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AgVnt. SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
THE PRESBYTERifl
TWO CONS,
A Htory f?
Mrs. Blair was an old-fashioned
t i'.ristian. whose, emotions fnnnH n?tnni
expression In the language of the Bible.
Awakened at daybreak by bird-songs
that, filled the air like a summer shower,
and vaguely recalling the impressions
of her midnight arrival, she mur- i
mured:
'The lines are fallen unto me in
pleasant places; yea. I have?" and
drowsed again until the ringing of the
r i?in cr-hnl 1
She lingered awhile amid the snowy
reposefulness of her pillows, noting
with approbation the refined appointments
of her room; the cool matting,
the fluttering white curtains, the bowl
of June roses before the mirror. From
her window she looked down upon a
sweeping green lawn, shaded by forest
trees, and inhaled the fragrance of the
roses clambering over the veranda.
"I shall be happy here," she thought.
This is a restful place. And what a
restful voice it was that welcomed me
at the door last night! Yet her face
was care-worn. "Yes, Master Archie,"
she continued, apostrophizing a youth
of seventeen, who driving two cows,
passed whistling along a lane? "Your
mother's face was care-worn. Did
your hand trace any of those lines? You
made a charming escort for an old
woman last night?but what of your
record at college? Not very brilliant,
was it? We must look into that, friend
Archie."
Dater, .Mr. Reynolds met her at the
foot of the stairs, and with an Ingratiating
smile introduced himself to
the new boarder, piloted her to the
dining-room, and presented the other
guests. His wife wore a tired, almost
uttiiiart-u cajjirsisiuu, ana ?ne taiKea
little, but her voice bad not lost the
charm which Mrs. Blair characterized"
as restful. Archie, the merry whistler of
the early morning, the lively narrator,
during the two- mile drive last night, of
college pranks and pastimes, was silent,
even sullen. But Mr. Reynold's light,
easy chatter drew in one lady after
another, and Mrs. Blair, in that genial
atmosphere, and at that bountiful table,
again told herself that her lines had
fallen in pleasant places.
The cheerful meal came to an abrupt
and painful close. Mr. Reynolds
had departed to 1.1b store, leaving consternation
behind him. Some of the
ladies were reduced to embarrassed silf'lCC.
nthprn tn'V rofiio-o In iVi c *\-v
change of constrained and pointless remarks.
Not one looked at crest-fallen,
bewildered Archie, nor towards his
mother, sitting at the head of her own
table, with flaming cheeks and tortured
eyes.
Mr. Reynold's wheel must have borne
him past the bridge at the foot of the
hill before the situation was relieved.
Old .Mrs. Mitchell, overdoing the easy
manner she strove for, enquired jauntily,
"Isn't it time for our pilgrimage to
the spr.ng, ladies?"
The suggestion was accepted with
avidity, and several of her fellow-board- i
ers invited .Mrs. Blair to accompany 1
their, expat ating upon the medicinal
virtues of the spring, not surpassed at
expensive resorts.
'Van't you Join us, Mrs. Reynolds?" '
ventured another member of the circle? i
Their hostess declined, stating that
her baby, little Daisy, had been fretful
and feverish nil nieht. Sho hnnrlnrt
them a glass with Angers that trembled
a little, but her voice was controlled 1
and even. \
"She Isn't crushed, then," mused Mrs. 1
Blair. "How much she must have i
borne!" I
The half mile to the spring led them i
along a pleasant road, bordered with
l? O * TEH SOOTH
P/RJ7HJ9C
? 11 X i Xw'J VxJ.
ir Boys.
blackberry vines, the unripe fruit
gleaming white and red among the
leaves, as the house* of the little
count rv f-mvn ^m.A
- ?- .. u. uvtwn kuciu gicanicu
through over-arching trees.
Mrs. Blair found herself pondering
>up9n the handsome home and Bpacious
grounds on the one hajid. and the village
store and the summer boarders on
the other. The discrepancy was eloquent
of the prosperity which the
Reynolds family had enjoyed?and lost.
Some of these ladies returned yearly,
and all loved their hostess. This morning
they were quivering with indignation
over the scene at breakfast, and
several undertook to explain the situation
to Mrs. Rlair.
For some years Mr. Reynolds had dispensed
with on? of his two clerks during
Archie's vacation, employing his
son instead. This was the boy's first
year at college, and he had evidently
wasted it. He had been at home for a
week, going regularly with his father to
the store. But this morning's early
mail had brought Archie's report, and
Mr. Reynndls had been wrought up to
a white heat of fury. Meeting his son
in the path at the side of the house as
the latter returned from pasture, he had
upbraided him violently. Some of the
ladies, whose rooms overlooked this
path, had unavoidably heard his merctless
outbreak upon the lad, and the
concluding thrert, "You'll pay for this,
sir?pay heavily."
Then, when the father left the table,
Archie, too. had risen, to be checked by
a gesture so chill, so forbidding, that an
electric anticipation of dread ran
around the circle.
"Keep your seat, young man," lie began
with icy blandness. "A boy who
fcols away his time at college is a
thief"?this word he thundered?"and
can't be trusted with my money-drawer."
