The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-28
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A. for Stuart, he had gone back tc
his seat and was very thoughtful. In q
great study over many things.
Il am wrestling with a problem
greater than any that ever challenged
me-" he said at last rs the others re.
mained quiet. II need more wisdom
and more knowledge. Iebelieve. as
Eric says. that money can create
miracles Of a certain sort In Cham.
pion. but shall say: Go to. now! Be.
hold me! l am Stuart Duncan. the
mine owner. have a million dollars.
I am going to spend this money for
your benefit. My friends. how will
you have 1t? In libraries. souphouses
music. flowers. lectures. preaching, art
or what not? I am ready to Chris.
tianlze, elevate. improve and lift up, to
bridge over the chasms that lie be.
tween rich and poor and educated and
ignorant. You just keep quiet. and
the million dollars will do the rest Is
that the idea? Given. q million dol.
lars to bring In the millennium. Is
that the relation between million dol.
lars and n million years of paradise
1t is not so easy. l can see the hall
dedicated to labor. That Is a posi-.
bility. And the music and the fow-
ers and all that. Good. But there is n
good deal more behind and within.
One thing know very certainly: I
must see for myself what the needs
are in Champion. know in n general
way, but want to know in detail"
There's one person can tell you all
about it, said Andrew.
who's that"
Miss Dwight"
Stuart flushed. From where he sat
he could see the front of the Salvation
Army hall Rhepa was just going in
with one of the women belonging to
the army.
I'm told that she is familiar al
ready with nearly every case Of suf-
ferng in Champion" continued An
drew. "She has even been out on the
hills as far as Cornishtown. It's a
pokerish place in winter, full of pit
holes and abandoned prospecting
shafts. l wouldn't want to get caught
out there and lose my way after dark
with this new SNOW covering uD bad
places"
Stuart did not answer. He was look.
ing from the window and saw Rhena
and the woman come out of the hall
with bundles. They crossed the street
and disappeared behind the engine
house, going in the direction of the
Cornishtown path.
What did you say" asked Stuart
suddenly as he came back from bis lii
tie journey with Rhena. Andrew and
Eric were sitting where they did not
see what Stuart had seen.
IL said that in case you ever fall into
n hole in Cornishtown it might be Just
as well to leave the spending of that
money to Eric and me-" replied An
drew. noddng at Eric. THAT Is. leave
1t before you fell in. For the chances
are that no one will be prospecting
around at this time of the year with a
rope to pull you out"
Il beg pardon" said Stuart. "Let us
get at the subject again. It's very evi-
dent we cannot settle this matter off
hand or in hurry. But I'm sure the
Lord will lead us to do something
right. He hasn't given us brains and
hearts and then left us to make fools
OF ourselves, especially when we don't
want to-"
We do not need to give in detail the
afternoons discussion. The plan for
using the money was not fully shaped
in any definite way. 1t could not be-
Even Eric WAS obliged to confess
that the element Of time was necessary
to help in the solution. They We're not
planning for a day or 4 month or one
winter, but for a good many years to
come.
So Stuart finally went home after
running into the office and leaving
word there with Il clerk to supply GER
tain families that were known to be in
want with fuel and food for the imme.
date time and also leaving word to
send for him in case any special de-
mand came in later on in the evening
The miners had recently made several
personal requests for help. and Stuart
in his growing eagcrncss to know as
much rs possible of the facts in the
town, had determined TO 20 himself at
the next pressing call and satisfy his
desire for the truth.
After supper that evening Louise and
Aunt Royal We're discussing the com.
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