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


CONS great friends. He'd gone the
way of Phil and his father if the sa-
loon was here" she said and wrung
Malcom's hand and went out, but NAL
com knew her heart was still hungry
for her firstborn.
Next day the citizens held meeting
in the courthouse. at which the mayor
presided. Malcolm was present as the
guest of honor. He had tried to pre-
vent any such expression toward him
self. But when he found himself pow
erless he seized the occasion to glorify
the cause of Gods kingdom. His
speech was a splendid tribute to the
power of righteousness. Throughout
it all his modesty and unselfishness
had never been more forcibly or beau
tifully illustrated to his townspeople.
The citizens of Conrad remembered
that address long years after countless
political speeches had faded out of
their memories.
1t was perhaps significant of the pc
culiar esteem in which Malcolm Kirk
and Dorothy We're held in Conrad that
no attempt was made that week to
present them with a gold watch or a
tea set, or any physical token. The
church at business session voted to
increase Malcom's salary, and there
We're very many flowers sent to the
parsonage, but the people seemed to
know that what would be most accept
able to Malcolm Kirk and his wife on
that anniversary would be the love Of
the parish, and they did feel that, and
never, in all their lives, had it meant
so much to them.
One incident Of that anniversary
week illustrated Malcom's character
better than any other.
The picture that Stanley had brought
to Kirk had been placed in the parson-
age, but it was almost ridiculously
large for the small room.
Dorothy and Malcolm both felt that
it was out of place, but the gift mear+
so much that they were in doubt what
was best to do with it.
The day after Malcom's address in
the courthouse one of the managers CT
the orphans home that Malcolm had
been largely instrumental in organic
ing was calling on Dorothy.
She saw the picture and instantly
said:
eff we only had that in the hall Of
the home!"
".Just the place for it, too" said NAL
com when Dorothy told him of it.
Without delay and with Stanley's
pfy icto MI
en- to the home and hung up in con-
spicuous place in a large hallway. 1t
had a remarkable effect on visitors.
One ranchman, who was never known
to give anything to any cause visited
the place shortly afterward, and the
sight of the picture moved him to give
$50 to the home.
''The sight of that baby in Mr.. Kirk S
arms just Aypnotized the money out
of my pocket" he said afterward
"That is the sort of hypnotism we
believe in," said the matron of the
home, and Conrad echoed the senti-
ment.
When the eventful week was gone,
Faith made her preparations to return.
Malcolm Stanley also announced his
return to the New Mexico mines. The
night before he departed he went into
Malcom's study and, with some en-
barrassment told him what Malcolm
had seen already, for he and Dorothy
had not been able to conceal from each
other the fact that the young English
man had grown to have great liking
for Faiths company.
1T seems like short time MI.
Kirk, but love Faith, and want
your consent to be her suitor."
Il should think her consent would be
worth more to you" said Malcom Kirk,
with a flash of his old wit, which had
not the slightest approach to levity.
But he had grown to love Malcolm
Stanley and felt sure, from indca-
tons, that Faith was not far from the
same feeling.
"Then | may write to herr" said
Malcolm Stanley. Il don't want to call
her away from her plans or her pro-
fession. Indeed. if l win her heart,
we will accomplish more together than
separately"
Il believe 1t" said Malcom gravely,
and he added with smile, "My dear
fellow. hope you realize what it
means to have hired girl problem to
take care of"
81 will gladly assume that" said
Stanley, and he went back to his sol
itary work in New Mexico with great
enthusiasm. 1t seems entirely possible
that he even found courage to say
something to Faith before he went. for
Faith and Dorothy had confidence
talk that evening, and Dorothy had
tears on her face when it was ended,
and Faiths face glows when a certain
letter with a queer postmark comes
into the studio ~: Kenwood, where she
Is making her mark as an artist and
brooding over her plans for the good of
the world, into which plans she now
includes a tall, manly figure out west.
When Stanley and Faith had gone at
the close of that week, Malcolm went
over to the church one evening to get
his Bible which he had left on the
pulpit. The new church was lighted
with electricity, and Malcom turned On
the light near the desk, and after find