Cleo concluded the celebration with a piano solo,
and there was agreat deal more of hand-shaking.
What is it but Jesus Christ, and his love for each
and every one ofus!
But for onceCleo Benham was not an adequate mate.
For breast-pocket display, he had silk handkerchiefs;but for use, only cotton rags
torn at the hem.
But the pang lasted only a moment, in the
securevillage peace, in the gentle flow of Cleos voice. He said,Well, well, Brother,
ever so many times, and shook handsprofusely.
On the stand beside him was one of the
detectivestores. On the stand beside him was one of the
detectivestores.
But here was wealth, for which Elmer had a touching
reverence, andhere was Cleo. He forgot all the smart-aleck things hed been reading.
Cleo concluded the celebration with a piano solo, and there was agreat deal more of
hand-shaking.
He sighed, and read the first paragraph again. He
forgot all the smart-aleck things hed been reading.
With your Bible training and yourmusic and all,
youd make a perfect pastors wife.
He had much edification from these Rules for a
Preachers Conductin the Discipline:Be Serious.
Elmers success as a literary and moral evangel to
Mr.
He began slowly, his great voice swelling to
triumphantcertainty as he talked. Mostly they arent anything like sowelcoming to a
new preacher.
At the end they shook hands even more warmly than
in the morning.
Elmers success as a literary and moral evangel to
Mr.
Clyde Tippeysent him back to his excavations with
new fervor. Tippey had pale blue eyes and hewore a fourteen-and-a-half collar
encircling a thirteen neck.
Her eyes said that she had not been just thinking
of the church.
After supper, on the screened porch pleasant by
dusk, Mr.
He wasnt altogether certain what it meant, but it
had such a fineuplifting roll.
Converse sparingly andconduct yourself prudently
with women. Oh, Im just plain folks, and mighty happy, after the greatcities, to be
among them! A little bitterly, Elmer demanded, Id like to look over thechurch.