The weekly examiner., 1901-07-20
BY CHARLES w. SHELDON,

breathe lest he should drive the heav- enly presence away. He sat down and with his head bowed waited, it seemed to him, for something more to happen. And then he seemed to hear voice say, My son, give me thine heart" He clasped his hands togeth- , CT and replied, God, be .merciful to | me, a sinnerv' And with the words a flood of light poured in. He at once kneeled down. It was an unusual hab- it with him. Now it seemed as neces- sary as breathing and as full of joy as loving.
 How long he had been in that deep communion with his Saviour, so new ly found, he could not have told. It must have been some time. He was aroused by one of the servants knock ing at the door and announcing break fast. He went down stairs, and the first person to meet him in the hall way was Louise. It was a new world that Stuart was henceforth to know, and his heart went out to his sister this morning with new tenderness. She put her arm about his neck as he stopped to kiss her.
 What a dreadful time you must have had, Stuart. It is great bless ing you were not killed in that awful mine. The doctor has been telling me about it.''
 'FYes, feel as if my life had been spared for some great reason" replied Stuart. How is Eric this morning?" He put his arm about Louise and mov- ed with her toward the door of Fries room, which was near by. Louise slip ped away from him and answered: ''Oh, he is getting on all right! don't want to see him. Don't wait breakfast long, Stuart"
 She crossed over into the dining room, and Stuart went in to see Eric, who still lay in the down stairs bed room which remained a feature of Ross Duncan's house as he had first design ed and built 1t.
 The doctor was there by the bed. He had come up early. He had attended to the wound, and Eric was resting com fortably. He lay there looking very pale and almost stern. Stuart felt an added tenderness for the man who had been his companion in that hour of peril. Somehow the experience of the
 
 thoughts of friendship and love.
 He kneeled down by the bed and smiled as Eric turned his dark eyes toward him.
 What sort of a night did you have, dear fellowY' he asked as he laid his hand in Eric's.
 "Oh, I rested we'll. I'm able to get up this morning, but the doctor here won't let me move"
 You can get up if you want to-" replied Dr. Saxon gruffiy. Stuart, please order my horse around so I can get around to the undertaker's in time to make arrangements with him for Fries funeral. Do you want the hearse with the black plumes all around the top, or the other one with the weeping urn arrangement in the middle?''
 Nonsense! I'm not so bad off as that!' replied Eric, with a feeble at tempt at smile.
 You will be if you get out of that bed for two weeks" replied the doctor as he gathered up his things to go. Besides, you can't get up if you want to. Stuart, I leave him in your care. The nurse will be able to attend to him all right. She has full instruc- tions." And with a word or two more the doctor went out of the house and whirling down the hill.
 Stuart remained a few minutes with Erie and then went in to breakfast | There was a good deal to talk over | Louise asked questions about the ac- cident. Stuart answered, feeling all l the time that everybody about him had changed since that Light had dawned upon him. Even Louise could | see and feel a difference, although she could not tell what it was. Finally | she stopped in her questions about | the mines and said:
 What is the matter with you, Stu | art? What has happened? Are you ill from the effects of your exposure | yesterday"
 Stuart looked across the table at her, and it was several moments before he | replied. Then he said: 'I will tell you, dear, when we are alone. I want time to think. No; am not i'll. I feel bet ter than I have in a long time."
 Louise looked surprised, but she ask ed nothing more and went on to tell about the gathering at the Vasplaines' the evening before. Stuart listened now and then. putting question, and at last Louise came back to the subject of the miners.
 "Now that troops have been ordered, I suppose the strike will end, won't it?'
 ''I don't know. Maybe it will just begin."
 But don't you intend to get new men in? All the mines in the lower range are bringing in new men today. It is an outrage for the men to prevent oth- CTS from working"
 '"There will be trouble, am afraid, before the day is over," replied Stuart. He faced a most serious problem, and