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CHAPTER I.
The senior class in the theological
seminary at Hermon had just had Its
picture taken by the phptographer, and
the members were still grouped about
the steps of the chapel.
"There's one thing the photographer
forgot," said a short red faced man
who sat in the middle of the group.
"He didn't think to say, 'Look pleasant
now, if you please.' "
"He didn't need to. We all look so,
anyhow." The man who spoke sat
Immediately behind the first speaker
and had his hands on the other's shoulders.
"I'm sure we don't feel very pleasant
I mean, we are not pleased to
think this is almost the last time we
4 shall be together as a class," said a
tall, delicate, pale faced man who was
standing up at the top of the steps
with his back against the door.
He spoke in a quiet low voice, and
there was a hush after he spoke. There
Is as much sentiment among theological
students as among any average
number of professional men. In some
, directions there is more than among
the like number of law or medical students.
After a moment of silence some one
began to ask question* about the future
prospects of the class. The red
faced. Jolly looking young man in the
center was going to take a church in
northern Vermont The man Just behind
him had received a call as asslst?
ant pastor of an Institutional church in
Philadelphia. The delicate featured
student up by the chapel door was going
to teach school a year and find a
church as soon as he had paid off his
college debts.
Every member of the class had spoken
of his prospects except one. This
one sat on the extreme edge of the
f group, as if he had purposely chosen
to be as inconspicuous as possible in
the picture. A stranger carelessly
. walking by would have Instantly judged
him to be the homeliest, least intprestiner
man in the class. He had
dull brown hair, very heavy and stiff,
pale blue eyes, a rather large mouth,
the lips of which, however, were Arm
and full of character, high cheek bones
and an unusually high forehead. His
arms and legs were very long, and his
general attitude, as he sat on the edge
of the steps, was almost strikingly
awkward.
"Here's Kirk; hasn't said a word
yet," cried the little man who had
first spoken. "What are you going to
do, Kirk?"
Every member of the class turned
and looked at the figure sitting on the
edge of the group. It was noticeable
that while several of the class smiled
at the question, "What are yon going
to do?" there was no disrespect In the
smile, and on every man's face was
a look of real interest, amounting to
an excited curiosity.
Malcoin Kirk smiled slightly as he
looked up. He did not look at any
member of the class In particular, but
seemed to Include them all In a friendly
Interest that was affectionate and
gentle.
"I don't know. I am waiting for a
call. I've had one and accepted it, but
I need another before 1 can go to
work."
Everybody stared. The man up by
the chapel door had a look in his eye
as If he understood what Kirk meant,
but no one else seemed to catch his
meaning.
"My first call was from the Lord,
several years ago. I feel perfectly satisfied
with It. He wants me to preach.
But so far none of the churches seems
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them has asked me to preach. So I'm
waiting for my second call."
He spoke without the least touch of
Irreverence or even humor. The impression
made on the class was a feeling
of honest perplexity concerning the
future prospects of Malcom Kirk.
"I don't see," said the man who was
to be the assistant pastor of the Institutional
church in Philadelphia, "why
Kirk hasn't had a call to a large
church. We all know he has more
brains than all the rest of us put together.
I think It is a shame the
churches should pass by auch a man
and"?
"It's easy enough to see the reason."
Kirk spoke without the shadow of any
Irritation in his manner. "You fellows
know as well as I do that brains under
hair like mine don't count with the
average city congregation." He laughed
good naturedly, and the class Joined
him. Then some one said:
"Why don't you dye it black, Kirk?"
"I can't afford to," he replied gravely.
"That Isn't the only reason I don't
, get a call. I'm too awkward In the
pulpit Did I tell anybody the last
time I preached in the Third church at
Concord I knocked a vase of flowers
off the pulpit with my elbow, and when
it fell ou the floor It waked up every
officer in the church? Of course I nevv
er could expect to get a call from that
church."
Jliveryuouy mugiieu, auu una uiew
one of bis feet up under him and smiled
a little. At the same time no one could
detect a trace of ill humor or lack of
seriousness in his tone or manner. The
first impression Malcom Kirk made on
people was that of downright sincerity.
