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Virginia called for a servant and
noon had Loreen cared for. She was fust
Into a wretched condition. Dur
the brief scene in the hall she had
to Virginia ao hard that Vir
's arm wan sore from the clutch of
toe girl's fingere.
Virginia did not know whether her
sjiaiirl in other would leave the house or
She had abundant moans of her
was perfectly well and vigorous
capable of caring for herself. She
Brad sisters and brothers living in the
aad was in the habit of spending
weeks In the year with them.
Taiglala warn not anxions about her
ao far as that went, but the in
had been a painful one to her.
over it, ae ehe did in* her room
she went down to tea, she found
Ratte canse for regret, however. "What
w/rjodd Jeene do?" There wee no quee
Bken in Virginia s misd that she had
alaese the right thing, (f ehe had made
? aeiatake. It waa one of the judgment
aod not of the heart Wheh the bell
e? BJ tow tea, aba went down, and her
aajrliiiiilhia did not appear. She sent
a> am i ant to her room, and the servant
sxrooght back word that Mme. Page
Svas) not there. A few minutes later
a In. He brought word that
grandmother had taken the evening
for tbe eout> lie had been at
ana atari on to ee? some friends off and
Iked by chance met his grandmother ae
m wm ooming ont She told him her
itsujoa for going.
JHrginia an* Rollin confronted each
jmm at the table with earnest, aad
??Bollin,amid Virginia, and for the
time almost since hie conversion
roarlaarl what a wonderful thing her
r*i change of life meant to her,
M4o yon blaxne mef Ail I wrong?"
"No, dear; I cannot believe yon are.
Tnie la very painful for us, but if you
think thie poor creature owee her safety
seed eeivation to your j-crsonal care it
waa the only thing for von to da Ur?.
Ttrginia, to think that we have all
years enjoyed our boautiful home
m these luxuries selfishly, forget?
ful of tbe multitude like this woman 1
Barely Jesus in our places would do
want you have done."
And ao Rollin comforted Virginia and
exraneeled with her that evening, and
of all the wonderful changes that Vir?
ginia waa henceforth to know on ac
ojount of her great pledge nothing af -
?screed her so powerfully as the thought
af Rollin 's change in life. Truly, this
aaan in Christ was a new creature. Old
tarings were pawed away. Behold, all
t>if>g? in him had become n-'w i
J>r. West came that evening at Vir*
's summons and did everything
ry for the outcast. She had
drunk herself almost ink delirium. The
beat that could 1*? dona for her now
were quiet nursing aud careful watch?
ing and personal love. !So in a beauti?
ful room, with a picture of Christ
walking by the sea bunging on the
wall, where her bewildered eyes caught
daily something more of its hidden
?meaning, Loreen lay. tossed she hardly
knew how into this haven, and Vir?
ginia crept nearer the Master than she
had ever been a* her heart went out to?
ward this wreck which had thus been
torn and beaten at her feet.
Meanwhile the Rectangle waited the
of the election with more than
intereeV. and Gray and his wife
over the pitiable creaturee who,
a struggle with surroundings that
daily tempted them, too often wearied
af the struggle, and. like Loreen. threw
up their arma and went whirling into
the boiling abyaa of their previous con?
dition
The after meeting at the First church
waa now regularly established. Henry
Maxwell went into the lecture room on
toe Sunday succeeding the week of the
primary and was greeted with an en?
thusiasm that imvle him tremble nt fir t
for its reality. He noted again the ab
of Jasper Chase, but ill tbe oth
were present, and tb *y seemed
drawn very clone together by a botki of
common fellowship that demanded and
enjoyed mutual confidences. It was tl\e
general feeling that the spirit of Jesus
waa a spirit of very open, frank confes?
sion of experience. It scemtd the most
natural thing in the world for Edwurd
Nimiutn to be telling all the rest of the
smnpuny about the details of his news
paper
"The fact is. I have lost a good deal
ef money during the last three weeks.
I cannot tell how much. I um losiug a
great many suUvrilsTs every day."
