Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25


 took the blossom and stuck 1t awk- l wardly into a hnftonhole.>
 That's what I grow them for" re- 1 piled Andrew.
 ] Flows your church work going on:" asked Stuart, pulling himself out of his brown study after thanking Andrew for the rose.
 "oh, don't know yet. I'm slow to get acquainted, and this is . new field to me. If I can succeed in making the people believe they like me, think we shall have good time together. never saw 80 many characters as there are up here"
 Do you count Us in?" asked Eric.
 You're the very first ones. If I knew how, I'd put you two into a book.,'
 1 Anybody elsc:" asked Stuart.
 "Dr. Saxon-that Is, if he would stand still long enough to be put"
 l "Yes, the doctor would have to go In sure,' replied Eric. 'Is that alI:'
 ''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 situa tionS, and my book would be very iQterestins-th2t is, it would if didn't mix them up so that they never could get uARixed," added An drew frankly. T never wrote a book in my life. but I believe Champion is full of material for it.''
 Perhaps some one will put us into q story some time,'' said Stuart con templatively "Meanwhile, my dear friends, to the realities of cur present conditions. Every man could probably >, write one good story if he had to-. At any rate, we live 2 story in our own lives, and I am beginning to learn that every human being is a trasedy-a possible one, I mean. Since I became a ChriEtian'-Stuart spoke with dig nifty that could be called nothing less than reyerential-"I see q new world. I understand Pauls statement: If any man be in Christ, he is new creature. Old things have passed away. Be hold, all things are become newv And among them all nothing is so new to me as human beings"
 ''They seem pretty old and common place to me sometimes said Erie. 'But believe I know what you mean"
 ''I don't believe you do wholly. But I'll let you think you do. Now, we are going to sec if three men of brains and willingness, with an interest in human fty, 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 thoushtfully over at him. All three men were now at q 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 I can figure out,'' con- . tinued Stuart as if he had no. heard
 Eric,. ''the property left by father is worth in the neighborhood of $4 ,OOO.- , 900. Half of it is ill the mines and their equipment. Father had full con trol of the property at his death and
 practically operated the mines as the company. You know, Eric, how father
 managed. While the other ranges went into the hands of stockholders, leaving few men in control with 8 surplus of ; stock, father worked along from the time he was captain in the Beury mine, running all the business by him. self. It is practically in the same shape now. could sell out in ordinary times for 8 100000. The mines turned out under fathers management won- derfully remunerative. Then there is nearly $1,OoO,O0 that I hold in trust for Louise. That of course is hers to
 do with as she chooses. The remaining
 $1.O0O 900 is in such shape that it could
 be converted into cash at any time and
 is entirely under my control.'
 'Then you have $1 ,OOO.O to spend?' ?''
 asked Andrew simply.
 Yes; 1t amounts to that. Of course
 the mines pay for themselves while they are running. This $1,0oo,O0o rep resents savings, accumulations in the business, profits. Most of it was made in less than five years"
 The men were all silent again. There was a good deal of hard thinking go- ing on. Stuart spoke first: ''The question now is. How can this money best be used to the glory of God?' Hoyf would you use it if it was yours, Andrew He asked the ques- tion suddenly, turning to the minister, who sat close by the table with one arm resting on it close by one of his I favorite plants.
 |, Andrew stared at Stuart and did not know what to say. At last he exclaim-
 ed: That's very hard question to an . swer. In my widest dreams I never approached the edge of q thought of a
 million dollars to spend. I never had , over a thousand dollars year in my
 life. I should think million dollars
 would buy up all the hothouses in the , United States, and as fer rare speci- ! mens-weI it takes my breath away to
 imag zine whSt a million dollars would
 do. But Pm off the track. Yes, | know what you mean. It isn't a ques- , tien of what could get for myself, but !, !, what I could get for other people, and I an inclined to believe it is harder to spend money for others than for your self"