RURAL ENTERPRISE
Prudence’s Da
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By ETHEL HUESTON
IMPROVED IMKMBI INTEJINATIONAI
SundaySchool
’ Lesson T
an i t «lie had fooled os all—
■lipped neatly o a t o f a m esa and left
C o p y r ig h t by «h» R o b b » - M e r r ill C ».
H O M E A G A IN
I a s looking a t—cobweb» on o a r lin g e rs
W V I. S e r v ic e
I I can Just im agine— In heaven— «he
RTM Opnul — PA R T ONE— At a
' would he a ughing to th in k o f th e joke
m e r r y p a r ty la th e s tu d io a p a r t
i i com ing, how It wax th e la st th in g In I j sh e had p lay ed on us. I t's w b a t T h e
m en t o f C a r t e r B la k e . N e w Y o r k .
J e r r y ( G e r a ld in e ! W a rm e r
P ru
re sa w o u ld I "
. th e w orld »he had d ream ed of.
dence e d a u g h te r, m e e ts D u a n e
'
“ B ut see h e re," re m o n s tra te d Je r- • I Je rro ld w ould h a v e gone a w ay then. PAUL IN TH ESSALONICA
A B e rto n . w e a lth y Id le r.
He ad
BEREA
• rold. “yon to ld me all th e tim e »he > rak in g P ru d en ce w ith him. feeling th a t
m ir e s h e r tre.ir.c n d n u a ly , a n d ebe
overw rought a n d highly stra in e d young
i , w ould com e hack. You «aid— ”
lik e s h im ,
fA it A lle r t o n g e ts a
b it e x h ila r a te d . w ith u n f o r t u n a t e
L E S S O N T E X T — A c ta 17:1-1».
P ru
P ru d e n c e g ave him a fu rio u s look. d a u g h te rs would do beat In bed
re s u lts . J e r r y , r e s e n tin g hie a s
G u l d e n T E X T — P ro v e a l l th in g s ;
”1 did not.” «he declared q u ite paa- dence, with th a t te n d e r in sig n t ot
s u m p tio n o f f a m i lia r it y , le a v e s
h o ld f a s t t h a t w h ic h la g o o d ." — X T h e s e
I slo n ately . "O h, for a vl»it. of course— h ers th a t w as never know n to fail, i . J l .
th e p a r ty a b r u p tly .
T h e s to ry
J e r r y w as unb u rd en in g
tu r n s to J e r r y s c h ild h o o d an d
hut fd bring all her thing» a n d «fay knew *rter
P R IM A R Y
T O P IC — L o v tn g
God'«
y o u th a t h e r ho m e in I*« « M oines.
! forever, I n e v e r d re am ed of such a h e r heart. Ending relief, b a d com e to W o rd .
O n ly c h ild o f a w e a lth y f a th e r ,
J
U
N
IO
R
T
O
P
IC
—
S
tu
d
y
u
tg
G o d 'i
“ R otten w e a th e r to be o u t." agreed thing. I c a n 't teH you how su rp rise d them as she alw ay s cam e, w hen the W o rd .
w h en she Is t w e n t y ebe fe e ls th e
Je rro ld aheently. H e w as re m e m b e r I a m !"
thin g s she und erto o k to do h a d proved
c a ll o f A r t s nd s ake h e r p a re n ts
I N T E R M E D I A T E A N D S E N IO R T O P
to le t h e r go to N ew Y o rk fo r
ing th e d a n g ero u s ru sh of taxi.«, w hen
too h a rd for her. And so th ey sta y e d IC — T w o K in d s o f H e a r e rs .
