Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
Tale of Moral Heroism In Overcoming the World
Author Of sIu His Steps," "Crucfxion Of Philip Strong
lardys Seven Days."


| Faith and her father held conference
In the parlor.
81 had planned to take you back
home with me, my dear" said Malcom.
But Raleigh told me last night Of bis
niece, Miss Varney, and said there
was no doubt Of your being able, with
his recommendation, to secure a good
position there. We want to do what
is best in every way. Your mother
is homesick for you too"
"Well, father, feel as If ought to
stay in the city If can really become
a breadwinner. Let me try it awhile
at the studio, and If l fail then III
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"
"No, 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"
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. II
was a good deal more than she had
supposed Malcom Kirk or his daugh-
ter would agree to do, but she did not
know either Of them as well as she did
afterward.
Malcom 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 Malcom
started back to Conrad.
Malcolm 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 q
brave heart, In spite Of little feeling
Of homesickness that crept over her at
the sight Of the two stalwart figures
OH 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 ef-
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. 1t
| ta Eoif w
Sunday morning came and Alice asked
her to come into the family circle to
prayers she ought to 60, and she did so
quietly and enjoyed it.
When evening came, Alice wanted to
60 to church with her, and Mrs. Fulton
did not say anything. The new order
of things was unheard Of, but q. girl
whose family friends included men
like Francis Raleigh and Malcolm Stan
ley was not an ordinary hired girl, and
Mrs. Fulton reasoned with herself ac'
cordingly.
But before that Sunday came Faith
and the artist had gone to see the fa'
nous lady photographer, who had tax
en- a liking to Faith at the beginning
She readily agreed to take Faith Oh
trial at the end Of the month. and Faith
went back to her kitchen quite ex.
ultant at the prospect.
IF could only send $40 or even S.
a week home, I'd be the proudest gir
in this CITY," she said as she prepared
the dinner that evening. And then, in
time, perhaps l can have a studio OF
my own like Miss Narncy's. l know
have plenty Of artistic IDEAS and may
be one or two Of them are original"
So she sang light hearted as she
worked, overcoming the world of hel
seltishness and her trials, for it was
not all heaven on earth always even IL
that well appointed kitchen, and there
were many things to fight without anG
within.
But when the time Of her stay Will
the Fultons was out she parted from
them with genuine regret. 1t is very
certain that Mrs. Fulton dreaded eX
ceedingly to "break i'm the new cir
and at the last she even urged Faith t
remain another month.
1--WE will give you $5 week If yot
will only stay" she said anXiously
"And you can play the piano If yol
want to-" she added, with shor
laugh and little embarrassment.
"Pm sorry, really sorry, to leave
you, Mrs. Fulton. You have been yer!
good to me. But feel as if the Lor'
meant me to do something else. Per
haps"-Faith said it little vaguely
but she had brooded over it a grea
deal while at work in the kitchen
s'perhaps I may be able to do some
thing to make American girls willing
L .i-a "