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I IN HIS STEP '* ?ihat Would 3esus ?lo By Charles M. Sheldon. O'pvrfrrnfftt and fmMi*h/rt in hook form .? * ? . . . . . . . ..; t ?/f ? ? ? ?.j-.-i ... ??<>??? "1 understand mat yon are going on Um ?tage. Miss Wtnslow. Wo shall all be delighted. I'm sure." Raid rtollin atariuk one of the pauses in tho conver? sation, which I ad not been animated. Rachel colored and felt annoyed. '?Who tok. yon?" she asked, while Virginia, who bad Kvn very silent and reserved, suddenly routed herself end appeared muly to join in fue talk. "Oh. we hear a thing or two on the ! Beeidet?, every one saw (ran tbe manager, at chnrch two weeks He doesn't go to chnrch to hear the preaching In fax t, I know other people who don't either, not when there's something better to hear. " Rachel did not color this time, but one answered qniotly: "Yon're mistaken. I'm not going on the stage." "It's a great pity. You'd make a hit. Everybody is talking about yonr s, ug ham" Thin time Rachel flushed with genu? in* anger. Before abe could say anything Vir? ginia broke in. ??Whom do you mean by 'every? body?' " "Whom? I mean all the people who hear Mise Winalow on Sunday What other time do 'hey hear her? It's a great pity. I aay, that the general pub? lic outside of Ha vinond cannot hear her voice" "Let us ttkjk abont something else," aaid Rachel a little sharply. Mnie. Page glanced at her and spoke with a gentle coorteay. "My dear, Roll in never could pay an indirect compliment He is like his fa? ther in that But we are all curious to know something of your plana We claim the right from old acquaintance, yon know. And Virginia had already told na of yonr concert company offer.'' "1 supposed, of conrse, that was pub? lic property," aaid Virginia, smiling jgeroaa the table, "It was in The News yaeterday." 'Tea, yea," replied Rachel hastily. "I understand that. Mme. Page. Well, Virginia and I have been talking about ? I have decided not to accept, and that is ae far as I have gone yet'' Rachel waa conscious of the fact that the conversation had up to this point bean narrowing her hesitation concern? ing the company'a offer down to a de tnat wonlu absolutely satisfy her judgment of Jeans' probable lic? it had been the last thing in the Tor Id. however, that she had desired to have her decision made in any way so Kblic aa this. Somehow what Rollin ge had aaid and his manner in say? ing it had hastened her judgment in the matter. "Would you mind telling us. Rachel. Cir reasons for refusing the offer? It ka like a good opportunity for n young girl like von. Don't you think the general prfhlie ought to hear yon? I feel like RMlin nbout that. A voice like vor:in oelougs to f, larger andiene?) than Raymond ami the First church." Rachel Winslow was naturally u i:h) of great reserve. Sho shrank from mak? ing her plans or her thovghts public. Bnt with all her repression there was possible in her an occasional sudden break in-* out that was simply nn im? pulsive, thoughtful, frank, truthful ex? pression of her rao*t inner personal feel? ing, she spoke now in reply to Mme. Page in one of those rnre moments of re that added to the attractive of her whole character. "I have no other reason than a con? viction thnt Jesus would do tho same thing." she said, looking in Mme. Page's eyes with a clear, earnest I jagg Mme. Page turned red. and Rollin stared. Before her grarftlmother could aay anything Virginia spoke.' Her n-n::: r< 1. r showed how sue was stirred. Virginia's pale, clear com pieti<?n wa< that of health, but it was generally .n marked contrast to Rachel's tropical type of beauty "Grandmother, yon know w | prom? ised to mak that tho standard of our coii?bi( t for a year. Mr. Maxwell's proposition was plain to nil who heard it We have not beeu able to arrive at onr d.t i-i?>ns very rapidly. The diffi? culty in knowing what Jesus would do perplexed Keel and me a good Mme. Page looked sharply at Vir? ginia beforo she said anything. "Of course I understand Mr. Max? well's statement. It is perfectly nn practicable to pnt it :>nto practice. I felt c< nttd?-nt nt the ime that those who promised would find it out after a trial and abandon it as visionary and absurd. I have nothi ig to say about Miss Winslow a afti.irs, but"?she paused and continued with a sharpness that was new to Rachel?"I hope yon have no foolish notions in this matter. Virginia." "I have a great many notions," re? plied Virginia quietly. "Whether they are foolish or not depends upon my right understanding of what he would do As soon as I find out I shall do it." "Excuse me. -ladle*." said Rollin, rising from the table. "The con versa tion is getting beyond my depth. I shall retire t<> the library for a cigar." lb" went .-tit of the dining r<?jag, and there was sil< ggf for a moment. Mme Page w..it?d until the servant had brought in - unething and then asked her to go out She was angry, and her anger wasforieol iblo alth e | checked in rome measure bv the pi soneo of Rachel "I am older by ecvernl years than yon, young 1 Miles, ' ehe aaid, and her i S. ??' 