Interrupted
luttering their signals in the air; but the music-room was warm, and the music-teacher herself had gotten above
voices at her entrance. They were afraid of the pale music-teacher. H
finish, seemed to mark her as belonging to another world than themselv
received her first advances in the shape of a question, as
think our church
t evening's experience, that led Claire Benedict to introduce tha
but they could no more set their hats on their heads with the nameless grace which hovered around Claire Benedict's plainly-trimmed plush one, than they could fly through the air. This is just one illustration of the many differences between them. This young lady had lived all her days in the environments of ci
presently rallied suff
almost spoiled her new cashmere sweeping the church floor with it. She says she would be ashamed to ha
of the others. "We are so awful poor! That is the cry you always hear
he keys softly, recalling a long-forgotten strain about "Girding
p that church until it
moment struck them dumb. They looked at one another, then at t
gi
it!" from two
anything?" from a
re, and to volunteer her opinion as to the disgra
he
er, smiling brightly on them all,
me over to the centre of the gr
st first secure the money; but I think
chorus of di
ard the old church, because they want a new one. As if we could ever have a new church! Others think it is well enough as it is, if it could be swept now and then. And there is one woman who always goes to talking about the time she
voice ch
ink it would be quite a benevolence to somebody to fix up that old rookery; and they ow
bout the soci
way things go here; hundreds of reasons seem to pop up to hinder people from doing a thing; and all the old stories are raked up,
done, and therefore, of course, of what could be done, that she c
r, did not see th
bout trying to beg money in South Plains fo
nt, and she was noted for timidity; but none
another bomb-shell to
to give just so much, and who as fully expected to pay it when the collector called, as they expected to pay their gas bil
y your dress, and your style, and everything, that you have plenty of it; but if you expect money from us, you don't know what you are talking about. The most of us have to work so hard, and co
it, of cours
Half a dozen v
contribution. Perhaps we can not all help in that way, but some of us can,
s much less than Sydney Benedict had allowed his daughter for spe
ose to start this scheme by giving the 'tenths' of two months' salary. Come, Nettie, get your p
ve a tenth of eve
hile Nettie blushing and laughing, went into the depths of her pocket for
ng and her voice quivering a little. "It was my father's
a month! Not that this young Christian intended to wait until she could see her way clear. Her education had been, The tenth belongs to God. As much more as you can conscientiously spare, of course; but this is to be laid aside without
uch a thing. Well," after another thoughtful pause, "I may as well begin, I suppose
ict. "Why, girls, we ha
e group had an allowance. A few minutes of total silence
et me a new pair of gloves; but I suppose
look just horrid." Thi
," with a little laugh that belie
knew the men would never do it in the world; but if there is anything we can accomplish, let's do it. I say we try. I was going to trim m
ction. Whatever their plan was, they kept it to themselves. It undoubtedly included self-sacrifice, as they belonged to a fami
ng bit of sacrifice ca
rooks to bring it down with him next Saturday; but I do so dreadfully hate those red curtains, that if you will promise to do something with the windows the first t
but appreciated that to Ruth Jennings this was quite a
every one of you. We will certainly have our church made over. I feel
forth a chor
at velvet ribbons, and gloves, and su
Ruth Jennings, amid much laughter.
d the question gently, yet in a
ly was
rrid old den as it is! How cou
ir teacher's heart that she could not refrain from quoting: "Let my tongue c
hter was
an the building, doe
ot? And suggests one of the ways in which we can show our
around the young girl's waist,
lk about worshipping God in a place
young teacher, of whom they had thought, only t
she s
as, in answer to the bell summoning them t
and so unselfis
'stuck up'!" de
hey went in to prayers. They glanced at one anoth
the night
gh the mor
y one mea