"B u t. P rudence, yon said — *
s tu d y
W it h som e m is g iv in g , th e y
YOUNG PE O P LE A ND A D U LT TO P
city stre e t» a re glassed w ith Ice.
on
and
on,
a
n
d
ta
lk
e
d
m
ore
o
f
T
h
e
P ru d e n c e glow ered him Into silen ce
a g re e to h e r g o in g . In N ew Y o rk
And so th ey sm iled c h ee rfu lly at I "N ow, J e rro ld , I know w h a t I r a id ! resa. snd p re sen tly J e r r y w as ralk in * IC — S e a rc h in g th e S c r ip t u r e s
J e r r y m a k e s h e r hom e w ith a
each oth er, a n d rejoiced w ith p le a sa n t 1 1 knew sh e w ould com e fo r a visit, o f o th er th in g s— o f th e m ad frenzy
M rs . D e la n e y ( " M l m l " ) , an a c t
1. Paul Preaching in Thessaionica
ress, w ho, w it h T h e re s a , a p a in t
w ords th a t th ey w ere w arm and n rig h t j hut th is Is re ally com ing hom e, and I th a t goaded all a r tis ts to d e sp e ra tio n , (vv. 1-4).
er. occupies th e house
J erry
hy the fireplace, w ith th e pine log. and c o u ld n 't rem otely fancy such a lovely o f th e ir In te m p e ra te folly, th e ir un
L H is M ethod (vv. 1-2).
la k e s an im m e d ia te li k i n g
to
bounded love.
th e rosebuds a n d th e can d le lights. i th in g !”
T h e re s a , w h o la ta le n te d and
H e observed Che d iv in e o rd e r, to
eccentric, a nd th e tw o becom e
But in th e ir h e a rts they w ere try in g
T hey w ent u p sta irs, th e th re e o f 1 And then sh e w-as felling them of th e Je w s first w h e re v e r he w ent (A cts
fa s t frie n d s
J e r r y n o w devotes
to a s s u re th em selv es th a t J e r r y w s ! them , to J e r r y ’s lovely room, a n d Pru- I G reta Val, th e little ch am b erm a id , and 1 :8 : Rom. 2:9-10). H e w as exceeding
h e r s e lf to T h e re s a , w h o r e tu rn s
a very a le rt a n d »elf-possessed young dence and Je rro ld stood a b o u t, get- how G raves McDowell w as fa irly Hy ly a n x io u s for his kinsm en In the
h e r li k i n g J s t r y poses f o r T h e r -
person who could c e rta in ly ta k e c are j tin g In th e way, w hile J e r r y unpacked ing In h e r ta le n t, fe a stin g hla own flesh, but w henever th ey proved them
esas
m a s te rp ie c e . 'T h e
O cean
B ld e r ." A lle r t o n c a ll» on J e r r y .
of h e rse lf If anybody could, and w h at th e bags, th e boxes a n d th e tru n k , sta rv e d h e a rt on th e fuel h e fed to selv es u n w orthy, he tu rn e d to th e G en
T h e g i r l refu s e s to see h im
At
childishness to w orry!
i E v ery th in g w as exhib ited , exclaim ed hers. She told them o f h e r little p a r t tiles. H is own k insm en first should
a h o te l d in n e r J e r r y sees D u a n e
T he doorhell sounded suddenly. | over, adm ired.
In the dram a, of how »he h a d piled l e th e m ethod o f e v ery m issio n ary ,
an d le consciou s o f his a d m ir a
tio n , b u . re fu s e s to c h a n g e h e r
Upon In ten se Inw ard th o u g h ts like
And w hile she unpacked she told h e r w ealth to g eth er, b ru sh e s a n d easel b u t should not sto p th ere . H e w ent
a t t it u d e to w a r d him .
J e r r y be
theirs, even th e so ft re v erb e ra tio n of them of New York, of G ra v es Mc and hoard*, and w ith a profu.se hand
o u t on th e S a b b a th day so a s to find
com es c o n v in c e d she has n o t th e
the m ost c are fu lly m o d u la ted e lectric D ow ell, a n d th e lessons in A rt. of had tossed them on th e u n fo rtu n a te
a b il it y to becom e an n r tis t.
At
them a ssem b led to g eth e r.
a p a r t y J e r r y a g a in sees D u a n e ,
R hoda. a n d h e r p a ssio n a te devotion little tram p of th e alleys.
2. H is M essage (v. 3).
and
w i ll n o t
re c o g n iz e
him .
