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KEPT PROMISE - TO
MOTHER TO MARRY
: . . , ONLY AN AMERICAN
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"ROMANCE OF SYBIL KANE AND A. T. ICEMP
Hand of Beautiful Southern i
. / ( lirl Waa Vainly Sought by
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Scions of Proude Housen
I j J of European Nobi1ity-Ru-
lIlor That Heir (0 ThrDne
WaG Among Admirers.
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Briel groom , Young nnd : ,
. ' Immensely Wealthy New ,
,
Yorker , Has Been Married
Before - Couple Will Re- .
'turn to This Country Some :
Tim Ne.t l\1onth. I
" Now Yorlc.-Ilvo nbroad It you want
I to , bl1t you mual llromlao never to
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'lDlirry a torelgnel.
t " That waa the promlso the mother of
'lUns Slb1 Kayo mlulo her slvo , and
i ' MloB Kn'o gnva It. She hils mllrrled
' I an AmCl'lcan , Arthur T. Kemp , a
l'I l' I youna Now Yorle mllllonalro and 50cl.
( ) ty ! 4vorlto. nut In the trncle at young
litre. Kemp' honeymoon tour In Eu.
1 rope 10 a long Une at brolton hearts-
.
1 the hearts at ellrlG , duke3 , lords nml
i' " bllrono.
! i And that wns just what Mrs. Augu:5' :
! tUB Post , the mother-sho hils mnrrlell
, : a&nln olnee the denth , of Mr. Knye-
1'1 ' was thinking of when she exnctod the
, ; promise.
L "Havo nolhln ! ; to do with nny at
f7 these Corelgn noblemen , " W'.1S her Inst
{ , beheat to her dnulhtor as she loft [ or
I \ " . Europe six years ngo. " ] ; Ieet thom Jt
I - ) ' 011 want to , and stcdy thorn IC you
(001 00 dIsponed , but don't , don't fnll In
I J 10"0 , I beg at you , Marry nn Amerl.
" . can , M your mother did , nnd bo
1. : : llappy I"
I l1Ds Knyo Is well.to-do In her own
J , right Rnll Mr. PORt , her stop.fathor , Is
" a mnn or means and 11 broker on
I I 'Chnnco. Dut beautltul as she la , Now
, York aoeloty . has never known Miss
\ Itayo , n1lhough the " " 00" knows ) 'O\mg
I Mr. Kemp woll. Ho Inhorlted $3,000 ,
I f 000 Crom his fllther , who was n mem.
f' bor of the big firm or chemists , Lan. !
: ; : : : : man & Komp. I
' Comlno Home In June.
't < ' . , The ) 'oung pair Intend to return In
l' June. VOIl may bo sure that Newport
and New York are anxious Indeed to
eo th brll1e who now tnkos her place
In the Innermost clrole , just as the
l1rst Mrs. Kemp dld-sho was divorced
from Mr. Kemp Cour years ngo and Is
now Mra. Hollis H. Hunnewoll. Mr.
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traveled extensively. And from the
flrrst the torelsner "Nero amllton anl1
moro than ana helnt "NAa laid IItt her
feel.
The Woolna of the Coun .
The most ardent of them followed
PoUOII Kayo and hor. chum , Miss Mil.
dred HarrlHon , or Phlladolphla , acroes
thle cntlnont nnd all the way to Eu.
rOlle , but In vnln. He was Count Cllrl
Hohnstoln , whoso mother wns Indy.ln.
waitinG' to the wlfo at the prlnco r o
sent or Davarln.
Miss Kaye met hlnI In ! ho , we:5t : ,
where she wns trl\vollng with 11I1 !
Harrison , just before lell.vlng for Pnrle.
Count Holstoln appeared II.t every city
nnel always at the BII.mO hotel where
Miss Kayo was stopping. 'fhe count'e
mother wns with him : the trnn:5conU. :
nentnl chase of the nobleman nfter
the AmerIcan glr o wns chronicled In
the nowspnpers at the limo.
Dut when It wnB over MlsB Inyc
was hcnrt whole nnd tancy.freo. She
flnal1y eluded the count nnd hlB moth.
er nt Coloral1o Sprln s. She hired n
spoclll.l CRr and before the count or
his mother was nwaro of It the Am01"
Icnn gIrls nnll .thelr ! chaperon were
In New Yorlc.
