Show r DA I 1 I 1 0 f dr drodge RANDOLPH LILLIAN E R rry T S 0 y ILL OT WED t C D PHOM I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 SYNOPSIS 8 at a i vestry meeting of the market square re church onil anil sargent listens to idrac assion about the lie salo sale of 0 the church ten emonts to edward ia li allison All lson local unction king and when naked asked her opinion of the church by rev smith lloyd boyd onyx mays it in ig apparently a lucrative business enterprise allison takes gall riding in lila his motor cor car when lie he suggests he la Is entitled to reston rest on the laurels of his achievements she asks tho the disturbing fuestion question estion why gall gail returning to her tu uncle jim alma a horne home from her drive w with th al illson finds cold disapproval in tho the eyes of itea smith hoyd boyd who Is calling there at a bobsled bobs lail part party call indi the he worn world uncomfortably fuir bulf of men and allison tells tella jim that lils lila now new ambition la Is to conquer the world allison starts a campaign for consolidation and control of the entire transportation system of the world gall becomes popular allison galna gains control of tran transcontinental scon tia truffle and arranges to absorb the vodder vedder court tenement property of market square church gall visits vedder court and meeting boyd there tells hinn him that the cathedral market square church proposes pro to build will be ba out of profits wrung from equa equator equador lor she bho bomes g the ho center of magnetic attraction for the men of her aunts rocial set at a 0 meeting of the seven financial magnates of the country A aall 11 t nun on organizes the international transportation company coin pany 1 CHAPTER XI continued for just one second the lectory lectors lec tec tors tori mother felt an impulse to shake tod aloyd gall gail sargent was a young laity lady of whom any young man might approve and what was the matter with tod she was beginning to be humiliated by the fact that at thirty two he had not lost his head and made a f fool of himself to the point 0 tight shoes and poetry over a girt girl why and the if t mrs airs noyd boyd was not cold as she lad meant it to be she had Budd nl felt some tug of sympathy for cor tod well for one fiig she has a most moat disagreeable lark lac t of reverence i he stated Reveren ceF and mrs doyd boyd knitted tier fier browa 1 I 1 dont believe you quite understand her she has the most beautifully simple religious faith that I 1 have eyer seen tod the rev smith boyd watched hla his soup disappearing as it if it were some curious moving object to 10 which his bis attention sten tion had just been called miss sargent claims to have a now new tell religion glon lie he observed she haavald haa sald most unkind things about market square church she says that it Is a strictly commercial institution and that hat its motive in desiring to build the now cathedral Is vanity lie he omitted to mention galls further charge that his own motive in desiring the now cathedral was personal ambition candor did not compel that admission it did not become mai ad to act from piqued personal pride mrs airs doyd boyd studied him as he gazed somberly at his fish and the twinkles twinkle once more returned to her eyes a aa she che made mada up her bar mind to cure cura cods irritability 1 I am ashamed of you she told her son this girl Is scarcely twenty it I 1 remember rigl rightly itly and im sure that I 1 do you came to me at about twenty and confessed to a logical disbelief in the theory of creation which included of course a disbelief in the creator you were nn an infidel an atheist you were going to relinquish your studies studie i and give up all thought of the church the deep red of the rev smith boyds face testified to the truth of this cruel charge and he pushed back lits his fish permanently 1 I most humbly confess he stated and indeed he be had writhed in spirit many times over that remembrance however mother I 1 have since discovered that to bea be a transitional stage through which every theological student passes yet you wont allow it to a girl charged mrs boyd with the severity everl ty which she could much better have expressed with a laugh when you discover that this young lady who seems to be in every way delightful is so misled as to criticize the motives of market square church you withdraw into your dignity with the privilege of a layman and announce that you do not approve of her what she needs tod Is religious instruction she had carefully ironed out the uny tiny little wrinkles around her blue eyes by the time her son looked up from rom the profound cogitation into which this reproof had thrown him mother I 1 have been wrong he admitted and he seemed ever so much brighter for the confession ile he drew his bis ish fish toward him and ate it later the rev smith boyd presented himself at james sargents Sar gents house with a new light shining in his heart and he had blue eyes ile he had come to show gall the way and the light it if she had doubts and lack of faith tind and flippant irreverence it was his duty to be patient with her tor for this was the fault of youth lie ho had been youthful himself calls eyelids dropped and the corvers corners of her lips twitched when rev smith boyds boyda name was