The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-14

your name
Il am Miss Dwight. | am with the
army here for the present." she an
swered. with perfect self possession.
This is Mr.. Duncan. the owner Of
the Champion mines. and this is Mr.,
Burke. the minister of st. Johns" said
the doctor, turning to Stuart and An
drew.
She turned and bowed quietly, while
the doctor busted himself with his pa
tient again.
You are Miss Dwight. the daughter
of Allen Dwight" asked Stuart eager
ly. The minute he spoke he wished he
could recall his words.
But the exclamation seemed to affect
the young woman only for a moment.
Then she answered, yes; Allen
Dwight is my father" She added
while slight color swept over her pale
face: You played the part of a brave
man today. Mr.. Duncan. want to
thank you in behalf of the poor fellows
who seemed to me so like sheep with
out n shepherd. How Christ would
have looked on them with compass
sion"
Her gaze was out Of the window past
Stuart, who was standing near it. The
SQUARE was crowded with the men.
Some one had gone up into the stand
and was speaking. Stuart felt as new
er before what sad and thrilling
sight great ,mguided multitude was.
For the first time in his life he felt able
t. look at il through Christs eyes. But
he was also agitated over his meeting
with Rhena Dwight. She had turned
to the doctor and in low tone asked
question. The doctor nodded his head.
and she went out She did not return,
aud Stuart. after seeing that every
thing possible was being done for the
sufferer started for home.
On the way he had leisure to recall
the facts which the excitement of the
past days crowded out of his mind;
that Allen Dwights daughter had SOME
three years before while Stuart was in
college surprised and astounded the So
ciety circle In New York of which she
ing her home and all her fashionable
surroundings to enter the Salvation Ar
nv. lie remembered what sensational
accounts appeared in the papers. Above
all he recalled wildly the effect the
news had on her brother, who at the
time was a classmate of Stuart. lie
could also remember talking 1t over
with Louise when he came home for
his Christmas vacation.
Louise was shocked as deeply as 1t
was in her capacity to be shocked to
think a girl who had such career be-
fore her. gifted with such talents. mu-
steal and social. should give them all
up to fling her life away In the slums
over horrid. dirty, drunken. miserable
people. "She must be crazy" said Lou
ise. "Her father was right In saying,
II the report was true. that Rhena new
er should come into his home again as
his daughter" His aristocratic family
connections were very deeply disgraced
by the event. His own standing In So
ciety was under a cloud. He felt the
shame of it with great bitterness and
never alluded to 1t.
| All this Stuart called up as he neared
home. He had never met Miss Dwight
before and knew nothing Of her 'rea-
sons for the complete change in her
life He wondered thoughtfully If it
had not been something like the expe-
rience that had come to himself that
morning.
Louise met him with the news that
his Aunt Royal. who had been expected
on the noon train. had telegraphed that
she had waited over day on account
Of the troubles liable to follow the
bringing of the troops. Ross Duncan's
sister had planned for some time to
come and make Louise visit and be
| with her through the winter If Louise
wished
ERIC has been calling for you. He Is
very nervous. Life isn't worth living
with all this excitement over these la
bor troubles.' said Louise sharply.
when Aunt Royal comes. | mean to
plan for something besides all this"
Stuart did not reply and went in to
see Eric, while Louise walked into the
parlor and began to thump the piano as
hard as she could She was angry with
Stuart and vexed with everything In
general.
"Well old fellow" said Stuart cheer
fully. 1--WE had an exciting time. but no
one killed yet. and think the worst Is
over"
''Tell me about It." Eric tried to sit
up little and nervously moved his fin
gers over the bedclothes.
Stuart briefly described the scene at
the train. and Eric listened with frown-
ing brow and strained muscles.
"That Salvation lass must be brave
one. Who did YOU say she was!'
Miss Dwight. She has just come up
here. | understand. within day or
two" And Stuart went on to tell Eric
her story as he knew it. Eric listened
with great eagerness. Then he inquired
about the men; how they had behaved.
what they were planning to do. what
the next move would be. whether the