??What do the subscribers give as
their reason for dropping the paper?"
asked Henry Maxwell All thereat were
listening eagerly
"There aro a good many different
reason* Home say they want a paper
that prints atl the news, meaning by
that the crime details, sensations like
oriteftghts, ecaudaLs and horrors of
various kinds. Others object to the dis?
continuance of the Sunday edition. I I
have lost hnndnsls of eul>ecril>ers by
that action, although I have made sat?
isfactory arrangements with many of
the old suscribers by giving even more
in the extra Saturday edition than they
formerly had iu the Sunday isMie. My
greatest loss has come from a falling off
in advertisements and from the attitudt
I have felt obliged to tal:e on *>olitieal
qnations This last action bus really
coat me more i\'nu anv other The bulk
of my sWBBBJfftBWI are mr r 'v er.r
tiaon. 1 may an frei] tell you nil frank?
ly that if I continue t?? potaue tie> plan
which 1 honestly believe Jesus would
to the ma'.t. r cf political iasuee and
by(A? |> g <t4
their treatment from a nonpartisan ana
moral standpoint The News will not be
able to pay its operating expense* un?
less one factor in Raymond can be de?
pended on."
He paused a moment, and the room
was very qniet. Virginia seemed spe?
cially interested. Her face glowed with
interest. It was like the interest of a
person who had been thinking hard of
the same thing Norman went on now
to mention.
'?That one factor is tho Christian
element in Raymond. Say The News
las lost heavily from the dropping off
of people who do not care for a Chris?
tian daily and from others who simply
look upon a newspaper as a purveyor
of all sorts of material to amuse and
interest them, are there enough genu?
ine Christian people in Raymond who
will rally to the support of a paper
such as Jeans would probably edit, or
are the habits of the people so firmly
established in their demands for the
regular type of journalism that they
will not take a paper unless it is strip?
ped largely of the Christian and moral
purpose? I may also say in this fellow -
ahip gathering that, owing to recent
complications in my business affairs
outs vie of my paper, I have been
obliged to lose a large part of my for?
tune. I have had to apply the same rule
of Jesus' probable conduct to certain
i transactions with other men who did
not apply it to their conduct, and the
reenlt has been the loss of a great deal
of money.
"As I understand the promise wo
made, we were not to ask any question i
about'Will it pay?' bot all onr ac?
tion was to be based on the one ques?
tion, 'What would Jesus do?' Acting
on that rule of conduct, I have been
obliged to lose nearly all the money I
have accumulated in my paper. It. is
not necessary for me to go into details.
There is no question with me now, aft?
er the three weeks' experience I have
had. that a great many men would lose
vast sums of money under the present
system of business if this rule of Jesus
were honestly obeyed. I mention my
lote here because I have the fullest faith
in the final success of a dairy paper
conducted on the lines I have recently
laid down, and I had planned to put.
Into it my entire fortune in order to
win final success. As it is now, unless,
as I said, the Christian people of Ray?
mond, the church members and profess?
ing disciples, will support the paper
with subscriptions and advertisements, I
I cannot continue its publication on the
1 present basis."
Virginia asked a question. She had
follower1. Mr. Norman's confession with
the tnost intense eagerness.
"Do yon mean that a Christian daily
ought to be endowed with a large sum,
like a Christian college, in order to
make it pay?"
"That is exactly what I mean. I
have laid out plans for putting into The j
News such a variety of material, in
such a strong and truly interesting |
way, that it would more than make up
for whatever was absent from its col?
umns in the way of un-Christian mat?
ter, but my plans called for a very largo
outlay of money. I am very confident
that a Christian daily such as Jesus ,
would approve, containing only what
j he would print, can be made to succeed
I financially if it is planned to the right
lines, but it will take a large sum of
money to work out the plana"
"How much do yon think?" asked
Virginia quietly.
Edward Norman looked at her keen
ly, and his face flushed a moment as an
idea of Virginia's purpose crossed his
mind. He had known her when she was
a little girl in the Sunday school, and
he had been on intimate relations in
business with her father.