"Ami w hnt do you th in k sh e did?
to h e r w ork. S he told th em o f lovely
H is m essage w as a lw ay s a n d ev er
T h e r e s a h in ts t h a t J e r r y shou ld
Almee, a n d th e tra s h y colum n of so She stood up. and g lared a t me, and th e sam e, viz., th a t J e s u s Is th e C h rist.
go hom e, sn d p ro m is e s
her a
ciety scandal »he w rote fo r a d ally slapped me In th e face— rig h t t h e r e !” T o th e J e w th e e sse n tia l th in g w as
"p re o e n A "
R e t u r n in g
fro m an
e v e n in g
of
g a y e ty ,
J e rry
Is
J e r r y could laugh a t It now, could
paper
W hen P ru d en ce ask ed ab o u t
to be convinced from th e S c rip tu re s.
shocked a t h e a r in g fro m M lm l
th e glrla In th e house w ith her. T h e laugh, and did, p a rtic u la rly a t J e r So P a u l exp o u n d ed to them th e S c rip
t h a t T h e re s a has k ille d h e rs e lf
ro
ld
's
am
azem
ent,
a
t
P
ru
d
e
n
c
e
’s
m
a
resa, and Mlml. J e r r y 's lip quivered,
She a ls o le a rn s t h a t -Mlml Is
tu res. T h is Is th e b u sin e ss o f all m in
tern a l d isp lea su re .
her eyes shadow ed, as she s a i d :
T h e re s a 's m o th e r T h e " p re s e n t"
iste rs, to expound th e S c rip tu re s, to
T h ere s a
had
p ro m is e d
J erry
“ W hat a re you going to do now ?”
“ I I I tell you a bout them a f te r a
p ro v e th e ir p o sitio n s by th e W ord.
p roves to be h e r p ic tu re , " T h e
JerTold asked a t last.
little. I’m com ing to t h a t .”
O cean R id e r ."
C o n c ern in g th e C h rist, h e se t fo rth
J
e
rry
clouded
again.
S
he
did
n
o
t
I
She fold them of hqr c o n q u ests In
th r e e p ro p o sitio n s:
th e city, h e r gay flirtation», h e r pro know "W b a t do o th e r g irls do?” she
(1)
T h e S c rip tu re s pro v e th a t
posal». She show ed them th e little asked hln . "G irls w ho a re not gen- i C h rist m u st be a su ffe re r (v. 3 ). “ It
CHAPTER VII— Continued
m arb le f a u r th e R u ssian sc u lp to r, luaes by b irth — and lucky th ey are, if behooved C h rist to su ffe r.” No p lain
K orzky, had done fo r her. She exhib you ask me— b u t g irls who w ould go e r re fe re n c e need be m ade th a n Isa iah
"H ow ih o n ld I know ? s h e d id n 't
ited th e a u to g ra p h e d novels a n d hooks m ad doing n o th in g ! W h at do th e y do?" J 53, b u t It seem s th a t th e r a b b is of
tell me. She should h ave told m e!”
J e rro ld clev erly ev ad e d th e issu e by ! th a t tim e had e x p la in e d a w ay th e fa c t
o f poetry, w arm ly Inscribed to h e r by
"P ru d en c e would know ,” wax all
a u th o rs and poet» of a dozen n a tio n re a c h in g fo r a c ig a re tte , a p re ttily j o f a su ffe rin g M essiah so th a t th e
J e r r y could say to th at.
alities. She displayed a h u n d re d little p e rfu m e d , gold-tipped th in g th a t J e r r y Je w ish people w ere only looking fo r
Mlml lay rigid am ong th e cushions,
testim o n ies o f h e r triu m p h In th e city, h a d bro u g h t in a h an d so m e box, a i a g lorious a n d pow erful k ing to com e;
tw istin g her hand» Into painful kn.qs
p a rtin g gift from a young a d m ire r,
a triu m p h social. If not a rtistic .
c u ttin g her flesh w ith th e gaudy
th e re fo re th ey re je c te d C h rist because
" It Isn't th e lab o re rs w ho a re slave- th u s sh iftin g th e q u e stio n to P ru d e n c e. o f H is lowly a p p e a ra n c e . T h e sam e
stone». J e rry looked a t h e r—th e lav
P ru d e n c e w as very sober. " I don 't
driv en ,” sh e declared w arm ly. “T h ey
ish to«« of th e hennaed h air, the c a re
m ethod o f ex eg esis Is em ployed by
" W h a t do you m any B ible te a c h e rs a n d p re a c h e rs
d o n 't need unions to p ro te c t them . It know ,” sh e said.
fully Ivorled skin w ith It» layer» of
th
in
k
?
