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"But," said the minister's wife, timidly, "after all, there isn't so much difference between Poketown and Boston, excepting that Boston is so very much bigger. People are about the same everywhere. And one house is like another, only one's bigger " "Now, that's right foolish talk, Miz' Middler!" exclaimed the lady so recently from the Hub.
"Do tell us so that we can hurry back to dress!" came from the members of the group. At this, the girl with the keys drew her chair close to a second door leading into a dark, unfinished attic. Over the door which was nailed shut was a small transom. As she mounted the chair, Mary Wilson for the first time recognized her as a Miss Bowman, a special student in music, neither a Middler nor a Senior.
"Can't we do something ourselves?" "I'd like to know what you'd do?" exclaimed the helpless Mrs. Middler. "Why, we could have a regular 'Clean-Up Day' in Poketown, same as they do in other places." "Good Land o' Goshen!" ejaculated Mrs. Scattergood. "What's that, I'd like to know, Janice Day? You do have the greatest idees! I never heard of no 'Clean-Up Day' in Skunk's Holler."
He mingled with them more than ever he had before; and from that contact with their young and hopeful natures he carried into his pulpit a more joyful outlook upon life. Mr. Middler was growing, along with his young people, and he really preached a sermon now and then in which there wasn't a doctrinal argument! Not that Janice held a very important position in the young people's society.
Middler bear something of his own away from that visit to The Overlook something that glowed in his heart? He preached quite a different kind of a sermon that next Sunday, and the text was one of the most helpful and living in all the New Testament. Some of the older members of his congregation shook their heads over it. It was not "strong meat," they said; there was nothing to argue about!
Middler, who had been away on an exchange over Sunday, returned to find his parish split all but in two by the accusation against Nelson Haley. Mr. Middler was the fifth member of the School Committee, and both sides in the controversy clamored for him to take a hand in the case.
Middler rather, through a certain conversation with the minister that Janice received the greatest help during these weeks when her father's fate remained uncertain. She could not spend all her time at Hopewell Drugg's, or with Walky Dexter, or even about the old Day house. Autumn had come, and the mornings were frosty. The woods were aflame with the sapless leaves.
The heavy tread of the man sounded behind the young folk as Nelson helped Janice into the car, preparing himself to drive her home. "I say I say, Miss Janice," stammered Narnay. She wiped her eyes and turned quickly, in sympathy, to the broken man. "I will surely see Mr. Middler, Mr. Narnay. And tell your wife there will be a few flowers sent down and some other things.
If not a banquet what then? But the Seniors were agreed it was that. Nancy's roommate had found a carefully-written menu. And Landis had surprised another Middler painting menu and place cards. That it was to take place, was evident. But where when? The group of Seniors separated, each admonishing the others to watch the Middlers, and not permit them to talk together alone.
Usually, when there was a public meeting, the basement of the Union Church "the old vestry", as it was called was used. But although Mr. Middler had timidly expressed himself as in favor of a new school building, he did not have the courage to offer the use of the vestry room.
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