"I should say a half million dollars
in a town like Raymond could be well
spent in the establishment of a paper
such as wo have in mind.'' he answered,
and his voice trembled a little. The
keen look on Edward Norman's grizzled
face flashed out with a stern but thor?
oughly Christian anticipation of great
achievements in the world of newspaper
life as it had opened up to him within
the last few seconds.
"Then." said Virginia, speaking as
if the thought were fully considered
"I am ready to put that amount of
money into the paper on the one condi?
tion, of course, that it be carried on as
it has been begun. "
"Thank God!" exclaimed Henry
Maxwell softly. Edward Norman was
pale. Tho rest were looking at Virginia.
She had more to say.
"Dec friends." she went on, and
there was a sadness in her voice that
made an impression on the rest that
deepened when they thought it over
afterward, "I do not want any of you
to credit me with an act of groat gen
ermity or philanthrop/. I have come
to know lately that the money which I
have called my own is not my own,
but God's. If I as a steward of his, see
some wise way to invest his money, it
is not an occasion of vainglory or
thanks from any one simply because I
have proved honest in my administra?
tion of the funds he has aske-d mo to
use for his glory. I have been thinking
I of this very plan f??r some time. The
fact is. dear friends, that in our com?
ing Agni with the whisky poarer In
Raymond, and it has only just begun,
we shall need The News to chain] ion
the Christian aide. Von all know that
all the other ptpefl are f?.r the saloon.
Ah loii^ as the saloon exists the work
of rescniug dying souU at the Rectal gle
ia carried on at a terrible disadvantage.
What can Mr. Gray do with his gospel
meetings WtriMI half his converts are
drinking people, daily tempted und en?
ticed by the saloon on every corner?
The Christian daily we must have. It
would bo giving up to tho enemy to
have Tho News fail. I have great con?
fidence in Mr. Norman's ability. I have
not seen his plans, but I have the cou
fidence that he has in making the paper
aucceed if it is carried forward on a
largo enough scale.
"I cannot believe that Christian in?
telligence in journalism will be inferior
to un-Christian intelligence, even when
it comes to making the paper pay finan?
cially. So that is my reason for putting
jthis money?God's, not mine?into this I
jpo.verful agent for doing as Jesus
would. If we can keep such a paper
going for one year, I shall be willing to
see that amount of money used in the
experiment. Do not thank me. Do not
consider my promise a wonderful thing.
What have I done with God's money
e,U these years but gratify my own
selfish, physical, personal desires ? What
can I do with the rest of it but try to
make some reparation for what I have
stolen from God ? That is the way I
look at it now. I believe it is what
Jesus would do."
Over the lecture room swept that un?
seen yet distinctly felt wave of Divine
presence. No one spoke for awhile.
Henry Maxwell, standing there where
the faces lifted their intense gaze into
his, felt what he had already felt be?
fore, a strange Betting back out of the
nineteenth century into the first, when
the disciples had all things in common,
and a spirit of fellowship must have
flowed freely between them such us the
First church of Raymond had never
known. How much had his church
membership known of this fellowship
in daily interests before this little com?
pany had begun to do as Jesus would
do? It was with difficulty that be
thought of his present age and its sur?
roundings. The same thought was pres?
ent with all the rest also. There was an
unspoken comradeship such aa they had
never known. It was present with them
while Virginia was speaking and dur?
ing the silence that followed. If it had
been defined by any one of them, it
would perhaps have taken some such
shape aa this i
"If I shall in the course of my obedi?
ence to my promise meet with loss or
trouble in the world, I can depend upon
the genuine practical sympathy and
fellowship of any other Christian in this
room who has with me inado the pledge
to do all things by the rule. 4What
would Jesus do?' "
All this the distinct wave of spiritual
power expressed. It had the effect that
a physical miracle may have had on
the early disciples in giving them a
feeling of confidence in their Lord that
helped them to face loss and martyrdom
with courage and even joy.
