Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-01-19

"hrre's "a l"tt-r far y0u Felicia.
said TX. S,2rlin,,, takilis n out Of bis
pocket.
Felicia sat doun3ua iHstarly opened
the letter. say.u.;as sac ala So "lt's
from LaChrl.
"Ncil. WI. -'e re l'teet MOVIE from
Raymond 2" aa,cd MIR. Sterling, ta .ng
his cigar ont of bis muuth md laoeing
at Feucia, ~ ho often did win hat
shut eyes. "a, a. wcig studying h.r.
"Rachel - Dr EsUc, ba~ been
studying in Raymond for two Sundays
and has scc:4ed very much interested
in Mr. MaXwc.i's pledge in the FIRST
church -
what docs Rachel say about her-
self?' asked Rosr. VINO Was lying on a
couch almost nu7i.3 uudDr haif = dozen
elegant CaaA. -.
'',;he is stii sinriu@a. the Rcctanglp
Sine ;!'o tent lncc,iug closed she sings
in an o'i hail until line new buildings
hcr friend Virginia Page is putting mp
are CONNECTED.
II must write Rachel to come to Chi
cago and VISIT rs. She ought not TO
throw away her voice in that railroad
town uiun All those people who don
appreciate her.
Mr.. Sterling lighted Il new cigar. and
Rose exclaimed:
"Rachel is awfully queer, | think
She might 81 Chicago wild with her
voice if she sang in the Auditorium,
and there She goes on, throwing her
voice awaT on people who don't know
what they are hearing
"Rachcl won't come here unless she
can do it and keep her pledge at the
same time, said Felicia after pause
"What plcdge?" Mr. Sterling asked
the question and then added hastily
"Oh, | know! Yes a very peculiar
thing that. Powers used TO be friend
Of mine. We learned biography in the
same office; made Il great sensation
when he resigned and handed over that
evidence to the interstate commerce
commission and hes back at his te-
legraphy again. There have been queer
doings in Raymond during the past
wear / wonder what Dr. Bruce thinks
or II, ON the whole. / must have a talk
with him about it,
"IIe breaches tomorrow. said Fell
cia Perhaps he viii tell Us something
about it, -
There was silence Tor aminute Then
Felicia said abruptly rs if she had
gone on with "a spoken thou.ht to SON,
invisible nearer, And what if inc
should propo-a the same pledge 10 the
Nazareth Avenue church -
"Whoy What ere you tal.-ing about?"
dsAou ner Iatner a niue sluply.
About DIR. Bruce. | say what il ne
should propose 10 oUr church what Nh
Maxwell proposed 60 his and ask for
volunteers who would pledge themselves
to do everything after asking the quee-
ton. What would Jesus dor
There's 10 danger OF ill., ,aid Rose,
rising suddenly from the couch as the
tea bell Iang
Its a very impracticable movement
to my mind said Mr. Sterling sharply.
II understand from Rachcls letter
that the church in Raymond j. going
to make al act.i. ut - ext nd ,ne III %
Of the pledge TO the other churches. If
they succeed, they viii certainly make
great changes III the churches and in
peoples lives, said Felicia
'Oh well, lots have some tea first. "
said Rose, walking into the dining
room. Her father and Felicia followed.
and the meal proceeded in silence Mrs.
Sterling had hey meals served in her
room. Air. Sterling was preoccuped
He ate very little and excused himself
.atslr~ I 9 D.
night, ne remarked as he went out that
he would be down town late on some
special business
"Don.t You think father looks very
much disturbed lately asked Felicia
a little while after he had gone out.
"Oh, | don know / hadn' noticed
anything unusual replied Rose After
n -ilenco eha said Are you goint 70
the play tonight Feliciay Mrs. Delano
will Ice here at half past = thinl; You
ought 20 20. She viii feel hurt if YOU
refuse
IN 20. don t care about it. can
see shadows enough without going to
the play.
THAT dolcful remark for girl
10 years old TO make, replied Rose.
but then you re queer in your ideas
anyhow, Felicia. If you re going mp TO
see mother tell her I'll run in after the
play if She is still awake
Felicia went mp to see her mother |
and rcmain with her until tie Delano |
,riaee caue Mr. StIliup YVES wor |
ricd about her hrsband She talked in
ccssas ~ and WAS irritatod by every re-.
mark Felicia made. She would not list |
On 10 Felicia ; attempts 10 read even |
part of Rachel's letter, and when Fc- |
licia offered to stay with her for the
evening she refused the offer with
good deal of positive sharpness.
so Felicia started oft to the play not
very happy, but she was familiar with
that feeling, only sometimes she was
more unhappy than at Other times. Ter
feeling expressed itself tonight by a
withdrawal into herself. When the
rOmDany was spatod i'm the boy and the |