People's voice., 1900-01-25
By Charles N. Sheldon.

she was to occupy in the plans which
were being made for the purchase of
the property at the Rectangle
Did you ever know a girl of such
really gifted powers in vocal music who
was willing to give her whole life to
the people, as Rachel is going to doi
She is going to give music lessons in
the city have private pupils to make
her living and then give the people in
the Rectangle the benefit of her culture
and her voice
1T is certainly very good example
of self sacrifice, replied Rollin, little
stifly
Virginia looked at him little
sharply
But don't you think it is a very
unusual example2 Can you imagine
here Virginia named half dozen fa-
. nous opera singers-"doing anything
Of this sort?
mo: can't, Rollin answered
briefly Neither can imagine Miss
he spoke the name of the girl with
The red parasOl who had begged Vir-
ginia to take the girls to the Rectangle
-"doing what you are doing, Vir-
ginia,
ANY more than | can imagine Mr..
Virginia spoke the name of a young
society leader-'going about to the
clubs doing your work, Rollin
The two walked on in silence for the
length of the hall
Coming back to Rachel" began
Virginia, "Rollin, why do you treat
her with such a distant, precise man
nerf think, Rollin-pardon me if |
hurt you-that she is annoyed by it
You used to be on easy terms l don't
think Rachel likes this change.
Rollin suddenly stopped. He seemed
deeply agitated He took his arm from
Virginia's and walked down to the end
Of the hall Then he returned, with his
arms behind him. and. stopping near
q is sister, he said
Virginia, have you not learned my
secrett"
Virginia looked bewildered Then
over her face the unusual color crept
showing ths. she understood
II have never loved any one but Ra.
chel Winslow. Rollin spoke calmly
enough now THAT day she was here,
when you talked about her refusal to
Join the concert company, asked her
to be my WIFE out there on the avenue
She refused me- as knew she would.
and she gave as her reason the fact that
! had no purpose in life, which was
true enough Now that l have pur-
pose, now that am new man, don't
you see Virginia, how impossible it is
for me to say anythingH / owe my very
conversion to Rschel's singing, and yet
that night while she sang can honest
ly say that for the time being | never
thought Of her voice except as Gods
message believe all my personal love
for her was for the time merged into a
personal love to God and my Saviour.
Rollin was silent Then he went on
with more emotion, 81 am still in love
with her, Virginia, but l do not think
she could ever love me" He stopped
and looked his sister in the face with a
sad smile
a don't know about that " said Vir-
ginia to herself She was noting Rol
Inns handsome face its marks of dissi,
patton nearly all gone now. the firm
lips showing manhood and courage, the
clear eyes looking into hers frankly, the
form strong and graceful Rollin was
a man now Why should not Rachel
come to love him in timei Surely the
two were well fitted for each other
especially now that their purpose in
life was moved by the same Christian
source
She said something of all this to Rol
lin. but he did not find much comfort
When they closed the interview. Vir
ginia carried away the impression that
Rollin meant to go his way with his
chosen work, trying to reach the fash
ionable men at the clubs and while not
avoiding Rachel seeking NJ rcaSior
FOR meeting her ae was distrustful OF
his power to control his feelings and
Virginia could see that he dreaded even
the thought that his love was still the
same
The next day she went down to The
News Office to see Edward Norman and
arrange the details of her part in the
establishment of the paper on its new
foundation. Henry Maxwell was pres
ent at this conference, and the three
agreed that, whatever Jesus would do
in detail as editor of daily paper, he
would be guided by the same general
principles that directed his conduct as
the Saviour of the world
81 have tried to put down here In
concrete form some Of the things which
it has seemed to me Jesus would do, .
said Edward Norman. He read from a
paper lying on his desk. and Henry
Maxwell was reminded again of his
effort to put into written form his own
conception Of Jesus probable action
and also of Milton Wright's attempt in
his business
al have headed this, What Would
Jesus Do as Edward Norman, Editor Of
Daily Newspaper In Raymond
81. He would never allow sentence
or a picture in his paper that could be
called bad or coarse or impure in any
way.