The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-07
The Inside Of the Cup
A great serial
OF ROMANCE, MYSTERY, ADVENTURE
By Winston Churchill
By Winston Churchill.


thropy and organized charity were
on such a scale as today"
certain gallant, indomitable
ring crept into Alison's voice: she
did not seem in the least dismayed
or overborne.
But isn't that just where most
so-called Christians make their mis-
take?" she asked. philanthropy
and organized charity, as they exist
today. have very little TO do with
the brotherhood OF man. Mightnt
IL be you who are fooling your
selves instead OF the incendiaries
fooling themselves?
80 long as you can make your
selves believe that this kind OF
charity is logical carrying out OF
the Christian principles. so long
are your consciences satisfied with
the social system which your class
very naturally, finds SO comfortable
and edlfying. The weak and
idiotic ought to be absurdly graate-
full for what is flung TO them. and
heaven is gained in the throwing.
In this way the rich inevitably be-
come to the elect both here and here
after. and the needles eye is
widened into a gap"
There was on Mr.. PARIS lips a
smile. not wholly pleasant to see.
Indeed, in the last few moments
there had been revealed to Holder
a side of the bankers character
which had escaped him in the two
years of their acquaintance.
A SYSTEM EXPOSED.
az suppose" said Mr.. Parr slowly.
drumming on the table, you would
Of a f
house Of st. Johns, whereby we
were to raise whole neighbor-
hood?"
Eyes. I should" replied Alison.
with spirit.
Il might have anticipated that
you would ultimately become a so
cialist, Alison" Mr.. Parr remarked
but his voice trembled.
al don't know whether I'm So
cialst or an anarchist" she an
swered. Holder thought he detected
a note of hopelessness in her voice,
and the spirit in it ebbed a little.
His feelings as he listened to this
tremendous arraignment of Eldon
Parr by his daughter, are not easily
to be described.
by no means the least of their
disturbing effects was due to the
fact that they ca ne as a climax to.
as fulfilment of. the revelation
he had had at the Fergusons', when
something of the true nature of
Mr.. Plimpton and others of his
congregation had suddenly been
laid bare.
And now Holder looked at Eldon
Parr to behold another man from
he one he had known. and in that
oil
tionship could never again be the
same. Were his sympa-
thies with the daughter?
II don't know what l believe"
said Alison, after a pause. i've
ceased trying to find out. What's
the use" She appeared now to be
addressing no one in particular.
PARR GOES OUT.
A servant entered with a card.
and the bankers hand shook per-
ceptibly as he put down his claret
and adjusted his glasses.
SHOW him into my office upstairs
and tell him I'll see him at once
he said. and glanced at the rector
shall we have coffee in the gar
den?" Allison asked. ITS much
nicer outside this time of year"
81 like the open air" he answered.
"and 1 have always wished to see
the garden. I have admired 1t
from the windows"
He was sensitive to beauty. yet
the beauty of the place had per-
picking quality, which he felt In
the perfect curves of the. marble
bench, in the marble basin brim-
ming to the tip with clear water
the surface of which, flecked with
pink petals, mirrored the azure SKY
through the leafy network OF the
roof. In one green recess slender
Mercury hastily adjusted his san
dal.
you don't intend to change
this?" he asked, with an express
sive sweep of his hand.
mo" she said, 1--WE always liked
It. Tell me what you feel about
it"
The coffee tray arrived and was
deposited on a wicker table be-
side her. She raised herself on an
elbow. filled his cup and handed II
to him.
"And yet" he persisted, from
the manner in which you spoke at
the table,
"Oh, don't imagine haven't
thought! But thinking isn't-be-
lieving."
mo" he admitted. with a touch
Of sadness, "you are right There
were certain comments you made
on the Christian religion
She interrupted him again.
To he Co.tinued Tomorrow.