Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1899 — Page 11

which for the first time ’e 4l "^.,rated that grimy faced andiie "f ir kingmen. Like hundreds of .'j, t ers. he had never spoken to r ; r <, except those made up of in - , hisown class in the sense that r e 're familiar in their dress and ker a,n and habits to him This was F 1 rid to him. and nothing but '“‘"’""rule of conduct could have “‘'L t 'ehis message and its effect “"'•"‘Xn the subject of satisfaction what caused it. what its real [illl ‘’jj-ere He had the great good this first appearance not to recthe i;l en as a class distinct from 50 V He did net use the term '“’litrnnen” and did not say a word '" test any difference between their ■ . qnd his own. 7 be men were Pleased. A good many /them shook hands with him before “ down to their work, and Henry Swell telling it all to his wife when ,».,'hed home, said that never in all " life had he known the delight he ® fplt i D having a handshake from a 4 of physical labor. The day marked important one in his Christian exrience more important than he knew ms the beginning of a fellowship beLn him and the working world. It tas the first plank laid down to help bridge the chasm between the church u'd labor in Raymond. Uexander Powers went back to his A t h a t afternoon much pleased with L plan and seeing much help in it for lhe men. He knew where he could get mine good tables from an abandoned rating house at one of the stations down r oad. and he saw how the coffee arrangement could be made a very attractive feature. The men had respondtd even better than he anticipated, and the whole thing could not help being a great benefit to them. He took up the routine of his work Kith a glow of satisfaction. After all, ie wanted to do as Jesus would, he said a himself. It was nearly 4 o’clock when he penedoneof the company’s long envel(.l#s which he supposed contained oilers for the purchasing of stores. He an over the first page of typewritten natter in his usual quick, businesslike Banner before he saw that he was readingwhatwas not intended for his office, tat for the superintendent of the freight iepartment. He turned over a page mechanically, lot meaning to read what was not adiressed to him, but before he knew it ie was in possession of evidence which »nclnsively proved that the company ras engaged in a systematic violation (I the interstate commerce laws of the United States. It was as distinct and inequivocal breaking of law as if a printe citizen should enter a house and rt>b the inmates. The discrimination town in rebates was in total contempt ts all the statutes. Under the laws of the state it was also a distinct violation rs certain provisions recently passed by to legislature to prevent railroad tats. There was no question that he kid in his hand evidence sufficient to soviet the company of willful, intellipt violation of the law of the comlission and the law of the state also. He dropped the papers on his desk as B they were poison, and instantly the mestion flashed across his mind, “What tadd Jesus do?” He tried to shut the pestion out. He tried to reason with limself by saying it was none of his msiness. He had supposed in a more or s indefinite way, as did nearly all of to officers of the company, that this bad been going on right along in nearly 11 the roads. He was not in a position, wring to his place in the shops, to prove iiiything direct, and he had regarded it U as a matter which did not concern in at all. The papers now before him evealed the entire affair. They had bough some carelessness in the address one into his hands. What business of is was it? If he saw a man entering is neighbor’s house to steal, would it tt be his duty to inform the officers of to law? Was a railroad company such Afferent thing? Was it under a diffrent rule of conduct, so that it could ? the public and defy law and be unistnrbed because it was such a great tganization? What would Jesus do? Then there was his family. Os course ' he took any steps to inform the com■tssion it would mean the loss of his feition. His wife and daughters had •’■ays enjoyed luxury and a good place i society. If he came out against this •wlessness as a witness, it would drag lm into courts, his motives would be “’Understood, and the whole thing "'’■id end in his disgrace and the loss . 1!s Position. Surely, it was none of 18 business. He could easily get tho Pers back to the freight department n °one be the wiser. Let the iniquity ' oa the law be defied. What was ■ t.ni? he would work out his plans t sttering the conditions just about What more could a man do in railroad business, where there was n>^ C v 011 anyway that made it to live by the Christian “ ‘•irdl But what would Jesus do if to th" - That was the quests-/ con fronted Alexander Powers day wore into evening. lights in the office had been tae and\ The Whir ° f the great en ' j, , a th® crash of the planer in the j.„ °l ) c °utinued until 6 o’clock. d ,'^, !1 "’histle blew, the engines heir t I 0" “• an fi the men dropped Alp ran f° r the blockhouse. tliclt P° wers heard the familiar cick, of the blocks as the men list . 'J 16 "’’’Mow of the blockhouse sa to h* s c l er hs : Ofinv , s °’ n S just yet. I have some--16 heard m tonight. ” He waited until The m v ' ast 111311 deposit his block, out. T?' '’’’hind the block case went had wr 6 - en^lneer and his assistants *ent fur ' an hour, but they a ‘another door. *hchad° C '° t ' lat cv ening anyone Bit's og; lo °ked into the superintendUght h Would have seen an unusual lace wi 6 ' mee li n 5t down, and his bo»ed bi h' urie d ' n his hands as he desk “ aea d upon the papers on his

