Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-03-14
Observation-Disclosures
CHAPTER Il-(Continued.)

,rben Il fails | Will supply what you may
,eed" he said. 81 have succeeded in a
measure. But one life is not long enough
for the work You must carry 1t on for
mo The grace and beauty Of the woman
teacher will do more even than the fame
and skill of the man. Leah, try to appre-
ciste, to understand, the grandeur of the
mission give to you"
A light shone on the girls face.
4 And dc you think l could do all this,
father"
Think. l am sure of it, Did not Joan
f Arc a girl feeble and frail as you, lead
vast bodies OF troops on to victory!"
Heaven called her," said the girl. rev.
erently.
Heaven calls you," he declared sol.
smnly. "A girl saved the French crown;
girl-queen saved Hungary from de-
.truction in the olden days; Judith saved
her country. Queen Esther her nation. Ii
seems 10 me that from time to time wOm-
en- are raised up TO save a great people
from destruction. You, my daughter. are
one OF these"
She grew pale, and trembled under the
weight OF his words. He took her hands
in his, and looked at them lovingly. II
be were a false pretender himself, he did
that nothing succeeds like truth and earn.
estness.
These are little hands," he said, "te
hold the great, bleeding heart of the peo
ple-little hands TO plead and implore, tc
raise and beat down. But you must dc
it. Leah. see the grand spirit Of noble
women sweeping over you. Be a modern
Judith, and slay the monster Royalty"
ba oh MI haa 10 nd
these words.
81 can slay nothing" she said.
But he did not seem to hear her. He
was looking at her. trying to weigh the
effect OF her graceful young loveliness Oh
the hearts of men.
Leah" he said slowly, you will dc
better than have done. You will make
q fortune"
A fame, almost of fire, spread over
her beautiful face.
Make q what, fathers fortune? !
thought you gave up everything to the
people you taught-not took from them 2"
Certainly" he answered hastily. But
there must be funds provided for the Or
ganizatiOn Of such a grand movement as
ours. Nothing in this very prosaic world
can De- done without money, Leah. One
way Of raising money Is by giving these
lectures. They serve two purposes-they
Ind the means to enable US to carry on
the war. and they teach the people"
The girls face fell, and the hight died
out Of it.
l would rather earn money in some
other way" she said.
He Interrupted her eagerly.
The earning of money is the least part
Of il, Leah; do you not see? 1t is true We
must have money, but the teaching Of the
people is the principal thing"
Tell me what they want to be taught"
she requested.
Il have no more time just now," said
Martin Ray. There is a meeting of the
delegates at three, and l must be pres
ent. | will find leisure to teach you
Leah; and, believe me. q grand mission
lies before you"
But on the face Of the girl there was
no light of enthusiasm-nothing but the
shadow of doubt and Of fear.
Leah Ray had plenty of spirit-she in
herited 1t from the Hattons, but, with MI
her courage, she dared not tell her father
what was in her heart. She had beer
Indifferent at first as to what she had to
do, now she hated and loathed it.
When, one evening, her father gave hei
permission to leave a cOnclave of some
Of his political friends who had gathered
To hear her repeat a speech he had taught
her, she went to Hettie.to seek comfort
and consolation.
Il can never go on with this work, my
darlingv she sobbed. "Oh, Hettie, what
must do? l hate it all SO. What shall
l do? My father will be so angry when
tell him
1T seems almost a pity that you are Sc
beautiful and so gifted, Leah" said Het-
tie. compassionately.
Leah stood by the window. her face
rased to the sky, where the golden stars
we're shining.
DO Won remember, Hettie." she said.
how the three Hebrews prayed in the
fiery furnace? l am in a furnace of fire
now. / stand between my own hatred
II what my father wants me to do and
NV fathers anger II l do not do it. Who
will deliver me from il? Who will take
pity on me? / am SO helpless. l have
10 friend Oh, Hettie, Hettie, i feel ]
must pray to heaven 10 save me from this
furnace of fre!'
The next afternoon was close, heavy
and dull. Out OF doors the atmosphere
was oppressive-in the house there was
warmth without brightness; and Leah
Ray. with a dull pain at her heart, stood
awaiting her fathers -eturn-waiting 10 |
tell him that she never could and never
would become what he wished her to be- |
Ii was late when Martin Ray returned. !
He was not in the most amiable Of |
something had gone wrong among
'tne- delegates, and he was ruf1ed and an
geryd.
Give me my dinner" he said, brusque-
ly; aud the two girls FASTENED to serve I
him. Mind" he added half fiercely to |
his eldest daughter-"mind that you
study well to-day. l must give you a |
lesson this evening: last night you did |
not seem so willing as 1 should like to |
have seen you. Understand that there |
to be no shirking; you must do what |
wish"
Leah" said Hettie, trembling, ''do i
ACT speak to him to-night-he is angry, !
Iou see; wait until tomorrow"
NO; could not rest another hour" her |
sister replied
The Voice of the People" had dined !
we'll be had taken up the only consOla- ]
hon that never failed him-his newspa 4
%F-snd Leah. looking paler nd NOR.
determined than she had ever looked be-
lore. went up to him.
Al that very moment a carriage rolled
up the street and stopped at their door:
----S came loud peal at the bell, which
be little drudge Of the house, with a very |
lack face and hands, hastened to an
wer. They heard a loud. peremptory
oice asking If Martin Ray was at home,
nd the girls answer: Yes" t
Give him this" said the same voice,