brought up to her but she did her hair in another way high on her head instead atlow of low on her neck and then she went down bewildering in her simple little dark lablue velvet cut round at the neck 1 I was afraid that your volca voice was out cut remarked gall in a tone suggestive of the fact that that would be a and rhe he began haul ing forth music you been over for so long rev smith boyd colored at times the way of spiritual instruction was waa quite difficult nevertheless ho he had a a duty to perform ho he had taken his place at the piano standing straight and tall and his blue eyes softened Botten soften pd gd as they automatically fell on the piece of music she had opened of course it was their favorite the ono one in which their voices had soared in the most perfect unison gall glanced up at him as she brushed a purely imaginary fleck of dust from the keys for an instant the brown oyes eyes and the blue ones met lie ilo was a tremendously nice fellow after all but what was worrying him defore wo we sing I 1 should like to take up tip graver matters lie he began feeling at a tremendous disadvantage in the presence of at the music to obviate tilts this lie he drew draw up a chair and sat facing her 1 I have called this evening in the capacio capac lt of your temporary d rector galls eyelids had a tendency to nicker flicker down but she restrained them sho she was waa adorable when she looked prim that way her lips were like a rosebud rev smith doyd boyd himself thought of the simile and cast it behind him you are most kind she told him suppressing the imps and demons which struggled to io pop into her eyes 1 I have been greatly disturbed by the length to which your unbelief has apparently gone the young rector went on and having plunged into this opening he be began to breathe more freely this was familiar ground gall gail rested a palm on the edge of the bench behind her pad and leaned back facing him supported on ono one beautifully modeled arm her face had set seriously now however went on the rector 1 I 1 do not expect to be able to remove the spiritual errors which I 1 am corn com polled patted to judge that you have accumulated mu by any other means than patient logic lie he resumed may I 1 discuss thes matters with you his voice was grave and serious and full of earnest sincerity and the musical quality alone of it made patient logical discussion seem attractive it if you like she ho assented smiling 9 at him with willful deception the wicked thought hd occurred to her that it might be her own duty to broaden his spiritual understanding chak thank you lie he accepted gravely if you will give affie me an hour or so BO each week I 1 shall be very happy 1 I am nearly always at home on tuesday and friday evenings suggested gall scarcely anyone calls call IS before eight thirty and we have dl dinner quite early on those evenings she began to be sincerely interested in the project she had bad never given herself time to quite exactly define her own attitude towards theology as distinct from religion and she felt that sho she should do it it if for no other reason than to avoid making imp impulsive iu overstatements rev ray smith doyd boyd would help her to look squarely into her own mind and her own soul for he had a very active intelligence and was moreover the most humanly forceful cleric she had ever met besides they could always finish by singing 1 I shall make arrangements to be over as early as you will permit declared the rector warmly aglow with the idea we shall begin with the very beginnings of things and stop step by step develop I 1 hope a logical justification ci 0 the vast spiritual revolution which has conquered the world 1 I should like nothing better mused musad gall and since rev smith boyd roae raze and stood behind her and filled his lungs she turned to the piano and struck a preliminary chord which she trailed oft off into a tink tinkling ing little run by way of friendly greet greeting lug to the piano we shall begin with the creation pursued the rector dwelling with pleasure on the idea of a thorough progress through the mazes of religious growth there were certain vague points which he wanted to clear up for himself 1 and wind up with vedder court she had not meant to say that it just popped into her mind and popped off the end of her tongue even that will be taken up in its due logical sequence and rev smith boyd bod prided himself on having already displayed tho the patience which he be had come expressly to exercise gall gail was immediately aware that he was exercising patience lie he had reproved her nevertheless and quite coldly for having violated the tacit agreement to take up the different phases of their weighty topic only ohly in their due logical sequence the rector in this emergency would have found no answer which would stand the test but gall gail had the immense advantage of femininity it altogether depends at which end we start our sequence she sweetly reminded my own impression IR in that we should begin at vedder court and work back to the creation vedder court needs immediate attention that was sufficient when allison called twenty minutes later they were at it hammer and tongs there was has a bright red spot in each cacti of galls cheeks checks and rev smith boyds cold eyes were distinctly