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ANOTHER SCANDAL 263eyes of Elder Clow and his family.it whenever he could.He escaped fromCarl, absorbed in watching a spider spinning its webat the window, did not notice Faith's legs. She walkedhome with her father after church and he never noticedthem.She got on the hated striped stockings beforeJerry and Una arrived, so that for the time being noneof the occupantsof the manse knew what she haddone. But nobody else in Glen St. Mary was ignorantof it. The few who had not seen soon heard. Nothingelse was talked of on the way home from church.Mrs. Alec Davis said it was only what she expected,and the next thing you would see some of those youngones coming to church with no clothes at all on. Thepresident of the Ladies' Aid decided that she wouldbring the matter up at the next Aid meeting, and suggestthat they wait in a body on the minister and protest.Miss Cornelia said that she, for her part, gaveup. There was no use worrying over the manse fryany longer. Even Mrs. Dr. Blythe felt a little shocked,though she attributed the occurrence solelyto Faith'sforgetfulness. Susan could not immediately beginknitting stockings for Faith because it was Sunday, butshe had one set up before any one else was out of bedat Ingleside the next morning."You need not tell me anything but that it was oldMartha's fault, Mrs. Dr. dear," she told Anne. "Isuppose that poor little child had no decent stockingsto wear. I suppose every stocking she had was in