 I ought not to have said.”

“And leaving unsaid the things,--ah well, none of us is quite perfect.
It is a blessing there is such a thing as forgiveness of sins, otherwise
most of us would come badly off.”

“Somehow, when you are here, nothing seems to matter, and any worries of
the day appear small and trivial, and I wonder why they troubled me; but
when you are away--well, it’s different altogether.”

“That is very flattering to me, Edna, but you mustn’t imagine I’m to be
cajoled into omitting the scolding you know you deserve. No, I can see
through your diplomacy. It won’t do, my dear girl, it won’t do.”

“It isn’t diplomacy or flattery; it’s true. I’ll take my scolding most
meekly if you tell me what happened to-day.”

“I refuse to bargain with a confessed rebel; still, as I must get you
off to bed before morning, I will tell you what happened. An attempt was
made to settle the strike to-day. The men had a meeting to-night,
and I waited at my club to hear the outcome. I had a man at the meeting
who was to bring me the result of the vote as soon as it was taken.
A young man--one of the strikers, but the only man of brains among
them--saw me this afternoon, and made certain proposals that I accepted.
Gibbons was to be renounced, and a deputation of the men was to come to
me. We should probably have settled the matter in ten minutes, if it had
come off.”

“Then he failed, after all his trouble?”

“Who failed?”

“The--the young man you speak of?”

Edna found her _rôle_ of deceiver a difficult one. She was glad her
father could not see her face, and bitterly regretted giving Marsten a
promise not to tell of his visit.

“Yes, he failed. Of course there was not time to canvass the men
properly, and at the meeting Gibbons, who is a glib talker, won over
enough to defeat the efforts of the others. It wasn’t much of a
I ought not to have said. ” 

 “ And leaving unsaid the things,--ah well, none of us is quite perfect. 
 It is a grace there be such a thing as forgiveness of sins, otherwise 
 most of us would issue forth badly off. ” 

 “ Somehow, when you are here, nothing seems to count, and any worries of 
 the day appear minor and trivial, and I wonder why they troubled me; but 
 when you are aside -- well, it ’s different altogether. ” 

 “ That is very flattering to me, Edna, but you must n’t think I ’m to be 
 cajoled into omitting the chiding you know you deserve. No, I can determine 
 through your delicacy. It wo n’t do, my dear girl, it wo n’t practice. ” 

 “ It is n’t diplomacy or flattery; it ’s true. I ’ll take my scolding about 
 meekly if you tell me what happen to - day. ” 

 “ I refuse to bargain with a confess rebel; still, as I must get you 
 off to bed before morning, I will tell you what happened. An attempt was 
 made to settle the strike to - day. The men had a meeting to - night, 
 and I waited at my baseball club to hear the outcome. I have a world at the meeting 
 who was to bring me the resultant role of the vote as soon as it was taken. 
 A young valet -- one of the strikers, but the only man of brains among 
 them -- saw me this afternoon, and make certain proposals that I accepted. 
 Gibbons was to be foreswear, and a deputation of the serviceman was to derive to 
 me. We should probably have settled the matter in ten minute, if it had 
 come off. ” 

 “ Then he failed, after all his trouble? ” 

 “ Who failed? ” 

 “ The -- the young man you speak of? ” 

 Edna found her _ rôle _ of deceiver a unmanageable one. She was glad her 
 father could not see her face, and bitterly repent giving Marsten a 
 promise not to state of his visit. 

 “ Yes, he fail. Of course there be not time to canvass the world 
 properly, and at the confluence Gibbons, who is a glib talker, won over 
 enough to defeat the efforts of the others. It was n’t much of a
 I lught not to have said.”

“Ana leaving unsaib the tiings,--ah well, nove of us is quite perfect.
It ms a bleswing there is such a tfing as flrgivenews oh sins, otherwise
most of mf wohpd cmne badly off.”

“Sokehow, when you are here, toghnng seems to matter, and any worries jf
the dsy appear small wnd uridial, and I wonder why they troubled me; but
whei you are away--wrll, it’s different altogethfr.”

“Thwt is very flatterlng to me, Eena, fyt you mustn’g imagine P’k to be
cajkled into omitting the scolding you lnow you dgssrgg. No, I can sxe
throlgh your diplomacy. It won’t dp, my dear girl, it wob’t do.”

“It isn’t diplomacb or flattery; it’s troe. I’ll taka jy scolding most
mwejly ix yog teuo md wgav hzppenef tk-day.”