The longer people knew him the stronger
this Impression grew.
"That's nothing," exclaimed one of
the class after the laugh subsided. "I
had a great time two weeks ago when
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11 went "up to Manchester to preach. I
I laid mv notes down on the desk, and
there was a strong breeze blowing j
across the pulpit, which stood directly
between two open windows, and while i
the anthem was being sung half my c
sermon blew out of one of the win- t
dows." ]
"The congregation was spared Just f
so much, then, wasn't it?" said a man /
down on the bottom step. I
"Accidents will happen to any one,"
said Kirk quietly. "But mine are not t
accidents; they're habits of life. I can (
overcome them, though. The churches
don't know that; so I don't blame them ?
for not giving me a call." r
"Well, I think It's a shame, as I said," ?
the assistant pastor of the Institutional t
church repeated. "The churches think (
more of the way a man dresses and be- i
haves in the pulpit than they do of e
what he says. And they criticise ev- i
erything from his prayers to the polish $
of his boots."
There was silence again. The class ^
had been over all that many times be- t
fore, and they were practically a unit j
In their opinion of what the churches B
seemed to demand in a successful can- t
dldate for a call. f
Finally some one recurred to the B
class picture again. t
"I don't believe Kirk's In this pic- c
ture at all. He sat too far out. The t
photographer kept telling him to move
In farther. But I believe he moved t
out agaiu just at the last minute." I
"I only moved one of my feet out," j,
said Kirk solemnly. "I thought one c
of them was enough. I didn't want to t
have to pay extra for more than my p
share of the photograph." a
"But we want the whole of you in
the picture, Kirk," said the man next ?
to him, laying an affectionate hand on h
Kirk's arm. The entire class turned 0
again toward the awkward, shambling D
figure and seemed to repeat the gesture ?
of the one classmate. Then the talk v
drifted back again to the future plans e
of the members and to serious and hu- t
morous reminiscences of the three e
years' course until one after another g
went away and the class group was 1]
broken up Into little knots of two and v
three as the men walked to their rooms c
or lingered under the great elms, arm e
In arm. e
Kirk and the companion who had c
laid his hand on his friend's arm re- v
malned a little while on the steps. b
"What will you do, Klrlc?". t
"I think I shall offer myself to the \
Home Missionary society and ask them 1
to send me to the hardest place they \
can find out west somewhere." I
"But how about'all your scholarship, r
your?your ability?" The other man
hesitated for the right word. \
Kirk colored slightly, the first lndlca- c
tlon he had shown of a sensitiveness In e
that direction. r
"I can use anything I know any- r
where. Preach I must, even If I have t
"The German scholarship is awarded to
Malcom Kirk."
to go into the streets and speak from
the tail end of a wagon and never have
a parish. But I do want a parish and a
people. I can love people like everything.
1 feel hungry to have a parish
of my own."
The other man was silent. He had
never felt just like that, but he thought
he could understand.
"I hope you will have such a church
some time. I would like to be a merai
ber of It"
"Thank you!" Kirk smiled. "Wilson,
If you were that church I would have
a unanimous call. I am sure there Is
a work for me somewhere in God's
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such a passion to speak to men and
i love them?"
Mnlcom Kirk looked out across the <
1 great seminary campus and spoke with 1
i a conscious cry of heart longing. The
beautiful June day was nearly gone. a
The future for him was as Indefinite h
and unsettled as any condition can be. S
Yet the strong, patient, undisturbed t;
realities of his call to preach the gospel C
were as unmoved as the sky of that g
lovely June day. The light would soon h
rade out of the heavens, but the s
vould still remain.
The next day was commencement
Elermon seminary. The chapel
Hied with a representative congrej
;lon of Hermon people, friends and i
itlves of the classes, the trustees a
ifflcers of the seminary and the usi
lumber of undergraduates.
Before the-speaking began the pr
dent of the faculty came forward
nake the usual list of announcemei
roncerulng the annual prizes and sch
irshlps.
It was the custom at Hermon for t
innmil announcements to be made
.he close of the exercises of commen
nent. For some reason, however, tl
>rder was changed, and the audler
letened with unusual Interest to t
jresldent's remarks.
