News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-03-13

of the army leader and the thought OF
( her sacrifice and surrender of all that
| most young women count dear.
Louise" he cried, and if he had not
been in the grasp of a better strength
here he would have been swept into
one of his old time bursts of passion.
! Louise, you do not know what you
| wound You must not harm my con.
ception of Christ or cast any dishonoI
on his work in my forgiven soul You
have no right"
He spoke on sternly and yet with SO
| much evident right defense of his in.
ner motives that Louise was frighten.
ed. She might perhaps have, asked
! Stuart's pardon, but he, fearing to
| prolong the conversation, went out of
the room and in to see Eric. Louise,
after standing idly by the piano a few
minutes, at last went up stairs to hel
own room.
Stuart sat down by Eric and asked
the nurse to leave them alone a little
while. He was suffering from his in.
terview with Louise, but he wanted to
tell Eric his experience. 1t seemed to
him necessary before he went on with
| his life another day.
In few sentences he told Eric his
| experience of the morning. Eric lis
tened in wonder. He was very weak.
He grasped Stuart's hand and pressed
it feebly when he paused in his nara.
! tive.
~ never had any such leading as
our men call it. joined the army be-
cause | believed it was the only kind
of Christianity that can really help
things much"
''But how is it, Eric? Do you feel
personal relationship to Christ as a
| Saviour
Eyes, I think 1 do. But it is not 50
plain to me as l would like"
"That is the most astonishing thing
to me-" replied Stuart thoughtfully
"You know | never had any idea of
ever talking about salvation or a
Saviour You don't remember, do you,
that we ever talked on this subject be-
| foreW
Eric shook his head.
"And yet, now" continued Stuart
reverently, 81 seem to feel as l never
felt or expected to feel less than a day
ago. | can't explain it, Eric, but Christ
seems the most real of all realities in
my life. | can put it in this way:
Henceforth do not feel able or willing
to do anything without first asking,
Would Christ approve thisY Would
he say, DO itY"
Does that apply to your use of prop
erty and money and the present mine
troubles" asked Eric bluntly.
Yes" The answer came with a
positive conviction that thrilled the
pale face on the pillow. YES; my
whole life is changed. All my relations
to my fellow men, all my possessions
and their use, all that belongs to my
powers of any kind, seem under the
law of this new indwelling. Eric, do
you believe in the fact of God actually
dwelling in manY
Eric did not reply at once. There
was a thoughtful silence.
Eyes, 1 believe it. | don't see it very
plain. But if you feel as you say you
do it will change matters in the rela.
lions you bear to the men and all
around"
"Of course. l don't see details yet
but l feel willing to walk where the
light shines. Eric old friend, life even
under our present troublous conditions
seems like very great, grand thing
to me now"
81 am glad for you," replied Eric
simply.
Stuart saw that he was not able tc
endure much, and he called the nurse
back soon after that and went out
But that brief communion did the two
men much good.
1t was now nearly 3 o'clock. Word
came up to Stuart that the men who
had been persuaded to leave had gone
back on the first train east. There
had been a great demonstration, anC
then the miners had disappeared, many
of them going on down to the lower
range to help the men there in theil
dealings with the remaining strangers
Matters were quiet in Champion as
the day wore on, and there was nc
news Of an exciting character from be
bow. The owners there had not trieG
to set the new men to work, but were
evidently waiting for a large addition
of the force to come in from the soutl
and west. These would not pass
through Champion.
Affairs were in this waiting condi
ton the next day at noon when Stu
arts Aunt Royal came.
She was a large, snowy woman, {
slave to society and q thorough woman
of the world, a born diplomat anC
fnancier. She had very determined
views of life and among them was the
conviction that one might as well bC
dead as out of the fashion or out of so
ciety. She spoke of the people whC
were not in society as "the masses,
the common people, you know" when
ever she mentioned them at all. She
had inherited a large amount of mon
ey, great deal of which was invested
in tenement and saloon property il
New York. This is a very plain anC
! perhaps shocking revelation of Aun
Royals main means of support, but i
! is a historical fact and goes with {
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