The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20

! wife. Is there any hope for Inc that you
! Will over consent2'
/ memo in the least Rachel spoke
decidedly.
"Will you tell ne why?" Hc asked
! the question as if he had alright to Il
! truthful answer.
! ~ Go not feel toward you,as q wom-
an ought to feel toward the> man she
! ought 10 marry.
: ''In other words, You do,not love
! me?''
! II do not. and cannot.
'Whyr" That was another question,
! and Rachel was little surprised that
he should ask it.
| because She hesitated for fear
she might say too much in an attempt
! to speak the exact truth.
''Tcll ne just why. Yen can't hurt
me more than you have done already. !"
''Wcll, don't Gnl cant love Won
, because You have no purpose in life.
What do yo1 ever 90 to make the world
better? IOn spend Your time in club
life, III GmCseincntS. i'll travel, in lux
ury. What Is there in SRch life TO at
tract woln&n?'
Not rnuch, 1 guess" said Rollin.
! with little laugh still, I don't
, know that | an any worse than the
rcst CT the men around me. In rot 50
/ b,.d "a some. Glad to know Your real
| sCu. -
| lie suddenly stopped, took off his hat,
bowed &raveiy and turned back. Racial
wcnt on home and hUrricd into her
room. disturbed in many ways by tE
event which had 81 unexpectedly thrrs:
| itself into her experience.
When she had time to think il all
| over, she found herself condemned by
| til" very judgement she had passed CA
Rollin Page. What purpose had she in
life? She had been abroad and studied
| music with one oi the famous teachers
OF Europe. she had come home to Ray
mond and had been singing IN the FNst
church choir NOW for yc;,r She was
we'll paid. Upto that Sunday two weeks
| ago she had been quite satisfied with
herself and her position. She had shared
her mothers ambition and anticipated
growing triumphs in the musical world
! What possible career was before her eN-
ccpt the regular career of every singer?
She asked The question again and, in
| the light of hcE recent reply to Rollin,
asked again ii she had any very great
purpose in life herself? What would
Jesus do? There was Z fortune in her
voice. She knew it. not necessarily as
a. matter Of personal pride or profcs-
sinilal Cgotis,n, bat simply is fact.
and she WAS obliged to acknowledge
that until two weeks ago she had pur-
posed to use her voice TO make money
and win admiration and applause. Was
that 4 mitch higher purpose, after all,
than RolliI Page lived fox?
She sat i'll her room IL long time and
finally went down stairs resolved to
have q frank talk with her mother
about the concert eompany's offer and
| her new plan, when was gradually
shaping M her mind. She had already
had ono talk with her mother and knew
that she expected Rachel to accept tho
offer and enter Or successful career as
q public singer.
Mother, Rachel said, coming. at
once TO the POINT, as much as she dread
ed the intcrvlcW, IL have decided not
to go ont with tic company have g.
good reason FOR It.
Mrs. Wlnslow was large handsome
| woman, foHi OF lAnch company, ambl-
tlou5 for distinct place In society and
devoted, according TO her dehnltlons or
success, to the success OF her children.
Her youngest boy, Lewis ten years
younger than Rachel, was ready to
graduate from mlhtaIy academy IN
the summer, Meanwhile she and Each2l
We're at nome 'oScthtt' ntr!'i i"tiiei'
IKE Virginia s. had dico 9nlle tne 1aih-
| lily were 1Ilhc ANA, sllC