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     ;Mrs。   Denning       knows    nothing    about   certain    subjects。   I  am   Dora's 

social godmother�察�and she must dress and behave as I tell her to do。 Poor 

Mrs。 Denning� �I am so sorry for heranother cup of coffee�察�Ruthit is not 

very strong。; 

     ;Why      should     you   be   sorry    for  Mrs。    Denning�察     �Her   husband      is 

enormously   richshe        lives  in  a  palace�察  �and   has   a  crowd    of   men   and 

women servants to wait upon hercarriages�察�horses�察�motor cars�察�what not�察�

at her command。; 

     ;Yet really�察�Ruth�察�she is a most unhappy woman。 In that little Western 

town   from   which   they   came�察  �she   was   everybody。   She   ran   the   churches�察�

and   was   chairwoman   in   all   the   clubs�察  �and   President   of   the   Temperance 

Union�察�and manager of every religious�察�social�察�and political festival�察�and 

her days were full to the brim of just the things she liked to do。 Her dress 

there   was   considered   magnificent�察  �people   begged   her   for   patterns�察  �and 

regarded   her   as   the   very   glass   of   fashion。   Servants   thought   it   a   great 

privilege to be employed on the Denning place�察�and she ordered her house 

and   managed   her   half´score   of   men   and   maids   with   pleasant   autocracy。 

NOW� �Well�察�I will tell you how it is�察�NOW。 She sits all day in her splendid 

rooms�察�or rides out in her car or carriage�察�and no one knows her�察�and of 

course no one speaks to her。 Mr。 Denning has his Wall Street friends; 

     ;And enemies�察─�interrupted Judge Rawdon。 

     ;And enemies� �You are right�察�father。 But he enjoys one as much as the 

otherthat is�察�he would as willingly fight his enemies as feast his friends。 



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He says a big day in Wall Street makes him alive from head to foot。 He 

really looks happy。 Bryce Denning has got into two clubs�察�and his money 

passes him�察�for he plays�察�and is willing to love prudently。 But no one cares 

about   Mrs。   Denning。   She   is   quite   oldforty´five�察  �I   dare   say�察  �and   she   is 

stout�察�and does not wear the colors and style she ought to wearnone of 

her things have the right `look��' and of course I cannot advise a matron。 

Then�察 �her   fine   English   servants   take   her   house   out   of   her   hands。   She   is 

afraid   of   them。   The   butler   suavely   tries   to   inform   her�察  �the   housekeeper 

removed the white crotcheted scarfs and things from the gilded chairs�察�and 

I am sure Mrs。 Denning had a heartache about their loss�察�but she saw that 

they   had    also   vanished    from   Dora's     parlor�察  �so  she   took   the   hint�察 �and 

accepted   the   lesson。   Really�察  �her   humility   and   isolation   are   pitiful。   I   am 

going to ask grandmother to go and see her。 Grandmother might take her 

to church�察 �and get   Dr。 Simpson and Mrs。  Simpson to   introduce her。  Her 

money   and   adaptability   would   do   the   rest。   There�察  �I   have   had   a   good 

breakfast�察  �though      I   was   late。   It   is   not   always   the   early   bird   that   gets 

chicken   and   mushrooms。  Now  I   will   go   and   see   what   Dora   wants;and 

lifting her furs with a smile�察�and a ;Good morning� ─�equally charming�察�she 

disappeared。 

     ;Did you notice her voice�察�Ruth�拭─�asked Judge Rawdon。 What a tone 

there is in her `good morning��'; 

     ;There is a tone in every one's good morning�察�Edward。 I think people's 

salutations set to music would reveal their inmost character。 Ethel's good 

morning says in D major `How good is the day��' and her good night drops 

into the minor third�察�and says pensively `How sweet is the night��'; 

     ;Nay�察�Ruth�察�I don't understand all that�察�but I do understand the voice。 It 

goes straight to my heart。; 

     ;And to my heart also�察�Edward。 I think too there is a measured music�察�

a central time and tune�察�in every life。 Quick�察�melodious natures like Ethel's 

never wander far from their keynote�察�and are therefore joyously set�察�while 

slow�察   �irresolute    people    deviate   far�察 �and   only    come    back    after  painful 

dissonances and frequent changes。; 

     ;You are generally right�察�Ruth�察�even where I cannot follow you。 I hope 

Ethel will be home for dinner。 I like my Sunday dinner with both of you�察�



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and I may bring my mother back with me。; 

     Then   he   said   ;Good   morning;   with   an   intentional   cheerfulness�察  �and 

Ruth   was left   alone   with her book。   She gave   a   moment's   thought to   the 

value of good example�察�and then with a sigh of content let her eyes rest on 

the words Ethel's presence had for awhile silenced�此�

     ;I   am   filled   with   a   sense   of   sweetness   and   wonder   that   such�察  �little 

things   can   make   a   mortal   so   exceedingly   rich。   But   I   confess   that   the 

chiefest of   all   my  delights   is   still   the   religious。;   ��Theodore   Parker。��   She 

read   the   words   again�察  �then   closed   her   eyes   and   let   the   honey   of   some 

sacred memory satisfy her soul。 And in those few minutes of reverie�察�Ruth 

Bayard revealed the keynote of her being。 Wanderings from it�察�caused by 

the   exigencies   and   duties   of   life�察  �frequently   occurred�察  �but   she   quickly 

returned to its central and controlling harmony�察�and her serenity and poise 

were therefore as natural as was her niece's joyousness and hope。 Nor was 

her   religious   character   the   result   of   temperament�察  �or   of   a   secluded   life。 