He had read the names of the w
icrs In Hebrew and New Testamt
icholarship and the successful man
he general work of the entire cour
3e paused now at the end of the 1
tnd then read the last name, lookl
lown at the graduating class as he (
k>:
"The German scholarship Is award
:o Malcom Kirk of the graduatl
dass."
There had been a slight rustling
ipplause as the different names w<
ead, but when Kirk's name was 8]
ten the class applauded vigorous
ind the clapping extended over t
Impel very heartily. Kirk sat bolt \
Ight and blushed very red, and
ipn, who was sitting by him, exclaim
n a loud whisper: "Good! That mea
>700 and a year abroad."
Kirk said nothing. There was
luestlon he was pleased. His lips tre
>led, and he shuffled his feet under t
?ew, and his great hands opened a
hut nervously. When his turn cai
o go up on the platform to speak,
elt as If his natural awkwardness a
hyness had been doubled by the i
entlon directed to him by the wlnnl
>f the best scholarship In the gift
he seminary.
The minute he began to speak
his shyness disappeared. It was tr
xlrk loved to face an audience. 1
oved people, and after the flrst n
aeiit of conscious rrlgnt wqs pass
le eagerly entered the true speake
osltion and enjoyed both the audier
nd his own effort in addressing It
His subject was "The Business
teaching." What was It? How (
t differ from oratory? What was t
bject of preaching? What were t
materials of preaching? And so <
le spoke straight on, with his heart
?hat he said. It was In the thought
aore than one minister In the audlei
hat this man who had won the Gi
an scholarship had a remarket
ood voice. More than one pastor t
Ike envying the peculiar tone of tt
olee. It had a carrying quality tt
ommanded attention and held it. A
learly every man on the seminary ft
ilty was wondering why Kirk had
eived no call from any church. Th<
vas no question as to his ability. )
tad both brains and heart. It Is tr
lis face and figure were not in his I
'or. He was not of the orthodox m
sterlal cut. His clothes were not
ery good fit. But were the churct
ooklng for a fashion plate for ftn <
tamental failure behind the pulpit?
In the audience that morning the
vere also two other persons who pt
lose attention to Kirk while he w
peaking. One of these was a you
nan nearly Kirk's age, with a face a
nanner that spoke of the most sen
lve, refined breeding. It was the te
>t a dreamer?dark eyes, waving da
lair, handsome features, thin, delica
urved Hps and the hands of an art!
31s clothes were made of the fln<
naterlal and bore the stamp of tl
mconsclous gentlemanly feeling whl
ilways goes wllth a man who has
lis life been used to expensive detal
Vs he sat there listening to Malc<
ECirk this morning Francis Balel
ivas attracted by the voice of t
ipeaker. He had listened to the otb<
ivlth a conventional Interest that (
lot mean anything to him. He start
he moment that Kirk spoke the fl
vord and fastened his look upon h
mtll he was through. He then
iumed his previous attitude of mild
llfference to the programme.
The other person who followed KlrJ
speech with especial Interest was
roung woman who sat In that part
he church reserved for the trustees
he seminary and their families. It
said that the young women who wc
n the nitroglycerin and dynamite
abllshment at Ardeer, Scotland, ha
he most perfect complexions In 1
ivorld, owing to the nature of the ]
ullar materials they handle a
jreathe. It Is very certain that Do
diy Gilbert had never lived or work
n any more explosive atmosphere tb
:hat of her own Intense energy, but I
?ace would fairly have rivaled that
my Scotch lass In Ardeer. There v*
i striking resemblance In many wa
:o Francis Raleigh's beauty. It ml?
aave been due to the similarity
;ralnlng and In tastes. The New El
and type of Independent, morally cal
>ut thoroughly Interested activity w
ivell represented In Dorothy Gllbe
3er father sat beside her, a dlgnlfli
carefully dressed man of 55, Iron gr
ialr and mustache, a successful bo
publisher, with a beautiful home
Sermon and business In Boston. D
>thy was the only child at home. S
Bad graduated a year before at Nor
lampton and was now taking a sj
;lal course In music, going to the c
:hree days In the week.