1 by the <?> Rachel lo ris?? up like a great frozen wall between htf and every conception of JesUJ ::s a sacrifice. "What you have promi>e:l in a sprit of false emotion, I pre<ui ; ?. i.? impossible of performance." "Do you mean, grandmother, that we cannc* possibly act as Jesus would, or do you mean that if wo try to we shall offend the customs and prejudices of society?" asked Virginia. "It is not required. It is not neces? sary. Besides, how can you act with any ? Mme. Page paused, broke off her sen? tence and then turned to Rachel. "What will your mother say to your decision V My dear, is it not foolish ? What do you expect to do with your voico anyway?" "I don't know what mother will say yet." Rachel answered, with n great shrinking from trying to give her moth? er's probable answer. If there was a woman in all Raymond with great am? bitions for her daughter's success as a singer, Mrs. Winslow was that woman. "Oh, you will see it in a different light after wise thought of it! My "dear," continued Mme. Page, rising from the table, "you will live to regret it if you do no" accept the concert com? pany's offer or something like it." Rachel said something that contained a hint of the struggle she v?s "till hav? ing, and after a little she went .'way, fer'ung that her departure was tc be followed by a p^inf^I convocation be? tween Virginia i.r.d her grandmother. As she afterward learned, Virginia passed through a crisis of feeling during that sceno with her grandmother that hastened her final decision as to the use of her money and her social position. Rachel was glad to escape and be by herself. A plan was slowly forming in her mind, and she wanted to be alone to think it out carefully. But before she had walked two blocks she was an? noyed to find Rollin Page walking be? side her. "Sorry to disturb your thought, Miss Winslow, but I happened to be going your way and had an idea you might not object. In fact, I've been walking here for a whole block, and you haven't objected." "I did not see you," replied Rachel. "I wouldn't mind that if you only thought of me once in awhile," said Rollin suddenly. He took one last nerv? ous puff of his cigar, tossed it into the street and walked along with a pale face. Rachel was surprised, but not star? tled. She had known Rollin as a boy, and thero had been a time when they had used each other's first name famil iarly. Lately, however, something in Rachel's manner had put an end to that. Sht: was used to his direct at? tempts at compliment and \v;:s some times amused by them. Today bJm hon estly wished him anywhere else. "Do you ever think of me. Miss I Winslow v" asked Rollin after Q Dante "Oh, yes, quite often!" said Rachel, with a smile. "Are yon thinking of mo new?" "Yes. that is?yes, I am." "What?" "Do you want me to bo absolutely truthful f "Of course. "Then I was thinking that I wished you v ere not here Rollin bit his lip and looked gloomy. Rachel had not spoken anything as Ire wished "Now, look here, Rachel?oh, I know that's forbidden, but I've got to speak some time?you know how I feel. What makes you treat me so hard ? You used to like me a little, you know "Did I? Of course we used to get on very well as Ih>\* and girl, but \v* are older now." Rachel still spoke in tho light, easy way she had used since her first annoy ance at no< injs ljjrn. She was still some? what prcoccunied with her plan, which mid been disturbed by Rollin's appear? ance They walked along in silence a little way. The avenue was full of people. Among the persons passing was Jasper Chase, lie haw Rachel and Rollin and bowed as he went by. Rollin was watching Kachel closely. "I wi>h I were Jasper Chase. Maybe I'd stand some show then." he said moodily. Rachel colored in Bpite of hers* If. She did not say anything and quickened her pace a little. Rollin seemed deter? mined to say something, and Rachel seemed helpless to prevent him. After all. she thought, he might as well know the truth one time as another. "Yon know well enough, Rachel, how I feel toward yon. Isn't there any hope? I could make you happy. I've loved you a go<*i many years"? "Why. how old do you think I am?" broke in Rachel, with a nervous lungh. She was shaken out of her usual jioise of manner. "You know what I mean," went on Rollin doggedly, "and you have no right to laugh at me jnst because I want you to marry me." "I'm not, but it is useless for yon to s|s ak Rollin, " said Rachel after a lit? tle hesitation and then using his name in such a frank, simple way that he could attach no im aning to it beyond the familiarity of the family acquaint? ance. MIt ia impossible." Hhe was still a little agitated by the fact of receiving a ptopoaal of marriage on the avenue, bllt 1 lie in lj HC oil the it ? walk poada the convem as if they were in the "Wouid yon- tin if run gave pie / i.le private think "No!" said Rachel. She spoke