire, fuming inwardly
at each other. Near the top Of the
hill her ermine scarf came loose at
the 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
tor, constraining himself to politeness
Thank you" She was extremely
sweet about 1t. and he reached up te
perform the courtesy. The rounded
column of her neck was white q.
marble in the moonlight, and. as HI
sought the clasps, his fingers. drawr
from his woollen gloves. touched hel
warm throat, and they tingled. HI
started as II he had received an cleo
\ trio shock. and, as he looked into he
aaeyes. q purple mist seemed to sprini
stbetween them. He mechanically fas
7ed the clasps, though his finger
lied. THANK you." again sail
land he did not notice that he
was unusually low. She wen
to the group gathered aroun
-.1, but Rev. Smith Boyd stoo
',he had left him, staring STU
the ground He was in a whir
I. yTs~&lderment, amid which ther
xsas som. unreasoninp -esentmeA
but beneath " all acre was kn inc,
plicable sadness.
Just in time for the Palisade spe
cial, GAIL" called Lucille Teasdale.
"I don't KNOW laughed Gail. !"
think Of going oha private car thi
trip" and she sough among the groul
for distraction FROM Ncertain oppres
sive thought. Allison. and Lucille an
Ted and Arly, were among the NOR
familiar figures. besides startlin
Adonis, proudly introduced as Die
Rodley, by Arlene, early in the ev.
ming. with an air which plainly state
that he was a personal discovery &c
which she gave herself great credi
1.-The Palisades special will not sta
without Miss Sargent" he declare
bending upon her an ardent gaze, al
bestowing upon her smile which d
played a flash Of perfect white teet
Gail breathlessly thought him Il
uost dangerously handsome thing 81
had ever seen. but she missed
foreign accent in him. That won
have made him complete.
.I,m aorry that the Palisade spec
v,,i he delayed" she coolly told hi
hrt ahe tempered the deliberatene
=, +bat decision with an upward =
.;ao,onp glance, which she was start'
racopnize in herself as distinct
quetry. ,z,ed A
son stepping up and taking her ny
srr, cts my turn TO guide Miss >
cont on the two-pastenser SLED.
there was somethiig new about
uson tonight There was .ne ~
| and the exultation youth NJ
voice, and twenty ye 20 Tb
h.ye been dropped from .oo
Vas an intensity abou aomnn,s'
.,so a proprietorlil ...ip Al,
wbieh decided Gail on ahs
-. ,Aa had entert