The Princeton union., 1900-09-06
THE PRINCETON UNION: RsDAY, sEPTEMBER 8, 1900.

ing him out Of the window he was the
best man in the world.
"I'd like to see any one say anything
against father" said Faith decidedly,
while an unusual tear came into her
eyes. at the same time her mother
and herself wele wondering how Mall
com ever found time to write his SER
mons or anything else.
Faith stole up to the study and look
| ed at the loose leaves OF the sermon
on the fathers desk. The last words
| he had written We're a quotation,
"Whoso giveth to the poor lendeth un-
to the Lord" .- +
"Dear old father" said Faith softly.
"I'd better let the Lord rebuke him.
At the same time we've got to live.
Here / am a woman grown and earn
ing no bread, and the boys want to so
to college and mother saving every
cent ,7'#
She went off to her own room that
afternoon and brooded. When Faith
brooded, something happened. And it
was not altogether surprise to Dor
othy when few days afterward Faith
announced her decision:
"Mother, l have made up my mind
to so away and earn something for the
family. I've tried every possible place
here, and you know how it is"
Dorothy looked at the girl gravely.
but did not say anything. :
II have been writing to Grace Hol-
ley, who went to Chicago a year ago
to learn retouching in Keffen's studio.
She is earning as high as SIT and SIS
week. She says there will be va
cancy there soon, and if l apply at
once I may get the place. You know
I have learned retouching here, all
they can teach me, and like it. Moth
er, l can't stand it any longer to re-
main here at home doing nothing. The
boys will soon want to go to college.
I never cared about it. l want to be
photographer or an architect or pa
per hanger or something useful. If ia
ther can spare enough money to get me
started, can be in position before
the year is out to help the family. We
never can break father of his habits of
helping everybody, and I want to be
self supporting and help the rest too."
This was long speech for Faith to
make, but it was the beginning Of sew
eral family conferences, and the end of
it all was that one day in winter of
that year Faith and her father went
down to the station, and Faith took
the express for Chicago. The arrange
ments had all been completed for her
to enter the studio, where she was to
receive $S week to begin with and
promise of rapid increase if the work
was satisfactory.
"Goodby, father. Don't give away
your overcoat before you get home
will your" Faith called out of the win
dow as the train started.
Malcom Kirk smiled and waved his
hand. Then he ran along the platform
and handed up IN envelope to Faith
She managed to kiss his hand as she
took the envelope and then leaned back
in her seat and cried.
When she opened the envelope, {
check for $25 dropped out.
''This is a good companion my
dear. You will find it good company
| u.
written hastily in note with tht
check. Faith understood it was th'
price of a story Malcom had writer
that fall. She tucked the check int
her purse and cried harder than ever.
But when she found herself in Chi
cago next morning, she set herself res
olutely and with courage toward he
' new life -.
4 The work in the studio was extreme
|, ly interesting to her. Her letters t
t the people at home were very entertain
e ing and even funny. But after sh
had been in the city few months sh
S was obliged to face a serious condition
s. one that she had not anticipated.
= In the first place, it cost her nearl
r every cent Of the So a week to live
s But economize as she would afte
e counting out rent and fuel and igh
y with what her clothes and car far
l. cost, with everything that must ente
into the account Of daily existence, sh
r had very little left when Sunday came
n One day she realized, with a shocl
that she had been obliged to draw o
1t the $25 check. She had used all til
y money her father had been able
spare. The work in the studio had fc
several weeks been piecework, and
y happened that business was dull, an
IL several weeks she had been able
rs earn less than SIS.
:" Then came a crisis that she had NJ
r. counted on. The studio changed hand
," and the new proprietor began to c,
at down expenses and dismiss some ,
eg the retouchers. Faith was one Of tt
latest arrivals, and one evening as ST
r. came down to the Office from the lit
workshop under the roof she was not
We fed that her services would not
y wanted after the next week.
She went out Of the studio, and i
no stead Of taking the car as she usual
ed was obliged to do on account Of II
n distance to her room she walked (
1t until she was at the corner Of Madist
IT. and State streets.
er She plunged through that boili1
20 crowd Of humanity and started to wa
ny TN State street the fOlir miles that y