firm? ly. Perhaps, she thought afterward, al? though she did not mean to, sho spoke harshly. They walked on for some time with? out a word. They were nearing Rachel's home, and she, was anxious to end tho scone. As they turned off tho avenue into one of the quiet streets Rollin si>oke suddenly and with more manliness than ho had yet shown. There was a distinct note of dignity in his voice that was new to Rachel. "Miss Winslow, I ask you to be my Wife). Is there any hope for me that you will ever contentf11 "None in tho least." Rachel spoko decidedly. "Will you tell me why?" He asked tho question ?2 if ho had ft right to a truthful answer. "I do not feel toward you as a wom? an ought to feel toward tho man she ought to marry." "In other words, you do not lovo me?" "I do not, and I cannot." "Why t" That was another question, and Rachel was a little surprised that he should ask it. "Because"? She hesitated for fear she might say too much in an attempt to speak the exact truth. "Tell me just why. You can't hurt mo more than you have done already." "Well, I don't and can't love yon because you have no purpose in life. J What do you over do to make the world j better? You spend your time in club life, in amusements, in travel, in lux? ury. What is there in such a life to at- J tract a woman?" "Not much, I guess." said Rollin, with a little laugh. "Still, 1 don't know that I am any worse than the rest of the men around me. I'm not so bad as some. Glad to know your rea Bon." He suddenly stopped, took off his hat, bowed gravely and turned back. Rachel went on homo and hurried into her room, disturbed in many ways by the event which had so unexpectedly thrust itself into her experience. When sho had time to think it all over, she found herself condemned by tho very judgment sho had passed on Rollin Pago. What purpose had she in life? She had been abroad and studied music with one of the famous teachers of Europe. She had come homo to Ray? mond and had been singing in tho First chnrch choir now for a year. She was well paid. Up to that Sunday two weeks ago she had been quite satisfied with herself and her position. She had shared her mother's ambition and anticipated growing triumphs in the musical world. What possible career was before her ex? cept the regular career of every singer ? She asked the question again and, in the light of her recent reply to Rollin. asked again if she had any very great purpose in life herself? What would Jesus do? There was a fortune in her voice. She knew it, not necessarily as a matter of personal pride or profes? sional egotism, but simply as a fact, and she was obliged to acknowledge that until two weeks ago she had pur? posed to use her voice to make money and win admiration and applause. Was that a much higher purpose, after all. than Rollin Page lived for? Sho sat in her room a lor ? time and finally went down stairs . olved to have ft frank talk with her mother about the concert company's offer and her new plan, which was gradually shaping in her mind. Sin? had already had one talk with her mother and knew that she expected Rachel to accept the offer and enter on ft successful career as a public ling nr. "Mother." Rachel said, coniir;* at once to the point, as much as she dread? ed the interview. "I have decided not to go out With the company. I have a good reason for it. " Mrs. Winslow was a large, handsome woman, fond of much company, ambi? tions for a distinct place in society and devoted, according to her definitions of success, to the ruccess of her children. Her youngest boy, Lewis, ten years younger tbr.n Rachel, was ready to graduate from a military academy in tho summer. Meanwhile she and Rachel were at home together. Rachel's father, like Virginia's, had died while the fam? ily were abroad. Like Virginia, she found herself, under her present rule of conduct, in complete antagonism with her own immediate homo circle. Mrs. Winslow waited for Rachel to go on. "Yon know the promise I made two weeks ago. mother?" "Mr. Maxwell's promise?" "No, mine. You know what it was. mother?" ,4I suppose I do. Of course all the chnrch members mean to imitate Christ and follow him as far as is consistent with our present day surroundings. But what has that to do with your decision in the concert company's matter?" "It has everything to do with it. After asking. 