The Washington herald., 1918-12-22

CHAPTER VIII-(Continued).
Rebecca would have made an admir-
able wife for a parsons old age. an
able support in the charitable projects
which filled his mind.
Her Smile wider.
Today she seemed subtly changed.
She was more womanly. Her smile
was winder. When Mrs. Vanderpool
urged him to visit them again soon,
he acquiesced with alacrity and said,
looking straight at Rebecca:
"I shall enjoy talking to you about
the orphan asylum which 1 am plan
ming. may call early in the week"
His manner was eager. He was only
person who had seen Martin, who did
not label him as Rebecca's own per-
sonal property.
The yanderpool party was ready to
start, and Rebecca had gathered the
lines in her hand. She was planning
to drive home the longest way, by the
pine grove and sweet shrubs and cow
bells. She was anxious to be off, but
equally anxious not to wound their
kindly rector by too abrupt a break
ing away from his discourse. The re-
suit of these conflicting desires was
that entirely without knowing 1t, she
smiled a whole hearted and becoming
smile directly into his patient pale
eyes, without seeing him at all, and,
having assured him of her pleasure in
welcoming him at any time, touched
up the horse and drove away. For
several moments he stood gazing remi-
niscently after them, thinking gentle
thoughts in which '+the homely Miss
Vanderpool'' and the asylum for or
phars were curiously intertwined.
It is true that in general the men
of the congregation had left the inter-
esting phenomena which had taken
place in their midst, to their wives
and sisters, mothers and daughters,
but there were two who, seated amid
their respective. families. had done
their own thinking. and when the
service was over. collaborated. They
were not inquisitive, no, indeed! They
were possessed of no undue interest
in Miss Vanderpool. perish the
thought But the Vanderpools lived IS
people lived out in the great world,
into which they had peeped before re-
turning. in the DOCTORS case perma-
nently, and in Toms case temporarily.
to the mediocrity of Huddlesford. 1t
was rather hard luck that the portals
Of the charming old home should be
closed against them 1t would have
been a very pleasant meeting-place
upon a hot afternoon
4, - Had Been snippy.
Perhaps Miss ", as they called her,
had been snippy simply because she
was engaged. Some women had an
Nv - AZ as Che
ugly. but then
Rebecca's market value SCARED with
the advent of an acknowledged suitor.
1t was the working out of the eco
nomic law of supply and demand.
I'm biest II I don't call at The
Elms again." said Tom. mo woman
ever yet turned me down."
II wish l could say as much mur-
INJURED Bige. Even IL l could say 1t,
1 wouldn't
cut IT out" Tom growled. They
were swinging along the. road which
led out into the country. having hung
about the church entrance on one
pretext or another until they had at
last been forced to depart. ~
'I'll go with you," said Bige.
There's nothing doing in my line.
Such a beastly healthy place." His
plump face expressed sorrorv.
Its a shame. Birefi Tom SLAPPED
his compa-ion's shoulder s.but per-
haps the summer visitors will bring
up some grip germs. or something"
Nolsuch luck. - returned Bige This
air would kill EN-. the germs, l mean.
I'd never have settled here If it hadn't
been for mother, but she seems to
think that she couldn't exist anywhere