Before they went away this time
there were several confidences like those
of Edward Norman. Somo of the young
men told of the loss of places owing to
their honest obedience to their promise.
Alexander Powers spoke briefly of the
fact that the cemmif^iua had promised
to take action at the earliest date pos?
sible.
He was already at his old work of
telegraphy It was a significant fact
that since his action in resigning his
position neither his wife nor daughter
had appeared in public. No one but
himself knew the bitterness of that fam?
ily estrangement and misunderstandin;?
of the higher motive. Yet many of (he
disciples present in tho meeting carried
similar burdens. There were things
which they could not talk about. Henry
Maxwell, from his knowledge of Iiis
church people, could almost certainly
know that obedience to this pledge had
produced in the hearts of families sep?
aration of sympathy and even the intro?
duction of enmity and hatred. Truly.
*'a man's foes are they of his own
household" when the rule of Jesus is
obeyed by some and disobeyod by oth?
ers. Jesus is a great divider of life. One
must walk either parallel with him or
directly across his pa Ml
But more than any other feeling at
this meeting rose the tide of fellowship
for one another. Henry Maxwell watch?
ed it. trembling for its climax, which
he knew was not yet reached. When it
was. where would it lead them? He
did not know, but ho was not unduly
alarmed about it. only he watched with
growing wonder the results of that
simple promise as it was being obeyed
in these various livea Those results
were already being felt all over the
city. Who could measure their influ?
ence at the end of the year ?
One practical form of this fellowship
showed itself in tho assurances which
Edward Norman received in support of
his paper. There was a general flocking
toward him when tho meeting closed,
and tho response to his appeal for help
from the Christian disciples in Ray?
mond was fully understood by this little
company. Tho valno of such u paper in
the homes and in behalf of good citizen?
ship, especially at the present crisis in
the city, could not bo measured. It re?
mained to be seen what could be dono
now that tho paper was endowed so lib?
erally. But it still was true, as Edward
Norman insisted, that money alono
could not make the paper a power. It
must receive the support and sympathy
of th<? Christians in Raymond before it
could bo counted as one of tho great
Christian forces of tho city.
The week that followed this Sunday
?Mating was ouo of great excitement
in Raymond. It was tho week of tho
, election. Donald Marsh, truo to his
promise, took up bis cross and bore it
manfully, but with shuddering, with
glXMMlfl ".nd even tears, for his deepest
conviction was touched, and he toro
himself out of the scholarly seclusion
of years with pain and anguish that
coat him more than anything he had
ever done as a follower of Christ With
him were a few of the college professors
who had made the pledge in the First
church Their experience and Buffering
were the same as the president's, for
their Isolation from all the dntica of
citiaenship had been the same. The
same was also true of Henry Maxwell,
who plnnged into the horror of this
fight against whisky and its allies with
a sickening dread of each day's en
] con liter with it. in ever naa ne borne
sach a cross. Ho staggered under it,
and in the brief intervals when he came
! in from the work and sought the quiet
j of his study for rest the sweat broke
j out on his forehead, and ho felt the ac?
tual terror of one who in ru ches into
unseen, unknown horrors. Looking back
on it afterward, he was amazed at his
experience. He was not a coward, but
he felt a dread that any man of his
habits feels when confronted suddenly
with a duty which carries with it tho
doing of certain things so unfamiliar
that the actual details connected with
it betray his ignorance and fill him
with the shamo of humiliation.
When Saturday, the election day,
came, the excitement rose to its height.
An attempt was made to close all the
saloons. It was partly successful, but
there was a great deal of drinking go?
ing on all day. The Rectangle boiled
and heaved and cursed and turned its
worst side out to the gaze of the city.
Gray had continued hio meetings dur?
ing the week, and the results had been
even greater than he had dared to hope.
