St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27

delight of his unexpected discovery and
was able to express his establishment
and qualification at the quality of the
cookery
81 thought you would at least say 1t
was as good as the meals you used to
get at the Auditorium at the big bad
quets, said Felicia slyly.
"As good asl The Auditorium ban
quets were simply husks compared to
to the settlement. l want you to see
what we are doing. And am simply
astonished to find you here earning
your living this way / begin to see
what your plan is You can De 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 foodT
Indeed 1 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 bishops
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
ed 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 q
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 overalls
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 a
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.
Just then the bishop was called up
stairs, and he excused himself for mo-
ment, leaving Felicia and the young
carpenter together.
eve 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. T." Felicia hesitated. 81 am
very glad to see you. -
care your" The flush of pleasure
mounted to the young carpenter fore
head. "You have had great deal Of
trouble since-then ?" he said, and Their
he was afraid he had wounded her il
called up painful memories, but Felicia
had lived over all that.
eyes. and you ALSO How is it you
are working here2'
"It is long story, Miss Sterling
My father lost his money, and l wa.
obliged to go to work, very good thing
for me. The bishop says ought to bt
grateful. | am. l am very happy now
l learned the trade hoping some time
to be of use. am night clerk at one o.
the hotels, That Sunday morning whe1
you took the pledge at Nazareth Az
enue church took it with the Others
did you2" said Felicia slowly {"
am glad. "
Just then the bishop came back, ant
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 y said the bishop, Ibid yo1
, huOW stephen Clyue before
, YES back in the world, dear bishop
He was one of my acquaintance il
Nazareth Avenue church"
"Ahl' said the bishop.
1--WE were very good friends, adde
Felicia.
: "But nothing moreH" the bishop ven
, tured to ask.
Felicia's face glowed for an instant
Then she looked the bishop in the eye
, frankly and answered.
Truly and truly, nothing more"
at would be just the way of tn
world for those two people to come t
, like each other, though" thought tn
bishop to himself, and somehow tn
thought made him grave. 1t was Al
I most like the old pang over Camilla
, but it passed, leaving him afterward
! when Felicia had gone back, with teal
, in his eyes and feeling that was a
p most hope that Felicia and Stephe
would like each other. "After all, " sal
the bishop, like the sensible, good ma
that he was, sis not romance a part {
humanity? Love is older than am an
wiser.
|, The week following the bishop ha
q an experience that belongs to this pal
q OF the settlements history.
y He was coming back to the settle
ment very late from some gathering {
the striking tailors and was walkin
along, with his hands behind hin
y when two man iumped ont fror, hahn