Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08

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The miners sent up a cheer as they dashed
into the square.
thought could hear voice saying: rs
doctor in there? He's wanted at once.
Lew Trethyen's broke his leg and
wants doctor to come right up Now,
then, IRE you ready7 Eric and Andrew
are going with me to escort you home.
We were afraid you might lose your
way"
do you dare ride with the doctorY'
asked Stuart OF Rhena.
81 dare go anywhere with YOU" she
replied. and Stuart was excusable for
kissing her as he lifted her into the cut
ter.
The doctor had hltched Ajax up with
the fastest horse he could find in the
hotel stables, and after they had start
ed he had his hands full. The miners
sent up cheer as they dashed into the
square and out into the road leading up
to the Duncan house. And SO, with the
love Of the men whose lives and happi-
ness were to be henceforth SO deeply
mingled with theirs, in the company Of
the friends who had shared SO largely
Of their experiences and were to be
even more to them in coming days, this
man and woman began the life that
not even death can part, for they are
one in Jesus Christ.
A week from that same evening, in q
large mansion on fashionable avenue
in New York, Louise Duncan and Hal
Vasplaine were married. A card an
nouncing the event was sent to Stuart
by Aunt Royal, at whose house the
event took place. No notice Of the mar
riage was sent to Rhena as Stuart's
wife. 1t was the first intimation Stu
art had had Of the fact, the card reach
ing him two days after. He grieved
over the event deeply and felt that the
gulf between his sister and himself
was impossible, but his life was
crowded with great objects, and Rhena
was all In all to him, and as time went
on he found the sharpness of this pang
lessened. though he never for mo-
ment ceased his prayers and love for
/ Louise.
| The demands on both Stuart and
Rhcna we,a. certainly 10 less now that
the mines were opened again. The
cottages were completed. but Stuart
contemplated general tearing down
II all the old cabins on the range. In
.iis he was met by an unexpected and
irritating ohstinacy on the part Of the
..nris. who did not want to be dis
ura.'d.
| They're tie most ungrateful lot on
| III SAIL the doctor, to whom
.3iua:t was talking about 1t. ''If l was
sou. Id hire some one to touch OF
every last cabin some windy night and
burn up every last one Of 'em-1 mean
the cabins. They. mean the men,
haven't got brains enough among them
all TO start home for feeble minded
old women!'
Stuart was wrestling with this prob
lem and at the same time adding to
his plans for the Hall Of Humanity.
Many and many long conference was
held III Eric's cottage. at Andrews and
In his own house over the project.
Rhena had also proposed another plan,
Mt first stoutly opposed by Eric and
even Andrew, but afterward heartily
seconded by them. II was. In brief.
the shaping of the Duncan mansion In
to a modern hospital. to be in charge Of
DR.. Saxon. The house was too large
for living house. Stuart and Rhena
wanted to be nearer the town, and
Stuart had made his plans to build
at once Il house that would represent
their ideas Of whit home should be
and enable them to be Of more use In
very many ways. They were too far
away from the people. Rhena still
continued her army work to large
extent, and the people all knew that
her marriage Ind not lessened her love
for them Or her desire and willingness
to eave them. 1t was simply a question
OF using to the very best advantage
the wealth which was in their power to
use. In many respects the old mansion
was admirably adapted for u hospital.
and the doctor was certainly entitled
now to position where he could
spend the remainder of his life In USE
fulness and pence.
i Stuart and RAena were talking this
all over one evening In early spring.
The foundation for the Hall Of Human
ity was going up very fast, and they
were also running over their plans for
the great number Of things they hoped
the building would represent. The
lights had been turned on. and 1t was
getting on in the evening. A soft rain
was falling outside. and the big pines
We're sobbing the epproach Of heavy
storm. Stuart WINS sitting at the big
table In the dining room with plans
scattered about, and Rhena was walk.
ing up and down, her face alive with
enthusiasm over some great idea. when
the bell rang.
Il Something about the sound Of II
caused Stuart to rise and so to the door
himself. As he flung 1t open the wind
blew a fine mist of rain into the hall
along with the fragrant odor Of the
dripping pines. But he was conscious
Of only one thing.
u There on the stone steps lay won.
ans form, and he knew as he stopped
Il and lifted her that his sister had re.
membered what he said such cruelty
brief time before. He carried her into
the chamber where his father had died
and laid her on the same bed. AS he
did SO and MS Rhcna gently threw back
the wet fold of cloak which lay
across tile face Louise moved and then
opened her eyes and looked up Mt Stu.
art and EEcna. They will never forget
that look. 1t told them rs plainly as
words that Louise had come home to