The Knights of the White Shield / Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play

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oor. The gallery was plain and old-fashioned in its finish, but it was supported by twisted wooden pillars considered to be marvels of architectural ingenuity in their day. The pews were old-fashioned in their form and decoration; but then they were surrounded by so many dear associations of the past, that when Aunt Stanshy entered one of those box pews she seemed to have stepped aboard a ship and it drifted her at once far, far away among old friends. On a rainy day, especially, did Aunt Stanshy enjoy the old church. True, not many would come out, and their heads above the backs of the pews looked like scattered turtle heads lifte

rch the noon of the Sunday after the grand march. At St

nudging his companion

o, that would curl, no matter how patiently the brush and comb coaxed it to be straight and dignified. His blue eyes had a rather sharp look at first when turned toward you, but you soo

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one who led the worship of the congregation in the old church and encompassed such with a dignity-fence

rgyman loved also, but had relinquished to the younger brother. This younger son was off somewhere on the sea, it was whispered; but he had a child ashore. On stormy days, it was noticed that the white-haired mother would watch the steeple, which consisted of a series of diminutive houses rising one above the other, as if ambitious to fly, but fin

o never knowingly gave up a chance to see something. To Aunt Stansh

door led into the home where lived Simes Badger when off duty at the light house. His wife took care of Tony. In the other part of the house lived Billy and the "governor" with Jotham and Ann Grimes. Billy was the child of Jotham and Ann. The "governor'

sang out a boyi

f duty, Jotham Grimes having gone to the light-house. "It may be some sailor who wants me," added Simes. Mr. W

wanted to know if you wouldn't li

tom of the sea," was the gruff reply of the d

ur to withdraw, but he did not relinquish his inten

d Mr. Walton, and with bowed head he sat in his study brooding over the problem,