"And he's a good boy," said Mrs. McIntyre,
in plty.ng tones. "Of course 'I
don't excuse him, but boys don't always
realize the sacrifices back of their
college career. Next year he'll wake
up."
"There won't be any next year for
Archie." predicted Mra. Boatworthy.
"Mr Reynolds neither relents nor re
pents."
"Don't lot us prejudice Mrs. Blair
against him," admonished Mrs. Mitchell,
a comely old lady, whose hair, still
(lark and abundant, orowned a plump
and kindly countenance.
"But you were shocked, weren't you?"
demanded Mrs. Boat worthy, her black
eyes snapping.
Mrs. Blair smiled gently, but did not
answer. (The dining-room has at first
seemed to echo loudly with, "Fathers,
provoke not your children to wrath,"
but a rival voice *hat whispered, "Judge
not.")
"He was l>*._..?d to feel it," quavered
near-sighted, withered little Miss Elliott,
uttering as usual, what others took
[or granted. She nodded her flaxen
B. uj ncau eiupiiKticaiiy, neering at
each In turn. "And It was his duty
to make Archie feel it. But?"
"But the publicity of it." broke in
Mrs. Mclntyre, with almost a groan.
'The needless cruelty to the poor boy
and his mother! The best woman, Mrs.
Blair. The?"
Her praieeB were cut short by Mrs.
Boat worthy. "My mind misgave me at
breakfast," rfhe declared, "although I
knew nothing of what had passed. His
urbanity is usually followed by an out
bnrst. A flerv temper one can forgive? !
a thundercloud one moment, sunshine
the next. But his thunderstorms are
succeeded by-BHzzards."
"He'll need Archie in the store,
{July 31, 1912
though," remarked Mrs. iNlltchell, "and
things may gradually re-adjuat themselves."
"Don't y?u believe It!" contradicted
Mrs. Poatworthy. "He'll work himself
to a frazzle, and Archle'll have to stand
by and see him do It. That'll be part of
Archie's punishment."
The doctor's buggy was at the gate
when they returnod. T-dttle Daisy wsb
very ill, and in this fresh trouble Mrs.
Reynolds Beemed to have forgotten the
incident of the morning.
For an hour before dinner the baby's
plaintive wails were heard, and Archie'B
fruitless attempts to soothe her. When
the bell rang Mrs. Mclntyre occupied
Mrs. Reynold's chair, for the latter, after
preparing gravy, salad, and desert, seasoning
and dishing the meat and vegetables.
had hastened bock to the little
sufferer. The meal, although lacking
nothing of its usual attractiveness, was
a rather silent nno. for ahnHnw
illnesB and of estrangement hovered
over the table.
An opportune nap taken by the baby
enabled her mother to concoct the daintier
dishes for supper, but Bhe was so
much worse the next morning that Mrs.
Reynolds could do no more than give
a few hurried directions to the ineffl
cient Miny, and breakfaBt was far frotr.
Inviting.
As the ladles went down to the'perfectly
appointed dinner they met Mrs.
Reynolds on the stairway, and were distressed
at the sight of her pale, worn
countenance.
Towards sunset, when all was quiet
n the sick-room, their hostess joined
he group occupied with magazines and
embroidery upon the wide, shady ver
nda, their cool muslins and refreshed
appearance in sharp contrast with her
haggard air and the kimono rumpled b\
the restless baby.
"I have come upon a painful errand,"
rhe said. "The doctor thinks that careful
nursing may save Daisy. It broke
my heart to leave her crying these two
days?tout she turns from Archie, now?
he has been away to long?and poor,
witless Minny, can't get up a decent
d'nner. You ladies can't be expected to
put up with her wretched, haphazard
style of cooking. Some of you work
hard during the year, and this >s your
vnfi4, Hrno Vnti Ai 1 4
. iuu neon v w iiie very dwi?
But 1 can't sacrifice my little baby.?
there were three?others?before?she
came " "Oh," she cried, brokenly, "don't
you see you'll have to go?"
Mrs. Mitchell took her hand, and with
soothing, re-nssurlng words, begged the
over-wrought mother to give them one
day to think It over, saying, in conclusion.
"We love this place, and we
love you, but we are not going to impose
upon you. Promise not to step
Into the kitchen, and we'll promise to be
satisfied with Minny's achievements for
this one day, anyhow."
"But it wouldn't be fair to you," ob
jectea Mrs, Reynolds, "and there are ?o
"ooks available now; the Springs attract
them nil. Mlnny is the soul of
good-nature, but?"
"But give us one day," Insisted Mrs.
Mitchell, and so Mrs. Reynolds sped
away at the sound of Daisy's cry. Mrs.
Boatworthy called after her, affectionately,
"We don't want to leave you!"
In the discussion that ensued It
transpired that the departure of the
"oarders would be a heavy Iobb to their
hosts, as they were In financial straits
this summer; also, that the college
rallure was laid at Mrs. Reynolds'
floor,, aa she had urged the plan. With
the resources of orchard, garden and
barn-yard, and groceries a< cost prloes
from her husband's store, she cleared a
goodly sum from her boarders, and for
her sake, as well as their own, they
wished to remain.
When they surveyed the table, which
bore no resemblance to the hlt-or-mlas