The next stenmer took them to Eu.
rope , where Miss Knyo has been ever
plnco. There she trnveled over ) ' .
where-to the DrltlBh Isles , .11.11 over
the continent , o'en to ESypt ; up the
Nllo anl1 Into the Holy Land ,
With her beauty anll her wealth sha
tound It easy to be presented at. the
courts or Europo. Her social sur.
cess everywhere wns most pro.
nounced. Even It was whispered that
the heir to ono of the minor thrones
hncl otrered to Sh'o Ul ) his prospective
Itlngshll ) for the American girl's
hnnd.
JJut Miss Kaye remembered her
promlso to ) lor mother.
None But nn Amerlcnn.
" 1 can mnrry only nIl American , "
she told them 11.11 , wheth r she liked
them or not.
Then Arthur Kemp appeared all. the
scone.
Ho had gone to Paris three yenrs
ago to seck relaxntlon from 11.11 his
domesUc troubles. He told his friends
he would never tempt mntrlmony
galn ; that he Intended to remain a
bachelor Cor the rest of his days.
A11 of his resolutions were changed In
the twInkling of an , re.
At a reception at the American em.
bassy In Paris Arthur Kemp met
MIss Kayo. Ho was smitten from
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f , HI/NNEWELLAt
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WJ.1 WIt T. .
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Hunnewell was nlso divorced , his first ,
wtto having been Miss Maude Jattray ,
It llrs. Kemp No. 2 hns never mnde
her Bl'pearnnco In Now York 80clet1 ,
Mrs. Kemp No.1 has. She Is the Isis.
ter at Mrs. Reglnnld O. Vanderbilt
and the daughter at Mrs. Froderle
! J.lliIg'p"Hor unell ) Is Fredorle Gob.
hard.
hard.U88
U88 Kayo took Europby \ storm.
Soon she became kno - : : as "the
. beauUtul Miss Kayo. " She mndo her
homo In Paris with her aunt , Mrs , A.
.M. Nelson. No.3 Place d'lona , but she
the very first : gossip soon linked tholr
names togothor. While young Mr.
KomI' bal1 never lcnown I1sa Kayo In
hlo country , he rounl1 she came at a
flno New Orlctlns famlty.
She was born there and when bllt
a young girl went to Nazareth can.
vent In KentueJty , under the tutelage
or bo'h French and Spanish IIIIItOrB ,
She WII.S already n linguist of dlstlnc.
tlon-tbls bright sou thorn girl-and at
the tonrjer nge of ten Bhe carried otr
the mednl ror French agnJnst older
girls thnn she at Mme. PIckard's tash.
.
lonablo 'lIcbool tor girls In Now Or
lonnn.
I1'lnally young Mr. Kemp rorsot hlB
rcoolutlon. Ho IlrOpol01I ! and wns ac.
cepted.
'l'ho m:1rrlngo took plnce the oUier
111\1 bctweon thlo young man who
c 111 bo'dC'or mnrr ) ' I1lnln , nnd this
elrl , , , 'ho hul promised to mnrry none
bllt nn American. The mBn taUM In
bls r : Jolution-but do you blame him ?
The elrl kellt bers-nnd do rou blnme
ber !
Married In EnDland ,
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The wecldln wall at. the homo of
the brldcgroom' coueln , Gllmoro
IIoulle , lIflchln , JIertfordsblra , Eng.
land. Mrs. Nelson , tha brldo's Aunt ,
nnd a row relatlvell nd Intlmato
tMondo were prcnent.
And an teen ne the knot was tied
Use brldo CL\blcd to L r mother , Mrs.
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Post , who lives at the U land house ,
In New York : -
"My promlBe fulfilled. "I hnve mar.
rled an American. Sibyl. "
And Mrs. Post answered : "A mow.
er's blessing. "
Mr. Kemp nnd his young wlCe will
reach New York within a rew weeks.
At present they nro touring southern
France In an nutomoblle. Mr. Kemp.s
trlends nre 10 lon here and so the fash.
lonables are eager to Bee his new
bride. She has always cared little for
society , preferring music , literary nnd
charltnblo work to dinners , dances anl1
the opera.
The Kemp dlvorco three years ngo
was a sensation. With such connec.
tlons as the Reginald Vnnderbllls and
othore of equnl prominence the atralr
kept society busy talking for dnys and
dnys.
dnys.Mrs.
Mrs. Kemp before her mnrrlage was
the beautiful "Baby Delio" Neilson.
Arthur - T. Kemp was graduated Crom
Yale -In 1894 , and at once took the
1I1aco bore In socletY.oand clu1ft1um to
which his poolUon a d wealth entitled
him.
