. New chronicles of Rebecca. u mustnt chew gum at a missionarymeeting, it is nt polite nor holy. Take it out andstick it somewhere till the exercises are over. The five Daughters of Zion approached the spotso charged with fate, and extended their tremblinghands one by one. Then after a moments silentclutch of their papers they drew nearer to one an-other and compared them. Emma Jane Perkins had drawn the short one,becoming thus the destined instrument for JacobMoodys conversion to a more seemly manner oflife! She looked about her despairingly, as if to seeksome painless and respectable method
. New chronicles of Rebecca. u mustnt chew gum at a missionarymeeting, it is nt polite nor holy. Take it out andstick it somewhere till the exercises are over. The five Daughters of Zion approached the spotso charged with fate, and extended their tremblinghands one by one. Then after a moments silentclutch of their papers they drew nearer to one an-other and compared them. Emma Jane Perkins had drawn the short one,becoming thus the destined instrument for JacobMoodys conversion to a more seemly manner oflife! She looked about her despairingly, as if to seeksome painless and respectable method of self-de-struction. Do lets draw over again, she pleaded. I mthe worst of all of us. I m sure to make a mess ofit till I kind o get trained in. Rebeccas heart sank at this frank confession,which only corroborated her own fears. Im sorry, Emmy, dear, she said, but ouronly excuse for drawing lots at all would be to haveit sacred. We must think of it as a kind of a sign,almost like God speaking to Moses in the burningbush. SO. WE MUST THINK OF IT AS A KIND OF A SIGN DAUGHTERS OF ZION Oh, I wish there was a burning bush righthere! cried the distracted and recalcitrant mis-sionary. How quick I d step into it without evenstopping to take off my garnet ring ! Dont be such a scare-cat, Emma Jane! ex-claimed Candace bracingly. Jacob Moody cantkill you, even if he has an awful temper. Trot rightalong now before you get more frightened. Shallwe go cross lots with her, Rebecca, and wait atthe pasture gate 1 Then whatever happens Alicecan put it down in the minutes of the meeting. In these terrible crises of life time gallops withsuch incredible velocity that it seemed to EmmaJane only a breath before she was being draggedthrough the fields by the other Daughters of Zion,the guileless little Thirza panting in the rear. At the entrance to the pasture Rebecca gaveher an impassioned embrace, and whispering, Whatever you do, be careful how you lead uplifted off the top rail and pushed her thr
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