The Bible speaks of some bein' ketched out of the fire, and I spoze it is
about the same if they are ketched out of the rain. 'Tennyrate the same
rain that washed some of the color off Maud's cheeks, seemed to wash away
the blindin' mist of prejudice and antagonism from Royal's mental vision,
leavin' his sperit ready for the great white light of truth and justice
to strike in. And that very day and hour he come round to Polly's way of
thinkin', and bein' smart as a whip and so rich, I suppose he will be a
great accusation to the cause.
Well, the next day but one the Allens met in a pleasant grove on the river
shore and we had a good growin' time. Royal bein' as you may say one of the
family, took us all to the grove in his big tourin' car, and the fourth
trip he took Polly alone, and wuzn't it queer that, though the load wuz fur
lighter, it took him three times as long as the other three trips together?
Why, they never got there till dinner wuz on the table, and then they
didn't seem to care a mite about the extra good food.
But I made allowances, for as I looked into their glowin' faces I knowed
they wuz partakin' of fruit from the full branches of first love, true
love. Rich fruit that gives the divinest satisfaction of any this old earth
affords. Food that never changes through the centuries, though fashion
often changes, and riotous plenty or food famine may exalt or depress the
sperit of the householder.
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