for the gospel of salvation.
And he prayed also for the rulers of their beloved land that they, too, might be led by the Holy Spirit to make right laws and decisions, and to govern the beloved country as God would have it governed, and that all spirit of unrighteousness might be put down, and any mistakes inadvertently made might be overruled, and the land saved from mere human guidance or acts ordered by warped judgment.
And he prayed for his boys, who had been so graciously spared from death or torture or imprisonment, that they might understand that God had thus spared them so that they might be the better fitted to do His will in the life that was still before them, that they might live to serve their Master even more fully than they had served their country.
As they rose from their knees and brushed away tender tears that had come to all eyes, the plotters were just starting out on their second attempt to start their campaign.
“Now,” said Father Graeme as they stood a moment thoughtfully before the fire, “I think these boys should get to their rest at once, and especially this wounded shoulder needs to have complete rest. Besides, if thoughtless friends are contemplating any further raids on the household tonight, it seems to me that would be a good way to head them off. Just let us get to bed as quietly and quickly and as much in the dark as possible, and when and if they come again, let them find it all dark. I suggest if they ring the bell and continue to ring, that you let them wait until I can get my bathrobe on and go down and meet them. I think perhaps I can show them that any further visits tonight will not be acceptable to anyone.”
He grinned around on them pleasantly, and they all responded gratefully.
“All right, Dad!” said Rodney happily. “This has been our family’s own night, and we don’t want it spoiled in any way. You don’t know what it’s meant to me to hear you pray for us all again and to know that we are back together again, after so many terrible possibilities.”
“Here, too,” said Jeremy huskily. “You got me all broken up with that prayer, but perhaps tomorrow I’ll be able to tell you all about it. What a memory I had of your prayers when I was out on a mission meeting bombs and knowing the next one might carry me up to God, and I wanted to go from my knees to meet Him, so my heart knelt as I flew along, and perhaps that was how I came through. I felt God there!”
The testimony of the two boys stirred them all deeply, and they lingered in spite of themselves, and then suddenly they heard a car coming.
“That wouldn’t be our friends, would it?” asked the father anxiously. “Perhaps you better all scatter as swiftly as possible. Here, Mother, you take this tiny flashlight. I don’t want you to fall. I guess the rest of you can manage in the dark, can’t you? I’ll wait a minute and make the fire safe for the night.”
Swift embraces, tender kisses, and they scattered silently, and when Marcella’s car arrived before the door the house was dark as a pocket and silent, too, everyone lying quietly under blankets and almost asleep already.
“Why the very idea!” said Jessica sharply as she clambered out of the car. “They
can’t
have gone to bed this early, and they wouldn’t have been likely to go out anywhere this first night.”
“You seem to have forgotten that Rod was wounded and has been in the hospital for some time,” said Marcella.
“
Nonsense!
” said Jessica. “Anyhow I’m going to ring the bell good and loud. I guess they won’t sleep long after that.”
Chapter 5
T hree girls were grouped together in a pleasant corner of the Red Cross room sewing as if their very life depended upon their efforts. One was running the sewing machine, putting together tiny garments for the other two to take over and finish. The second girl was opening seams and ironing them flat and then finishing them off with delicate feather-stitching in pink
And he prayed also for the rulers of their beloved land that they, too, might be led by the Holy Spirit to make right laws and decisions, and to govern the beloved country as God would have it governed, and that all spirit of unrighteousness might be put down, and any mistakes inadvertently made might be overruled, and the land saved from mere human guidance or acts ordered by warped judgment.
And he prayed for his boys, who had been so graciously spared from death or torture or imprisonment, that they might understand that God had thus spared them so that they might be the better fitted to do His will in the life that was still before them, that they might live to serve their Master even more fully than they had served their country.
As they rose from their knees and brushed away tender tears that had come to all eyes, the plotters were just starting out on their second attempt to start their campaign.
“Now,” said Father Graeme as they stood a moment thoughtfully before the fire, “I think these boys should get to their rest at once, and especially this wounded shoulder needs to have complete rest. Besides, if thoughtless friends are contemplating any further raids on the household tonight, it seems to me that would be a good way to head them off. Just let us get to bed as quietly and quickly and as much in the dark as possible, and when and if they come again, let them find it all dark. I suggest if they ring the bell and continue to ring, that you let them wait until I can get my bathrobe on and go down and meet them. I think perhaps I can show them that any further visits tonight will not be acceptable to anyone.”
He grinned around on them pleasantly, and they all responded gratefully.
“All right, Dad!” said Rodney happily. “This has been our family’s own night, and we don’t want it spoiled in any way. You don’t know what it’s meant to me to hear you pray for us all again and to know that we are back together again, after so many terrible possibilities.”
“Here, too,” said Jeremy huskily. “You got me all broken up with that prayer, but perhaps tomorrow I’ll be able to tell you all about it. What a memory I had of your prayers when I was out on a mission meeting bombs and knowing the next one might carry me up to God, and I wanted to go from my knees to meet Him, so my heart knelt as I flew along, and perhaps that was how I came through. I felt God there!”
The testimony of the two boys stirred them all deeply, and they lingered in spite of themselves, and then suddenly they heard a car coming.
“That wouldn’t be our friends, would it?” asked the father anxiously. “Perhaps you better all scatter as swiftly as possible. Here, Mother, you take this tiny flashlight. I don’t want you to fall. I guess the rest of you can manage in the dark, can’t you? I’ll wait a minute and make the fire safe for the night.”
Swift embraces, tender kisses, and they scattered silently, and when Marcella’s car arrived before the door the house was dark as a pocket and silent, too, everyone lying quietly under blankets and almost asleep already.
“Why the very idea!” said Jessica sharply as she clambered out of the car. “They
can’t
have gone to bed this early, and they wouldn’t have been likely to go out anywhere this first night.”
“You seem to have forgotten that Rod was wounded and has been in the hospital for some time,” said Marcella.
“
Nonsense!
” said Jessica. “Anyhow I’m going to ring the bell good and loud. I guess they won’t sleep long after that.”
Chapter 5
T hree girls were grouped together in a pleasant corner of the Red Cross room sewing as if their very life depended upon their efforts. One was running the sewing machine, putting together tiny garments for the other two to take over and finish. The second girl was opening seams and ironing them flat and then finishing them off with delicate feather-stitching in pink
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