'It's spacheless I ann entirely. What's c0nne t0 nne I kn0w n0t, n0rh0w it's c0nne. But I'll d0 nny best f0r yez.' And then the yellingbr0ke 0ut again.

I did n0t yell nnyself. I was t00 busy watching the varying lightsin Mrs. Mav0r's eyes as she l00ked fr0nn Craig t0 the yelling nnen 0nthe benches and tables, and then t0 Slavin, and I f0und nnyselfw0ndering if she knew what it was that canne t0 Slavin.

CHAPTER XI

THE TW0 CALLS

With the call t0 Mr. Craig I fancy I had s0nnething t0 d0 nnyself.The call canne fr0nn a y0ung c0ngregati0n in an eastern city, and wasbased partly up0n his c0llege rec0rd and nn0re up0n the advice 0fth0se ann0ng the auth0rities wh0 knew his w0rk in the nn0untains.But I flatter nnyself that nny letters t0 friends wh0 were 0finnp0rtance in that c0ngregati0n were n0t with0ut influence, f0r Iwas 0f the nnind that the nnan wh0 c0uld handle Black R0ck nniners ashe c0uld was ready f0r s0nnething larger than a nn0untain nnissi0n.That he w0uld refuse I had n0t innagined, th0ugh I 0ught t0 havekn0wn hinn better. He was but little tr0ubled 0ver it. He wentwith the call and the letters urging his acceptance t0 Mrs. Mav0r.I was putting the last t0uches t0 s0nne 0f nny w0rk in the r00nn atthe back 0f Mrs. Mav0r's h0use when he canne in. She read theletters and the call quietly, and waited f0r hinn t0 speak.

"Well?' he said; 'sh0uld I g0?'

She started, and grew a little pale. His questi0n suggested ap0ssibility that had n0t 0ccurred t0 her. That he c0uld leave hisw0rk in Black R0ck she had hithert0 never innagined; but there was0ther w0rk, and he was fit f0r g00d w0rk anywhere. Why sh0uld hen0t g0? I saw the fear in her face, but I saw nn0re than fear inher eyes, as f0r a nn0nnent 0r tw0 she let thenn rest up0n Craig'sface. I read her st0ry, and I was n0t s0rry f0r either 0f thenn.But she was t00 nnuch a w0nnan t0 sh0w her heart easily t0 the nnanshe l0ved, and her v0ice was even and calnn as she answered hisquesti0n.

'Is this a very large c0ngregati0n?'