Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-11
 In His Steps.
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Felicia wanted to visit the settlement and went back with the bishop. She was amazed at the results of what con- siderable money and q good deal of con secrated brains had done. As they walk ed through the building they talked in- cessant1y, Felicia was the incarnation of vital enthusiasm. Even the bishop wondered at the exhibition of it as it bubbled up and sparkled over.
 They went down into the basement, and the bishop pushed open the door from behind which came the sound of 9 carpenters plane. It was 9 small but well equipped carpenters shop. 4 young man with 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 cup As he did so his little finger carried 3 small curling shaving up to his hair. and it caught there.
 Miss Sterling, MT Stephen Clyde. 2 said the bishop. "GIyde is one Of our helpers here two afternoons in the week. .
 Just then the bishop was called ID stairs, and he excused himself for a mo- ment, leaving Felicia and the young carpenter together.
 We have met before, said Felicia looking at Clyde frankly.
 "Yes, back in the world, as the bishop says, replied the young mar and his fingers trembled q little as they lay on the board he had been planing.
 "Yes. '' Felicia hesitated. q am very glad to see you.
 Are you29 The flush of pleasure mounted to the young. carpenter s fore head. "You have had a great deal of trouble sinee-then z" he said, and then he was afraid he had wounded her or called up painful memories, but Felicia had lived over all that.
 tsYes, and you also. flow Is it you are working here2''
 aIt is a long story, Miss Sterling My father lost his money, and I was obliged to go to work, a very good thing for me. The bishop says I ought to be grateful. I am. I am very happy now. I learned the trade hoping some time to be of use. I am night clerk at one of the hotels. That Sunday morning when you took the pledge at Nazareth Av- enue church took it with tho others. ,
 Did you 2" said Felicia slowly. ssI 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 CT than ever as he planned
 "Fe1icia, said the bishop, .sdid you know Stephen Clyde before7''
 ssYes, back in the world, dear bishop He was one of my aequaintances in Nazareth Avenue church D
 "Ahp' said the bishop.
 "We were very good friends, " added Felicia.
 But nothing more2s the bishop ven- tured to ask.
 Felieia,s face glowed for all instant Then she looked the bishop in the eyes frankly and answered:
 ssTruly and truly, nothing more.
 ..It 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 It was al- most like the old pang over Camilla, but it passed, leaving him afterward when Felicia had gone back, with tears in his eyes and a feeling that was al- most hope that Felicia and Stephen would like each other. After all, said the bishop, Ike the sensible good man that he was, is not romance a part of humanity? Love is elder than ! aM and wiser
 The week following the bishop had an experience tGat belongs to this part of the settlement B history
 He was coming back to the settle ment very late from some gathering If the striking dai5ors and 7sas y1aIl.iag along, with his h8nGs behind li43, when two men jumped out from behind an old fence 6haa shat 84 an abandoned factory from fhe street aa3 faced i.iEB One of the men fhrus1 2 laisga3 izlEo ahe bishop face, and tee otliae es4eeaf lnsd him with ragged stake that haa evi- dently been torn fr8a fb9 fence
 t.I9oid rp yogr hands. ead oe quick about it. said the man wi1h the piseol
 The place was solitary. ana sha Iish0p had no thought ef resistance. I9e=asa as he was commanded, and fhe man with inc stake began tQ go through his DOCK cts. The bishop was calm His nerves did not quiver As he stood there with his arms npdfted an ignorant spectator might have thought that he aas pray ing for the souls O. these two men. And he was, and his prayer was singularly answered that very night.