Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
EDWARD BLAKE: COLLEGE Student,
CHARLES NJ. SHELDON.
copyright, 1899, in U. S. A .,by Advance Pub
fishing Co., Chicago
(CoNT1NUED.)

r. CONTINUED.
His mind began to call up again Pro-
lessor Clark's unexpected call and the
probable motives that led to it. Then
ne went over again the incidents Of the
meeting. He could see the evangelist,
With his strong, earnest, sensible face,
pleading with the students for a rea-
sonable acceptance Of Christian life on
Its own merits regardless Of other peo-
pies Interpretation of it either on doc
trine or In daily practice. Then the
picture of the president rose very dis
tinct, his noble, frank plea seconding
the evangelist's, and then Wheaton
and Jaynes and several others giving
testimony and his own critical attitude
toward it all. The talk over to the hall
with Freeda brought up the reference
to Willis and raised in his mind the
disagreeable question of Freeda's pos
sible interest in him, although the
darkness concealed Freeda's face
when she spoke, and he had never de-
tected anything but ordinary interest
on her part for his chum.
Then at last he came back again to
the debate, and that was his last
thought before he went to sleep. The
contest was called for two weeks from
Friday night of that week, and his last
waking thought was vivid picture of
the appearance Of the big chapel room
on the night Of the annual debate. 1t
was On indication of the way he had
put from him the religious question
that not even the remarkable fact of
the presidents and professors appeal
had any real place in his mind by the
side of the approaching debate, which
now absorbed him with an intensity
that even he himself did not realize.
How much depended on the result he
did not know. 1t is not easy to tell Ell
Their ourselves or others the meaning of
all the experiences that become not on
ly part Of our interest in life, but al
so the determining factors in our
choice Of those habits which make the
real character what it finally becomes
There We're two Sundays between
this evening whom Willis letter and
Professor Clark S visit had been events
for Edward and the night of the great
debate. And when the first one came
Edward was tempted to do thing he
had so far not done in his college
course.
He was putting vast amount of
time and of thought into his debate.
The work he was doing in addition to
his paper route had increased until
now every spare moment of the day
seemed to be filled with something,
and he thought his regular studies be-
gan to suffer. He was very ambitious
for classroom honors and had so far
prided himself on first rate work.
One day he failed in recitation in
q rather humiliating fashion. Next
day he repeated the experience with
Professor Clark, and to his chagrin
Wheaton happened to know just the
thing Edward had missed.
So when Sunday came Edward pull
ed his books down in the afternoon
and began to study. He had been to
church in the morning and expected to
go again in the evening. His old habits
in which his mother had trained him
were still strong, and in fact he had
prided himself on the way he had
kept his Sundays since leaving home.
But he excused himself now by say
ing that he needed the time that Sun
Gay afforded to get caught up in his
studies. He studied for nearly two
hours, making good Roadway and
counting the time he was saving as
good to put into his debate.
At the end of two hours he went
out for q walk with one of the boys
In the hall, who had dropped In rather
suddenly.
Edward felt q little confused to be
caught with his books open on his ta-
BILE as his visitor came in.
$50 you've come to it all right, eh?
asked Ladd as he helped himself to
an apple lying on Edwards table.
"I'm awfully busy just now" said
Edward little clumsily.
II found it out long ago." said Ladd
carelessly. II never can get my Mon
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every Sunday, especially when there's
anything going on Saturdays"
"Do many of the fellows study on
Sunday?" asked Edward as he put on
his hat and overcoat. He really did not
know, and Ladd was a Junior and had
a much larger acquaintance.
do they? More than three-fourths,
should say. Oh, yes; it's the regular
thing. Sundays a hard day to get
Through, don't you think? We can't
read the papers all the time, and
there's limit to church"
| Edward was silent. He was not yet
in a position where he felt like arguing
for the Sunday study, or trying to de-
fend it. At the same time he began to
Justify it on the score Of necessity, and
when the week was gone and another
Sunday camee he found it much easier
to silence any scruples he may have
had before. He even picked up one Of
luis books in the morning before going
down to church, and in the afternoon
when he took the books down again he
seemed to be relieved to think that one
of the studies had been got out of the
way in the morning.