Arthur Kemp's First Lcve.
Ho wno elected to the Knlclecrbocl-
er and the Union clubs , the two smart.
est In town , as well ns to other clubs
at almost as much Importance. In duo
season ho met Miss Nel1son nnd I : :
1897 ho mnrrlod her. The ceremony
took 111aco nt Sl. Patrick's cathedral ,
for al1 the r\el1sons are Roman Catho-
lics. anel one of ' the smnrtest congre.
gatlons at the Beason filled the pewe.
The late Archbishop Corrlsan offi.
elated Ilt the servlco.
A few dnys later the : roung bridal
couple were called to the bedsll10 of
the hrllegroom's ! d'lng mothor. She
expired soon afterward.
The two were apparenl1y perCectly
happy until 1902 , spending their win.
tors In Now Yorlt and' their summers
In Now'fJort. ' Then there was gossip
thnt the two hnd become estrangcd : :
this prm'ed to be true wbon Mrs. i
Kemp left her husband's homo nnd
wont back to her mother's , No. 100
Flflh , avenuo. There she lay 111 a
long while with nervous prostrntlon.
AI Boon ns she wae well Mro. Kemp
No , 1 determilled to take mnfters In
her 'pwn hands. She mndo up her
mind to gel a divorce In Rhode Is.
land. As the Inw of that stnto re.
quires a person to lIve there n year
before nttl1lnlng lognl residence , Mrs. I
Kemp toole n cottage nnd remained
In Newport tor the winter. Mel.Qwhlle
there was al1 Barts of gossip. In due
soalon ! ! Mrs. Iempot / her divorce.
In the Interval ber BIBter , Kathleen
Nel1son. had become Mrs. Reginald C ,
Vl1nderbllt.
Mrs. t < emp's Second Marlagfj ,
Then loin. Kemp announced her soc.
and enCl1gement , this tlmo to Ho1J\s \
H. Hunnewoll of Doston : blfj hand.
Bomo nnd heir to mlllions. Only the
rolallvelJ nnd a handful of 'friends as.
sombled for th. , ceremony , which wa"
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performed by Mr. lIul1nowol1' frlntJ ,
JndJt ) 'Vl1llnnt Wr Douglas at ho 8U'
pro-in : ! court ot Ilhoc1o 1111and. No Jt&
mnn Catholic prlcot , tuQch as the Nell-
sona would have l1nd It , fa allowed tG
otncll1to f the mnrrll1l : ( If a dlTor.eed
porson.
Mr. IIunnewell took hi. bride elf fern
n bonoymoon trtp to Ohllll1 and Jap. ,
while ) 'O\lng } , Ir. Kemp " , ent In u. .
oIJPoslte direction-to Europe.
Amen ! : tile few gucetl were HrI.
Neilson , tht ! mother of the bride , and
her other daur.l1lor , Joune liTi. Van-
dorbflt : Jules NelltJon and their unele ,
I1'redorlck Gobbard. Amonr : the frlendl
\Vero Mu. Snlle ! Duncan Elliott anel
Mro. Victor Sorcban , who had bee1l
Miss Hunnewell , .
And Borne of them harked back to
lIlnt other wclldlnl : yenTi beforo-tJO
dltrorcnt , " ,101 the rol\t cathedral
packed and the Neilson hoUio nUN
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with flo"ers and music and -the chit.
ter-chatter of many guesUl. Some of
the smartest men In society and the
pIck of clubdom served ns groOm&-
men , and the prettiest girls In town
'were the bridesmaids.
And they remembered young Mr.
Kemp's bachelor dinner , too. It was
the smartest thing ever seen , eo those
who were present declared. The room
was sot to represent a barnyard and
there were 11.11 sorts or high jinks , be.
sides It. special vintage at champagne ,
In which numerous toasts to the brldo-
to.be were tossed orr.
But al1 that j011lty Is with the dead
now-both sldcs would forget In n
now lovo. Mrs. Kemp bas another
husband , and oven Mrs. Hunnewell No.
t has married again-tho Maude Jaf-
tray that wns Mrs. Hunnewel1 Is now
the wlfo or J. S. Tooker. So of the
three marfages and the six persona
Involved , only Miss Knyo has not been
married twice.
The Pas to , parents or this latest
bride , are very wcnltby , but care IIttie
Cor society. Mr. Post Is nn enthus.
lastlc aeronaut and has made neveral
f\uccessful ascenolons. He Is s cre-
tar ) ' of the Aero club.
