Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26

had not understood her 7,eDhe,c. As for Stuart, he had gone back to | his seat and was very thoughtful, in great study over many things. q am wrestling with a problem greater than any that ever challenged ! me-" he said at last as the others re- mained quiet. T need more wisdom and more knowledge. l believe, as Erie says, that money can create miracles of a certain sort in Cham pion but shall say: Go to, now! Be hold me! I am Stuart Duncan, the mine owner. I have million dollars. I am going to spend this money for your benefit. My friends, how will you have it? In libraries, souphouses. music, flowers, lectures, preaching, art or what not? 1 am ready to Chris tianize, elevate. improve and lift up, to bridge over the chasms that lie be- | tween rich and poor and educated and 1 ignorant. You just keep quiet. and the million dollars will do the rest Is that the idea? Given, million dol lars to bring in the millennium. Is | that the relation between million dol lars and q million years of paradise? | It is not so easy. I can see the hall | dedicated to labor. That is q possi- bility. And the music and the flow CTS and all that. Good. But there is good deal more behind and within. One thing I know very certainly: must see for myself what the needs are in Champion. I know in a general way. but want to know in detail"
 There's one person can tell you all about It." said Andrew. .,.f
 "Whos that:" y
 "Miss DWight.";s
 Stuart flushed. From where he sat ] he could see the front of the Salvation Army hall. Rhena was just going in | with one of the women belonging to | the army. ''Im told that she is familiar al- ready with nearly every case of suf- fering 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. I wouldn't want to get caught out there and lose my way after dark with this new snow covering up bad 1 places.'
 Stuart did not answer. He was look
 
 and the woman come out of the hall with bundles. They crossed the street and disappeared behind the engine 1 house, going in the direction of the 1 Cornishtown path. s
 What did you say?" asked Stuart suddenly as he came back from his lit 1 tie journey with Rhena. Andrew and Erie were sitting where they did not see what Stuart had seen.
 ''1 said that in case you ever fall into a hole in Cornishtown it might be just as we'll to leave the spending of that money to Eric and me-" replied An drew, nodding at Eric. "That is, leave 1 it before you fell in. For the chances are that no one will be prospecting around at this time of the year with Q rope to pull you out'
 T beg pardon,' said Stuart. "Let us get at the subject again. It's very evil ! dent we cannot settle this matter off, 1 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. It could not be. Even Erie was obliged to confess that the clement of time was necessary l to help in the solution. They were not planning for 2 day or 2 month or one winter, but for . good many. years to | come. f So. Stuart naaIly went home after E1n1lA ass4e III lz,ss and eallng