El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-09
PAGS 9 TO IL.


were being made for the purchase of
the property at the Reetangle
did you ever know girl Of such
really gifted powers in vocal music who
was willing to give her whole life to
the people. as Rachel is going TO dol
She is going to give music lessons in
the city. have private pupils to make
her living and then give the people in
the Rectangle the benefit Of her culture
and her voice "
at is certainly a very good example
of self sacrifice. - replied RoIlin. little
stif1y
Virginia looked at him a little
sharply
But don't you think it is very
unusual examplef Can you imagine
here Virginia named half dozen IA
nous opera singers-''doing anything
of this sort p
mo: l can't" Roliin answered
briefly Neither can imagine Miss
he spoke the name of the girl with
the red parasol who had begged Vir-
ginia to take the girls to the Rectangle
doing what you are doing. Vlr-
ginia. -
ANY more than can imagine Mr..
Virginia spoke the name of young
society leader-''going about to the
clubs doing your work, Rollin.
The two walked on in silence for the
length of the hall
Coming back to Rachel" began
Virginia. ''Rollin. why do You treat
her with such distant precise man
ner9 l think. Rollin-pardon me if
hurt you-that she is annoyed by it.
You used to be on easy terms don't
think Rachel likes this change"
Rollin suddenly stopped. He seemed
deeply agitated He took his arm from
Virginia and walked down to the end
of the hall Then he returned. with his
arms behind him. and. stopping near
his sister. he said;
''Virginia. have You not learned my
secret2'
Virginia looked bewildered Then
over her face the unusual color crept,
showing that she understood.
Il have never loved any one but Ra-
chel Winslow. Rollin spoke calmly
enough now. ''That day she WAS here,
when you talked about her refusal TO
join the concert company, l asked her
to be my wife. out there on the avenae.
She refused me, as / knew she would,
and she gave as her reason the fact that
had no purpose in life. which was
true enough Now that l have q pur
pose. now that l am a new man. don't
you see. Virginia. how impossible 1t IL
for me to say anythingf lowe my very
conversion to Rachel's singing. and yet
that night while she sang can honest
ly say that for the time being l never
thought of her voice except as GODS
message / believe all my personal love
for her was for the time merged intoa
personal love to God and my Saviour
Rollin was silent. Then he went on
with more emotion. II am still in love
with her Virginia. but l do not think
she could ever love me-" He stopped
and looked his sister in the face with
sad smile
II dom know about that. said Vir-
ginia to herself She was noting RoI-
lin handsome face. its marks of dissi
patton nearly all gone now. the firm
lips showing manhood and courage. the
clear eyes looking into hers frankly, the
form strong and graceful Rollin was
a man now. Why should not Rachel
come to love him in time? Surely the
two were well fitted for each other.
especially now that their purpose in
life was moved by the same Christian
source.
She said something of all this to Rol
lin but he did not find much comfort
When they closed the interview. VIZ
ginia carried away the impression that
Rollin meant to go his way with his
chosen work. trying to reach the fash
ionable men at the clubs and. while not
avoiding Rachel. seeking no occasion
for meeting her He was distrustfuI OF
his power to control his feelings. and
Virginia could see that he dreaded even
the thought that his love was still the
same
The next day she went down to The
News Office to see Edward Norman aud
arrange the details of her part In the
establishment of the paper on It's new
foundation. Henry Maxwell was pres
emit at this conference, and the three
agreed that, whatever Jesus would GO
In detail as editor of a daily paper, {,
would be guided by the same general
principles that directed his conduct as
the Saviour of the world.
81 have tried to put down here in
concrete form some of the things which
1t has seemed to me Jesus would do, -
said Edward Norman. He read from q
paper lying on his desk. and Henry
Maxwell was reminded again of his
effort to put into written form his own
conception of Jesus probable action
and also of Milton Wright's attempt in
his business
Il have headed this, What Would
Jesus Do as Edward Norman. Editor of
a Daily Newspaper In Raymond
81. He would never allow a sentence
OF picture in his paper that could be
called bad or coarse or impure in any
way