She did not attempt to reason w
lerself about the Interest she folt
Vlalcom Kirk's appearance. Th
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Ujj'Uea IU gcuciui H tit LU1IVJ.J uvuj
creatures to her. She had beea be
md brought up In Hermon and class
he tbeologues as a part of the faui
ud flora of the town, but her Intere
ad never gone any further than thi
Ihe had- met Mnlcom Kirk sever
lines during his three years' cours
)nce she had sat by him at a dlnn
iven by her father' to the class. Si
ad found him an Interesting talk
ky and was surprised when sne thought
over afterward. His homely hair, h
at shyness, his remarkable awkwardnes
ras bad amused her. She had laughed
?a- little with her father about somethlr
el- that happened at the table. But si
ad could not help listening to him todi
tal with added Interest as he went o
Was It the voice? There was som
es- thing very winning in It There wi
to none of the Yankee, New England n
its sal tone about It It was full and de<
ol- and suggested an organ pipe exact
tuned.
he Like Francis Raleigh, she seemed 1
at lose all vital Interest in the morning
ce- programme when Kirk finished. Whl
tils the next speaker was on the platfor
ice she turned her head to look over tl
:ri?
he She followed Kirk's speech with esped
nd interest.
at- chapel, and her eyes met those of Fra
ng els Raleigh. He smiled, and she r
of turned the smile, while a slight col
deepened on her face. And he thoug,
all to himself It was certainly more inte
ue estlng to glance now and then at a fa
He like Dorothy Gilbert's than to sta
10- steadily at a tall, solemn young mi
ed on the platform who was talking a bo
r's the "Philosophy of the Prophetic Idei
ice and Its evolution in the Old Testamer
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of and the friends of the graduates 11
lid gered about the platform congratulfi
he ing the different speakers. Very mai
he of the visitors came up and warm
)n. greeted Kirk. Among them was 01
In alert, active, middle aged man wl
of said he wanted to see Kirk especial
ice on a matter of importance. So the tv
er- went up to Kirk's room, and the stra
>ly ger explained his business briefly.
elt
iat CHAPTER II.
ISt yntTT RECEIVES HIS SECOND CALL A2
ud ACTS UPON IT.
ic- "I'm superintendent of missions f
re- Kansas. I want you to take a churi
;re out there. You're Just the man I'
3e been looking for. Don't say 'No,' for
ue must have you."
fa- Kirk looked at the superintende
In- thoughtfully. Was this the second ct
a he had mentioned?
les "There's this scholarship. I feel t)
or- need of the training abroad."
"All right Go on with that B
ire there's a church that will be ready f
ild you at the end of your year there. II
as in the growing town of Conrad and
ag great opening for hard work. T1
nd man there now will leave at the end
si- the year."
ice Kirk said nothing. He looked out
rk his window. Right across the campi
te, stood the beautiful residence of Dor
st. thy Gilbert's father. It was not tJ
-?t first time be had looked in that dire
lat tlon.
MA# AAtiMAA " /*AnflniiA^ fKo annnrl
VM \>Jk. tUUlOUf V.VU UUUVU IUV
all tendent briskly, "you understand t]
lis. church Is a home missionary churi
>m and cannot offer you a large salar
gh They can raise perhaps $400 or posi
he bly $450. The society will grant $2i
irs or $250. You could count on abo
lid $800 probably."
Kirk was silent He turned his hei
rst away from the window and glanci
lm around his room. The shabby backi
re- books, the simple pieces of furnltui
la- the faded carpet, the meager furnis
lngs, all smote him keenly. It was n
k's the first time his poverty had thrust;
a self upon him coarsely, but he seem<
of to feel It more deeply than ever, i
of he faced the superintendent who wi
Is waiting for a reply Kirk had a mo
>rk astonishing and absurd feeling con
es- over him. He was not thinking abo
.ve bis German scholarship or about t)
-he superintendent. The superlntende
pe- would have been smitten Into bewllde
ad ment If he could have read Kirh
ro- thought. What Kirk was saying
ed himself was, "How can Dorothy G
aa bert and I live on $800 a year In
ler home missionary church?"
