The Washington times., 1921-01-14
The Inside Of the Cup
A great serial
OF ROMANCE, MYSTERY, ADVENTURE
By Winston Churchill.
By Winston Churchill.

band. And Holder had been taken
aback, on seeing her enter his
office, by the very tragedy In her
face-the tragedy he had momen-
tarily beheld once before. lie
drew up a chair for her, and when
she had sat down she gazed at
him some moments without speak
ing.
81 had to come" she said; there
are some things ] feel l must ask
you. For have been very
miserable since i heard you on
Sunday"
He nodded gently.
WAS 1T NECESSARY
Il knew that you would change
your views-become broader. great
er. You may remember that l pre-
dicted it."
"Yes." he said.
II thought you would grow
more liberal, less bigoted, II you
will allow me to say so. But
didn't anticipate"-she hesitated
and looked up at him again.
That / would take the extreme
position have taken" he assisted
her.
pulsively, was it necessary to go
80 faar? and all at once? I am here
not only because i am miserable,
but am concerned on Your &C
count You hurt me very much
that day you came to me, but you
made me your friend. And / won
der IL you really understood the
terrible, bitter feeling you have
aroused. the powerful enemies you
have made. by speaking $3.50 un-
reservedly?"
81 was prepared for it," he an
swered. Surely, Mrs. Constable,
once / have arrived at what l be-
lieve to be the truth. you would not
have mo temporize?"
She gave him a wan smile.
'Tn ono respect. at least, you
have not changed" she told him.
81 am afraid you are not the tenn
pprizing kind. But wasn't there
mayn't there still be way to deal
with this fearful situation! You
have made ii very hard for us-for
them. You have given them no loop
hole of escape. And there are many,
like me. who do not wish to see your
career ruined, Mr.. Holder"
Would you prefer" he asked. Ito
see my soul destroyed? And your
own
Her lips twitched.
A WOMAN'S PLEA.
"Isn't there any other way but
that? Can't this Transformation,
which you say is necessary and
vital, come gradually? You carried
me away as ! listened to you-I
was not myself when I came out
of the church. But | have been
thinking ever since.
"Consider my husband, Mr.. Hold
der" her voice faltered. II shall
not mince matters with you'll
know you will not pretend to mis-
understand me. l have never seen
him so upset since-since that time
Gertrude was married. He is in a
most cruel position. I confessed to
you once that Mr.. Parr had made
for us all the money we possess.
Everett 10 fond of you, but If he
espouses your cause, on the veStry,
we should be ruined"
Holder was greatly moved,
ut is not my cause. Mrs. Con-
stable" he said.
Surely. Christianity is not so
harsh and uncomprising AS that!
And do you quite do justice toto
some of these men? There was no
one to tell them the wrongs they
were committing-if they were in
deed wrongs. Our civilization is
far from perfect"
THE church may have been re-
miss, mistaken" the rector replied
"But the Christianity she has
taught. edulterated though II were,
has never become commonplace in
modern finance. There must have
been a time, in the life OF every
one of these men, when they had
to take that first step against
which their consciences revolted,
when they realized that fraud and
taking advantage of the ignorant
and weak were wrong. They have
deliberately preferred gratihcation
in this life to spiritual develop
ment--if, indeed, they believe in
any future whatsoever. For who
soever will save his life shall lose
IT, is as true today as 1t ever was.
They have had their choice-they
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