The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-04-04

house thrilled through with the most
profound conviction and persuasion
that his life would shape this way or
that according to the response Of Rhe-
M Dwight's soul to his. He was star
tied a. for the nrst time he realized
how strong his feeling was and how
little he knew Of hers. What could
she be TO him with all the social differ
ence between them? 1t Is true he had
come to . place where social differ
encss counted for very little with him.
but how could be tell what she might
think now that her life moved on the
plane Of SaPvation Army methods? And
then there was his money and all. She
had deliberately moved out from the
world of wealth and fashion In which
he still remained. Of which he was yet
. part. They were separated In this
way by a great gulf Of difference. On
the other hand, he reflected, they had
one great and common bond Of sympa-
thy in their Christian faith. After all.
was not that stronger than anything
cIDSy uhS WCEC COhoiIOho VI "a
cial social distinctions by the side Of
the all powerful oneness Of spirit
which disciples Of the Master possess
ed In commOn7 1t was with that last
thought on his heart that he finally
went to rest.
He did not speak to Louise or his
aunt Of the evenings adventure when
he saw them in the morning. His
statement Of the evening before con
cerning his feelings toward Rhena had
driven the two women into position
Of hostility to him that did not find i'm
mediate expression In words, but was
very apparent none the less. Louise
was angry to think that her attempts
to deceive Rhena might and probably
would result in nothing. Aunt Royal
ignored the subject definitely, but there
was no mistaking her entire opposition
to Stuart's present attitude. 1t was
true she did not understand him. Stu
art was too engrossed in his perplexi-
ties and plans and too much absorbed
in the new life to feel all this very
deeply, and yet 1t showed him how
squarely his new life was henceforth
to conflict with the old.
1t was two days after that that Stu
art, Eric and Andrew met again to talk
over matters, this time at Eric's cot
tage. Rhena had recovered. She was
up and doing part Of her work. Stu
art had called to inquire after her, but
had not seen her. He could not help
feeling that when he did have an or.
portunity to speak It would be an
eventful meeting for him. He had in
herited a large portion Of his fathers
abrupt determination Of conduct and
action. All this faculty, intensified In
another direction under the influence of
his spiritual awakening, burned rs
strong as In the old Stuart, only for
another purpose. Paul was Saul Chris
tianized. And the new Stuart was as
likely to act In matters that required
decision with as much Quickness as
the old Stuart. only with larger and
truer vision Of the meaning Of the &c.
ton.
The three men met with 4 more seri.
ous and thoughtful bearing than at the
other meeting. Every day In Cham.
pion now intensified the situation and
increased the sum total of suffering
There was no outward sign Of the un.
lon weakening. The winter had set in
definitely, and It looked very much as
II the mines had closed down for the
season. Stuart remembered one win
ter when the mines had closed for q
month through action Of the owners In
order to force up the price of ore. Tha;
was when he was boy. He could still
remember something Of the suffering
at that time. Now it promised to bt
infinitely worse.
Eric. you have more influence with
the men than any one on the ranges
Can't you persuade the union to dc
asked Stuart little vaguely. He was
feeling around after answers to thou
sand questions, and he started the talk
aimlessly because he was preoccupicd.
"Well, what can l do? The owners
are the ones TO arrive at u decision
Can't you persuade them to agree tC
our demands and your own promise Of
81 day." replied Eric. who never hes
itated to say what he felt no matter
how abrupt II might seem.
mo: have no influence that way
with the other owners. You ought t(
see some of the letters | get from
Cleveland. tell you the owners viii
not give In. The whole situation Il
horrible Sometimes. Eric. Andrew.
feel as II the men were destitute Of al
sense. What right have third or 6
fourth Of them to keep the rest from
work because all cannot get the sam,
wages"
"They don't look at it that way. Th'
principle is with them all based on tn,
right OF wrong side Of the demand TO
the 81. At the same time, as said til,
| other day, look at the strike from an
other point Of view. am ready to &C
knowledge 1t Is a miserable way to tr.
to get justice done. The men can nev
| or make IN what they have lost by thi