CHAPTER Hl H any man cometh unto me and ha-pth >.• When Rachel Winslow and Virginia Page separated after the meeting at the First church on Sunday, they agreed to continue their conversation the next day \ irginia asked Rachel to come and lunch with her at noon, and Rachel accordingly rang the bell at the Pa<r e ' mansion about half past 11 Vir-nffia ! herself met her. and tho two were’-oon I talking earnestly. The (act is.’ Rachel was saying after they had been talking a few min" utes, “I cannot reconcile it with my judgment of what he would do I cannot tell another person what to do. but I feel that I ought not to accept this offer. ” "What will you do, then?” asked Virginia with great interest. "I don’t know yet, but I have decided to refuse this offer. ” Rachel picked up a letter that had been lying in her lap and ran over its contents again It was a letter from the manager of a comic opera offering her a place with a large traveling company for the season. The salary was a very largo figure, and the prospect held out by tho manager was flattering. He had heard Rachel sing that Sunday morning when the stranger had interrupted the service. He had been much impressed. There was money in that voice, and it ought to be used in comic opera, so said the letter, and the manager wanted a reply as soon as possible. “There’s no virtue in saying ‘No’ to this offer when I have the other one,” Rachel went on thoughtfully. “That’s harder to decide, but I’ve made up my mind. To tell the truth. Virginia. I’m completely convinced in the first case that Jesus would never use any talent like a good voice just to make money. But, now, take this concert offer. Here is a reputable company to travel with an impersonator and a violinist and a male quartet, all people of good reputation. I’m asked to go as one of the company and sing leading soprano. The salary (I mentioned it, didn’t I?) is to be guaranteed—s2oo a month for the season. But I don't feel satisfied that Jesus would go. What do you think ?” “You mustn’t ask me to decide for you.” replied Virginia, with a sad smile. “I believe Mr. Maxwell was right when he said we must each one of us decide according to the judgment we felt for ourselves to be Christlike. I am having a harder time than you are, dear, to decide what he would do. ” “Are you?” Rachel asked. She rose and walked over to the window and looked out. Virginia came and stood by her. The street was crowded with life, and the two young women looked at it silently for a moment. Suddenly Virginia broke out as Rachel had never heard her before. “Rachel, what does all this contrast in conditions mean to you as you ask this question of what Jesus would do? It maddens me to think that the society in which I have been brought up, the same to which we are both said to belong, is satisfied, year after year, to go on dressing and eating and having a good time, giving and receiving entertainments, spending its money on houses and luxuries and occasionally to ease its conscience, donating, without any personal sacrifice, a little money to charity. I have been educated, as you have, in one of the most expensive schools of America, launched into society as an heiress, supposed to be in a very enviable position. I’m perfectly well. I can travel or stay at home, I can do as I please. I can gratify almost any want or desire, and yet when I honestly try to imagine Jesus living the life I have lived and am expected to live and doing for the rest of my life what thousands of other rich people do I am under condemnation for being one of the most wicked, selfish, useless creatures in the world. I have not looked out of this window for weeks without a feeling of horror toward myself as I see the humanity that pours by this house. Virginia turned away and walked up and down the room. Rachel watched her and could not repress the rising tide of her own growing definition of discipleship. Os what Christian use was her own talent of song? Was the best she could do to sell her talent for so much a month, go on a concert company s tour, dress beautifully, enjoy the excitement of public applause and gain a reputation as a great singer I Was that what Jesus would do? She was not morbid. She was in sound health, was conscious of grea powers as a singer and knew that if she went out into public life she could make a great deal of money and become “ell known. It is doubtful if she overestimated her ability to accomplishi all she thought herself capable of. And Virginia—what she had just said smote Rachel with great force because of the similar position in which tae two friends found themselves Lunch was announced, and they went out and were joined by Virginias made up the PagefamVirginia’s father had been a tanker and grain 6 P ec " la^ f J h ,, r father h ad died ten years b fore. * within the past year that accompany the P°®?®“ U ’ h e ne ver and g been disturbed. t han aver .

