Warren sheaf., 1918-01-02

OF course, It was far more .over
night" than the professor knew, bn,
Carol saw to It that there was nothing
to arouse his suspicion on that score
He lifted her hand high, and looked
frankly down the long lines of hel
skirt, with the white toes of her slip
pers showing beneath. He shook his
head. And though he smiled again, his
voice was sober.
TIN beginning to feel my age" hi
said. I'D.
This was not what Carol wanted, an6
she resumed her old childish manner
with gleeful laugh. .S&s...
what -on earth are you doing II
Mount Mark again, P'fessor T. Wher
Carol wished to be particularly coy
she said '.p'fessor.'' It didn't sound ex
actly cultured, but spoken in. Carols
voice was really Irresistible.
why, came to see you before your
hair turned gray, and wrinkles marred
you +
Wrinkles won't mar mine," cried
Carol emphatically. .Not ever! use
up whole jar Of cold cream every
three weeks! won't have 'em. Wrin
kles! P'fessor, you don't know what 8
time have keeping myself young"
She Joined in the peal of laughter
that rang out as this age-wise state
ment fell from her lips.
- you'll. be surprised" he said
'what does bring me to Mount Mark
I have given up my position in New
York, and am going to school again ir
Chicago this winter. I shall be here
only tonight. Tomorrow begin to study
again. am changing my line Of work
The fact is, I'm going to enter the min.
istry myself, and will have a couple OF
years in theological seminary first.
Utter stupefaction greeted this ex.
PLANTATION. Not one word was spoken.
"I've been going into these things
rather deeply the last two years. Fol
a year I've felt it would finally come
to this, but I preferred my own job
and thought would stick it out, as
Carol says. But I've decided to quit
baking, and answer the CALL" =.
Aunt Grace nodded, with warmly
approving smile. s ~
But, professor" said Carol family
and falteringly, "didn't you tell me you
were to get five thousand dollars q
year with the institute from this on p
Eyes. 1 was" .-.. -.
Carol gazed at her family despairing-
". 1T would take an awfully loud
call to drown the chink Of five thou.
sand gold dollars in my ears, I am
afraid"
ut was loud CALL" he said. And he
looked at her curiously, for Of all the
family she alone seemed distrait and
unenthusiastic.
"But, professor" she argued, Cant
people do good without preaching
Think of all the lovely things you
could do with five thousand dollars
Think of the influence a prominent
educator has! Think Of
s'1 have thought of it, all Of it. But
haven't I got to answer the call?''
'Tell us all about it, said Fairy cor.
daily. "We are so interested in it. OF
course, we think it is the finest work
in the world" She looked reproachful-
ly at Carol, but Carol made no res.
sponse. =. Z
He told them, then, something Of his
plan, which was very simple. He had
arranged for special course at the
seminary in Chicago, and then would
enter the ministry like any other young
man starting upon his lifework. 'T'm
a Presbyterian, you know" he said.
"1'll have to go around and preach un-
til I find church willing to put up
with me. II won't have presiding elder
to make niche for me.'
He talked frankly, even with en-
thusiasm, but always he felt the curl
GUS disappointment that Carol sat
there silent, her eyes upon the hands
In her lap. Once or twice she lifted
them swiftly to his face, and lowered
them instantly again. Only he noticed
when they were raised, that they were
unusually deep, and that something lay
within shining brightly, like the refec-
ton Of a star in clear dark pool Of
water. @.<sr
II must go now," he said, II must
have little visit with my uncle,
just wanted to see you, and tell you
about it. knew you would like It."
Carols hand was the first placed in
his, And she murmured an inaudible
word of farewell, her eyes downcast,
and turned quickly away. 'Don't let
them wait for me- she whispered to
Lark, and then she disappeared.
The professor turned away from the
hospitable door very much depressed
He shook his head impatiently and
thrust his hands deep into his pockets
like a troubled boy. Halfway down
the board walk he stopped, and
smiled. Carol was standing among the
rose bushes, tall and slim in the cloudy
moonlight, waiting for him. She held
out her hand with a friendly smile.
II came TO take you a piece, If you
want me-" she said. "It's so hard to
talk when there's a roomful, isn't iti
I thought maybe you wouldn't mind
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