The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-24
CHAPTER XVI.


Inc PUBIC Is Aroused.
Glad In her flmy cream lace gown.
Gail walked slowly into her boudoir,
and closed tho door. and sank upon
her divan. She did not stop tonight to
+. lat down Asr hslr. and, ehangs'so rsser
dainty neSligee, nor to punctiliously
straighten the room. nor to turn on
the beautiful green light instead. with
all the electric bulbs blazing. she sat
with her chin IN her hand. and. with
her body perfectly in repose. tried to
study the whirl OF her mind.
She was shaken. she knew that.
SHAKEN and stirred as she had never
been before, Something In the depths
Of her had Ieaped up into life. and
cried out In agony. and would not stop
crying until II was satisfied
Il need you TO walk hand In hand
with me about the greatest work in
the world" That was II: the greatest
work In the worldl And what was
that work. To live and teach ritual
In place Of religion to turn worship
into social observance: 10 use help
less belief as n ladder OF ambition;
TO reduce faith to words. and hope to
recitation. and charity to an obliga.
tion, to make pomp and ceremony .
substitute for conscience. and TO inter.
pose a secretary between the human
heart aut Godi
For Tvs, an instant Calls eyelids
dropped. her long brown iashes curved
upon he cheeks, while beneath them
her eyes gllnted. and smile touched
tho corners OF her lips; then she was
serious again. No. she had decid cd
wisely.
There wss knock on the door, and
Gall smiled again rs she said.
Com. In"
Mrs. ielen Davies entered. tall and
stately In her boudoir friils and
Tairles. She sat down In mont OF Gail
and prepared 10 enact the role OF con.
scienthus mother.
Decor Boyd proposed to you TO-
Night" she charged. with anectionate
authority.
Yes Aunt Helen" and Gail began
to pull pins out OF her hair.
A Worried expression crossed the
brow 4 Aunt Helan- ...,,.
''Dte you accept himf'' and she fair,
ly autercd with anxiety.
mo Aunt Helen" Quite calmly.
piling moro hairpins and still more
into ne little tray by her aide. and
shaking down her ripplinx waves Of
hair.
Autt Helen sighed deep Sigh OF
relief and smiled her approval.
Gill. dear. you have shown a DO
gree OF caretulness which am de
iight'd to hnd in you. II you handle
all yur affairs 80 sensibiy. you have
= brilliant future before you
Il must DO an awful worry to you.
Aunt Helen observed Gall. ard walk.
ting oer. she slipped her arm around
Mrs. ,avies' neck and kissed aer and
lcoke, around for her chocolate boz.
Gais maid came In. and krs. Da
viee ade her sisters niec, Rood
night most cordially. and retird with
Z greet load on her mind. aid half
an hour later the lights in Gairs
pretty little suite went out
II sa lay long hours lookinI out Al,
the pah stars; II. in the mds OF her
calm rxtc, she suddenly bured her
' face ir her pillows and sobbe< silent.
ay; II toward morning she awoke
with = little cry TO and her t.ce and
her hands hei all these thtn,s were
but no NAL and natural. II enough
TO kro~ that she came Go he break.
fast hrEhteyed and rosyehee.ed aud
smiths with the pleasant greetings OF
the d.. and picked UP the papers
cssuait.. and lit upon the newest son.
eation " the free and eutiely un.
curbed metropolitan press
The roe and entirely incurred met.
scpcli.m press bad found vedder
court nd had made II the sudden
focus q the public eye, Tose few
who ~ae privileged TO kIow init,
ma,ely the workings OF ths adroit
master Il the public welfare, rim Cor
man. Guild have recognized clearly
his nne hand in the eiasc Of aosovte,y
which OBSCURE vedder court had sud
dsnly Mceivsd After hAhng en-
dursd t,e contamination ard csnta
Eson OF he Market Square shsrcA ten