Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

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beyond adoubt the fact Of his utter
ruin. The very house that he called his
the chairs in which he sat. his carriage
the dishes from which he ate. had all
been bought by money for which he
himself had never really done an honest
stroke of pure labor.
1t had all rested on tissue Of deceit
and speculation that had no foundation
in real values. He knew the fact better
than any one else, but he had hoped,
with the hope that such men always
have, that the same methods that
brought him the money would also pre-
vent its loss. He had been deceived in
this, as many others have been. As
soon as the truth that he was practical
~ beggar had dawned upon him he
saw no escape from suicide. 1t was the
irresistible result of such a life as he
had lived. He had made money his god.
As soon as that god had gone out of his
little world there was nothing more to
worship, and when mans object of
worship is gone he has no more to live
for. Thus died the great millionaire,
Charles R. Sterling, and. verify he died
as the fool dieth. for what is the gain
or the loss of money compared with the
unsearcha BILE riches of eternal life, which
are far beyond the reach of worldly
speculation. loss or changer
Mrs. Sterling's death was the result
of shock. She had not been taken into
her husbands confidence for years, but
she knew that the source of his wealth
was precarious. Her life for several
years had been a death in life The
Rolfes always gave the impression that
they could endure more disaster I'M
moved than any one else. Mrs. Sterling
illustrated the old family tradition
when she was carried into the room
where her husband lay. but the feeble
tenement could not hold the spirit, and
it gave up the ghost, torn and weakened
by long years of suffering and disap.
pointment. Z
The effect of this triple blow. the
death of father and mother and the loss
of property, was instantly apparent in
the sisters The horror of events stupe-
fled Rose for weeks. She lay unmoved
by sympathy or any effort to rally. She
did not seem yet to realize that the
money which had been so large part
of her very existence was gone. Even
when she was told that she and Felicia
must leave the house and be dependent
upon relatives and friends she did not
seem to understand what it meant.
Felicia. however, was fully conscious
of the facts. She knew just what had
happened and why. She was talking
over her future plans with her cousin
Rachel few days after the funerals.
Mrs. Winslow and Rachel had left Ray
mond and come to Chicago at once al
soon as the terrible news had reached
them, and with other friends of the
family they were planning for the fu-
ture of Rose and Felicia.
Felicia. you and Rose must come to
Raymond with us. That is settled.
Mother will not hear of any other plan
at present, Rachel had said, while her
beautiful face glowed with love for her
cousin, a love that had deepened day
by day and was intensified by the
knowledge that they both belonged to
the new discipleship.
"Unless could find something to dc
here, !" answered Felicia. She looked
wistfully at Rachel. and Rachel said
gently:
"What could you do. dear2"
Nothing / was never taught to dc
anything except little music, and |
do not know enough about it to teach
it or earn my living att. Ihave learned
to cook little, Felicia answered, with
slight smile.
'Then you can cook for us. Mother
is always having trouble with her kitch.
en-, said Rachel. understanding well
enough that Felicia was thinking of the
fact that she was now dependent for
her very food and shelter upon the kind.
ness of family friends.
1t is true. the girls received little
poA'OShidS OuU VI VIC WIGCk VI U1G1r Ia
Tiers fortune, but with speculator's
mad folly he had managed to involve
Doth his wife's and his children's por-
tlons in the common ruin.
"Can II Can II" Felicia replied to
Rachel's proposition. as if it were to be
considered seriously. II am ready to do
anything honorable to make my living
and that of Rose Poor Rosel She will
never be able to get over the shock Of
our trouble.
eve will arrange the details wher
we get to Raymond, Rachel said, smil
ing through her tears at Felicia's eager
willingness to care for herself.
So in a few weeks Rose and Felicia
found themselves a part of the Winslow
family in Raymond. twas bitter ex
perience for Rose, but there was moth
ing else for her to do. and she accepted
the inevitable, brooding over the great
change in her life and in many way.
adding to the burden of Felicia and he,
cousin Rachel.
Felicia at once found herself in ar
atmosphere Of discipleship that was like
heaven to her in its revelation of com
partnership 1t is true that Mrs. Wins
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