Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02

mon looked at him aolcmniy. what
power OF the Holy Spirit moved the
soul OF this hitherto self satisfied. ole-
giant. cultured man who belonged TO
the social life that was accustomed to
10 It's way, placldly unmindfui OF the
great sorrows OF great city and prac-
tically ignorant Of what Il means to
suffer for Jesus HakcR
Into that room came a breath such ns
before swept over Henry MaxwolrH
church and through Nazareth Avenue
and the bishop laid his hand on the
shoulder OF Ponrosc and said; My
brother. God has been very near TO you.
Let us thank him."
YES, yes" Hobbcd pcnrosc. He sat
down ON a chair and covered his face
The bishop prayed. Then Pcnrosc quiet
" said, win you 10 with me to that
house,"
For answer both DR.. Bruce and the
bishop put on their ovcrcOats and went
out with him TO the home of the dead
mans family. This was the beginning
OF a new and strange life for Clarence
penrose. From the moment he stepped
Into that wrctchcd huvcl OF home and
faced for the fret time In hlS life de-
SPAR and suffering such as he hnd road
of. but ala not know by personal con-
tact. he dated new life. IL would be
another long story TO tell how. In obe1i-
cncc TO his pledge, he begun to do with
his tenement property as h. know Jesus
would do. What would Jesus do with
tenement property II he owned u In
Chicago or any other great city Of the
wOrldg Any man who can Imagine any
true answer to this question can easily
tell what Clarence pcnroSo BEGAN 20 DO.
Now. before that winter reached It's
bitter climax many things occurred In
tho city that concerned the lives ~ all
the characters In this history " the dis
oiplcs who promised TO walk In his
steps.
II chnnccd. by one OF those remark
able condolences that seem 20 occur
preternaturally. that one afternoon. Just
as Felicia came out u the settlement
with "a basket which she was going to
leave as "a sample with a baker In the
Pcnfnse district stephen clyde opened
the door ~ the carpenter shop In the
basement and came out ~ tho lower
door In time to meet Felicia as she
reached the sidewalk.
Let mo carry your basket, please"
he said.
why do you say 'plonse9'" asked
Felicia. handing over the basket.
II would like TO say something else"
replied stephen. glancing at her shyly
and Yet with boldness that frightened
him, for he had been loving Felicia
moro every day since he first saw her.
ana especially nlnte she stopped Into the
shop that day with the bishop, and Tor
weeks now they had been In many ways
thrown into each othcr'A company
what elSe?" asked Felicia Innocent
~, failing into tho trap.
why" said stephen. turning his
fair. noble face full toward her and
cycling her with the look OF one who
would have the best OF all things In the
universe. II would like TO say. Let me
carry your basket, dear Felicia"
Felicia never looked 20 beautiful in
her life. She walked on a little way
without even turning her face toward
him. II was no secret with her own
heart that she had given II 20 stephen
some time ago, Finally she turned and
said ahyly. while her face grow rosy
and her eyes tender. why don't you
say II thcn2"
inlay i?' cried stephen. and he was
no careless for minute OF the way he
held the basket that Felicia exclaimed:
"Yesl But. oh. don't drop my goodlcsi"
"Why. I wouldn't drop anything 40
precious for all the world. dear Fee
iicln.'" said stephen. who now walked
on air for several blocks. and what else
was said during that walk II private
correspondence that We have no right