When Saturday came, it seemed to him
that the crisis in his work had been
I reached. The Holy Spirit and the satan
I of rum seemed to rouse up to a desper?
ate conflict. The more interest in the
meetings the more ferocity and vileness
outside. The saloon men no longer con?
cealed their feelings. Open threats of
violence were made. Once during the
week Gray and his little company of
helpers were assailed with missiles of
various kinds as they left the tent lat?
at night. The police sent down special
protection, and Virginia and Rachel
were always under the protection of
Rollin or Dr. West. Rachel's power in
song had not diminished. Rather with
each night it seemed to add to the in?
tensity and reality of the Spirit's pres?
ence.
Gray had at first hesitated about
having a meeting that night, but he
had a simple rule of action and was al?
ways guided by it. The Spirit seemed
to lead them to continue the meeting,
and so Saturday night he went on, aa
usual.
The excitement all over the city had
reached its climax when the polls closed
at 6 o'clock. Never had there been such
a contest in Raymond. The issue of
license or no license had never been an
issue under such circumstances. Never
before had such elements in the city
been arrayed against each other. It was
an unheard of thing that the president
of Lincoln college, tho pastor of tho
First church, the dean of the cathedral,
the professional men living in the fine
houses on the boulevard, should come
personally into the wards and by their
presence and their example represent
tho Christian conscience of the place.
The ward politicians were astonished
at tho sight. However, their astonish?
ment did not prevent their activity.
The fight grew hotter every hour, and
when 6 o'clock came neither side could
have guessed at the result with any cer?
tainty. Every one agreed that never
had there been such an election in Ray?
mond, and both sides awaited the an?
nouncement of the result with the
greatest interest.
It was after 10 o'clock when the
meeting at the tent was closed. It had
been a strange and in some respects a
remarkable meeting. Henry Maxwell
had come down again at Gray's roquest.
He was completely worn out by the
day's work, but the appeal from Gray
came to him in such a form that be did
not foel able to resist it. Donald Marsh
was also present. Ho had never been to
the Rectangle, and his curiosity was
aroused from what ho had noticed of
the influence of the evangelist in the
worst part of tho city. Dr. West and
Rollin had come with Rachel and Vir?
ginia, and Loreen, who had staid with
Virginia, was present near the organ, j
in her right mind, sober, with a humil?
ity and dread of herself that kept her
as close to Virginia as a faithful dog.
All through the servico Loreen sat with
bowed head, weeping a part of the
time, sobbing when Rachel sang the
song, "I was a wandering sheep," I
clinging with almost visible, tangible
yearning to the one hope she had found,
listening to prayer ard appeal and con?
fession all about her like one who was
a part of a new creation, yet fearful of
her right to share in it fully.
The tent had been crowded. As on
some other occasions, there was more
or less disturbance on the outside of the
tent. This had increased as tho night
advanced, and Gray thought it wise
not to prolong the service. Once in
awhile a shout M from a large crowd
swept into tho tent. The returns from
the election were begi nning to come in,
and tho Rectangle had emptied every
lodging house, den and hovel into the
streets.
In spite of tho distractions, Rachel's
singing kept tho crowd in tho tent from
dissolving. There wero a dozen or more
conversions. Finally tho crowd became
rostless, and Gray closed the service,
remaining a little while with tho con?
verts.
Hachel, Virginia, Loreen, Rollin and
the doctor, President Marsh and Henry
Maxwell went out together, intending
to go down to their usual waiting place
for their car. As they came out of the
tent they at once wero aware that the
Rectangle was trembling on tho edge of
a drunken riot, and as they pushed
through the gathering mobs in tho nar?
row streets they began to realize that
they themselves wero objects of great
attention.
"There ho is, the bloke in tho tall
hat. He's the leader!" shouted a rough
voice. President Marsh, with his erect,
commanding figure, was conspicuous iu
the little company.
"How has the election gone? It is
too early to know the result yet, isn't
itT" He asked the question alond, and
a man answered. "They say second
and third wards have gone almost solid
for no license. If that is s<>. the whisky
men have been beaten."
[to he continued.]
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Under the Arch of Clematis.
BY MI88 GERTIE I.I NE II AN'.