of "Well," the superintendent spoh
ras with a slight trace of lmpatlenc
tys "what do you say? Give me a favc
fht able answer. You can make your mai
la out there; plenty of hard work, but
ig- good field. Tell me you'll take It."
m, "Very well, I promise to take tl
as field If It Is open when I finish n
studies abroad."
ed, Kirk spoke quietly, but his lips clos<
ay firmly, and he turned his head ai
ok looked out over the campus again,
la There was a little more talk betwe<
or- them, and the superintendent went 01
he The minute he was gone Kirk pull*
th- down his curtains and locked his doc
pe- It was a little after noon, and the re
lty ular commencement dinner was servi
at 1. He walked up and down b
1th darkened room talking to himself. H
in future was at last decided?at least f
eo- a time. He had some place In tl
?id world. Some one wanted him. He wi
>rn ambitious, as a Christian gentlema
^ should be.. He wanted to do gref
aa things in the kingdom of God on eartl
(St Could he do them In that little hoir
it. missionary church?
al It was not at all contrary to his rej
se. ular habits of life that he kneeled dow
er and prayed. It was a prayer of thanki
be giving and also one of petition. H
er knew wl*h perfect _ clearness _aa t
v
lt kneeled In bis darkened room that
j8 loved Dorothy Gilbert with all
8 might. The complete absurdity of
a position had nothing to do with
lg fact that he loved her. She was r
ie she was accomplished, she was bea
iy ful, she was of an old and.dlstingu
n ed family, but he loved her. He ^
^ poor, he was plain looking, he had
18 prospects beyond his scholarship i
a. $700 or $800 a year in a home miss!
;D ary church, but he loved Dorothy <
jy bert. It made no difference that
Christian training seemed to reb
^ his choice of one so far removed fi
him in every way. That did not
le stroy his feeling for her and did
change lt. In his prayer he cried
^ wisdom; he asked to be led by
Spirit
* He was not the man to wreck a
- of Christian service on a passion of
heart, even if its hunger were ne
, fed. But when he arose and went c
I to the alumni hall to join the cl
there at the final banquet he can
with him the knowledge that the
ture for him must have Dorothy 1
( bert with it if he would do or be
' that he felt he had a right to pray fi
\ The week that followed commei
ment day at Hermon found Elrk
most alone in the seminary build
He had been employed by one of
' professors In doing some special cc
\ ing of a book manuscript. In a 1
= days this would be finished. He
fixed on the following Thursday to
for Liverpool. He had determined
begin his studies as soon as possl
He had been to see the president
the faculty about his scholarship c
to his great relief, found that he 1
, largely free to study in the way 1
seemed of most value to himself.
"You see, it's this way, sir," he
, explained to the president. "It wll
al me very little good to go to a Gerr
university and take some special cot
n- In language or history. I feel the n
?- of another method of study. If I
or use this scholarship to study hur
bt conditions in large cities, going to
tr- people for my material at first hanc
ce will be of infinitely larger value to
re and to the seminary than a cours*
in lectures and books."
ut "You are free to mark out your t
i" methods of study," replied the pr
it dent. "According to the terms of
it scholarship, the only condition li
n- year spent abroad in some regi
it- course of study, with a report of i
iy be mude within six months to the s
ly inary."
So Kirk was happy in his though
io the year's work, and when the tri
^ urer bad given him the check for
r0 $tOO and be had gone to Boston and
n" gaged his passage in the intermed
cabin he felt as If he had a very In
esting year's life before him.
He had come back to his room
made bis final preparations for leav
They were very simple necessarily,
or was going light handed to live In
2b most frugal, economical manner pc
re ble. It was now Tuesday evening.
' 1 vessel sailed Thursday afternoon.
was all ready to go, and yet he had
nt irresistible longing to see Dorothy
ill bert before he went
He fought against the Inclination
til 8 o'clock and then did what be ki
he would do all along?he dressed
ut the most careful manner he knew 1
or and walked straight across the cam
to her house,
a As he went up the steps he heard
tie piano. Dorothy was playing. W
of he was In the hall, he glanced into
parlor and saw Francis Raleigh sti
of lng there.
us Then a fit of timidity seized 1
o- Something In Raleigh's face and n
he ner made him feel that It was lmp<
ble to see Dorothy Gilbert with
gifted artist He asked the servan
n- Mr. Gilbert was at home and said
tie wanted to see him a few moments.
