Show Saint 85 Sinner As Faith against the tho wall wail sic sick It with the thought ot of facing acinI tho the bridal l party parly with l her tier astounding news of oC Cher Cher- Cherry's Cher- Cher Cherry ry rys ry's disappearance a door to a tiny room adjoining the large vestry opened op ned and the rector the Rev nev Mr appeared vast and dignified In his rich cst meats ment I 1 am Faith Lane the th sIster Ister of the the-the l the she tho eam caMe cam close and In a voice so low that he stooped to listen There there wont ont be any Mr Ir Ashburn Sly Ny Cherry sister Ister Cherry Cherry- Cherry has has- has she could not go co on In Inthe Inthe the face of his hi blank astonish astonish- astonishment astonish ment ment My Iy dear young lady Indy tile Ue tl rec- rec rector rec rector tor or ed to believe his hi cars You cant can't possibly realize what you are arc saying It If you knew of oC o any ny reason why this should not be b performed why did you not speak sooner You misunderstood me Faith whimpered her lips III's quivering against her er clenched fist My has hns run rums just away way Just half halt an four dour ago aso ao Sl i St ran away to keep from froni marrying Mr fr Cluny Will III you tell him she the b begged lay laying log loga a trembling hand on bi Ills is sleeve This Thia Is 1 outrageous Incredible The rectors rector's rector round face f ce flushed scarlet What In the th w world shallI shall I say ay to my old friend Cluny I rather face see a cannon cannon- hu ho seemed to forget Faith to be talking to himself leaVen Hea knows s I tried to 10 ln dissuade suade him from the first firt sin tin sin tul madness for age tomato to mate with youth youth- ou th- th Dont blame 11 pie nic Faith was os ashamed to feel eel le tears rs gath gathering 11 Ii her 11 eyes eye She left lell a note able Id I'd Id I'd rather not show It Its It's It so to personal She did not noty say y where sh was going gOIg Please dont don't hope liopo to try to find Ind her cr or that she he will come como bac bace backi hc 1 Ie i I dont don't know what to do d the rector looke looked d him bins helplessly It will cause a terrible nothing like this till ever happened In my church before How shall shallI hallI I tell Mr He Ho Is late late-I late Iwonder wonder It IC she sh got tot word to him But In that thai event I ho he would have I telephoned telephoned- I The door was w torn open an and Bob Dob Hathaway his blue blu eyes els yes fixed In a a stare ot ut horror st staggered Into the thc room lIe He H was wa bareheaded and nil without an overcoat the gleaming black ot of o hl bli evening clothes powdered lO about his bould boulders ers era with big bic flakes lakes of ot melt fast I ing lag sno snow now Mr Ashburn oh oh Faith thank God hod youre you're here Bob I 1 Faith strength an and l calmness came cam back In the moment of ot his need for tor or her Dont mind so S much darling Its It's r really ally not so no dreadful unless oh Mother oh Bob Not 10 so dreadful there n-a n as i horror and nd amazement In Bob Hathaway's vice valce Iee Do you ou real real- realIze realize reil Ize what it will mean Poor 1001 Uncle Ralph Ih lb Ho I groaned roa d tho the la last lait words Where now Cherry la Cherry now Now Faith alth questioned que du- du dai edly I 1 dont don't know Bob All Au I know Is I that abe ahe oh ran away while I was wa dressing to come corn to the church hureh I dont don't know where she h went Then Th n Bob Dob dropped Ills his hi arms end stood back to stare at t her You dont don't what know know what she sir did 7 Ills blue eyes were dark with bor- bor borror hor bor horror and nd pity What Bob Dob Tell Die me m Dont Don't look like like that Tell me Site Sho dropped her handbag and lung flung herself agaInst his breast her ber hands gripping his shoulders shoulder Undo Uncle Ralph has been mur Hn-mur- mur-der mur dered d ho be said akl slowly lowly almost dul dully dul- dul dully th there be- be be before ly Cherry was there just just re-just Just Just- oh tore fore oh Faith Fatla Dont Don't taInt faInt To Be Continued Copyright 1926 1916 NEA Service Inc IO Bob Dob of ot finding Iii hi Ills uncle hlll after atler lied l 8 nd 1 il-Hed il him 00 00 |