The Arvada enterprise., 1916-02-17
CHAPTER XVII.
The Public Is Aroused.

Inc Public Is Aroused.
Clad In her hlmy cream lace gown.
Gall walked slowly into her boudoir,
and closed the door, and sank upon
her divan. She did not stop tonight to
let down her hair and change to her
DAINTY negligec. nor to punctiliously
stralghten the room. nor to turn on
the beautiful green light instead. with
all the electric bulbs blazing, she sat
with her chin in her hand. and. with
her body perfectly in repose. tried to
study the whirl OF her mind.
She was shaken. she knew that,
shaken and stirred as she had never
been before. Something in the depths
OF her had leaped up into life. and
cried out In agony. and would not stop
crying until It was satisfied
i need you to walk hand in hand
with me about the greatest work In
inc ~orid! That was 1t: the greatest
work In the world! And what was
that work? To live and teach ritual
In place OF religion: to turn worship
into a social observance; to use help
less belief as ladder OF ambition:
10 reduce faith to words. and hope to
recitation. and charity to an obliga.
ton: to make pomp and ceremony
substitute Tor conscience. and to inter.
pose secretary between the human
heart and God!
FOR Just an instant Cats eyelids
dropped. her long brown lasl.es curved
upon her cheeks. while benfnth them
her eyes glinted. and smile touched
the corners OF her lips: then she was
serious again. No. she had decided
wisely.
There was knock on the door and
Gall smiled again as she said:
Come In"
Mrs. Helen Davies en- cred, tall and
stately in her boudoir frils and
ruillcs She sat down in front OF Gail
and prepared to enact the role OF con
scientlous mother
Doctor Boyd pro posed to you to.
night she charged, with affectionate
authority.
Yes. Aunt Helen" and Gail began
to pull pins out OF her hair.
A worried expression crossed the
brow OF Aunt Helen
Did you accept hm?" and she fair
ly quivered with anxiety.
No, Aunt Helen" Quite calmly
pilinE more hairpins and still more
into the little tray by her side. ana
shaking down her rippling waves Of
hair
Aun! Helen sighed deep sigh OF
relief and smiled her approval
Gail, dear, you have shown n d,
gree OF cnrefulu"ss which | am dc.
lighted to and In you II you handle
all your affair. 40 sonsibly. you baye
brilliant future before you"
u must bo m awful worry to Won
Aunt Helen" obucrvcd Gail, and walk.
ing over, she alippcd her arm pround
Mrs, Davies neck and kissed her ana
looked around Tor her chocolate box
Calls maid came In and Mrs Dn
yios hade her sisters niece good
night most cordially. and retired win
great load on her mind, and hnIf
IA hour later the lights IN Galrs
pretty little suite went out.
II she lay long hours looking on, n,
the pale stars. II, IN the midst OF nor
calm logic, she suddenly buried nor
face In her pillows and sobbud siIou,
Is. II. toward morning. she awake
with n little cry to ind her face ma
her hands hot, all these things worc
but normal and natural II Is enough
TO know that she came to her break
fart brightcycd aud rosy checked and
smiling with the pleasant greeting. OF
the day and picked up the paper.
casually, and ~ upon the newest sen.
sation OF the free aud entirely un
curbcd metropolitan press!
The free and entirely uucurbcd met.
ropoltan press had found vcddcr
court and had made II the sudden
focus OF the public eye, Those few
who wofo privileged to know init.
matcly the workings of that adroIt
master of the public welfare. Tim Cor
man, could have recognized clearly
his fine hand IN the blaze OF uotoricty
which obscure Voddor court had sud
sonly received After having On.
dured the contamination and conta
S!or Of the Market Square church ten