Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-12-05
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breadtasted late, as usual OH Inh'
morning. Ga other days he was at
his Office before nine.
"A young lawyer" he said, must
look as if he had business, If he means
to have any," and Harry, tho a rich
man, was ambitious to do good work
in his profession.
He took out his notebook and
glanced over his engagements for the
day and week; dinners, breakfasts,
balls, parties. Harry was a favorite
IN society.
Somehow, today, these things bored
him. It suddenly flashed upon him
that his life was poor, and filed with
trifes.
There is some stuff in me fit for
better work than thisp he thought, as
he stood in the hall, hesitatlng.
There was a fine picture in the
drawlng-room. He looked at it, If
I could paint something that would
last, or write a book Something that
would give thousands Of people COM
fort and happiness when l am gomez
he thought.
On the other wall wsss a picture Of
a returned missionary showing his
scars gwen by the savaRes. Harry's
blood warmed. Il, too, could sacri-
fee myself for a great cause" he
said, "But what cause do / care for?
There is not a single great purpose in
my life.
He looked out at the sunny street,
down which the people were hasten
ing to church. He grew grave and
thoughtful. He remembered how,
when he was little fellow, his mother
took him to church. Her religion
had been her life. She had died when
he was still a boy.
"Is her faith what 1 need2" his
soul asked, cropping in the darkness
for something live and real.
His sister was professedly relig-
ious girl. She was very active in the
Church. But he had never spoken to
her of her religion. She was coming
now, on her way to church.
She came down the stairs buttoning
her glove. Something in her brothers.
face startled her. Gould Harry be
unhappy If they were more init
mate she would ask him what troubled
him. She hesitated, and he came
quickly up to her.
"Going to church, Alicep
YES, Of course"
"It--counts a good deal to you, eh?
Church, l mean. It's help In life,
/ supposed"
There IS not much help IN Doctor
Rays sermons" she said. He has
mo ability. And the choir is not up
to the mark"
He walked with her out Of the door.
There was a hunger in his soul that
must be stayed. Even her jesting
tone did not drive HIM back.
"She has The secret. My mother
had it. l might learn it,-perhsps in
the hymns or prayers"
But Alice joked about the hats and
gowns of the woman they passed. IF
you will come to Church you will see
such guysw she exclaimed. ut is
perfect study in costume"
THANK you. / will not CO."
He left her at the cornvr aud
ssuA,tered down to the club. That
night when they met at dinner he was
his usual gay self.
"Are you quite well, Harry" she
asked. Il thought you looked pale
and troubled this morning.
Il fell into an anxious mood and
was inclined to take life seriously"
he said somewhat bitterly. But no.
body else does it, and why should Ip
"Your trouble is gone, thenp
sob, quite gomez he said.
She was silent, FOR in spite Of his
light tone she felt that he blamed her.
What had she done?
She puzzled about it during dinAAE,
but soon forgot 1t, Harry and his
sister iourneyed side by side through
life for years. But bakgeen them
there was a great gulf, and she never
tried to cross il. She had lost hes
opportunity.
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