The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-02-11

may Ne seen II all men.'- and Gati
smiled across ilt him. within bet eyes
the nsischievcus twinkie which had
bean absent for many days
X h0re 10 be able TO remove To-
pubic place" ruEAiad the Fectsw. With
a gravity which told Of something vi.
tal beneath the Rpparent repartse1
Mira Bard. ssrolting past With Aunt
Grace Sargent. paused 10 hook n him
fondiy. = shall Get myself. With saeA
strength a. l may isave. sgainat the
building OF the proposed eashsdraL-
"Doat be foolish. Boyd psessslea
sargent. who had always fsis father
" responsIhilitr for the young rector
FITS a big am hilton and . worthy am.
hition. to huild that cathedral. and b.
cause yosi1ss offended With certain
things tbs papers have said. about
Clark and Chlshelm In connection with
the church. is no reason ioa should
Gu; on your nose 10 spite your face
1T 10 not the publication OF these
things which has determined me-" ~
turned the recor thoughtfally. IL has
merely FASTENED my decision. To BE-
gin with. acknowledge nov that II
was only q vague artistic dream Of
mine that such q cathedral. by It's
very mAgnihcence, would promote wor-
ship That might have been the case
when cAthedrals were the only EnAg.
niheent buildings erected aud when
every rich and giittering thing was de-
voted TO religion. A golden candle.
stick then became connected entirely
with the service OF the Almighty.
Now, however. rnagnifcehee has no
such Specification. The splendor Of .
cathedral must enter into composition
with the splendor %; = s,atehouse.
museum or hotel"
you shouldn't switch that way.
Boyd" demonstrated Sargent. show.
ing his keen disappointment when
you began to agitate for the cathedral
you brought = lot OF our members In
who hadn't attended services In years
You stirred them up. You got them
interested They'll drop right on"
"a sSys. Sst.;s..- sas.,sEsst tho ,ector.,
earnestly. Il hope 10 reach them With
higher ambition. higher pride, q
higher vanity. II you like 70 put II that
way. I wish them TO take Joy In es,
tablishing the most magnificent eopdl
lions for the poor which have ever
been built! We have no right to the
money which Is 10 be paid US for the
vedder court property, We have no
right to spend II In pomp, II belongs
to the poor from whom we have taken
IL, and to the city which has made US
rich by enhancing the value OF our
ground. propose to build permanent
and sanitary tenements. to house as
many poor people as possible. and con.
duct them without penny OF profit
above the cost OF repairs and main
tenancc."
CaIi bent upon him beaming eyes,
and the delicate flush. which had be-
gun 70 return TO her checks. deepened.
Was this the sort OF tenements he bad
proposed 10 re-erect In Vedder court7
Perhaps she had been hasty' Rev.
Smith Boyd In turning slowly from
one to the other Of the little group. by
way OF establishing mental communi-
cation with them. rested for n mo
ment In the beaming eyes OF Gall. and
smiled at her In afYectionate recogni'
ton. then swept his glance on TO bis
mother, where II fingered
You are perfectly correct" stated
Gerald Fosland. who. though sitting
stiff,y upright, had managed neyerthe-
less TO dispose one elbow where It
touched gently the surface Of Arly.
Market Square church Ia much
more dignified old place OF worship
than the ostentatious cathedral would
ever be, and your project for spending
the money has such strict Justice st
the bottom OF II that II must prevail.
But, | say, Doctor Boyd" and he gave
his mustacke contemplative tug;
don't you think you should include
small margin OF profit for the future
extension OF your idea'"
That's glorious. Gerald" approved
Gail: and Afly. laughing. patted his
hand
You're probably right" considered
the rector studying Fosland with a
new interest, Il think well have to
put you on the vestry"
I'D be delighted. I'm sure" respond
ed Gerald. In the courteous tone OF
one accepting an invitation to dinner.
DO you hear what your cons plan
ming 10 do" called Jim Sargent to
Mrs, Boyd He was not quite recon.
clled He proposes to take that won
derful new rectory away from you"
The beautiful Mrs. Boyd merely dim
pied.
Il am trife astonished." she con.
fessed. my son has been so extreme
ly eager about f.. but II he In relin.
gushing the dream. Il Is because be
wants something else very much more
worth while. entirely approve OF his
plan for the new tenemen;s." and abe
did not understand Why they oil
laughed at her, She did feel. however.
that there was affection In the laugh.
ter: and she was quite content
Laughing With them, she walked on