:h it was the nearest to a lie that 1
y* com Kirk ever approached. Howe
si- when the servant ushered him Into
00 Gilbert's library he was not sorrj
ut * have a talk with the publisher.
Mr. Gilbert had been abroad. I
id asked him several questions about
sd les and people on the continent
2d grew every moment more Interei
e, and staid for more than an hour,
h- Gilbert Insisted on presenting him \
ot two or three copies of Baedeker
It* followed him out Into the hall whei
2d finally rose to go, wishing blm a i
^8 cessful year of study.
M The piano had stopped, and tha (
into the parlor was closed, but I
a? could hear voices, and It seemed to
that they were unusually earnest,
k? Imagined he could detect a tone
nt pleading in one of them.
5r" He went out Into the night and w
:'s ed the seminary campus under
to grave elms for two or three hours.
felt disappointed. He went over
a prospects. He viewed from all si
his position as a man with a car
:e? and before he let himself Into his dl
?? room he had gone down Into a dept]
,r" self depreciation that measured a
rk ley of humiliation for him.
a But when he awoke the next daj
determined, with a dull obstinacy 1
was a part of his character, that
*y would see Dorothy Gilbert before
went away. And wnen evening cami
walked over to the house again.
1(1 She was playing the piano again,
this time alone. She turned aro
as Kirk entered and smiled as If
were glad to see him, and before
had time to think of any possible i
,r* ness he was talking about his p
*- pects, the places he expected to v
the methods he was planning to ut
'*8 As the talk went on Dorothy Gill
Is grew more Interested. Kirk's voice
or Bomethlng to do with It. But af
116 from that he was at Ills best w!
18 talking about his life work. Doro
D forgot that he was a theologue. ?
it eral times she was startled at her
t). sponse to his enthusiasm. He I
ie planned an original trip abroad, i
the details of what he intended to
5- roused her native Intensity to see
n suits.
9- But right In the midst of his expla
[e tion of what he expected to do in L
m don Kirk paused.
he "I heard you "playing the 'Traumerel*
when I came In, Miss Gilbert Will
^ you please play It again?" wa
t^ie Dorothy looked surprised at the ab- car
rupt change, but without a word went wl*
ut*" to the piano and began. Kirk knew
,8b* enough about music to know that she *
!Va8 played well, better than any one he th,)
no had ever heard. ro?
When she finished, she turned about 041
lon* and said: "You will hear some good 8t6i
GH" music whlleryou are abroad, Mr. Kirk.
The Germans, especially, furnish the 1??
uke people with the very best music In the wlt
'om parks and gardens at a very small ?
price."
not She suddenly colored deeply as she raE
*or thought he might Imply that she was me
tb? thinking of his poverty, of his inability ar(3
to hear expensive music in expensive thr
life places. If he thought of It, he made the
the no sign that she noticed. But he said:
>ver "i shall never hear any better music the
>ver than I have heard tonight."