Young Mr. Kemp's srandfather was
Maj , John S. Thacker , ono at the pioneers -
neers In the organization of the New
Yor natlouR ] gunrd. His daugbter Is
: itrs. Post. Mrs. Post Is very much
Interested In charftfes anll 10 a mom.
bcr or Fnther Ducey's church.
Her sister Ie Mra. C. Downlnl ; Frlpp ,
of Ottawa , Cnn. She also has a broth.
er In the 0/1 / business at Deaumont ,
'rex.
'rex.And
And 11.11 this Is society's newest roe
mancc-or romances , quite jumbled ,
but romances stilI.
Killing a Bear ,
A boy named HIram Frayson , living
In the state of
Washington , had a
most curious adventure a few weeks
ngo. He was out hunting with 1. shot.
S'Un on his shoulder , Unlcnown to him
a bear strucl , his trnll and followed.
The beast was within 20 feet at him ,
and gottlng ready to move up and nt-
lack , when the hnmmor or the cun
caught on the 11mb' at a tree and was
dr wn bacle nnd the weapon dls.
chnrged.
The boy heard n roar nnd growl
behind him and looled around to find
a big blnck bear ltlcklng his last. The
chnrge of shot hall nearly blown hlB
head oCt. Ho wnsn't out bear.huntlng
that ( ] ay , but he gal ono so blS thnt It
toole four men to load him on a wa.on .
to bo drawn home.
Caterpillars In Swarms , , t
Traveler In t1o } Wodonga and Barn.
wartha dlotrlcta of Victoria , Aus.
tralla , nnd It dlmoutt to get their
horses to face the cnterpf11ars that
swnrm the country roads. They Ilro
d nultlng vegetation nnd It Is feared
the vineyards will be dovnstated. An
oxcllrklon train wno brought to &
standstill because densB masses at
the Inaects blocked the ralls.
I
ORPHA'5
REGRET
A STOat or TlI rUlon or TRE MilS
1ft ISUEL
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Scripture Rlltborfly-Rutb : 1:1.15 : , !
cspecll111r ver H Bud 16.
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SERMONETTE , .
A Choice ThAt Determined a
Dcetlny.-Orpha on the rO':1d :
that led to the land of lerul
eame fO\co to face with the turn.
Ing point of her life. The vilion
had come to her of a new homo
and a plnco amen ! ) God' , peopl
and obedient to the asplratlone
for n better II fa and holler
thIngs , ohe started with her
mother.ln.law , NaomI , and alator.
tor-/n.law / , Ruth , for the Prom.
Ised Land , Perhaps she and
tRuth durlna the 'lad daye of
their widowhood had tall < ed over
i together their plana. While
their hearts were bleeding and
tender there had como a yoarn.
Ing to know the God whom their
husbande had known , and
served , and with It had come
the relOlvc that they would
cleave unto the mothor.ln.law ,
Naomi , ae the one who could
guide their feet Into the way
and bleeslng of God.
So they had gene forth with
Naomi and had come to the bor. .
derland of Israel. There Naomi
paused nnd wisely t oted the
sincerity of purpose ot the two
young women. They mud count
the cost. It was no light thing
to choooe God nnd God's people
as a futurc destiny. They mud
realle that It meant sepvatlon
from the old life < 1nd hardohlps
In the new. In sUbstnncc , Naomi
said to Ruth and Orpha what
Jesue said to those who would
become his discIples. "Which of
.
+ you , " .he exclaimed , attor he had
declared that dloclplesh/p / meant
croBIJ.bear/ng / and fellow.hlp In
hardship and suffering , "Intend.
Ing to build a tower , sltteth not
down nrst , and countcth the
cost , whether he have sufficient
to finish It. Leat haply , after
he hath laid the foundation , and
t he Is notable to nnlah It , all
: :
+ that behold It bgln to mock him ,
6ay/ng / : This man bgan to build ,
and was not able to flnlsh. "
And Orpha bher / mother.ln.
law a tea ul adieu and turned
back. Turned back from the
light of which ahe had caught
a ollmmerlng. Turned back from
the higher purpose and destiny.
Quenched the flickering flame of
spiritual aspirations , and turn.
d back to the -old IIfo and the
old gods. Turned back to be
swallowed up by the world and I
the things of the world. Thlo
Is the laat word we ever hear of
Orpha. From that time forth
she was counted out of God's
reckoning. We can ImagIne
what her life m3Y have been
after her return , and how when
the t/dlngs / came of the bleulng
and prosperity which had come
t to Ruth In the , to her , otrange ,
far. ff land of Israel , there must
have come the smartlngll of dis.
appointment and regret that ahe
I had once been so near the ble s.