"
1»
a
genius
union
we
need,
so
m
ething
cream »nd rouge, the voluptuous figure
today. O nly th e e m p h a sis Is placed
T hey ta lk e d o f girls, of som e w ho npon th e lite ra l su ffe rin g o f th e Mes
to keep geniuses from w ork in g th em
w ith It» m olding of fine F rench «fay».
becam
e
tea
ch
e
rs,
gome
w
ho
w
en
t
Into
selves to d e ath . T h e re w as a vio
J e rry »aw her in » cloud of artificial
sia h , w hile th ey s p iritu a liz e a n d al
lin ist In o u r building -m o th er. I tell th e public lib ra rie s and m useum s, som e legorize th e te a c h in g o f th e glorious
lights, the c e n te r of artificial laughter,
yon tru ly , th a t m an began to w ork in to business.
flirtation», affair» and Intrigues «aw
com ing o f th e M essiah to ju d g e H is
" T h a t’s all rig h t If you have to e a rn
before I w as up, and w as a t It ev ery
also the light kindliness, th e generous
enem ies a n d to reign upon th e e a rth
a
living,”
o
b
jec
ted
J
e
r
r
y
.
"B
u
t
d
o
esn
't
night w hen I w ent to bed. T h e re w as
delicacy of speech and m anner, the
(II Sam . 7:8 -1 6 ; Isa. 8 3 ; J e r . 2 3:5-8;
a com poser a t R ho d a's— once I was It seem silly to w ork h a rd a t som e Zech. 9 :1 4 ; L u k e 1 :1 -1 3 ; A cts 15:14-
friendly cam arad erie. And she fe w
«faying all n ig h t—a t tw o o’clock In th in g you d o n 't c a re a th in g about.
T h eresa dead by her own hand In th .
17).
th e m orning we heard, oh. very aoftly, ! Just to e a rn a little m oney you do not
u n d e rta k in g p a rlo r w ith the flowers n
(2) T h a t C h rist M ust R ise A gain
a little trip p in g m elody on th e keys. n eed ? O f co u rse. If one h a s a real
th e window. M letta's, on the c o m e r
From th e D ead (v. 3 ).
fo
n
d
n
e
ss
fo
r
a
th
in
g
—b
u
t
I
h
a
v
e
n
't
I
I
J
e
r
r
y
W
as
Going
Hom«.
R
hoda
said
It
h
appened
o
fte
n
—
ra
n
'
I
And then, a s poor, suffering Mlml
T h is he proved by th e S c rip tu re s.
through hla m ind d u rin g th e nig h t, nn- ' th in k It w ould be p e rfe c tly tra s h y of T h e re su rre c tio n o f C h rist, and th e
faded out, J e rry saw Prudence, clear-
bell In th e w orld could not aound lea» til he got up and w orked It o u t o f his m
i e to go dow ntow n a n d pound a type bodily re su rre c tio n of te lle v e rs , needs
cut and vivid, »aw the flne-llned. te n than clamorous.
system — u sin g th e soft pedal not to ! w
' r ite r e ig h t h o u rs a day fo r tw en ty
d e r face, th e gentle tw ist of th e hu
sound and p ra c tic a l ex p o sitio n In our
".Such a n ig h t!" gasped P ru d e n c e a t d istu rb th e oth ers. T h ere w as a young ; d 1 o lla rs a w eek —w hen I don’t ad o re
m orous m outh, the laughing, p lain tiv e th a t sudden ringing, th in k in g th a t a
c h u rch e s today.
p
o
u
n
d
in
g
ty
p
e
w
rite
rs
—
a
n
d
c
an
get
th
e
w
rite
r
a
c
ro
ss
th
e
alley
from
us—
I
sym pathy o f th e soft, aw eet eyes.
(3) T h a t th e H isto ric J e s u s W hom
telegraph boy would h a v e to face the w henever I w ent out, o r cam e In. I m
I oney by a sk in g fa th e r."
