The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-01-20

| quite ulilcult. Nevertheless. he mad
a duty to perform. Mechanically he
had taken his place at the piano.
standing straight and tall. and his
blue eyes softened as they automat.
ically fell on the piece OF music she
had opened. or course 1t was their ia.
vorite. the one In which their voices
had scared In the most perfect uni
son. Gail glanced up at him as she
brushed purely imaginary fleck Of
dust from the keys. For an instant
the brown eyes and the blue ones met.
He was tremendously nice fellow,
after all. But what was worrying him
Before we sing should like to take
up graver matters" he began. feel
Ing at tremendous disadvantage In
the presence OF the music To obviate
this. he drew up a chair. and sat fac
Ing her. 81 have called this evening
In the capacit: OF your temporary
rector"
Calls eyelids had a tendency to
flicker down. but she restrained them.
She was adorable when she looked
prim that way. Her lips were like a
rosebud. Rev. Smith Boyd himself
thought OF the smile. and cast it be.
hind him.
You are most kind" she told him,
suppressing the imps and demons
which struggled to pop into her eyes.
| 81 have been greatly disturbed by
the length to which your unbelief has
| n 1y hn
went on. and having plunged into this
opening he began to breathe more
freely. This was familiar ground.
Gail rested a palm on the edge OF
the bench behind her. and leaned back
facing him. supported on one beauti.
!, fully modelled arm. Her face had set
seriously now.
| However" went on the rector, Il
do not expect to be able to remove
the spiritual errors. which | am CON.
PEELED to judge that you have accu-
INFLATED, by any other means than
patient logic" he resumed. May |
discuss these matters with your" His
voice was grave and serious. and full
| OF earnest sincerity. and the musical
quality alone OF 1t made patient. log.
ical discussion seem attractive.
III you like" she assented. smiling
at him with willful deception. The
wicked thought had occurred to her
that 1t might be her own duty to
broaden his spiritual understanding.
Thank YOU" he accepted gravely.
III you will give me an hour or 10
each week. | shall be very happy"
Il am nearly always at home on
| Tuesday and Friday evenings" sus.
gested Gail. Scarcely anyone calls
before eight.thirty. and we have din.
ner quite early on those evenings"
She began to be sincerely interested
I In the project. She had never given
herself time to quite exactly define
her own attitude towards theology as
distinct from religion, and she felt
that she should do 1t. II for no other
reason than to avoid making impui
sive overstatements. Rev. Smith Boyd
would help her to look squarely into
her own mind and her own soul, for
he had very active intelligence. and
forceful cleric she had ever met. Be.
sides. they could always finish by
singing.
| Il shall make arrangements to be
! over as early as you will permit" de.
I clarcd the rector. warmly aglow with
the idea. I'VE shall begin with the
very beginnings OF things. and. step
by step, develop. hope. a logical
| Justification Of the vast spiritual revo.
luton which has conquered the
world"
Il should like nothing better
unused Gail and since Rev. Smith
| Boyd rose and stood behind her and
| flied his lungs. she turned to the
| piano and struck preliminary chord.
which she trailcd OF into tinkling
| little run, by way OF friendly greeting
to the piano
We shall begin with the creation. -
pursued the rector. dwelling. with
pleasure, on tho idea OF II thorough
progress through the mazes OF relig
| ious growth There were certain
vague points which he wanted to clear
UP for himself
And wind up with vcddcr court"
, She had not meant TO say that II
| just popped into her mind. and popped
/ on the end OF her tongue
Even that will be taken up In is
| due logical sequence" and Rev Smith
Boyd prided himself on having al
ready displayed the patience which
/ he had como expressly to exercise
Gail was Immediately aware tina,
he was exercising patience, He had
| roprovcd her, nevertheless. and quite
coldly, for having violated the ,ncIt
agreement to take up the different
phases Of their wcighty topic only 'in
their due logical sequence" Tho rec,
tor, IN this emergency. would have
found no answer which would stand
the test. but Gail had the immense "A
vantage OF fcminini,y.
1T altogether depends at which end
We start our sequence" she swce,ly
reminded, MY own Impression IL
that wc should begin at voddcr court