The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-03
SO much to them.

One incident Of that anniversary
week illustrated Malcom'S character
better than any other.
The picture that Stanley had brought
TO Kirk had been placed in the parson.
age, but II was almost ridlculously
large for the small room.
Dorothy and Malcolm both felt that
SO much that they were in doubt what
was best to do with 1t.
The day after Malcom's address in
the courthouse one Of the managers Of
the orphans home that Malcolm had
been largely instrumental in organic.
Ing was calling ON Dorothy.
She saw the picture and instantly
said
"If we only had that In the hall Of
the homer
Just the place for 1t. too" said Nal
com when Dorothy told him Of it.
Without delay and with Stanley's
hearty assistance the picture was TAX
en- to the home and hung up in a con
| spicuous place in n large hallway. II
! had n remarkable effect on visitors.
One ranchman. who was never known
, to give anything to any cause, visited
| the place shortly aftcrward, and the
sight of the picture moved him to give
SO to the home.
"Thc sight of that baby in Mr.. Kirk :
arms just hypnotiZcd the money out
Of my pocket" he said aftcrwald.
THAT is the sort of hypnotiSm we
| believe in." said the matrOn of the
home, and Conrad echoed the Senti
| ment.
When the eventful week was gone,
Faith made her preparations to rotUrn.
Malcom Stanley also announced his
return to the New Mexico u.-,,. the
night before he departed lie wort into
Malcom's study and. with som" en-.
barrassment told him what Alaicom
had seen already, for he aDu Dorothy
had not been able to conceal i.y.I each
other the fact that the you.s English.
man had grown To have q p. Il "N:ng
for Faiths company.
IL
Kirk. but | love Faith AL want
your consent to hr ter >ultor.'
Il should think her consent wou'1 hr
worth more TO YOU" said Malcom Kirk.
with fash of his old wit, which nau
not the slightest approach to lrvity
But he had grown to lu,c N&irom
Stanley and felt sure, from indjcl.
,ions. that Faith was not far from the
same feeling.
"Thcn may write - h"r" sGid
Malcom Stanley. II don't want to call
her away from her plans or her pro
fnssion Indeed, if win hor heart
we Will accomplish mN,, together than
separately"
Il believe It," said Malcom grGvcly.
and he added with a smile. My dear
fellow. hope you realize what It
means to have hired girl problem to
take care Of
81 will gladly assume that" said
Stanley. and he went back to his sol
wary work in New Mexico with great
enthusiasm. 1t seems entirely possible
that he even found courage to say
something to Faith before hr went, 70"
Faith and Dorothy had a confidence
talk that evening, ana Dorothy had
tears on her face when it was ended
/ and Faiths face gloWs when certain
| letter with queer pOstmark comes
/ into the studio at kcnwoOd, where she
Is making her mark rs an artist and
| brooding over her plans for the good Of
! the world, into which plans she now
/ includes tall, manly figure out west.
When Stanley and Faith had gone at
| the close of that week. Malcom went
over to the church one evening to get
his Bible, which he had left on the
| pulpit. The new church was lighted
with electricity, and Malcolm turned on
/ the light near the desk, and after find
| ing the Bible he stood on the platform
n moment.
While he was there Dorothy came in
to get pot of flowers which had been
taken into the church during the an
nivcrSary exercises.
She came up to the platform and
stood there with her husband.
They were both reminded of that
first night when they had gone into the
little church and had made their prom
Use.
1T is not like the old room, MalcOm,
Is it,"
Dorothy said it with feeling rs if a
Presence was in the church that was
not human or earthly.
"No, my dear. God has been very
good to us all these years.
Dorothy crcpt nearer to him, and
Malcolm put his arm about her, and
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