J e rry sta re d and sta re d
H er eyes gale to c a rry a m essage.
H e P ro c laim ed Did S uffer a n d R ise
could h e a r th a t dull thud o f h e r ty p e
"A nd b e sid es," sa id P rudence, "it
burned painfully, her th ro a t throbbed,
F rom th e D e a d ; T h e re fo re , H e Is
Je rro ld shoved hl» c h a ir back quick
th e re w as a g re at longing In her heart. ly from th e table, sn d both listened. w riter, tw elve o'clock, one o'clock, tw o ' w ould be k eep in g som e girl o u t of a
T h a t C lirlaL th e P re d ic te d M essiah
o'clock.
A
union
for
genius,
t
h
a
t
’s
th
e
]
po
sitio
n
w
ho
does
need
th
e
m
oney."
In th a t m om ent. P ru d en ce's d au g h Intent, a le rt, a» K a tie opened th e door.
(v. 3 ).
need of th e c e n tu r y !”
" I t ’s a g re a t resp o n sib ility , h a v in g a j
ter. ahe ra n suddenly to Mlml, cn light
II.
T h e A ttitu d e o f th e Jew s ( w .
Above th e Incoherent breathlessnean
At h a lf p a st tw o In th e m orning d i a u g h te r." J e rro ld said, s ta n d in g up. 4-10a).
h e r In h e r strong, ten d e r arm s, kissed
of her m u rm u rs of am azem ent, a fresh P ru d e n c e and Je rro ld w ere still s i t ti r g su
i d d e n ly shocked to know It w as a f te r
her, rrle d over her, fondled her. and voice aonnded brightly.
W hile som e J e w s believed a n d m any
e n ra p tu re d , spellbound, on th e w ide fo
I u r o’clock. “Pm a fra id w e w ent Into G reeks, th e envy o f c e rta in J e w s w as
Mlml. a f te r one «light, apologetl ■,
"W h ere 's m o th er?"
day
bed
a
g
ain
st
th
e
wall,
lis
te
n
in
g
a
s
i
i
th
is
th
in
g
too
lightly.
P
ru
d
e
n
c
e.”
high stra in e d lau g h , h urled her face ,n
so a ro u se d a t P a u l's su c c ess th a t they
And J e r r y herself, w rap p ed In h e r
J e r r y ’s arm s and broke Into helpless g re at fu r cloak, a soft f u r tatn draw n J e r r y talk ed . And w hen a t la st the
T h ey all laughed over th a t, a n d J e r r y
g a th e re d to g e th e r th e w o rth le ss fel
tru n k w as em ptied, she tu rn e d slow ly |
weeping.
b oth p a re n ts a w arm good n ight, low s o f th e tow n a n d se t on foot a
pro tectln g ly low over h e r ears, ra n In to th e g re a t c r a te she h a d b ro u g h t ] kissed
a , n d closed th e door beh in d them .
rio t. T hey a ssa u lte d th e h ouse of
J e r r y helped h e r out of the lavish upon them , leaving th e m aid and th e
w ith h e r all th e way, so c are fu lly , go j In th e ir ow n room , Je rro ld tu rn e d to
gown, out of th e confining closeness d riv er to h an d le boxes, hag s and tru n k
J a s o n a n d d rag g ed him b efo re th e
ten
d
e
rly
,
and
re
le
ased
th
e
s
a
fe
ty
fas-
1
,
his w ife to a ir a g riev a n ce th a t had
ru le rs, having fa iled to get th e m is
o f th e F ren ch stay s, and Into a loose, aa heat th ey could.
. rk e w ith in hia m em ory th ro u g h o u t
light robe
Hhe b ath ed her face, . "Look w ho'« h e r e !" «he cried, aa ten ln g s on th e end. T hen sh e d re w It ' lu
sio n a rie s. In th e ir In d ic tm e n t o f th e
,
th e h ap p y evening.
stro k e d her hair, hung o ver her w ith j ahe caught P r id e n c e in h e r arm s. out slowly, th e sh ad o w s deep en in g In ! all
m issio n arie s th ey u tte r e d u n w ittin g ly
pitifu l, sw eet solicitude.