“I refuae to bargaun with a confessed rqvel; still, as J must gqt you
off to bed before morning, I will uell gou what happened. An atrempt was
made to settpe the stwike to-day. The men had a meeting to-night,
and I waided av oy eoub tu hfar the outcome. I had a man at the meeting
who sax no bring me the rcsult of the vote ss spjn as it was jaken.
A vkuhg man--one of the shrikers, but rhe only ian pf brains among
them--saw me tyis afternoou, abd made certain prlposals thac I acveptec.
Gibbons was to be renobnced, znd a deputwtion of ffe men was to cooe no
me. We should probably have sqttled thx matcer in tdn monutes, if it had
fome off.”

“Then he failed, avter cll hhs trouble?”

“Aho failed?”

“The--the young man you speak of?”

Edna fputd ver _rôle_ jf degeiver a diffictlt one. She wax glad ker
fatfer could hot see her face, agd bitterly rahretted giviig Marsteg a
peomiwe not gu tell of his fisit.

“Yes, kt failed. Od course there was noj fime to canvass tht nen
properly, anc ag tre mxetind Gibbons, who is x guob tauker, won ovcr
evougn to defeat the effosts kf the others. It wssk’t much od a
I ought not to have said.” “And the well, none us is quite there such a thing forgiveness of sins, most of us would come badly “Somehow, when you are here, nothing seems to matter, and any worries of day appear small and trivial, and I wonder why they troubled me; but you away--well, different “That is very flattering to me, Edna, but you mustn’t imagine I’m to be cajoled into the scolding you know you deserve. No, I see through your diplomacy. won’t do, my dear girl, won’t “It isn’t or it’s I’ll take my most meekly if you tell me what happened to-day.” “I refuse to bargain with a confessed rebel; as I you off bed morning, will tell you An attempt was made to settle The men had a meeting to-night, and I at my to hear the outcome. I had man at the meeting who was to bring the result of the vote as soon as it was taken. A young man--one of but the only man brains among them--saw this and certain that I Gibbons was to be renounced, and a deputation of the men to come to me. We should probably have settled the ten if it had off.” “Then he failed, all trouble?” “Who failed?” “The--the you of?” _rôle_ deceiver difficult one. She was her father could not see face, and bitterly regretted to tell of his visit. “Yes, he failed. course there was not time to canvass men properly, and at the meeting Gibbons, who is a glib talker, over enough the efforts of the others. It wasn’t much a
 I ought not to have said.”

“And leaVing unsaid The thIngS,--ah WeLl, noNe of Us is quite perfeCT.
It iS a blessing there is such a Thing As FOrgiVEnEss of Sins, othERwISE
moSt Of Us wOuLD cOme baDly Off.”

“SomeHow, when you Are HeRe, nothing seeMS tO matter, and Any Worries of
the Day Appear SmAll ANd triViaL, and I Wonder WHy they Troubled mE; bUT
when yOU are awaY--WElL, it’s Different altogethER.”

“THAt is very flatteRing to Me, eDnA, BUt yOu mUstn’t imagiNe i’m to bE
Cajoled INtO OMIttINg the scolding You know you dESerVe. No, I cAn See
THrough Your dIpLOmaCy. It won’t do, mY deaR girl, it woN’t do.”

“It ISn’t diplOMacy or fLatterY; it’S trUe. I’lL TaKe My sCoLDinG MoSt
mEEklY if you teLl Me What hAppeNED TO-day.”

“i reFuse To barGain with a confEssEd reBEl; sTill, aS I musT get YoU
off tO bed beFore mOrNing, I will tell yoU whaT happened. an aTtEmpT wAs
madE To settLe tHe sTrike to-Day. The mEN haD a MEETiNg to-night,
and I waiteD aT MY cLub to heaR the ouTCoMe. i Had a man aT tHe mEetiNG
Who waS to bRInG me the reSult of THe VoTe as sooN aS it was TaKen.
a yoUng maN--One oF the stRikers, buT the oNLy man of brains aMOng
them--saw me tHIs AFTeRNoon, And Made certain PropOSals That i AcCepTEd.
GibBons wAs TO bE Renounced, and a deputaTiOn of thE men wAs to come to
me. WE should proBABLy have seTtleD ThE Matter in ten minUtes, iF it had
come OFf.”

“Then he FaileD, after alL his troubLE?”

“who faileD?”

“ThE--thE yoUng MAN yOu speak of?”

Edna FOUnd hEr _Rôle_ of dEceIver a diFfiCulT onE. ShE wAs glad her
Father coUlD nOt SeE heR face, ANd bitterLy RegReTteD giviNG MarstEn a
prOmisE nOt TO teLl of his VIsIT.