'What would Jesus dot' and going to the source of authority for wisdom I have been obliged to say that I do not believe he would in my case make that use of my voice." "Why? Is there anything wrong about such a career?'' "No; I don't know that I can say there is." "Do yon presume to sit in judgment on other people who go out to sing in this way? Do you presume to say that they are doing what Christ would not do?" "Mother, I wish you to understand me. I judge 00 one else. 1 condemn no other professional singers. I simply de? cide my own course. As I look at it, I have a conviction that Jesus would do something else. "What else.'" Mrs. Winslow had not yet lost her temper. Sh?? did not under? stand the situation or Rachel in the midst of it. but she was anxious that ' her daughter's career should be as dis? tinguished as her natural gifts prom* ised. and she fell eonftdent that when the present ngnsnal religious excite? ment in the First church had passed away Rachel would go on with her public life according to the wiahefc of the family. She was totally unprepared ta^j^^e^s^jc^^r^m^^^^^^^^^ I "What? Something that will servo ' mankind where it most needs the sorv ! ice of song. Mother, 1 have made up , my mind to use my voice in some way so as to satisfy my soul that I am doing j something better than pleasing fashion? able audiences or making money or even j gratifying my own love of singing. Iam ! going to do something that will satisfy me when I ask, 'What would Jesus do?' and I am not satisfied Nod cannot be when I think of myself as singing myself into the career of a concert com? pany performer." Rachel spoke with a vigor and ear? nestness that surprised her mother. Mrs. Winslow was angry now, and she never tried to conceal her feelings. "It is simply absurd ! Rachel, you are a fanatic! What can you do?" "Tho world has been served by men and women who have given it other things that were gifts. Why should I, because I am blessed with a natural gift, at once proceed to put a nncket price on it and .make -11 the money I can out of it ? You knc . mother, that you have taugk me to think of a mu? sical career always in the light of a financial and social success. I have been unable since I made my promise two weeks ago to imagine Jesus joining a concert company to do what I would do and live the lifo I would have to live if I joined it." Mrs. Winslow rose and then sat down again. With a great effort she com? posed herself. "What do you intend to do. then? You have not answered my question." "I shall continue to sing for the time ibeing in the church. I am pledged to sing there through spring. During the week I am going to sing at the White Cross meetings down in tho Rectangle.' "What! Rachel Winslow! Do you know what you wo saying? Do you know what sort of people those are #down there?" Rachel almost quailed before her mother For a moment sho shrank back and was silent. "I know very well. That is the rea? son I am poing. Mr. and Mrs. Gray have been working there several weeks. I learned only thfc morning that they wanted singers from tho churches to help them in their meetings. They use a tent. It is in a part of the city wh^re Christian work is most needed. I shall offer them my bolp. Mother," Rachel cried out with che first passionate ut? terance sho had yet used, "I want to do something that will cost me something , in the way of sacrifice. I know you will not understand me. But I am hungry to suffer something What have we j done all our lives for the suffering, sin? ning side of Raymond? How much have we denied ourselves or given of our personal ease and pleasure to bless the place in which we live or imitate the life of the Saviour of the world ? Are we always to go on doing as so? ciety selfishly dictates, moving on its narrow little round of pleasures and entertainments and never knowing the pain of things that cost?" "Are you preaching atme?" asked Mrs. Winslow slowly. Rachel under? stood her mother's words. ? "No; I am preaching at myself." she replied gently She paused a moment as if she thought her mother would say something more and then went out of the room When sho reached her own room, she felt that, so far as her moth? er was concerned, she could expect no sympathy or even a faw understanding from her She kneeled down It is Fafo to say that within tho two weeks since Henry Maxwell'.s church had faced that shab? by figure with the faded hat more mem? bers of his parish had been driven to their knees in prayer than during all the previous term of his pastorate. When she rose, her beautiful face was wet with tears. She sat thought? fully a little while and then wrote a note to Virginia Page She sent it to her by a messenger and then went down stairs again and told her mother that she and Virginia were going down to the Rectangle that evening to see Mr and Mrs. Gray, tho evangelists "Virginia's uncle. Dr West, will go with us if she goes I have asked her to call him up by telephone and go with us. Tho doctor is a friend of the Grays and attended somo of tho meetings last winter '1 Mrs. Winslow did not bay anything Her manner showed her complete dis? approval of Rachel's course, and Rachel felt her unspoken bitterness About 7 o'clock tho doctor and Vir? ginia appeared, and together tho three started for the scene of tho White Cross meetings. Tho Rectangle was tho most notori? ous district in all Raymond. Tt was in the territory close by tho great I ailroad shops and tho packinghouses. The slum and tenement district of Raymond con I gested its most wretched elements about tho Rectangle This was a barren field used in tho summer by circus