Heart of Gold

ily back among the cushions of his great Morris chair, "it really looks as i

ing with consternation in her eyes and asked,

in this paper, our beloved Dr. Glaves is to be transferre

e Peace and Allee were absorbed in the task of sorting and stringing bright-colored beads. "He reminds me of tombstones

mean," gently s

ic,-"for he was a misfit in South Avenue Church. We didn't want him in the first place, but we tried to be decent to him during his year's sojourn with us. However, that's neither here

tudying the effect of some green and purple beads t

antly conceded

ets stuck in a good-for-nothing

erence affords," hastily interrupted Dr. Campbell, while his wife quickly

a nawful time in his last church 'cause they picked on him to scrap about. He got sent where he didn't wa

rs. I haven't the slightest doubt that Dr. Shumway is a good man and an excellent preacher. In fact, he

cked the principle instead of Papa, maybe he

he University and disgusted with the bishop's pig-headed perversity. It was early in the evening yet, but perhaps bed was

to overhear a conversation not intended for her ears. It was after luncheon, Cherry and Allee had returned to school, the older sisters were not expected for hours yet, and Peace was jus

, yes, indeed, I had planned on it, but circumstances, you know.-She's doing nicely, but I can't very well leave her alone all the afternoon.-No, but the two smaller girls are in school until half-past three, Gail and Faith have recitations up through the sixth hour at the University, and Hope went wit

and

ppose I shall s

and

ght. Go

Can't yo

but I was at t

ted you to tell Mrs.

t leave you here all

But you might take me

the garden; and the woman glanced suspiciously at the eager face, thinking that the suggestion meant a sacrifice of the child's own wis

issionary meetings,"

atistics, reports and discussions. I a

o, and I might just as well be watching the crowds there as taking a nap here at home. Then both of us would b

ceedings don't amuse y

ys did in Parker. Or I might take along somethi

m her manner of glancing at the clock, and then down the street, it was evident that

f to be persuaded. So half an hour later the brown-eyed maid foun

ily at the delicious odors of Autumn. Peace was almost reluctant to enter the big church when they reached it, for the lu

for the closing sessions of the Annual Conference. Even when the meeting was called to order and the afternoon's business begun, Peace did not lose her interest, though she understood

ation tables," she giggled, "and when they all g

ear; and thinking it was her beloved St. John, she whirled about to fin

never s'pected anyone was near enough to hear what I said. Once before I did that same thing, and a minister caught me at it that time,

o. Ju

ace, as he hesitated a moment

plain preache

k about you. That's why I asked. I've been t

He was fran

ds, but I keep forgetting. I meant I'd been trying to pick out the missionaries and ministers,

girl?" asked her newly found acquaintance, smili

see if he l

her companion looked like a

se being a minister, and a bishop at that! I couldn't help w

prepared to say," stammer

you kno

, quite

good-lo

ideas of what good-looking means," h

looking man over there in

nguis

hair; but he's been opening and shutting windows all day long, and

uckled outright as he beheld the aged figure of the new janitor moving slowly down the aisle with the

But he doesn't jabber as much as the rest. I s'pose 'twould be just like the things that happen to me to find out that that giant bean-pole whic

mptly, "that is not the bishop.

is going to send to our church? Well, I don't wonder

ed the stranger preacher, all th

? No one. I can s

you that the peop

ace of Dr. Glaves. It's a pity they can't divide up, ain't it? Dr. Glaves would look less like

ed the man beside her, ignoring the

of the State University

n as if musing aloud, he murmured

partic'lar man and got a different fellow. It's time they kicked, seems to me. I g

est what kind of a man is nee

n awful bungle when he sent Dr.

nion in a queer, strained voice. "But no one is

ore careful about giving us anot

ryone loves," said the ministe

venue Church just the same. He doesn't look as if he could stan

ive, I

my

y is pretty well g

Papa, why, his children could take care of themselves when he died and not

a bishop and have such things blamed onto me; but if the bishop hadn't insisted on sending Papa to that Pendennis C

pa?" the gruff v

Green

O

ou kno

w him well. He was a good preacher and a splendid

ck and then we had two angels behind the Gates, and no

me abo

ss at the rear of the room; but Peace had entirely forgotten her surroundings, and without restraint she poured out the simple story of her father's sacrifices in her

can never make up for our own father and mother, any more than we can really take the place of their own little girls which died

ully stroking his smoothly-shaven chin. "Some o

niquities at the Library. So I brought this along to keep myself awake with, 'cause I thought it would likely be a stupid, sleepy meeting today. They always are when a lot of fat

!" someone from t

d kissed the white cheek of the child, and depar

re the wheel-chair stood, glanced apprehensively at the figure r

ly time. But who is that mini

over her shoulder. "Bi

" Words f

points the ministers

eadful things about himself. We've

smote her. "What did y

emembered it, and sighed tragically, "I talk too mu

, dismayed at Peace's revelations; but perceiving how distressed the child felt over

when he did arrive, the whole family knew from h

as he hurried into the room an

-?" began Mrs. Cam

ting?" he finished. "Yes,

in regard to th

bishop was the

of eyes regarde

Dr. Atkinson, and why he thought Dr. Shumway was the man for th

you c

mway-una

t young lady, busy buttering a hot roll, paused long enough to remark comp