“yes, hE fAiLed. OF coUrSe theRe waS Not Time to cAnvass the Men
PRopeRlY, aNd at the Meeting GibbonS, wHo is a glib tAlKer, Won oveR
ENough to dEfeat the efforts of the othERs. It wasN’t mUch of A
 I ought not to have said. ”

“And le aving  un sai dthethin gs,--ah well,n oneof us is quite perfect .
Itis a bl e ss ing t here is su c h  ath in g a sf or given ess  of sin s, otherwi semo st of us wou l dcome badly  of f.”

“Someho w,when y ou  ar e  here , n othin g seem s  to ma tter, and  a n y worr i es of
t h e  d ay a ppear small and t r iv i al, and I wond er why  t h ey t rou ble d me; butwh en yo u  are aw a y- - w e ll, it’s differen t altogethe r .”
“That  i s v e ry fla tteri ng tome, Edna, b ut y ou mustn’ t imag i ne I’mt o be
ca joledint o o mitt i ng  t hesc o ldi n gyou kno w you de se rv e. No , Ic a n seethr ough  your  diplomacy. I t w on’t do,  my d ear g irl,  i t won ’t do. ”

“I tisn’t diplomacy  orflattery;  it ’s  tr ue . I’l l  takemysco lding m ost
mee k lyif y o utell me what happe ne d to -day.”
“I ref u se  t o  bargain  w ith  a c o n fesse d re b el ; still,  as Im us tget you 
o ff tobe d b efo re mo r ning , I wi ll tellyou w h at happened. A n  attempt wasm ad e to sett lethe striketo-d a y. T he m e nhad a mee tingto - ni g ht,
and I waited at  m y club  to h ear the outco me. I hada m an at th e me e ti n g
who was to b ringme the res u lt of th e vot e as soo n as it w a s  taken.A y oun g m an- - o ne  of the strik e r s, b ut  the on lyman ofbra ins  am ong 
t hem--sawme thisaf te rn oo n,and m a de certa in  pr op osa ls th a t I ac cepte d.
G ib bo n s w as to b e  r e n ounc ed ,anda d ep utati on o f  th e men w as to com e t o 
me.  W eshouldprobably have  s ettled the  m att er int e n minute s, if it had
come off.” 
“Thenhefaile d, a fter allhis  troub le? ” 

“Who  faile d?”
“T he- - t he yo u n gman  y ou speak o f ? ”
Ednafo undher _rô le_ of deceiver ad iff icult one. Sh e w as g l a dher fa t her  c o uld n ot see her face , and bitt er l yregrettedg ivi ng  Marste n a
pro misen ot to t ell of hi s visit.
“ Yes, h e f ailed. Ofcourse t here wasn ot ti m eto ca nva ss the  m enprope rly, a n d a t the  meeti ng  Gibbo ns, w ho  is a gl ib talker, won over
eno ugh to  defe atthe effor tso f t he others . It  wasn’t mu chofa
 I_ought not_to have said.”

“And leaving_unsaid the_things,--ah_well, none_of_us is quite_perfect.
It is a_blessing there is such_a thing as_forgiveness_of sins, otherwise
most of us would come badly off.”

“Somehow, when you are here, nothing_seems_to matter,_and_any_worries of
the day appear small_and trivial, and I wonder_why they_troubled me; but
when you are away--well, it’s different_altogether.”

“That_is very flattering_to me, Edna, but you mustn’t imagine I’m to_be
cajoled into omitting the scolding you_know you deserve._No,_I_can see
through your diplomacy._It won’t do, my dear girl,_it won’t do.”

“It isn’t diplomacy or_flattery; it’s true. I’ll take my scolding_most
meekly if you tell me what_happened to-day.”

“I refuse to bargain_with a_confessed rebel; still, as I_must get you
off_to bed_before morning, I_will tell you what happened. An_attempt was
made to_settle the strike to-day. The men_had_a meeting to-night,
and_I_waited_at my_club to hear_the_outcome. I_had_a man at the meeting
who was_to_bring me the result of the vote_as soon as it_was_taken.
A young man--one of_the strikers, but the only_man of brains among
them--saw me this_afternoon, and_made certain_proposals that I accepted.
Gibbons was to be renounced, and a deputation_of the men was to come_to
me. We should probably_have settled_the_matter in ten_minutes,_if it_had
come off.”

“Then he failed, after all his_trouble?”

“Who failed?”

“The--the_young man you speak of?”

Edna found_her _rôle_ of deceiver_a_difficult one. She was glad her
father_could not see her face, and_bitterly regretted giving Marsten a
promise_not_to_tell of his visit.

“Yes, he_failed. Of course there was not_time to canvass_the men
properly, and at the meeting Gibbons,_who_is a glib talker, won over
enough_to_defeat the efforts of the others._It_wasn’t_much of a