On the the corner of Eist and
Sixth street stood a white marble
mansion of Mr L J Foresten who
was one of the leading tobacco mer
chants of A? His family consisted
of a devoted wife and three loving
children, two boys and a girl. Eu?
gene, tbe eldest of the family, was
studying law. Louie was at college,
and Phedora, a beautiful girl of 19
summers, was her father's pride aod
mother's comfort
The lofty oaks and chestnuts were
hanging with icicles, and the leaves
looked as if they were incased in
crystal caskets, the sun was hidden
by the snowy clouds that glided over
the floor of Heaven, and the snow
flakes fell fast forming a white sheet
upon the happy earth It was Christ
mas eve, and Mrs Foresten and Phe
dora began their charitable errand
Many hearts were made glad by
their visit, for fhis spirit seemed to
be cherished by her dear daughter
As twilight stole in the golden
west Mr Foresten returned from his
business, bearing a present for each
of the family, and also for the poor
one his wife was in tbe habit of vis?
iting The family greeted him
warmly, and he entered bis sitting
room, where the happy family en
joyed his presence before a bright
wood fire on the ample hearth ; its
reflection played hide and seek in
every nook aod corner of the spa?
cious room which lighted up tbe
dark oaken panels and danced on tbe
green vines that framed tbe paintings
of tbe family who bad long passed to
rest
The dawn of Christmas stole quiet?
ly over the eleepiog earth giving
promise of a bright Christmas day.
All awoke with happy beans and
sweet smiles, wishing each other a
Merry Xmae Tbe day was not only
enjoyed by the rich family, but by
tbe poor one on Sixth avenue.
On March 18th, 1950, by one turn
of the wheel of fortune Mr Foresten
became a poor man. His business
failed, and this almost made him
truly poor. Louis, who was at col
lege, was sent for ; the mansion
was sold, and this fashionable family
had to move from the home where
they tytd spent so many happy years.
Phedota fir*t felt the fall more severe
ly than the others, but she was
resigned to the boly will of God, and
hoped that the happy days she had
passed would return Hope, that
bird of viewless wings, sang in her
ears the live long day ; the sun of
glory, and tbe castles of promises
seemed to lift her to the very skies
She knew hope would impart to
sorrow a golden tint, and give to life
its sweetest joy Eugene was still
practising law, and Louis was still
working with Dr Johnson, wbo
taught him his profession whenever
an opportunity would permit Phe
dora was a weil educated girl, at
tractive, and of a noble char?
acter She aUo resolved to
help her dear parents who were so
good and kind When the mail was
handed around at the breakfast t&ble
Phe dora was surprised at receiving a
letter io an unknown hand from a
lady wbo desired her as a companion,
having heard of her nobility of char
acter and her desire to aid her parents
The day of her departure for Sch
nectady was fixed for Aprii 5th Tbe
train shifted out of the illuminated
depot just as the sun was waking tbe
earth to gladness, a happy forerunner
of her future happiness Tue treee
seemed to keep pace with tbe swift
train as it passed tbroogh the lovely
forest Phedora at last reached her
destination, and was met by Dr
Hontington and Gladys, the son and
daughter of the dear old lady to
whom she was going to act as a com?
panion
The carriage drove up to the red
brick mansion of the Huntington'?,
which was approached by a grove of
fine oaks, which stood in the heart of
an exquisite flower garden. Phe?
dora met Mrs Huntington and at
once made friends Her routine was
very simple, which she readily began
by reading to the dear lady in the
morning and in the afternoon she
would spend her time sewing among
the fl jwers Every evening Phedora
wrote to her broken-hearted parents,
ss she knew her letters would cheer
them Mann an afternoou while
wandering in the garden admiring
the beautiful flowers, which may well
be called the "Smiles of God's
goodness," the Doctor would come
and sit with her so that these hsppy
hearts soon seemed to have but one
thought, having so many tastes in
common Miss Gladys Huntington
would spend a part of the ufternoon
with her mother, who spoke con?