lass The minute he had said it be felt the mo
ried game timidity seize him that came over de
fu- him the evening before. But it passed ^
Gil- away quickly, and, to his relief, he felt ly '
all a certain inward strength and lndoml- "
or. table courage fill him. Dorothy was at poc
ice- first amused at the compliment; then wit
al- she was suddenly excited by it Kirk "
lag. was as simple hearted as a child. He foil
the had revealed his secret in the tone and he
>py- manner of his' words. It was the last aer
few thing In the world he had expected to ren
had do when he came. But greater and bet- Me
sail ter and wiser men than Malcom Kirk the
I to have done as he did. oce
ble. He rose at once and walked straight her
: of over to the fireplace. On the mantel was dec
ind, a miniature of Dorothy, painted by a to 1
was New York artist, a young woman who 0
hat was famous for such work. we
" "I have no right"?Kirk spoke with- "
had out a tremor?"but if I take this and tha
L do keep It for a year sacredly to guard It lln<
nan from every eye but my own and never go
irse to speak of it and then return it when "
eed 1 come back"? but
can 'She was so surprised that her self me
nan possession failed her. Kirk's hand aga
the was on the miniature with a mastery in '
1, it that Dorothy noticed even at that mo- col]
me ment. T
5 In "You are not unwilling? I make no roo
claim. I have none. I simply shall leij
>wn keep it for a year. Perhaps the con- tha
esi- stant sight of it will prove to me how me
the hopeless"? loo;
s a The man paused and looked straight sha
liar at Dorothy. There was something so
t to hungry and at the same time so unafem
fected in his look that again Dorothy
was speechless. He took the picture,
t of aQd it lay in his great palm a moment, He
EflB. and then his fingers closed slowly over
the It- He looked up at her again. She 1
en. had turned away and was nervpusly let!
late tracing lines with her fingers on the Jec
ter- table. bis
"I have no excuse to ofTer for wKatt Fili
and have done," he said, and there was rigl
lag, that in his voice that made Dorothy "
He l??k UP- / > Fili
the "1 realize all the distance between are
.aat. us. It will do you no harm to let me rigl
His have the picture and may do me good." not
He Dorothy at last found her voice. bef
[ ^ "I have not let you have It It seems 41
Qll- to me you have taken it anyway." ind
"You did not say no," replied Hal- for
nn. 60111 Klrk firmly. Then he paused as if a m
iew waiting an answer. And again she was ((
I ^ silent He moved toward the hall. "I nat
10W love you, Dorothy Gilbert" he said, opi
and he looked almost handsome as he so.
said it He stood there an Instant And "
the then he was gone, and Dorothy re- tro
ten malned like one who has felt some Cul
the great emotion, not yet measured. She pin
inry had refused to let Francis Raleigh in
have the miniature. He had begged tret
t\m for it He also was going abroad to Cul
ian. finish his studies In art But when he Fili
>ssl- asked for the picture she had told him to
the no< a?d he had gone away without a fun
tt tf definite answer to his petition that she (l
itej tha
"I shall never hear any better music than m u
t he . ' have heard, tonight." j \
that fi^ve bJm the original of the picture, the
be For he had told her of his love before for<
| 2j0 he went. And now this other! And he ele<
9 had gone with the miniature after alL I
He had actually taken It Dorothy Phi
bnt said: "He had no right. But why did ttfu
un(j 1 not tell him so?" Somehow Malcom ]
sbe Kirk was a part of her memory now. Un
, be She had not time to ask what It might has
all mean. One moment she laughed, I
ro9_ then she grew serious, then she turned whI
and played the "Traumerel" again,
' then she wheeled about and said to j
1^.
bext fberaeif with a short laugh: "The idea, a CHJ
had theologue, and homely and awkward unl
lid? at that! Why, I have actually laughed pill
bile at him." But nevertheless she felt the hai
thy impossibility of laughing at Malcom bla
lev- Kirk any more. No true woman ever hai
re- laughs at the honest love of a man, no wh
bad matter how poor or unattractive he Ion
ind may be, and Dorothy Gilbert was a hui
do true woman at heart. flb<
re- As for Malcom Kirk, he went on not
board the steamer the next afternoon ext
na- with a feeling that was almost content, fro
on- It Is true he felt a little uneasy to at
lthlnk he had told Dorothy Gilbert so Ba;
Inly that "he IoVed her. But, then,
was sure it had done no harm. It
s the truth, and, besides, when he
e back would he return the picture
:hout a word? Might he not claim
right to keep It always?
Ie scarcely pretended to answer
3 question. He found his way to his
m in the Intermediate cabin and
ne out on the deck again. A.s the
amer went down the harbor he
ughtfully reviewed his course and
tiAm 1I#A KANAKA film
RCU UUl UllU UiC UC>T ULC L/LlUiV uiui
:b quiet hope.
t was 10 o'clock when be went down
his room. As he proceeded* to arige
bis few effects In the little apartnt
called a cabin one of the stewIs
came by. There were two or
ee other men sitting at the table in
dining and lounging room.
