The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-02-17

of it; we didn realize what the other
halt could mean
There was little pause, and then Her
rick went on : III Is almost the same
story with all the working classes. The
railroads are laying of men Tor instance,
and even the street railways have bad to
reduce their forces made inquiries
about them today.
/ And you found
That in the falling off in travel the
number Of cars run had been cut down.
The employers have done their best to
keep as many men as possible, but, OF
course, as the pay Is practically based on
/ the number of trip, each man makes, the
1 average earnings have decreased CORES
pondiugly think a conductor or driver
who clears $40 in seven days now Is fairly
/ lucky
"That is very little "
"Wheu you think Of my man on the
ditch, it is a good deal, said IIerriek,
but his companion WAS not 70 be won over
TO his way Of thinking.
Street ear men run all kinds of risks.
Ten dollars Is not nearly enough, she de
clarcd
Kate sailed forth early the next after.
nuon. determined to discovery the coudue-
tor she had uuwittingly yietimized She
had revealed her plan to neither her
father nor Tom The former wa, far more
likely to object to the plan than TO endorse
il: and a, for the latter, well Kate was
somehow influenced by the remembrance
that the conductor was youthful. She
told both 1t them the result Of her eNpe
ditiou, however, that evening. when Tom
called. o,slensihly to confer with the Major
On "a matter uf lapincss, the Importance Of
which i >ccjlie would have had reason to
doubt
- glaud him. she said at the com-
pans oiicc--thc place where the men
rly iu their money you know He had
lu>t iui-b,,l his jay work Tie Mas very
uisy absut IL aud didn' want Ia take the
s. AZ sH. bus Insisted, and finally be-
rave in. hu, uuly uu condition that il he
received the tiIl .pI i' rras,zl 81 bc Zeu-
uine-snd he ,hoa4ht 1t was, iaIa. 10
spite IT your maguiiyiug slass--he should
h. allowed 10 return Il 10 me. He said 1t
had Isss-.,,l ,sit Of his hands bat he could
/ probsbiy get i, back lie i, rally far
superior 20 has station. lie can have
been n conductor always
Nol in infancy, perhaps said the
Major He was mot enthusiastic about
strange yauug mcu. ilernck smiled,
.You r., both ppjuiieed protested
I Katc Really be is As well hammered
rs half the mcu one meets even If he
ssenie,i b1-hful He blushcd when |
s,ake to bim Neither of sou ooald DO
that
II trust there uo rcaSon Why We
.houll. said the MAJOR Eat I've DO
time "a hear more If your prodigy in ami
form. I'm going out this evening You
I can free your mind go Tom
/ No Kate declared. .'weB talk Of
amrihins else Aud she kel, her word
Neither thcn Nor oa the several other AZ
e..sia.ss 90 which Ierrick mrs her ia the
next fortnight did she discuss thc eoudue-
tar That pcFson, IN fsct had almost
passed ous 81 Toss recollection when be
heard Of him again.
Hcrriek was very busy IN these days ct
endsavor Before him and hi- associates
10 che organized charity work q the city
ws. the problem Of relieving want, which
was becoming more and mere pressing and
nec,zsitoas Ordinary means Of dealing
uith poverty had long ago proved made
austc. and now extraordinary efforts we're
making to ogen ncw sources Of supply
From the churches tie managers were al
ready receiving considerable aid, with the
prospect of much more, as che knowledge
If the increasing icstitutian spread among
che norr wealthy eun.r,-;aiionS la ruus-
ing the somewhat torpid organizations ni
these ati,ucnt bodies llerriek vas doing
effective service. as his little talks before
the variaus societies wcrc winning him
reputation There waS nothing Of the OF
ator abou, him, but, bsiHg too iall Of bis
subject TO be eloquent, he eoatuyed 20
reach the hearts of his hearers by the
plain path Of earnest dirceines,- In The
emincutly respectable ft,k ia which the
Major was 4 leader, Herrick found read
iness O. Join in the work which was Ino~i
gratifying, bat which he more than >us-
peeted was due "a the gopd offices uf his
friend although Mr. Mason Vas osstensi
bly z ScafFcr nj the methods of the charity
organizations Naturally, Tom counted
upon Kate as j willing ally in the task Of
interesting the young women Of the parish
in his enterprise: and under his advice
their sewing sl,icty was scpu pat To more
practical us,-s than had previously marked
its slightly frivolous existence. Dividing
themselves into little groups, each Of
which took toak charge ot a poverty
stricken family. the girls threw themselves
irto their new labors with feminine enlhu
siasln. finding in the role OF Lady Bounti
ful much that was novel and even more
that was conscience easing, tur to many ot
them came sense Of expation Of past
sins Of omission
Kate discovered, after the work as
signed Ia the society had been parcelled
cut. that she was left without any partlc-
ular charge There was nothing of the
shrk about her, and she felt that Her
rick would be deeply disappointed. No
doubt her opportunity would come be
fore long. but she would have liked to be
in the van. The mcst calling part Of 1t
all was that some of her dearest friends,
knowing her intimacy with iIerrick, found
ground for httle jests, not evil -intentioned,
perhaps, but still sharp pointed enough to
make her vince
"Oh. don worry, dear, if you haven t
a family to look after, one Of them had
said. eheerfully Tom viii do for your
poor very nicely-he's with you always.
Kate was meditating over this and sun
dry other kindly sayings as she walked
briskly along the street near her home one
clear, wintry afternoon. So busy was she
with her thoughts that she failed to notice
A young man approaching her, and look
ing frequently at the numbers blazoned
above the doors of the houses; and she
was taken completely by surprise when she
heard her name pronounced by this youth,
who halted abruptly as he caught sight OF
her face.
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