Elmer protested, jealously, and she amiably agreed
never to seeStyles again outside of the church.
This afternoon I bribed my way in here,and Ive got
all his letters to you. Gantry rose quietly, and sonorously he spoke:My dear mater,
I owe you everything. Hettie sprang up, stood with a hand on her frightened breast.
I was in thestate senate for a term though.
And maybe it wont cost him somemoney to be so
popular with the ladies! And maybe it wont cost him somemoney to be so popular with
the ladies!
My God, and Jim Lefferts tried to keepme from
becoming a preacher! But he did not know where Jim was staying;he could not reach
him at the principal hotels. The Methodists andBaptists and
Presbyterians?
All the way over he had planned to be poetic in his
first Londonsermon.
When they were gone, the broken Elmer whimpered,
But, T.
To thesteward: Do you keep anything like that,
buddy, or have you onlygot hooch for big strong men? Here we are, coming into
London, I guess.
Well, I see youre keeping your strength
up!
Yes, thank you very much, said the old lady. She
crawled out after a time, a little figure in a shabby topcoatover her proud new
dress. Miss Dowler, youre my secretary right now, said Elmer.
Oscar walked slowly, appreciatively, into the zone
of light.
But I mean: Oh, Ma, for Gods sake, quit pickingon
me like Cleo does all the while! Oh, a man does owe so much to a pious
mother!
Well, I like anything Im connected with to go
straight.
Oh, you are so sweet and funny and dignified! To
thesteward: Do you keep anything like that, buddy, or have you onlygot hooch for big
strong men? But he did not know where Jim was staying;he could not reach him at the
principal hotels. I laid my hand on his shoulder and I said,Brother, Im afraid I
cant go with you.
Ive had two years inthe University of
Wisconsin.
Yes, and it was your training that made me a
Christian and apreacher.
On the third day Elmer had a longing to see him, a
longing toregain his friendship. Just look at all those dinkylittle
trains.
And that, he rejoiced, is the poor fish that tried
to keep mefrom going into the ministry!
She almost went toofar in her attentions to Styles;
she lunched with him, alone. Only a couple of hundred thousand citizens
andchurch-members!
Lulu, Ive got something dreadful to tell you. We
must have an earnest talk, said the Reverend Dr. But I never knew you had such a
wild time of it in yourfirst pastorate.
Because Jesus has been with me all the time! Bill
had been speaking without affection of Dr. And there was the same impressive ability
to handle people.
Elmer watched Jim plod away, shoulders depressed, a
mandiscouraged.