Faith felt she would rather submit then ask Jem Blythe about such a matter . She was beginning to realize that her offence was a quite shameful one . `` I 'll do it , then , '' she muttered , a little sulkily . `` You 're getting off easy , '' said , Jerry severely . `` And no matter how we punish you it wo n't help father . People will always think you just did it for mischief , and they 'll blame father for not stopping it . We can never explain it to everybody . '' This aspect of the case weighed on Faith 's mind . Her own condemnation she could bear , but it tortured her that her father should be blamed . If people knew the true facts of the case they would not blame him . But how could she make them known to all the world ? Getting up in church , as she had once done , and explaining the matter was out of the question . Faith had heard from Mary Vance how the congregation had looked upon that performance and realized that she must not repeat it . Faith worried over the problem for half a week . Then she had an inspiration and promptly acted upon it . She spent that evening in the garret , with a lamp and an exercise book , writing busily , with flushed cheeks and shining eyes . It was the very thing ! How clever she was to have thought of it ! It would put everything right and explain everything and yet cause no scandal . It was eleven o'clock when she had finished to her satisfaction and crept down to bed , dreadfully tired , but perfectly happy .
In a few days the little weekly published in the Glen under the name of The Journal came out XXXXX usual , and the Glen had another sensation .
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