Half-way . Somehow I did not fear him now. HALF-WAY 35 I would welcome him now if he cameup. And then the sound of footstepsbroke on my listening ears. Then the traveler appeared aroundthe bend. I started in astonil It was a woman— eler appear:oni9nment. 36 Part II. Patience Grey, only daughter ofIsaac and Mary Grey. Isaac Grey was a well to do farmerwho lived on his little farm some fortymiles from the largest city in the state. It was a community in which theSociety of Friends largely predomin-ated. Isaac and his good wife, AuntMary, as she was called by the youngpeople of the community, had
Half-way . Somehow I did not fear him now. HALF-WAY 35 I would welcome him now if he cameup. And then the sound of footstepsbroke on my listening ears. Then the traveler appeared aroundthe bend. I started in astonil It was a woman— eler appear:oni9nment. 36 Part II. Patience Grey, only daughter ofIsaac and Mary Grey. Isaac Grey was a well to do farmerwho lived on his little farm some fortymiles from the largest city in the state. It was a community in which theSociety of Friends largely predomin-ated. Isaac and his good wife, AuntMary, as she was called by the youngpeople of the community, had beenbrought up and belonged to the Societyof Friends all their lifetime. Plain of dress and plain of speech. They both looked askance at theshow of dress and the frivolities ofthe young. HALF-WAY 37 So instilled was this in their naturesthat Aunt Mary had quietly removed ablack buckle from the hat of Isaac,with the remark to him *It mightmake thee vain, Isaac. And Patience had grown up in The next farm, down by the riverhad taken Summer boarders for twoSummers now. Patience had seen the gay youngfolks from the city, gaily bedecked 38 HALF-WAY in Summer finery, having picnics anddances in the grove on the river bank. And she longed to be one of them. One First Day morning she hadbroken the tenets of her father andmother and had attended one of theirSunday picnics. On her return home she had beenseverely reprimanded by her father. That night she had slipped away andgone to the city. She would see something besides theold farm and its never ceasing monot-ony of drudgery and sameness. She secured a position in a largeand fashionable restaurant. Her sweet face and innocent man-ner soon won for her a host of friendsamong the wealthy patrons of theplace. HALF-WAY 39 She soon began to have invitationsto little dances and parties. She accepted them all. She was having a good time. One day at the urgent appeal of oneof the wealthy patrons she had ac-cepted an invitati
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