isn’t courage one needs,” said the girl earnestly. “It’s belief in the saving power of the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s sin that makes people afraid of death, but Jesus took the sin and paid the death penalty with His blood, and if we believe that and accept it for ourselves, we have nothing to fear. You believe that, don’t you?”
“Yes, in a way I do,” he answered, “but I’ve never really thought much about it.”
The waiter appeared just then and they drifted into lighter talk, but somehow the subject lingered in Paige’s mind. He decided, however, that this was no background for a serious talk. He would think it over and try to find out just where he stood before he brought the subject up again, but sometime he meant to find out just what she meant by this joyous faith that seemed to be a part of her very life.
They finished their dinner planning for the morrow.
“I’m going up there after Mr. Shambley at half past eight. Is there any message you want me to take?”
“Why, no,” said June, “because I’m going up there myself. I told the nurse I’d be there early, so she could get some sleep.”
“Very well, then I will take you, if you must go. And I’m going to bring Mr. Shambley back at noon, so I can take you home again, if you are staying so long.”
“Well that’s very kind, and I’ll be glad to go with you, if you’ll promise not to delay on my account. You know, I can easily walk home in the daytime, if for any reason I have to be delayed. And now, don’t you think we should go home? Unless your ‘other plans’ that you spoke of to Miss Chalmers will still hinder us.”
They went out laughing and got into the car, thankful that no stragglers from the Chalmers party had come out to challenge them again.
Chapter 6
W hen Paige reached home, his mother looked a bit anxious as he came in from parking the car.
“Where in the world have you been all this time, Son? Did you go with that Chalmers girl after all? She made a terrible fuss about not being able to find you here. She said her father had sent a very important message.”
Paige grinned.
“Don’t believe everything that girl tells you,” he said. “Her father didn’t send any message. She just wanted me to help out in some noisy dinner party she was having at the hotel.”
The mother watched him with startled eyes.
“Did she find you? Did you go with her?”
“Yes, she found me. That is, she happened to walk into the hotel where June Culbertson and I were getting a bit of dinner on the way home.”
The mother’s face relaxed.
“Oh, I’m so glad. She certainly made a great fuss about not getting you.”
“Well, don’t let her worry you. She’s a spoiled beauty who has been used to having her own way every minute of the day. She’ll get tired of chasing me after a while.”
“But—won’t it—maybe get to her father’s ears, and make trouble with your job?”
Paige’s answer was a laughing shrug.
“There are other jobs,” he said.
“Well, I’m glad you feel that way.”
A little later, when the family had all gone upstairs, Paige went to the telephone and called up a friend from his bank.
“Tom, are you going to be at the bank by eight o’clock?” he asked.
“Yes, sure. That’s my time for arriving. In fact, I usually get there at least ten minutes ahead of that.”
“Okay,” said Paige. “I want to run in and get a check cashed before I go to the office. I wanted to make sure you were open, and I wanted to say hello to you. I saw your cousin Harold overseas, and he sent you all kinds of messages. All right, I’ll be there.”
Then he went upstairs to a well-earned rest, but his head was so full of so many different things that had happened that evening, that he did not find it easy to get to sleep.
Maybe his mother was right about Reva. Maybe it might affect his fine job if he didn’t try to be friendly with her. Of course, he wouldn’t like to lose his wonderful job. Just
“Yes, in a way I do,” he answered, “but I’ve never really thought much about it.”
The waiter appeared just then and they drifted into lighter talk, but somehow the subject lingered in Paige’s mind. He decided, however, that this was no background for a serious talk. He would think it over and try to find out just where he stood before he brought the subject up again, but sometime he meant to find out just what she meant by this joyous faith that seemed to be a part of her very life.
They finished their dinner planning for the morrow.
“I’m going up there after Mr. Shambley at half past eight. Is there any message you want me to take?”
“Why, no,” said June, “because I’m going up there myself. I told the nurse I’d be there early, so she could get some sleep.”
“Very well, then I will take you, if you must go. And I’m going to bring Mr. Shambley back at noon, so I can take you home again, if you are staying so long.”
“Well that’s very kind, and I’ll be glad to go with you, if you’ll promise not to delay on my account. You know, I can easily walk home in the daytime, if for any reason I have to be delayed. And now, don’t you think we should go home? Unless your ‘other plans’ that you spoke of to Miss Chalmers will still hinder us.”
They went out laughing and got into the car, thankful that no stragglers from the Chalmers party had come out to challenge them again.
Chapter 6
W hen Paige reached home, his mother looked a bit anxious as he came in from parking the car.
“Where in the world have you been all this time, Son? Did you go with that Chalmers girl after all? She made a terrible fuss about not being able to find you here. She said her father had sent a very important message.”
Paige grinned.
“Don’t believe everything that girl tells you,” he said. “Her father didn’t send any message. She just wanted me to help out in some noisy dinner party she was having at the hotel.”
The mother watched him with startled eyes.
“Did she find you? Did you go with her?”
“Yes, she found me. That is, she happened to walk into the hotel where June Culbertson and I were getting a bit of dinner on the way home.”
The mother’s face relaxed.
“Oh, I’m so glad. She certainly made a great fuss about not getting you.”
“Well, don’t let her worry you. She’s a spoiled beauty who has been used to having her own way every minute of the day. She’ll get tired of chasing me after a while.”
“But—won’t it—maybe get to her father’s ears, and make trouble with your job?”
Paige’s answer was a laughing shrug.
“There are other jobs,” he said.
“Well, I’m glad you feel that way.”
A little later, when the family had all gone upstairs, Paige went to the telephone and called up a friend from his bank.
“Tom, are you going to be at the bank by eight o’clock?” he asked.
“Yes, sure. That’s my time for arriving. In fact, I usually get there at least ten minutes ahead of that.”
“Okay,” said Paige. “I want to run in and get a check cashed before I go to the office. I wanted to make sure you were open, and I wanted to say hello to you. I saw your cousin Harold overseas, and he sent you all kinds of messages. All right, I’ll be there.”
Then he went upstairs to a well-earned rest, but his head was so full of so many different things that had happened that evening, that he did not find it easy to get to sleep.
Maybe his mother was right about Reva. Maybe it might affect his fine job if he didn’t try to be friendly with her. Of course, he wouldn’t like to lose his wonderful job. Just
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