The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-10-22
CHAPTER Xl-contlnued.

For Just one second the rector's
mother felt an impulse to shake Tod
Boyd. Gail Sargent was young lady
of whom any young man might ap-
prove-and what was the matter with
Tod? She was beginning to be humili-
ated by the fact that, at thirty-two, he
had not lost his head and made a fool
OF himself to the point of tight shoes
and poetry, over girl.
WHY" and the voice Of Mrs. Boyd
was not cold as she had meant It to
be. She had suddenly felt some tug OF
sympathy for Tod.
well, for one thing. she has most
disagreeable lack of reverence" he
stated.
"ReverenceT and Mrs. Boyd knitted
her brows. 81 don't believe you quite
understand her. She has the most
beautifully simple religious faith that
have ever seen, Tod"
The Rev. Smith Boyd watched his
soup disappearing, as If 1t were some
curious moving object 10 which his at
tention had just been called.
Miss Sargent claims to have a new
religion" he observed. she has said
most unkind things about Market
Square church. She says that 1t Is a
strictly commercial institution. and
that its motive in desiring to build the
new cathedral is vanity"
He omitted to mention Calls further
charge that his own motive in desiring
the new cathedral was personal ambi-
ton. Candor did not compel that ad-
mission. II did not become him to act
from piqued personal pride.
Mrs. Boyd studied him as he gazed
somberly at his fish, and the wrinkles
once more returned to her eyes, as
she made up her mind to cure Tods
irTitability.
81 am ashamed of you" she told her
son. This girl is scarcely twenty II
remember rightly, and I'm sure that
do, you came to me, at about twenty
and confessed to logical disbelief in
the theory of creation, which included
Of course, disbelief in the Creator
You we're an infidel. an atheist. You
were going to relinquish your studies
and give up all thought Of the church.
The deep red of the Rev. Smith
Boyd's face testified to the truth o.
this cruel charge, and he pushed bach
his fish permanently.
81 most humbly confess" he stated
and indeed he had writhed in spirit
many times over that remembrance
However, mother, l have since dis
covered that to be a transitional stag
through which every theological stu
dent passes"
yet you won't allow 1t to a girl,
charged Mrs. Boyd, with the severit,
which she could much better have eS
pressed with laugh. when you dis
cover that this young lady, who seem
TO be in every way delightful, is s
misled as to criticize the motives O
Market Square church, you Withdraw
into your dignity, with the privilege G
a layman, and announce that you d
not approve of her What she needs
Tod, is religious instruction"
She had carefully ironed out tn
tiny little wrinkles around her blu
eyes by the time her son looked II
from the profound cogitation int
which this reproof had thrown him.
Mother, | have been wrong" h
admitted, and he seemed ever S
much brighter for the confession. H
drew his fish toward him and ate 1
Later the Rev. Smith Boyd presen
ed himself at James Sargent's hous
with a new light shining In his heart
and he had blue eyes. He had CON
IN show Gail the way and the ligh
If she had doubts, and lack of fait
and Hippant irreverence, 1t was h
duty to be patient with her, for tn
was the fault Of youth. He had bee
youthful himself.
Gairs eyelids dropped and the co
ners Of her lips twitched when he
Smith Boyd's name was brought
IN her hut abe did her hair In anoth
way high on her head instead OF 10
on her neck, and then she went dow
bewildering In her simple little dai
blue velvet cut round at the neck
81 was afraid that your voice VI
out" remarked Gail, in tone 81
Eestiye OF the fact that that would be
SnaGadY iSdAsd: end she began ha'