stantly of Phedora's kindness and
smiability The tirst month Mrs
Huntington addressed her pretty
maid as Miss Forester, but dsy by
day her kindness made Mrs Hunt
ington love her as a daughter, asd by
degrees lapsed into I)< ane As twi
light was creeping over the earth
Phedora'l happiness seemed about to
be olotlded, as that day she received
a telegram from her mother that her
i father was very ill and desired to see
j her. She bade a t?ad lite well to Mre
Huntington and family, not fotever
j but for a short wn k, which she was
going to spend with her father, who
wns near his end His devoted
daughter arrived in time to epeek a
few lov'tig words before his spirit en
I tered the jeaily gat( s of Heaven
I The sad tup catist d Phedora to spend
tbree weeks comforting her mother
07er the loss of her father, who had
passed away on Christmas eve, to
spend Christmas io God's holy home.
The blue eky now turoed more softly
gray, tbe watch stare closed their holy
eyes, tbe east begao to kiodle, faint
streaks of purple eooo blushed along
the sky. and morniog fiods Pbedora
back with Mrs. Huotiogtoo. Here ehe
remaioed for two years, and from time
to time she spent many pleasant hours at
home Soon after Eagene was married
to Miss Ethel RuMedge, and Louis was
going to follow his example io May
Under the arch of clematis is sees
Pbedora perusing a pamphlet which she
received a few days before from home,
nbe so beautiful resembled the roeo, the
queeo of flowers, as she eat under rustie
bowers, where tbe east wind wafted a
manly voice calling "Pbedora you seem
to be somewhat alone, with your kind
permission I will sit awhile with you '
Pbedora recognised the voice of Dr.
Huntington, looking up answered :
"Yes yon may come with pleasure.*'
Tbe happy young people sat tor hours
conferring oo various eubjeote. Tbe
doctor's butler brought bim eod
Pbedora their mail which consisted of
a number of letters. Pbedora broke
tbe seal of her first letter from her
mother stating that Louis married Pearl
St Clair on Wednesday. Pbedora
knew that they were to be wed, bat
sent her congratulation*, and regretted
not being present After perusing
many pages which told of the marriage
ceremony, Pbedora laughed, the dootor
raised his soft brown eyee from bis
letter aod asked Pbedora what made
her so happy, she told bim tbe eootents
of her letter, aod when she repeated
the three last lines, be enjoyed the
laugh with ber. Tbe dootor asked her
why ehe did not oare to attend the
oercmony aod she answered, "The
reason is this, your mother was too
weak to be left alone, aod I 'bought it
proper to remain with her. I knew had
I told you of this you would have
induced me to go " "Pbedora dear
where is your dear mother T is she with
Louie?" "Yes." seid she, "bat she
tells me she does not want to stay
there, not because she was unhappy but
she wants me with ber "
"Prithee, my dear, are you going to
i leave us. Do stay I prsy you, and send
for your mother she is weleome here,
and if yon will permit i will love her
as my own mother. Will you not give
me the right to oall her mother too?'1
Pbedora was not at all surprised, but
said she did not know that her mother
would be willing to give op her only
daughter. "She need not give you op,
as my iotentioo baa been to provide a
home for her, if you would allow me "
Pbedora replied in ber softest tone
that she was williog to ehare his home,
not only for her mother's sake, but her
own, as she had ioog learned to love,
aod respect bim
j Tbree months have elapsed aod the
wedding belli are ringing for the
marriage of Dr. Robert Huntington
and Mifs Pbedora Foreston.
1 Many happy years have pasted, and
we find Dr. Huntington one of th >
leading physicians of the city, nod bis
devoted wife a most estimable and
oharitabie lady. Tbry took up tbe
vTork her parents bad been accustomed
to aod day by day you would see
numbers of poor surrouoding their
door, so when tbe Christine? eve after
their wedding they determined to cele?
brate it by giving a Xmas dinner, and
many useful presents to tbe poor who
came to their home, Mrs Hoottogton
j ie surrounded by ber pertegecs, aod
! before leaving wished her all joy, aod
happiness that tbe world oould give.
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