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CHAPTER xVliI-Continued.

i attend a I,stry meeting now and
then" he replied, and then he laughed
shortly. I'D rather do business with
forty corporate Ems than with one yes.
try. A church always expects to con-
duct its share Of the negotiations on
a strictly com nercial basis, while it
expects you tC mingle a little charity
with your end of the transactions"
The Veddep court property" she
guessed, with ! slight contraction OF
her brows.
Still after It." said Allison, and
talked of otheI matters.
Jim Sargent returned, and glancing
into the little reception tete-a-tete as
he passed. saw Allison and came back.
Il didn't exp 1T to see you so soon."
wondered AllA IN.
w broke Up in a row." laughed
Jim Sargent. CLARK and Chisholm
were willing t accept your price, but
The rest OF us listened to Doctor Boyd
and Nicholas 7 In Ploon, and fell. We
insist on 0ur cathedral, and Doctor
Boyd's plan s ems the best way to
get 1t, though ,ven that may necessi.
ate a four OIL I've years delay"
What's kts ~plan?" asked Allison.
"RebuiAfng,' returned Sargent. 1--WE
ian put up ter sments good enough to
pass the building inspectors and to
last fifteSQ years. With the same
rents we aEo now receiving, we can
offer them letter quarters, and, as
Doctor Boyd suggested, redeem our.
selves from some of the disgrace of
his whole proceeding. Clever, sem
sible idea, I thi nix"
Gail was leaning forward, with her
fingers claAped around her knee: her
brown eyes had widened, and a little
red spot had appeared in either cheek;
her red lips were half parted, as she
looked up in wonder at her Uncle
Jim.
SIS that the plan upon which they
have decided and Allison looked at
his watch.
We'll, hart 1y." frowned Sargent.
I'VE couldn't swing Clark and CHS.
nolm. At the last minute they sug.
gested that VIZ might build lofts, and
the impending fracas seemed too seri,
Gus to take tip just now, so we've
tabled the whole thing"
Allison smiled, and slipped his
watch back ii, bis pocket.
Its fairly definite, however, that
you won't selk' he concluded.
Not at yOHr figure" laughed Sar.
gent. IF We sDok your money, Doctor
Boyd would b. too old to preach in the
new Cathedral
He'll pull ID through some way" de.
clared Allison He's as smart as q
whip
Neither gentleman had noticed Gail.
She had settl d back in her chair dur.
ing these latt speeches, weary and
l~istless. and overcome with a sense
Of some huuh Station too evasive to be
properly fran d even in thought. She
had a sense that she had given away
something va 9ly precious. and which
would never he valued. Neither did
they notice Il 1t she changed suddenly
to relief. SID had been justified in
her decision.
She took ~ reins of conversation
herself after incle Jim had left, and
entertained ilt1son so brightly that he
left with imtIlience at the tea party
which mononJtised her.
Later. WITH Rev. Smith BOYD
dropped in. : met with a surprising
az disconc,f ing vivacity. In his eyes
Mere were PIN and suffering. and in.
sxpressible lfflger, but in hers there
was only da, Jag frivolity; a little too
ebullient, pa Ups. II he had been wise
enough t. N ~; but he was not
The study THOR was open when late
that yvenina Houston Van Ploon Sc.
dat63 escort, q Mrs. Davies and Gail
into the libu ~. one of those rooms
which appoiu themselves the instinc.
tive lounging ttaces of all family init.
mates. Gail 'Erned up her big eyes In
sparkling acA Dwledgment as the pune.
tNisus Van n bon took her cloak. and,
et that NOM 1T. As she stood grace
suily poised. DE caught the gaze OF
Rev Smith J byd fixed on her with
sush uenite : aging that II distressed
j. ~ s>t ~ant him 10 suffer