El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-16

car window all the way and drank il
the delights of sea and sky and field
was all a miracle to her. and Henry
Maxwell. coming back into Raymond
at the end of that week, feeling tn,
searching. sickening heat all the NOR,
because of his little taste of the ocea1
breezes. thanked God for the joy he hat
witnessed and entered upon his disci
pleship with a humble heart. knowing
for almost the first time in his life thi:
special kind of sacrifice. for never be
fore had he denied himself his regular
summer trip away from the heat OF
Raymond, whether he felt in any great
need of rest OF not.
eft is fact. " he said in reply to sew
eral inquiries on the part of his church
81 do not feel in need of a vacation this
year. l am very well and prefer to stay
here 1t was with a feeling of relief
that he succeeded in concealing from
every one but his wife what he had
done with this other family. He felt
the need Of doing anything of that sort
without display or approval from others.
So the summer came on, and Henry
Maxwell grew into larger knowledge Of
his Lord. The First church was still
Maxwell marveled at the continuance
of his stay. He knew very well that
from the beginning nothing but the
Spirit presence had kept the church
from being torn asunder by this re-
markable testing it had received of its
discipleship. Even now there were
many of the members among those who
had not taken the pledge who regarded
the whole movement as Mrs. Winslow
did, in the nature of fanatical inter
probation of Christian duty, and looked
for return of the old normal condi
ton. Meanwhile the whole body of dis
ciples was under the influence of the
Spirit, and Henry Maxwell went his
way that summer doing his parish work
in great joy, keeping up his meetings
with the railroad men. as he had prom
Used Alexander Powers, and daily grow
ing into a better knowledge of the
Master.
Early one evening in August, after
day of refreshing GOODNESS, following
long period of heat, Jasper Chase walk
ed to the window of his room in the
apartment house on the avenue and
looked out
On his desk lay pile of manuscript.
Since that evening when he had spoken
to Rachel Winslow he had not met her.
His singularly sensitive nature. sensi-
tive to the point of irritability when he
was thwarted, seemed to thrust him
into an isolation that was intensified
by his habits as an author.
All through the heat of the summer
he had been writing His book was
nearly done now. He had thrown him
self into its construction with a feveri-h
that threatened at any moment
to desert him and leave him helpless
He had not forgotten his pledge with !
the other church members at the First
church. 1t had forced itself upon his |
notice all through his writing and ever
since Rachel had said no to him. He |
had asked thousand times Would |
Jesus do this?' would he write this |
story p 1t was a society novel, written !
in style that had proved popular 1t /
had no purpose except to amuse. It's !
moral teaching was not bad, but mel
Their was it Christian in any positive
way. Jasper Chase knew that such a
story would sell He was conscious of
powers in his way that the social world
Detted and admired What would Jesus
10? The question obtruded on him at
he most inopportune times. He be-
anne irascible over it. The standard of
Jesus as an author was too ideal OF
course Jesus would use his powers to
produce something useful or helpful or
With purpose. What was he. Jasper
Ihase, writing this novel for? Why.
What nearly every writer wrote for
namely. money and fame as writer.
There was no secret with him that he
vas writing this new story with that
bject. He was not poor and so had no
to write for money, but he
vas urged on by his desire for fame as
much as anything. Ee must write this
ind of matter. But what would Jesus
%? The question plagued him even
more than Rachel's refusal Was he
DING to break his promise?
As he stood at the window Rollin
'age came out of the clubhouse just OPP
osite. Jasper noted his handsome face
nd noble figure as he started down the
treet. He went back to his desk and
urned over some papers there. Then
e returned to the window. Rollin was
talking down past the block, and Ra-
hel Winslow was walking beside him.
SOllln must have overtaken her as she
1as coming from Virginia's that after
DON.
Jasper watched the two figures until
hey disappeared in the crowd on the
valk. Then he turned to his desk and
cyan to write. When he had finished
ne last page of the last chapter of his
ook, it was nearly dark. What would
esus do? He had finally answered the
uestion by denying his Lord. It grew
arker in Jasper's room. He had DELHI ,,
-ately chosen his course, urged on by
is disappointment and loss.
"But Jesus said unto him, No man,
aving put his hand to the pillow and