The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-17

in the parlor.
ST had planned to take you back
home with me, my dear" said Malcom.
But Raleigh told me last night of his
niece, Miss varney, and said there
was no doubt of your being able, with
his Recommendation, to secure good
position there. We want to do what
is best in every way. Your mother
is homesick for you too"
"Well, father. l feel as if l ought to
stay in the city if can really become
a breadwinner. Let me try it awhile
at the studio, and if fail then I'll
come home and spend the rest of my
days cooking for you and the boys"
"How about your work here, Faith?
Are you under promise to Mrs. Fulton
to stay any length of time?"
mo, Father. But. think it would
be no more than fair for me to stay
three or four weeks until Mrs. Fulton
has time to work in some one else"
81 think so, too" replied Malcom,
who in. all his relations to others was
always guided by the strictest sense. Of
fairness and honor. "Do what is right
in the matter. Better talk frankly with
Mrs. Fulton. about your plans, and let
her feel that you are willing to stay as
long as it is right" 49,
When Mrs. Fulton came in, Malcolm
and Faith had a talk with her. The
result of it was that Faith promised to
remain with. Mrs. Fulton another
month. Meanwhile she was to see
Miss Varney, and if arrangements
could be. made she was to enter the
studio at the end of the time Of her
service at the Fultons'. Mrs Fulton
was considerably surprised and good
deal pleased with the arrangement. 1t
was a good deal more than she had
supposed Malcolm Kirk or his daugh-
ter would agree to do, but she did not
know either of them as we'll as she did
afterward.
Malcolm Kirk spent Sunday in Chi
cago, and Faith had the great delight
of hearing him preach in the church
where she had gone to the evening
service that eventful Sunday before.
They took tea with the pastor that
evening, and the next day Malcolm
started back to Conrad.
Malcom Stanley went with him.
There was, if the truth must be told,
a secret disappointment in the heart
of the young Englishman that Faith
was not going. home too, But the two
men said goodby cheerily to Faith and
were whirled out into the west, while
Faith went back to her work with a
brave heart. in spite of little feeling
Of homesicllness that crept over her al
the sight of the two stalwart figures
! On the platform of the receding train.
Her relations with the Fultons were
decidedly different now. She was care
full not to presume in the least on the
change in their thought of her, and
when Mrs. Fulton asked her that day
If she would not sit down at the table
with them she said she preferred not
| to, which was entirely true, for Faith
believed that if she was to serve the
| family as she ought at mealtimes she
must be ready to do so in the most eff
fective manner. And she knew she
could not do SO if she ate with the rest
Mrs. Fulton was much relieved at
Faiths action in that particular. II
seemed to Faith however, that when
Sunday morning came and Alice asked
her to come into the family circle tt
prayers she ought to go, and she did sc
quietly and enjoyed it.
When evening came, Alice wanted tt
go4to, church With her. and Mrs. FultoI
did not say anything. The new ordel
of things was unheard Of, but CIR
whose family friends included mel
like Francis Raleigh and Malcolm Stan
ley was not an ordinary hired girl, an
Mrs. Fulton reasoned with herself &C
cordingly.
But before that Sunday came Fait
and the artist had gone to see the ia
nous lady photographer, who had tax
en- a liking to Faith at the beginning
She readily agreed to take Faith o
trial at the end of the month, and Fait
Went back to her kitchen quite e,
ultant at the prospect.
IF could only send $40 or even
week home, I'd be the proudest gil
in this city," she said as she prepare
ehe dinner that evening. And then, i
4 tllue, perhaps Gull HIVE Il SlulllO
my own like Miss Varney's. know
have plenty Of artistic ideas, and ma!
be one or two of them are original"
So she sang light hearted as sh
worked, overcoming the world of he
selhshness and her trials, for it wa
not all heaven on earth always even
that we'll appointed kitchen, and the1
We're many things to fight without an
within.
But when the time of her stay wit
i, the FultonS was out she parted fro
them with genuine regret. 1t is We,
J. certain that Mrs. Fulton dreaded e
o ceedingly to "break in" the new 81
and at the last she even urged Faith
l. remain another month.
D I'VE will give you So week IL yc
will only stay" she said anNiousl
II "And you can play the piano if yc
e want to-" she added, with sho
l. laugh and little embarrassment.
D I'm sorry, really sorry, to lea'
you, Mrs. Fulton. You have been vel
% good to me- But | feel as il the Lol