Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-05
the proof of the pudding You know


the rest.
"Come in and try some," exclaimed
Felicia "You poor bishop You lool
as If You hadn't had a good meal for {
| month. "
She insisted on the bishops entering
| the little front room where Martha, :
wide awake girl with short curly hail
and an unmistakable air of music about
her, was busy with practice
go right on, Martha. This is the
bishop. You have heard me speak OF
him 50 often. Sit down here and let me
give you taste of the feshpots OF
Egypt, for l believe you have been &C.
tually fasting"
So Felicia and the bishop had an i'm.
provised lunch, and the bishop, who, tc
tell the truth, had not taken time for
weeks to enjoy his meals, Toasted on the
delight of his unexpected discovery and
was able to express his establishment
and qualification at the quality of the
cookery.
II Thought you would at least say IL
was as good as the meals you used TO
get at the Auditorium at the big ba =
quets," said Felicia slyly.
Z" AS good asl The Auditorium ban
quets were simply husks compared to
this one, Felicia. But you must come
TO the settlement | want you to see
what we are doing. And | am simply
astonished to find you here earning
your living this way. I begin to see
what your plan is. You can be of in
finite help to us. You don t really mean
that you will live here and help these
people to know the value of good food p"
Indeed l do" Felicia answered
gravely. THAT is my gospel Shall |
not follow it,"
AYE, ayel You're right. Bless God
for sense like yours When | left the
world"-the bishop smiled at the phrase
-''they were talking good deal about
the new woman If you are one Of
them, am convert right now and
here.
"Flattery still Is there no escape
from it even in the slums of Chicago?"
Felicia laughed again and the bishop
heart, heavy though it had grown dur
ing several months of vast sin bearing,
rejoiced to hear it. 1t sounded good. 1t
was good. 1t belonged to God
Felicia wanted to visit the settlement
and went back with the bishop She
was amazed at the results of what CON
siderable money and good deal of con-
secrated brains had done. AS they walk
cd through the building they talked in
cessantly. Felicia was the incarnation
OF vital enthusiasm. Even the bishop
wondered at the exhibition of it as it
dubbed up and sparkled over.
They went down into the basement,
and the bishop pushed open the door,
from behind which came the sound Of a
carpenters plane. 1t was small but
well equipped carpenters shop A
young man with a paper cap on his
head and clad in blouse and ovcralls
was whistling and driving the plane as
he whistled. He looked up as the bishop
and Felicia entered and took off his cap.
As he did so his little finger carried
small curling shaving up to his hair,
and it caught there.
"Miss Sterling, Mr. Stephen Clyde,
said the bishop. "Clyde is one of our
helpers here two afternoons in the
week. y
Just then the bishop was called up
stairs, and he excused himself for mo-
ment, leaving Felicia and the young
carpenter together.
1--WE have met before, said Felicia.
looking at Clyde frankly
Eyes, back in the world, as the
bishop says. replied the young man,
and his fingers trembled little as they
lay on the board he had been planning
Eyes. - Felicia hesitated. 81 am
very glad to see you.
''Are you?" The flush of pleasure
mounted to the young carpenter fore.
head. "You have had a great deal Of
trouble since-then?" he said and then
he was afraid he had wounded her or
called up painful memories, but Felicia
had lived over all that.
eyes, and you also How il it You
are working here?"
at is a long story, Miss Sterling.
Ny father lost his money, and l was
obliged to 90 to work, a very good thing
for me. The bishop says l ought to be
grateful. l am. l am very happy now.
learned the trade hoping some time
to be of use. l am night clerk at one of
the hotels That Sunday morning when
You took the pledge at Nazareth Av-
enue church l took it with the Others. "
"Did your said Felicia slowly II
am glad.
just then the bishop came back, and
very soon he and Felicia went away,
leaving the young carpenter at his work.
Some one noticed that he whistled loud
er than ever as he planned.
"Felicia, said the bishop, "did you
know Stephen Clyde before?"
Eyes, back in the world dear bishop.
He was one Of my acquaintance in
Nazareth Avenue church. "
"Ah - said the bishop.
owe were very good friends" added
Felicia.
But nothing moref" the bishop ven
tured to ask.
Felicia's face glowed for an instant.
Then she looked the bishop in the eyes
frankly and answered:
Truly and truly, nothing more. "
at would be just the way of the
world for those two people to come to
like each other, though, thought the
bishop to himself, and somehow the
thought made him grave 1t was al
most like tho old pang over Camilla,