And Mlml j And a m om ent la te r «he w ent to h e r her eyes— T h e re s a 's g a lla n t “O cean
••See here. P ru d en ce, you did, too, som e g re a t tru th s . T h ey s a id : "T h ese
i expect
J
clung to her all night long, sobbing fa th e r, to he lifte d bodily from h e r R id er” w ith ev es like J e r r y 's own.
J e r r y to com e hom e to stay.
th a t h ave tu rn e d th e w orld u p sid e
J e r r y 's p a re n ts s ta re d a t It, ex You sa id all th e tim e she w ould com e
brokenly, w rith in g In h y ste ric a l an
dow n." It is tr u e th a t th e gospel Is
tip to e s and kissed a dozen tim es.
claim
ing,
m
arv
elin
g
a
t
Ita
b
e
au
ty
.
'
|
gut«h, and w ould not let her go.
b ack .”
re v o lu tio n ary , b u t It Is not tre a so n to
"And you'd b e tte r help him w ith th e
" I t —It looks lik e you," P ru d e n c e , P ru d e n c e c a u g h t his b ro a d sh o u ld e rs
rig h t g o v e rn m e n t
T h e real tru th ,
J e r r y stayed w ith Mlrnl In the house tru n k , fa th e r," ahe said, w hen she
w hispered.
i | In h e r tw o sle n d e r hands, a n d shook
how ever. Is th a t th e w orld Is now u p
on R eilly's alley until a f te r the fu n eral could th in k of It. “ It'» te rrib ly heavy."
"T h e eyes— th e y a re m ine. Aa th ey (
him ste rn ly .
As a m e a su re o f d is sid e down. T h e w ork o f th e gospel Is
— T h e re sa 's fu n eral when groups of
"Y our tru n k , J e r r y ! " P ru d en ce w as w ere w hen I w ent to Now Y ork, w hen (
cip lin e It w as a b sn rd , fo r Je rro ld w as to se t It rig h t side up. T hey tu rn e d i
h e r (irllllanl. w ondering friend» crow d am azed. "D id you bring y our tr u n k ! ”
she first saw me—T h e r e s a " —J e r r y ta
( ll a n d stro n g , and P ru d e n c e both
th e p re ac h in g o f P a u l Into a specious
ed Into th e little flower tilled room at
"Yea, I bro u g h t ev ery th in g ." J e r r y choked over th e w ords. " L e t m e tell J (
sle n d e r a n d slig h t In stre n g th . B ut as He. H e did p r e ic h th e king sh ip of
M le tta ’s Io do last honor to her trn g lr I a -su re d h r gayly. "I'm com ing home. you."
'
e x p ressiv e o f h e r p e nt-up em otions and J e s u s (se e v e rse 7 ), h u t not a s they
m em ory, and w ent aw ny again, a f te r I'm m oving back !”
S he h a stily sw itc h ed out th e b rig h t I |
re p re s e n ta tiv e o f h e r scorn fo r his u n e n d eav o red to m ak e It a p p e a r. Je su s
w ard. «lowly, talk in g It over, agreeing j
T hen she kissed K atie, w ho w as h a s lights, leaving only th e one so ft Rom an d ( e rsta n d in g . It w as triu m p h a n t.
Is m ost a ssu re d ly com ing to re ig n on
th a t a f te r all, in a way, It »eemed ]
tily laying n n o th e r place on th e tab le c an d le b u rn in g on h e r D ressing table,
"O h. J e rro ld , will you nev er lea rn ?"
th is e a rth (P s. 2 ). L et all m en ac
r a th e r n congruous th in g th a t such
and se ttin g u c h a ir fo r h e r—w hich fo r J e r r y did not w ish to p a in them ( she w alled. "D on’t you know th a t you
know ledge H im in h um ble su b m is
a one us T heresa, divinely driven,
P ru d e n c e slyly pulled n e a re r to hers, w ith th e em otion h e r vivid fa ce could ■ m
( u st a lw a y s be su rp rise d a t a sion.
should flash like a m eteor a cro ss a
and J e rro ld w hipped hack to w a rd hla not fall to reveal.