Ing and had thought/enly / and
careleuly let the treasure slip
. . from her.t'For of all ead worda
of tongue or pen , the saddest are
these : 'It might have been I' "
Orpha and Ruth stood al"e by
side that day at the dividing
line between the world and God.
Orpha turned back , there endo
the tale. Ruth went on , and to.
day we are rejoicing In the
Christ who was of the house
and lineage of DavId , wholJe
grandfather Obed WilD the aon
ot Ruth nnd Boaz.
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THE STORY.
By DIN'f of coaxing and Iettlng Or.
pha'a trlendo had nt laot persuaded
her to accompany them to the festivIties -
Ities In the vll1nge close nt hnnd ,
where for Vleeks the prepnratlons had
been going on for the honoring or the
eods or the Moabltes , nnd she wnJ
busy gOlling ready tal' tllQ Btnrt In
the early mornlug. It seemed strange
to them to hnvo to coax Orpha to go ,
tor In tormor ; reare she had been ono
of the gayont at such celebrnUons , and
they had expected , now that the In.
fluence of her mothor.ln.lnw , Naomi ,
was no 10nlIer present , that she would
enter agnln heartily Into the 1fte anel
customs of her people.
On her return to her old home , atter
the departure of Ruth and Naomi her
parents anl1 friends had welcomed her
right royally , sccretly rejoicing that
nho wall no longer to be domlnnted by
the Israo1\tlfh \ woman who had come
Into tholr midst years before and wio
had firmly and pteadfaat1y rerused to
share In their Idolatrous fellsts nnd
pracUces , and the teellngs of jenlous ) '
nnd resentm nt which wore telt Ilt
the tlmo of her , mnrrlago to the Irom.
Ising young Hebrew , ChU/on / , were for.
( ; otten In the realization that she was
once more ana of them. ,
Dut to Orpha somethlnl ; In U10 old
life was lacklns. She could not ox.
plain why. She did not understand ,
oxcept. that In the old home and w1lh
the old f1'1onds there wns 'Bomethlng
lacking , and a sense or dlsappolntmont
came to her. She tried I" ror ot It ,
I I1nd nler Into the acllvltlc8 or the
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homo circle nnd frlenl1s with the old.
time ploa911ro and vlvncllr , but IIhe .
cou1l1 not ( org"t. tha qulot , helpful , up.
l1tUng Innuonco or Naomi. Uncon. ' 1
sclouBIr : ohe WitS constnnUr drawlnl ( ,
compnrillons between the lito 8ha htlt ,
known after bocomlns the wite of Chil-
lon , and tbe 1fto her people IInd. , .
When the Ume drew near for the fes-
th'IUcs attendlnK the wor hlp or their
gads uhe had felt the old thrl11 of ex.
pectant pleasnro which she uatil to
know as aho bad planned and prepared
to Bharo In the eclebraU n . Dut
thllt foollnr ; ; eon vaElsed and lort her
with tbat eonse ot'unroot and dI58BU '
Ca.ctlon. 80 that at last , much to the
Durprln of her friends , ho declded
thnt she would not go to the fOfltlT.
ItiM. It was then that tboy besieged
har with their pleadings untl ) nt. lnat
she coneontcd to go ,
"What III the matter with me any.
way ? " oho exclaimed , Irrltatcdly as aha
busied herselt with the proparutlons.
"Why shouldn't lIfO , and why ,
shouldn't 1 have n gooll time ? Why
ohould I Ceel as I doT" Dut eTon
while she Impatlontly nrgued with hor-
3elt there kept recurring to her mind ,
the memory of her mother-In.law' .
words , as repeatedly nho bRd honrd her
say , when Reked to attend the rcasts : "
"No , I Illne 10ft my own Innd , but I .4 ' : "f
dlel not leRVO my God behind , and I -4
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could not go up to the o"lces that ,
would do honor to those which I1re no
godll at all. "
She had felt a glow of admlraU n
Cor Naomi at that tlmo for her braTo
words , and down deep In her heart she
know that the gods which her people
worllhlpod were tnlse gods and not.
like the Gall w110m the Hebrews wor-
shiped. nut now that ohe had gone
bnck to hel' people onM more and
WIlS nway from IIle strong , upllttlng
Influence of that goilly woman , sho'
had felt the old deGlro to enjoy the 0111
life as she hnd formerly done , but
somehow 8ho co\\lll not.