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nnder her personal care. \ i-ginia s por- | tion was. without any restriction, her | own She had been trained by her fa- | ther to understand the ways of the | business world, and even the grand- I mother had been compelled to acknowl- . edge the girl’s capacity for taking care i of her own money. Perhaps two persons could not be ' found anywhere less capable of under- i standing a girl like Virginia than Mme. i Page and Rollin. Rachel, who had known the family since she was a girl playmate of Virginia’s, could not help thinking of what confronted Virginia in her own home when she once decided on the course which she honestly believed Jesus would take. Today at 1 lunch, as she recalled Virginia’s out-| break in the front room, she tried to j picture the scene that would at some j titne occur between Mme. Page and her , granddaughter. “1 understand that you are going en the stage. Miss Winslow. We shall all be delighted. I'm sure.” said Rollin during one of the pauses in the conversation" which had not been animated. Rachel colored and felt annoyed. “Who told you?" she asked, while Virginia, who had been very silent and reserved, suddenly roused herself and appeared ready to join in the ta.k. “Oh, we hear a thing or two on the street I' Besides, every one saw Crandall. the manager, at church two weeks ago' He doesn’t go to church to hear the preaching. In fact. I know other people who don’t either, not _when there’s something better to hear. Rachel did not color this time, but she answered quietly: “You're mistaken. I’m not going on the “It’s’a great pity. You’d make a hit Everybody is talking about your singii) ,r *’ This time Rachel flushed with genuBefore she could say anything irginia broke in. b “Whom do you mean by everyI mean all the people who hear Miss Winslow on Sunday. What other time do they hear her? It s a

great pity. I say. that the general pub- i lie outside cf Raymond cannot bear her voice." "Lot ns t»» ; : abort something else.'' i said Rachel a little sharply. Mme. Page glanced at her and spoke with a gentle courtesy. “My dear. Rollin never could pay an indirect compliment. Ho is like his father in that. But wo aro all curious to know something of your plans. We claim the right from old acquaintance, you know And Virginia had already - told us of your concert company offer. ” “I supposed, of course, that was public property." said '.'irginia. smiling across the table “It was in The News yesterday. “Yes. yes.” replied Rachel hastily. ' “I understand that. Mme. Page. Well, Virginia and I have been talking about it. I have decided net to accept, and' that is as far as I have-gone yet. ” Rachel was conscious of the fact that the conversation had upto this point, been narrowing her hesitation concern- , ing the company’s offer down to a de- j cision that would absolutely satisfy her own judgment of Jesus’ probable ac- : tion. It had been the last thing in the world, however, that she had desired to , have her decision made in any way so public as this. Somehow what Rollin Page had said and his manner in saying it bad hastened her judgment in the matter. “Would you mind telling us, Rachel, your reasons for refusing the offer? It looks like a good opportunity for a young girl like you. Don’t you think the general public ought to hear you ? I feel like Rollin about that. A voice like yours belongs to a larger audience than Raymond and the First church.” Rachel Winslow was naturally a girl of great reserve. She shrank from making her plans or her thoughts public. But -with all her repression there was possible tn her an occasional sudden breaking out that was simply an impulsive. thoughtful, frank, truthful expression of her most inner personal feeling. She spoke now in reply to Mme. Page in one of those rare moments of nnreserve that added to the attractiveness of her whole character.

“I have no other reason than a conviction that Jesus would do the same thing,” she said, looking in Mme Page’s eyes with a clear, earnest gaze. Mme. Page turned red. and Rollin stared. Before her grandmother couJd say anything Virginia spoke. Her rising color showed bow she was stirred. Virginia’s pale, clear complexion was that of health, but it was generally in niark.-d contrast to Rachel’s tropical type of beauty. “Grandmother, you know we promised to make that the standard of our conduct for a year. Mr. Maxwell’s proposition was plain to all who heard it. We have not been able to arrive at our decisions very rapidly. The difficulty in knowing what Jesus would do has perplexed Rachel and me a good deal." Mme. Page locked sharply at Virginia before she said anything. “Os course I understand Mr. Maxwell's statement. It is perfectly impracticable to put it into practice. I felt confident at the time that those who promised would find it out gfter a trial and abandon it as visionary and absurd. I have nothing to say about Miss Winslow’s affairs, but”—she paused and continued with a sharpness that was new to Rachel—“l hope you have no foolish notions in this matter. Virginia. ” “I have a great many notions,” replied 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. ladies,” said Rollin, rising from the table. “The conversation is getting beyond my depth. I shall retire to the library for a cigar. ” [TO BR CONTINUED. | L_ A sinecure is a position In which one man puts you for the purpose of drawing the salary while another man does the work.—Chicago News. A woman with pale ears can be safely set down as one whose heart is hard to reach, while she whote ears are pink along the curled rims and downy lobes is a creature of sympathetic and responsive temperuny;ut.

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