The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-03
CHAPTER NX.
rwENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AT CON

~ wv " aAINti Hui'hiy phSVNus ohN
spring melted into summer, and then
a growing plan developed In Faiths
mind. She had not been able to crowd
it out Of her heart thoughts as she
called any ideas that kept making hel
think OF other people. Even her rapid
ly developing artistic power could no,
prevent the silent, increasing, power.
ful pressure of an idea that she had
also Il mission to perform for the good
of people in a certain peculiar way.
II shall have to 90 home and talk 1t
over with father before can settle it
right" she kept saying to herself ali
Summer, and when fall was ushcrcd in
ana she could see the frosty mornings
on the prairie and call up in memory
the sound of the prairie chickens out
in tie cornicllS and see the great
stretch of sky that was never possible
in the smoky city, with its ugly piles
of buildings that shut out sun and air,
then Faith grew really lonesome and
homcSick, and one day she rcsolutcly
l'l'l -llNN al ll' lll'll NlA' ii''' ~
home for little visit.
Il don't blame you, my dear. Go out
home and breathe some fresh prairie
air ana photograph some Kansas ideas
and come back with them, and we will
make our fortune"
Il don't know about getting photo
graphs of Kansas ideas" replied Faith,
but do know about the prairie air,
And I'm going to get some"
So Faith ran out to the FultOns', said
goodby to them ana Francis Raleigh
1T the same time and started for home
tlat day.
She bad written home telling of her
coming. ard when she reached Conrad
.Lerc were father and mother and the
boys at the station ana a little back OF
that eager group a stalwart manly
figure. Malcom Stanley. who had come
in quite suddenly the day before from
New Mexico. 1t is not exactly certain
how he knew that Faith was coming
home or, indeed. if he knew anything
about it, but ii is very certain that he
was there mt that time and that Nal
com and Dorothy had given him n
hearty welcome.
"lOu're just In time to help our
church celebrate our twenty fifth an
niversary," Malcolm had said to him.
His church was planning in quiet
way for such an anniversary, and it
pleased him much to think that Faith
was to be at home in time and also that
Stanley could be with them.
That was Il wonderful homccom-
ing for Faith. The experiences she
had were rchoarscd in the family cir
rlc. and there never had been so much
hearty, pure laughter in the parsonage
since 1t was built. In the frosty even
ings they sat around the one open fire
in the pHrlor, and even MGlcom shut
up his study ana joined the group
early, talking over matters with Faith
and entering into all her new plans
with the enthusiasm of a boy. Doro-
thy smiled often through happy tears
as she looked ut her children and saw
them growing up into sturdy, useful
lives. and in her heart she thanked
the Great Father continually for such
treasures. worth more to her and her
husband than all the gold and silver
IN the world.
Il want the bows to 20 70 Phillips
academy nrNt fall" Faith said, with
an air Of one Possessed of untold
riches. "Tlat's where father gradu.
ntcd. and II will I've n fine thing for
thcm to follow him there"
"Splcndid"" exclaimed Malcom. "I'ye
alvays drcam,d If would Ice so."
".Art is Irng.'"' continued Faith.
"but I'm surr | can win some Of thr
priZes for tlc bcst photorronhic idcos
offered hv thr castrrn pnpcrs. If the
bows had SIUO apiece. they could enter
,hr school and rarn their own way for
thc most port couldn't thrv. fothrrg''
cor coursn thrv could " rrnIIod Nal.
com. and hr told of some Of his own
cXncrirnccs rs loy in academy and
roIIorn Iirn
eft scrms to mo Mr. Kirk that Won
have done q little Of everything in
v,rr ufn,fnn" soid NoIcom St,nIcv
v.ro sot in tho family circIo and ,o,o.
how seemed ouitr like ono of tbom