greena allison had been duly announced but the combatants merely glanced at him and finished the few remarks upon which they were at the moment tin en lie ilo had bad been studying the tableau with the interest of a controls conti connoisseur and he had bad devoted his bis more earnest attention to rov rev smith doyd boyd so glad to see you said gall conventionally nally rising and offering him her hand it if there was that strange thrill in his clasp she was not aware of it 1 I only ran in to see it if like to take a private car trip in the now new subway before it la is opened offered allison All lson turning to shake hands with rev hev smith boyd will you join us doctor for some reason a now new sort of jangle had come into the room and it affected the three of them allison was the only one who did not notice that he had taken galls acceptance for granted you might tell us when she observed transferring the flame of her eyes from the rector to allison All lson 1 I may have conflicting engagements no you wont allison cheerfully informed her because it will be at any hour you set oh was the weak response and recognizing that she was fairly beaten her white teeth flashed at him in a smile of humor suppose we say ten tomorrow morning 1 I am free at that hour stated doctor boyd in answer to a glance of inquiry from allison All lson ile he felt it his bis duty to keep in touch with public tta ft prove ments also beneath his duty lay a keen pleasure in the task be very much interested I 1 think and allison glowed with the ever present pride of achievement then he su suddenly grinned the now new subway stops at the edge of vedder court waiting there was another little pause of embarrassment in which gall and rov rev smith boyd were very careful not to glance at each other unfortunately tuna tely however rev smith boyd was luckless enough to automatically and without conscious mental process fold the sheet of music which had long since been placed on the piano why stop at the edge of vedder court inquired gall call with a nervous little jerk much as it if the words had been jolted out of her by the awkward slam of the music rack which had succeeded the removal of the song why not go straight on through and demolish vedder court it is a scandal and a disgrace to civilization liza tion and to the city as well as da to its present proprietors proprietor st I 1 vedder court should bo be annihilated torn down burned up swept from the face of the earth I 1 the hoard of health should condemn it as unsanitary the building commission commil islon should condemn it as unsafe the department of public morals should condemn it as unwholesome rev smith boyd had been engaged in a strong wrestle within himself but the spirit finally conquered the flesh and he held his bis tongue tang ue ho he remembered that gall gail was young and youth was prone to extravagant impulse ilia his spirit of forbearance came so strongly to his aid that he was even able to acknowledge how beautiful she was when she was stiffened allison had been viewing her with mingled admiration and respect by george a great idea he thoughtfully commented gall I 1 think ill tear down vedder court for youl CHAPTER XII the survival of the fittest A short thick old man graybeard gray beard ed and puff eyed and loaded with enormous jewels met gall luclle lucile and arly ted teasdale and rev smith boyd at the foot of the subway stairs and introduced himself with smiling ease as tim corman beaming with much pride to in his widespread fame mr air allison be here explained tim leading the way to the brightly lighted private car were to pick him up at Il hoadley oadley park elso sargent as hostess of the party Is to have charge of everything the side doors slid open as they approached pro ached and they entered the carpeted and draped car furnished with wicker chairs and a well stocked buffet buffat fet in the forward compartment were three responsible looking men and a motorman and one of the cespon bibles a fat gentleman who did not seem to care how his clothes looked leaned into the parlor all ready he inquired with an air of concealing a secret impression that women had no business hero tim corman carman who bad carefully seen to it that he had a seat between gall and arly touched unil gall on the glove ready thank you she replied glancing brightly at the loosely arrayed fat man and she could see that immediately a portion of that secret impression was re rel moved noved with an easy glide which increased with surprising rapidity into express speed the car slid into the long glistening tunnel still moist with the odors of at building tim corman carman had adroitly blocked gall gail into a corner and was holding her attention ed allison is one of tho the smartest boys in new york he enthusiastically declared did you ever see anybody as busy as he be Is he seems to bo be a very energetic man gall gail assented with it a sudden remembrance remembran e of how bow busy allison had always been gets anything lie goes after tim informed her and screwed one of his bis many puffed eyes into a wink at which significant action gall looked out at the motorman never tolls tells hla his plans to anybody nor what he wants just goes and gets it Th lits a successful way I 1 should judge she responded now able to see the humor of |