Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-03

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'Vgae' -,.anwhile when, al. traces Of
gTY Hili. where, she lives WIN ,ant nstr
rolh,T,in;Isa,SSs; T,in,ds,Ss the father OF boy back n
l'gyy yPnn,VV h does not take Gerry long 70
s8spt himself to his new he TIPi has Sturned
70 W 10 whole estate, as wen as hGLsglI u W
e{et bs starts upon q numher ot u@np,o @ oJy
atni, Tngfl ngfltcbes ga''S Which he hopes, will
rrgii@Im 10 recultlvato the natural rich
s'le,,. Matthias, in whose parrish Mar Mar
"A he completed d'teh'
ruApTER XIX-Contnucd.
.,ry made strange picture, sitting
IA nv side on the twisted log Gerry
,.otiug more and more like a Greek
yils hair close cropped by Mar
u.. sssmed TO have bronzed with his
THE cotton jumper and trousers
,oidod themselves to his limbs. His
~ n,as trimmed down to perfect lines.
bo moved one could see muscles
II,ng I'd ne though work were play. His
ppiu9 usre deep and clear. They had for
- The look Of whisky. on his feet
,uo rawhldo sandals. Like n native he
"a learned TO keep them on with the
- . leather button held between his
tIts feet were white. His face, like
hodv was alive. He held his big
h,rojeof hat in his hands, for he was
~. tho shade Of the priests great
ttton umbrella.
Arsther Matthias, too, had taken off his
IN and laid 1t carefully on his pudgy
sos with n vast red bandana hand
.scbjaf ne mopped his gray head, his
bls,oninp tonsure and his fat jOwls.
hout him there was nothing in training
|rcent his eyes. They cleaned and
|ssbed from a passive mask; they swept
herry from head to toe. "Flesh Is not
hy burden, my son.
Gerry knew himself in the presence or
father confessor. He began to tell
IIu storv dreamily. In that blaze of trop-
Ia, light perched beside his own handi-
Eork: a frocked priest at his side; a
hue. with head and ears pendent, before
Inn: and down in the valley, the planta-
lon house, Margarita, the river-it was
ard TO picture AliX. He seemed 10 be
the free-swinging orbit of another
phere. He told lucid story, but as he
poke he seemed to see himself and AK
Unfinished by greater perspective than
,ere time-nies buzzing under glass.
Taguely he felt that he must still love
.llx were Alix of his life. But she was
OF. She belonged to mechanism of life
he whirring of whose tiny wheels
rowned out the low tones of elemental
iings which, once heard, left no place
q mans heart for lesser sounds.
Gerry did not picture himself as en-
anced by the simple life, but he felt
that while once Natures
usic had seemed but the shrilling of
cadae, matching the acute note of an
-tiflclal whirl, now 1t sang to him in the
eep tones of Il resonant organising
ith hIm-for he felt that he was of the
usIc. that his body was Il vibrating,
aked cord in a monster harp.
The priest did not watch him as he
alked, but, when he had finished, turned
md seemed to drill him with his piercing
yes, ut is WELL" ne said. Life has
'uffeted you that later you may buffet
life But 1t is not with that distant
uture that ! would 'mcddle, To me you
re only q sudden factor in the life of
ne Of the most innocent of my flock
ONE people have an exaggerated idea of
lnocence. Not I. Margarita Is innocent
, me- She has married you in her heart
ome day you will go away" Gerry
look his head in denial but the priest re-
imed some day you will go away and
will kill her. But in the meantime
ou make her live life of sin. Why do
,u? Why not marry her?"
Gerry looked around in surprise. Marry
n! Haven't told you that l am mar
ed?"
The priest shrugged his shoulders. "All
at my son, is locked in the confessional.
ny make mountain of a distant mole
hF Need your two worlds ever clash?
ou lose nothing. You give peace to the
n who Is ready to renounce the rights
ID privileges of Mother Church rather
an say word that might frighten you
Vay' She made me swear that l would
Ver breathe to you of marriage" Gerry
iiIed but the priest continued calmly,
ne girl is all am thinking of-the girl
q the children"
children" exclaimed Gerry. Years
IN AliS had relegated children to a
aie OF remote contingency.
I was the priests turn to smile. YES"
sad children, They happen, some.
berry did not smile. He was trying to
,ture himself in relation 10 children.
~ would not be fair" continued
lther Matthias, ''to the children. This
.ce Is Margarita's. 1t was worth
Thing without your ditch. 1t will soon
worth a great deal. Say you died
you left her with children-they could
inherit After all, it is a small thing
you TO do, You and l will know the
I,lsge is illegal, but IL is big odds that
Law law Will never know it,"
s"neFe are your morals, Father?'
n gerry, smiling ''Do you counsel me
i've lie?"
nc priest snapped his fat fingers. "In
eaIahee against peace of mind, lies
lealhers, Besides, we all live a lie
10y. our ambition should be TO live
~ s.s' Kindly lie and not a mean, self
49, 49, one The idea, the absolute in
'uilhs' Is heshless-bloodless. We speak
man TO man, Ell? Well, when the
- nave spread out life behind you,
wlil look back and see this lesson;
'.tp.hess contains content, but happiness
'''s enemy of content. They who pur-
ule greater may lose all; they who
Sue lhe lesser sometimes obtain the
~ BEHOLD my major and my minor
ui'se ana the conclusion Is: The part
~ nsys greater than the whole and a
~ Ne may help on a great truth"
~ smiled at the Jesuitry. 1t APP
.sl ~ 70 him. 1t fitted in with the in
~ order Of things. He rose and held
MS hand. IF children come" he
Z 1 Will marry her."
~ priest scrambled to his feet, his
meathed in smiles. The slanted
stsna framed him in gigantic
~ 'Onel more ind1scretion." he
:, and this time the confessional Is
me source, that is. not directly. My
you had better marry her straight
me time all he inferred had reached
~ nIaIn .aLE... Al. 49,. ~ .IL.....l