The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-28

coined them In his hearty fashion and
began TO talk roses the first thing.
Look at that! II that isn't beauty.
! don't know what 1t Is. Just let me
cut that for you. Mr.. Duncan"
Il won't take it-not with the mis-.
ter You have forgotten the bargain" /"
replied Stuart. smiling.
Andrew looked little confused. then
Ae said: II did not know how Vassall
here might take It. He 10 . prior at.
tachment."
Eric" said Stuart. laying q hand on
his old friends shoulder. do you OBJ
Ject II Burke here calls me Stuart and
l call him Andrew? 1t seems absurd
that when man saves another mans
life he should continue on such terms
Of formality as are used by ordinary
acQuaintances."
"My name is Eric, then" replied Eric
frankly. He was man Of many
faults. but llttleness Of soul and petty
jealousy were not among them.
''That settles it, then. It's to be An.
drew, Eric and Stuart to the end Of the
chapter" assented Stuart eagerly. He
was enthusiastic this afternoon. He
had begun to be caught up in the pas
sion Of a great idea, and he felt able to
do almost anything. 1t Is true that,
woven into all his thoughts Of conse-
Grated money and It's wonderful pow
er. there was In Stuart the glowing i'm
age Of Rhena Dwight, and his love for
her was growing In strength and mean
ing every moment He had not seen
her to speak to since that night in the
army hall. But he did not know how
strong hold his feeling had upon his
whole being until now, as he began to
face n great opportunity, perhaps the
greatest in his life, the slight form and
pale face Of the Salvation Army leader
seemed to occupy Il very prominent
place there.
Andrew was cutting off two of the
choicest roses. He gave one to Stuart
and one to Eric.
Say. it seems too bad to cut 'em Off
the plants that way" said Eric as he
took the blossom and stuck 1t awk-
wardly into a buttonholc.
That's what l grow them for" re-
piled Andrew.
"How's your church work going on?'
asked Stuart, pulling himself out Of his
brown study after thanking Andrew
for the rose
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get acquainted. and this is new field
to me. If ! can succeed in making
the people believe they like me. | think
we shall have good time together
never saw so many characters as
there are up here"
"Do you count us in?" asked Eric
you're the very first ones. If !
knew how, I'd put you two into
book"
"Anybody else" asked Stuart.
"Dr. SaXon-that is, if he would stand
still long enough TO be put
Yes. the doctor would have to go
in sure" replied Eric. "Is that all?'
"The Salvation Army would have to
come in, led by Miss Dwight" replied
Andrew. "Then | would throw in some
specimen miners and mix them up In
various situations. and my book would
be very interesting-tha Is. it would
II didn't mix them up so that they
never could get unmiyed," added An.
drew frankly. 81 never wrote book
in my life, Tut believe Champion is
full of material for it,"
perhaps some one will put us into
story some time" said Stuart con-
templatvely. "Meanwhle, my dear
friends. to the realities of our present
conditions. Every man could probably
write one good story If he had to- Al
any rate we live n story In our own
lives. and am beginning to learn that
every human being is a tragedy-a
a Christian'-Stuart spoke with n dig.
nifty that could be called nothing less
than rcvcrcntial-"I see n new world.
] understand raul's statement: 'lf any
man be in Christ, he Is n new creature.
Old things have passed away. Be.
lloli, All llllllSS are DtCOllle new. Anu
among them all nothing is so new to
me as human beings"
"Thcy seem pretty old and common
place to me sometimes" said Eric.
But believe know what you mean"
II don't believe you do wholly. Blu,
I'll let you think you do. Now, we are
going to see if three men of brains and
willingness. with an interest in human.
ity, can do anything to help solve some
Of the questions that have been thrust
into some of our own lives. First. say
there is the money part of it,"
Stuart paused, and Andrew looked
thoughtfully over at him. All three
men We're now at a point where the
conversation and their object in confer.
ring together had shut out everything
but the most intense and absorbing in
terest.
"Well." said Eric at last. with his
usual bluntness, you're the only one
that has any money. It's for you to
say what can be done on that line"
"As near as l can figure out" con.
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