The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-11-01

time now. but ! called to tell you that !
was oft NJ the Parker district last
night. and the men out there want you
to come over tomorrow or next night if
you can. They've never heard your
I'm sure you could do some real good
work there. It's needed bad enough.
The nrighhorhood is made up of young
ranchmcn who nearly all drink If you
can 20. ! can send word by one of the
men who aye driving out there this aft.
crrcuu.
"Tell hIal III 70 tomorrow" saiG
, Ma!rom In low vote"
"All right. on, by the way. Mr.
| kirk'-Athc superintendent had started
| on, but he turned around and came
! back strp-"it may encourage you
| little to near what overheard IN front
Of NalmCrs place the other day! Val
, mcr was ont In front OF his saloon,
| ana he said TO one of his customers: y
don't care for all the other prohibition
| cranks in Conrad except that preacher
Kirk. He has way OF getting his
church members to believe as he does
and If they begin to vote that way
didn't hear any more, but that bit Of a
speech ought to be encouraging. We
Will never give up this fight will we,
| Mr.. Kirki"
mo: we Will mover giv0 II up." re-
piled Malcom, with the same feeling
at heart that he had when he said to
Mrs. Barton, mo; l will never give
him [Philipl up."
He walked slowly. and Dorothy
knew the moment he entered the room
that something unusual had happened.
Malcom could never conceal hls emo
tions
He took out the letter that Carver
had given back to him and held It out
to Dorothy.
ut has not been mailed. l doubt II
1t ever ought to be-" he said simply,
but his face was pale, and bis lip Quiv-
cred under his intense excitement, for
he was stirred deeply by the events of
the day.
what does 1t mean" Dorothy asked
as she took the letter, looking at NAL
com and letting the letter fall from
her hand upon the table near which
she had been sitting.
at means-I think-ycs, | am sure
1t means that l must stay here. Nei-
thcr my heart nor my mind has any
real joy I'm the thought Of leaving my
work here. Dorothy, | cannot leave
without seeming to myself. to nay
church. to the citizens. TO all my
friends here, to be guilty Of running
away from my duty because of hard
ship. cannot persuade myself that
the Lord wants me TO preach with my
pen. ! know as well as If he spoke to
me with an audible voice that he
wants me to speak to living men in
close contact with them, to bear their
burdens near by, to be one of the multi.
tude' in the struggle for better world
Especially do not dare to silence the
conviction within me that | ought to
stay by the temperance fight in Kansas
just now. The Lord has seen At TO use
me to his glory in this great crisis for
the cause Of home and native land.
Dorothy, If were only rich! II l only
had the means to give you what you
ought to have"
The last two sentences were sudden.
ly wrung from him rs he sat there
watching Dorothy. who had listened In
silence. her hands clasped in her lap
and her face. Malcom fancied, cold and
hard
For the first and last time in bis life
he was deceived in Dorothy.
She suddenfy lifted her head and
s.hleA while Ter eyes nled. with tears.
De ysu think. 10 yss thizA. MAleom.
hat l could srsr y proud of you
aSsia. ever fsel satsaeA II you acted
~ sant was not true 70 your convic-
dsnsl Ds yoS thfnh marriel yos ior
ysuf Honsyr
always INV yVu nsve1 married
me for my good lookA" replied Nal
com, with smile that revealed inward
Joy. 'nnd you certainly did not marry
me for my money. for told you at the
time that l hadn't any. But, oh, Doro-
thy. you know how I long to do and be
everything to you, don't your
"Yes, I know very weH," Dorothy
answered. She had come over 10 her
husband and the anxious look on his
faco had Uivan NAV IN onn ~ ~rii~p