The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-04-11

without Iully showing ner his hear,
He took Rhena's glove from his noc,
ct, the glove he had picked I'D on n.
trail that night. "See!' he cried as \.
showed 1t to her. II passed along M.
path one night, and 1t was a nigh, .,
great beauty to me. found you Irin,
over there close by the mouth of ,b.,
pit. l caught you up and carried Won
down to safety. And for little Will
you were mine In my hearts though,
and you could not say me nay" HI'
voice broke In sob. A man can sob
only under certain emotions. Stu,r,
had never felt that before.
AS for Rhena, she caught her brco,h
and then stood pale and still. "Tbor
told me DR.. Saxon brought me in. WIZ
did they not tell me the truth? WIZ
did he not tell me? owe you my life"
1t was both question and n STATE.
ment. Stuart would not even now IN.
ticipate the love that might yet be hjs
He stood there facing her, silent after
that one Outburst. At last he saij
gently. II would like to keep the glove,
may II"
She did not answer him. He put tho
glove back in his pocket She was
very. very pale.
He said one more word, You believe
love you?'
"Yes; believe it," she answered ina
very low voice.
II shall always love you," he said
He took off his hat The act was one
of reverence. "Some time when have
won your love. as l know l have not
yet, l shall speak again." he added
slowly. And then he turned and Went
back over the trail, never once looking
behind. If he had
When he disappeared behind clump
Of frs. Rhena knelt down by the Old
stump and laid her head upon it. and
her prayer was very much like the
prayer of that night when Louise had
called upon her. After awhile she rose
and went down the trail. But she was
not the same woman. Her heart was
shaken for the first time in her life hy
the love Of great and good man. All,
it Is possible IL he had said to her.
"Rhena" she might have said, STU.
art!' and given him all. 1t was dan.
gerous for her to think of him. She
felt as never before. And then the
glove the knowledge Of her safety due
to him-she trembled. There Were
<i,,,oo Il, bor foolipp u,bop 70 Stuor+ hoJ
come back she would have said to him:
Il love you. Let us go on our way
through life together" And she went
on into the next cottage, look in her
eyes that was new to them and tn
emotion In her heart that she could ntt
suppress.
As for Stuart, he went down into,
Champion with feeling that was not
that of defeat or discouragement 1t
had been q crisis with him. He had at
last spoken. He had nothing to regret
in all he had said. And in spite of the
fact that his answer had been no some.
thing told him it was not final. He
was the last man In the world to try
to argue the woman he loved into low.
ing him. He was not and could not be
a pleading suitor for the heart of this
woman Of all persons in the world. He
said to himself the time would come,
although he did not attempt to picture
when or how. when she would be his
as he wanted her to be. With that
great thought burning in him he enter
ed upon one Of the busiest and most
significant weeks Of his life.
In the first place. when Sunday came
he joined the church. He had already
two weeks before gone into the pre-
paratory meeting with Andrew and
there recited his experience. 1t seemed
the most necessary act in the world
that he should Identify himself opcnl!
and boldly with other Christians in the
organization which Christ loved. There
was not a moments hesitation in STU
arts mind about the duty and privilege
of church membership. That was
notable day in his life when Andrew
asked him to rise and give assent 10
the church covenant.
The news that Stuart Duncan was
going to join the church was interest
ing enough to call out large part OF
the population of Champion. Andrew
had never seen such a congregation.
st. Johns WAS crowded, very largely
with the miners and their families
Stuart was the only person received al
this communion. When he rose at An
drew's invitation, his face was calm
and even beautiful. 1t was a splendid
sight to see these two men facing each
other at the communion service. When
Stuart kneeled to receive the baptism,
Andrews voice trembled for second
over the words, 81 baptize thee. Stuart,
my brother, disciple Of Jesus anu
many an eye in the audience moisten-
ed. When the bread was passed. Stu
art received 1t from one Of the miners
who had worked in Champion mines
ever since Stuart was boy. He was
a deacon in st. Johns, and Stuart new
er forgot the look on the old mans face
as he handed the plate in at the end OF
the pew. More than half Of Andrews
were Cornishmen. 1t was
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