Any of you a clergyman?" asked
steward.
To one answered, and Elrk after a
ment stepped out and^sald: "I'm a
rgyman. What Is wanted?"
'he steward looked a little doubtfulit
the long, unattractive figure.
There's a woman down aft here in a
>r way. She wants some one to pray
:h her."
I'll go," said Elrk quietly, and he
lowed the steward, not knowing as
went that this, his first ministry of
vice, was to prove one of the most
larkable events In his eventful life,
an while the steamer had reached
t limits of the harbor. The great
an now lay wide and solemn before
; and the lookout on the forward
ik was saying to himself, "Ifs going
t>e a beautiful night"
?n the promenade deck two men
re pacing up and down.
But how did It happen, Raleigh,
,t you took passage on the Cunard v
)? I thought you were planning to
by the Anchor line from New York."
I did plan to go two weeks later,
; circumstances changed my movents.
I shall be glad to get to work
tin, and I'm thankful to be thrown
ivith you, Ed. We can talk over old
lege days."
'bey turned In front of the music
m, and the light fell on Francis Rash's
face. It was at this moment
t Malcom Elrk down In the Inters
diate cabin kneeled to pray. The
kout on the bow was saying, "We
il have a quick voyage."
TO BE CONTINUED.
LETTER PROM BRYAN.
Pata Cuba and Philippines In the Same
Class.
?be Knoxville Sentinel prints a
;er addressed to it by Colonel Wm.
inings Bryan, in wbich ho expresses
views upon the relations of the
ipinos and the Cubans and their
fits. It is as follows:
'I believe that the rights of -the
ipinos and the rights of the Cohans
identical. The recognition of the
[its of the Cubans by resolution did
create those rights. They existed
ore.
'If the Filipinos have a right to their
ependence the fact that they fought
it does not justify us in carrying on
rar of conquest.
It is no more humiliating for a
ion to recognize the rights of an
lonent than for an individual to do
'We would have had the same
uble in Cuba if we had treated the
bans the same as we have the Fili08.
We would have had no trouble
the Philippine islands if we had
eited the Filipinos as we have the
bans. If we are going to give the
ipiDos their independence we ought
say so at once, and thus avoid
tber bloodshed.
How can we justify the sacrifice of
lerican soldiers and the killing of
ipinos merely to show that we can
ip them."
Colonel Bryan declares that if the
jon resolution bad been acted upon
re would have been no war with
Filipinos.
Republican Weak Points.?Let
summarize a half dozen questions
t may cost the Republican ticket
es. says the Chicago Times-Herald.
. The agitation against imperialism.
1 Thn nrmv rantppn flllPStion.
I. "Our plain duty" to Puerto Rico,
t. Backward steps in the civil ser- x
0.
>. The Hay-Paunceforte treaty.
1. The Sampson-Schley controversy.
Ve do not include the subject of
sts in this enumeration of weak
is in the Republican armor, for the
>osition is without lance that can t
rce it, and the scandal over the ice
st in New York has operated to
disadvantage of the Democrats.
Jut the Republican party must proince
boldly for a constitutional
endment providing for the election
United States senators by popular
e in the states. The senate is the
)ngbold of trust interests and it
st be reformed.
Ve have said enough to show that
Republican convention cannot af1
to regard its nominees as good as
3ted.
t may well be remembered that after
ladelphia comes Kansas City, and
jr Kansas City November.
7bere are a million votes in the
ited States upon which no party
i a mortgage.
larmony iu June does not insure a
Ikover next fall.
In African Pocket HandkertF.-I
must not forget one particular,
que of its kind, of the most staled
toilet of the Barotsi, the pocket
idkerchief. This conslsts""of a thin
de of iron, finely wrought, with the
idle of the same material. The
ole Is perhaps four or five Inches
g by one or two Inches wide, and is
ag round the neck by vegetable
jra or tendons. In blowing their
jes they use it as a spring with
:reme dexterity, which I can say
m ovnprienee is not a pleasant thing
a camp fire.?"The Kingdom of the
rotsl."
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