"nut I wUJ , I w111 , I wUJ , " she exclaimed -
claimed , RS she made her final prep
aratlons nnd started forth with the
merry group ot friends WI10 hnd
come to accompany her to 'tho
place of the colebratlon. As they
moved on they chatted and laugh-
j
cd sarb' : , and It wns not long ere I
lhe old spirit ot gayety hall complete ,
possession or her , nnd Bhe forgot a11 , J
about the struggle she had had and
the questions which had kept her In
so unhnIlp ) ' a state since ber return to .
the old home.
Thus the-day sped swftUy on. The
festivities were. at tJIelr height and
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tbe gr t throngs o [ poollo awaited
the coming at the oolomn procession
at the prIests , who In the presence at
at ! the 'people .were to make their ot. \
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ferlngs to the gods and Invoke tholr
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blessings upon the people , fo11owlng
which the damsels were to dll.1lco the ,
sinuous , dreamy figures which were
part ot the religious ceremonies. Or-
pha , nrrayed In her mmy , feotal robes ,
hall taken her place with the other
dancers ready to play her pnrt , when
the tlmo should come , as Dhe halt
been wont to do In tormer years.
"Are you not glad thnt you are hero
and not In the land or Israel1" aoked
ono of her compnnlons standing next
ho .
"Yes , " answoroll Orpha enthuslas-
tlCl\tly , "nnd I wish Ruth wera here
to phnre In the festivities with us. "
"Foolish she waa , Indecd1'4vas the -
reply of the other. "What cnn oho
find there but poverty and hardship ?
Have you had tldlnga trom her .Bnco
she went awny ? "
At the mentlon of the lnnd or Israel ,
nnd the nnme or Ruth n strnngor
otandln ! ; near hn ( ] started and then
lis toned eagerly to the conversation
which rotlowed , but so occupied were
OfJlha and her friends with tllOlr can.
vorsntlon thlt ! they did not note this.
Out sUdenly they were arouoed by an
abrupt Inquiry nddressed to Orpha :
"Uld you know Ruth ? " he nskod.
"BrfnJ ; you word from her ? " Orpl1a
asked , eagerly. "Is oho wo11 ? How
farca oho ? " nnl1 eho continued to Ilour
out a rnpll ! fire of questlono , piling up
her Inq\flrlce. concornlng Ruth.
'fho "trangor Itrted UII bls hand In
1101l11eos protcat to stem the flood or
quoRtions , saylng'as ho did sp :
"Llaton , tor I hnve just como tram
llothlehom nnd bring tiding or won.
dorful thlnga which hnvo come to
Im a. Cal1 her no longer poor , unfor.
tunate Ruth , for she has become the
wife or one of the 11rlnclpal men or
the cIlY. "
"What's thnt YOIl say ? " cried Or-
pha , Incredulously , bellovlng that her
enro hnd misunderstood.
And thuo Importuned the stranger
went on to explain and to give tur.
ther l1etnlle or her slster.ln.lnw'o llte . . . - '
"
slnco going to Bethlehem.
At. this point the conversation was
Interrupted by the passing of the
priests , mumbling theIr Incantations ,
whl10 the people shouted the name1
or tholr gods , crying :
"Great are the gods at the 1\loabltes. \ \
Where are there gos ] like unto them , < <
anll who can beutow blessing sllch as
they glvo to thltlr tnlthful children ? "
"Who , Indeed ? ' thought Ohpha , bit.
torly , RS her thoughts sped back to
thnt day when she had otood In the
rondway with Ruth nnd Nnoml and
hnll t1nal1y tl\\'oed \ back and lert the
two to go on alone , Her gala ntUro
seoDled as th.ugh mocltlng her In her
distress. She thought of the abhor. !
renco which Noami hnd llad of the I
feast dayn at the l\loabltes. What
would ahe thnk : of her now In the
midst of that cayet ) . ? She knew that \
the God whom Naomi had worshlfo. el i
anll about whom she had spoken to
her two dnughters-In.law , wns the true
Gael , She might have hnd him fOl" h r
God , but she hnd turned back. Thus i
harras ell hy the workings of her con. f
selonco , ahe turn ell nnd fled tram the 1\ \
Illaco , cryln/ / ; out a ehe wont :
"It might have been , huow Il 15- . . . . : . . . . '
too late I Too 11\14"11"