And sh e cam- 1 w
, om an?”
III. Paul Preaohlng In Berea ( w .
sta rry sky to fa d e nt once In a float,
own. And very soon they w ere at th e a cro ss to th em , piled cush io n s on the , "B u t you «aid—”
1 Ob-15).
dom inant flash nt the height of her
tnlile, th re e ot them now, sm iling top o f one o f th e th re e ste p s w hich led
"A lw ay s he s u rp rise d a t a w om an I ;
1. H is M ethod (v. 10).
hrIU lancs, ra th e r ttian fade away, a«
alm ost te a rfu lly at one n n o th e r a cro ss tip to th e ra is e d d a y tied, a n d snuggled 1 It
| p le a se s her. It fla tte rs her. It m akes
H e e n te re d th e Je w ish synagogue
tunny do. Into a dull and doddering
th e howl of C e d i B ru n n e rs, w ith nev er In b etw een them .
| h e r feel how very unusual slip Is to do
a n d p re ac h ed J e s u s u n to them .
m ediocrity,
a thought for th e d an g ero u s Icy s tre e ts
“Do you w ant m e to go ontY ' Je r , th e u n e zp e cte d thing. Be su rp rise d .
1 lie night a f te r the funeral Je rry ,
2. T h e R eception o f th e Gospel by
of G reenw ich Ylllnge a n d New York.
rold offered generously, feeling th a t Je rro ld , alw ay s be su rp rise d ! W om en
»Upping .o flly down the hall to w a r d
th e B e rea n s (vv. 11-12).
"H ut, Je rry , we n e v er d ream ed of th is w as to tie th e c llm a i of Je rry '« , ; love I t! ”
M lm l« room , w as a rre ste d by the
It w a s w ith g la d n e ss o f h e a rt. T h e
si eh a th in g : why d id n 't ou tell n s ) confidence.
“T h en you did expect h e r h o m e!”
silken, silvery voice
m essage w a s Ju st ns new to these
Why d id n 't you send u s word, w hy—''
J e r r y am lled a t him. drew b oth his [ “O f course I did.” P ru d e n c e said
“Ol . you had h o y ! T h is la the
J e w s and Ju st a s c o u n te r to th e ir way
, is w ith a co m placent prid e In h e r
"I d id n 't know 1» m yself,” «he said. kneea Im pulsively w ith in th e c lasp of I th
th ird nt alx d o lla rs a pint 1“
o f th in k in g as It w as to th e T h e ssa
h e r arm . "O h, no, fa th e r, of course | a , stu te n e s s.
“J
u
s
t
all
of
a
sudden
I
knew
I
w
as
J e rry tu rn e d «lowly b a c k to her
lonian Je w s, but th ey had a m ore
coming,
and
here
I
am.
Y
ou're
look
no
t."
"
B
u
t
you
s
a
id
—”
room. Hhe was not deceived hy th a t
noble disposition. T h e su ccess o f the
And th en sh e to ld them o f th e hons» I "O h, b o th e r w hat I said. T on be a
Ing
darling,
m
other.
I'll
het
K
atie
h
a
s
gospel d ep en d s a lto g th e r on th e dis
b ra v e resum ption of ih e old routine.
on
R
eilly
's
alley,
o
f
Mlml,
w
ith
the
i
little care fu l a f te r thia, a n d don 't go p o sitio n of th e h e a re rs. T w o thin g s
She knew th a t M i n i ’s h e art, nrtlflelhl, »polled you w ith o u t m e h e re to hold
golden h a ir and th e silk en gow ns, of , about telling e v ery th in g you h e a r."
a re sa id o f th e m :
shallow though It m ight he. had auf you do w n —”
te rrib le , tra g ic T h e re sa in h e r attic
"Shades of Uie P a rso n a g e a n d J o h n ;
fe re d s grievously cruel shock a n d she : And she jum p ed up to k iss K atie,
(1)
They received the m essage
room u p sta irs .
' W esley d efen d us," he e ja c u la te d de
th
in
k
in
g
»he
h
a
d
fo
rg
o
tte
n
her.
and
m arveled th a t th e hollow shell could j
gladly.
“ I felt Ju st like a m o th e r tow ard ! voutly.