Ruth Bayard was a woman of thought and culture�察�and wise in the ways of 

the world�察�but not worldly。 Her personality was very attractive�察�she had a 

good form�察�an agreeable face�察�speaking gray eyes�察�and brown hair�察�soft and 

naturally wavy。 She was a distant cousin of Ethel's mother�察�but had been 

brought up with her in the same household�察�and always regarded her as a 

sister�察�and Ethel never remembered that she was only her aunt by adoption。 

Ten   years   older   than   her   niece�察  �she   had   mothered   her   with   a   wise   and 

loving patience�察�and her thoughts never wandered long or far from the girl。 

Consequently�察�she soon found herself wondering what reason there could 

be for Dora Denning's urgency。 

     In   the   meantime      Ethel    had   reached     her   friend's   residence     a  new 

building   of   unusual   size   and   very   ornate   architecture。   Liveried   footmen 

and waiting women bowed her with mute attention to Miss Denning's suite�察�

an   absolutely   private   arrangement   of   five   rooms�察  �marvelously   furnished 

for   the   young   lady's   comfort   and   delight。   The   windows   of   her   parlor 

overlooked the park�察�and she was standing at one of them as Ethel entered 

the    room。    In   a   passion    of   welcoming       gladness     she    turned    to  her�察�

exclaiming�此 �I have been watching for you hours and hours�察�Ethel。 I have 

the most wonderful thing to tell you。 I am so happy� �So happy� �No one 



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was ever as happy as I am。; 

     Then     Ethel   took   both   her  hands�察   �and�察 �as  they   stood   together�察   �she 

looked intently at her friend。 Some new charm transfigured her face�察�for 

her dark�察�gazelle eyes were not more lambent than her cheeks�察�though in a 

different way�察�while her black hair in its picturesquely arranged disorder 

seemed instinct with life�察�and hardly to be restrained。 She was constantly 

pushing it back�察�caressing or arranging it�察�and her white�察�slender fingers�察�

sparkling   with   jewels�察  �moved   among   the   crimped   and   wavy   locks�察  �as   if 

there was an intelligent sympathy between them。 

     ;How   beautiful   you   are   to´day�察  �Dora�   �Who   has   worked   wonders   on 

you�拭─�

     ;Basil Stanhope。 He loves me� �He loves me� �He told me so last night 

in the  sweetest words   that   were ever  uttered。 I  shall   never forget   one of 

themnever�察     �as   long   as  I  live�  �Let   us  sit  down。    I  want   to  tell  you 

everything。; 

     ;I am astonished�察�Dora� ─�

     ;So was mother�察�and father�察�and Bryce。 No one suspected our affection。 

Mother used to grumble about my going `at all hours' to St。 Jude's church�察�

but that was because St。 Jude's is so very High Church�察�and mother is a 

Methodist Episcopal。 It was the morning and evening prayers she objected 

to。   No   one   had   any   suspicion    of  the   clergyman。     Oh�察  �Ethel�察  �he  is  so 

handsome� �So good� �So clever� �I think every woman in the church is in 

love with him。; 

     ;Then if he is a good man�察�he must be very unhappy。; 

     ;Of course he is quite ignorant of their admiration�察�and therefore quite 

innocent。 I am the only woman he loves�察�and he never even remembers me 

when   he   is   in   the   sacred   office。   If   you   could   see   him   come   out   of   the 

vestry   in   his   white   surplice�察  �with   his   rapt   face   and   prophetic   eyes。   So 

mystical� �So beautiful� �You would not wonder that I worship him。; 

     ;But I do not understandhow did you meet him socially�拭─�

     ;I met him at Mrs。 Taylor's first。 Then he spoke to me one morning as I 

came out of church�察�and the next morning he walked through the park with 

me。 And after that all was easy enough。; 

     ;I see。 What does your father and mother thinkor rather�察�what do they 



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say�拭─�

     ;Father always says what he thinks�察�and mother thinks and says what I 

do。 This condition simplified matters very much。 Basil wrote to father�察�and 

yesterday after dinner he had an interview with him。 I expected it�察�and was 

quite prepared for any climax that might come。 I wore my loveliest white 

frock�察�and had lilies of the valley in my hair and on my breast�察�and father 

called   me   `his   little   angel'   and   piously   wondered   `how   I   could   be   his 

daughter。' All   dinner   time   I   tried   to   be   angelic�察  �and   after   dinner   I   sang 

`Little Boy Blue' and some of the songs he loves�察�and I felt�察�when Basil's 

card came in�察�that I had prepared the proper atmosphere for the interview。; 

     ;You are really very clever�察�Dora。; 

     ;I tried to continue singing and playing�察�but I could not�察�the notes all 

ran together�察�the words were lost。 I went to mother's side and put my hand 

in hers�察�and she said softly�此 �I can hear your father storming a little�察�but he 

will settle down the quicker for it。 I dare say he will bring Mr。 Stanhope in 

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