com? panies and wandering showmen. It was shut in by rows of saloons, gam? bling hells and cheap, dirty boarding and lodging house* The First church of Raymond had never touched tho Rectangle problem. It was too dirty, too coarse, too sinful, too awful, for close contact. Let us be honest There had been an attempt to cleanso this soro spot by sending down an occasional committee of singers, of Sunday school teachers or gospel vis? itors from various churches, but the church of Raymond as an institution had never really done anything to make the Rectangle any less a stronghold of tho devil as tho years went by. Into this heart of tho coarse part of the sin of Raymond tho traveling evan? gelist and his bravo little wife had pitched a good sized tent and begun 1 meetings It was the spring of the year, and the evenings were beginning to be i pleasant The evangelists had asked for I the help of Christian people and bad received more than the usirtil amount of encouragement, but they felt a great need of more and better music. During the meetings on the Sunday just gone I the assistant at the organ had been taken ill The volunteers from tho city were few and the voices of ordinary quality [to be continued.] Hester s Cotton Statement. Heavy Decrease in Move? ment Iuto Sight, New Orleans, Nov. IT ?Secretary Hester's weekly New Orieane cotton exchange statement issued today shows a decrease in the movement into eight compared with the seven days ending this date last year cf 125,000, a decrease under the same davs year before last of 170,000 For the 78 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate, is behind the 78 days of last year 84-2,000. and behind the same date year before last of 550,000 The movement since Sept 1 6hows receipts at alt* United States ports 2,533,118. against 3,509,697 last year ; overland across the Mississip pi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 440 881. against 277,520 last year ; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 445,* 234, against 505,212 last year, and southern mill takings 350,355, against 319,155 last year. Foreign exports for the week have been 145 968, against 356,195 laat year, making the total thus far for the season 1,648,674, against 2,258,639 last year. The total taking of all mills north and south and Canada, thus far for the season have been l, 050,813, against 820,045 last year Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading centres have increased during the week 101,064 bales, against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 44.850 and are uow 126,739 smaller than at this date in 1898. lucluding stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and a number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 4,388,416 against 4.879,450 for the same period last year. $75 to ?100 vs. $30. Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of this State, who is euch an enthusiastic advocate of cotton mills, has a strong and equally enthusiastic supporter in Mr W 8. Whitam, of Georgia, who holds that there is no reason why the South should not get from $75 to (100 a bale for cotton instead of $30. He is a man whose business reputa? tion stands pretty well in his State, where he is president of 27 banks. Speaking of cotton mills, he says : "Labor is plentiful and cheap in Georgia The success of Georgia cotton mills has proven that southern men know how to run tbem. From personal experience 1 know that cot ton mills of from 5,000 to 10,000 spindles pay much better dividends than mills of larger size As many years ago the West attracted the attention of capitalists and business men, so now the eyes of this class are turned to the South I can name half a dozen cotton mills in this State (Georgia) having from 4,000 to 10, 000 spindles, which net earnings of from 2b tc 60 per cent during the past 12 months 1 am now organiz log three new cotton mills." Tbeie may be some difference of opinion as to whether small mills pay better than large mills, but whether they do or not, both pay very well, and well enough to encourage the establishment of many more both large and small. Whatever may be (ad for large mills, there is much to be said for small mills which present many advantages which should be taken into consideration, especially in a section where capital is limited, aud most of the dependence must be put upen home capital Suppose that one in proportion to investment pays tbe investors as well as the other, two small mills are better in our opinion than one hav ing the capacity of the two because the two make two markets for cotton to the one the larger makes distrib ute the industry better, biing profit to more localities, give labor a belter chanco by giving employment t<> many in their localities, putting moie money in circulation, creating more markets for what the farmers pro duce, thus benefiting them and en? couraging diversified farming and thrift on the farm. 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