,
out to th e k itc h e n to gn-et M ary, hut
«end hack Hn echo so m usical to a
(2)
T h ey se a rc h e d th e S c rip tu re s
th a t g irl." she d e clare d brokenly
Sh.
"O h. well. If It entnes to t h a t ,’’ Bald
w orld th a t had given h e r only Its ! not needing to go so fa r, for M ary
d a ily fo r th e
tru th fu ln e s s of th e
w as Just o u tsid e th e door, peeping told of T h e re s a 's ra re ta le n t, of tier | P ru d e n c e. ” 1 lea rn ed a g re a t m any
h itte r dregs.
p reaching. F o r th is w orthy a c t P aul
, in g s In th e P a rso n a g e th a t Jo h n
Joyously In upon h e r
She cam e stra n g e In ten sity , h e r Im p atien t, lm j th
J e rry w ent Into h e r room , polled
s a y s they w ere m ore noble th a n those
W esley nev er h e ard o f ! ”
hack a f te r a m om ent, sa id she w as pulslve kindliness.
out her hags, and began nt once to
at T h essaio n ica.
"M other, sh e killed h e rse lf "
ravenously
h
ungry,
hut
«he
did
not
pack the th in g s o f her possession.
Je rro ld let his c ig a re tte go out. II
eat.
She
lau
g
h
ed
a
t
h
e
r
m
other,
at
Je rry w as going ho m e.
Human W elfare
W all, Jarry 1» home
tier fa th e r, and p re sen tly th ey left th e a n o th e r fev erish ly , let It go out again
T he u tiliza tio n o f th e ft
where she belongs. And
table, a n d J e r r y «at In i ’rudenee'» P ru d e n c e held J e r r y In a close nrm
I
e a rth for hum an w e lfa re can
w h a t’s aha going to do?
la p - a rldleuloua la p f u ll fo r «lender w eeping w ith h e r softly. And Je t
achieved by bro ih erh o o d and t
rttdenee and laughed a t h e r agnln. ta lk e d sadly on and on, to ld them f
M ind's p itifu l, friv o lo u s life, her vvu->
tlou.— Lily DouguL
And P ru d e n c e show ed th e few silv er
CHAPTER I
S om etim es as she
Ing th re a d s In her h a ir, am i declared ed m otherhood.
they w ould all tu rn brow n ag ain now talk ed , she lay In P ru d e n c e 's lap, c n
Peace
B e a u ty in C h e e rfu ln e s s
log b itte rly , only to sit up again « h
T h e C o m in g o f J e rr y
th a t J e rry w as hom e
There I» no peace, now <
C heerfulne«» 1» alm ost a» n e ce ssa ry
And th en J e r r y w ent o ver and eat p a ssio n a te e a rn e stn e s s to go on w ith
It w a s a blunterlng, b l la n n l ly night
fo r him w h o re je c ts th e
»« a ir, food a n d w ater. It » tlrs h e a rts
I'eace.
In e a rly M arch. T h e s ta te of low" sed n tely In a elta lr to let h e r m other th e tra g ic tale.
•T h e w orst of It—o r m aybe th e 'e a t a» a pebble th ro w n Into a lak e «ends rip-
lay flat and h a re u n d e r th e lash of nn rest, and I'ru ile n ee tag g ed aero»« a t
plea to every sh o re — re tu rn in g again
an g ry w inter, r e lu c ta n t to loose Ita h e r heel», a n d sa t on th e arm o f her of It," sh e a m en de<1 doubtfully, a« she
A Holy Purpose
ehnlr, a n d told h e r o ver and over trie d to sh a k e aw ay her tear«, "i- th a t and ag ain to yon—m aking th e heavy
hold.
A holy purpose 1» b e tte r than
load lig h te r a n d th e d ark road b rig h te r
1n«lde th e H s rm e r hom e w as q uiet again how su rp rise d she w as. how »he I know she la glad of It. I can just
fo rtu n e.—C h rist Ian-E vangel 1st
(or all.— U r t L
W arm th sn d cheery light, in th e w ide had not th e »lightest suspicion of her Im agine th a t gay. defiant lau g h of
I her«.
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