The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-11

glimpse OF him through
mo; l haven't had anything 10 eat all
day since breakfast. Tell Trethven 70
walt until morning. He's used 10 break
ing his legs by this time. Tell him 10 set
the fracture himself Tell him I'm sick.
Tell him
Erie shut the door. and the man outside
walked slowly away. The doctor saw
him go by the window.
Excuse me-" he muttered. 81 forgot
TO olanket Ajax" He darted out OF the
room, and Stuart saw him go around the
corner and overtalse the man. Ajax was
standing out near the street where the
doctor had left him. Stuart saw Saxon
rush the messenger from Trethven into
the cutter. Glib In himself. leaving one
! foot out as usual turn Ajax around with
| such haste that for moment IL was a
matter of doubt whether the miner would
! remain inside or outside the reeling.
| swaying cutter, and then they disap-
peared behind n great drift by the side
OF the street
! When Stuart went home that after
| noon he carried with him burden that
| grew heavier as the twilight deepened.
4 There were more questions to settle than
| few about the expenditure Of $1,000
| 000 Humanity was full OF refusals TO be
helped. IL was the same cry that Jesus
| made. "They will not come unto me that
| they might have eternal life" And
these saloons He walked past dozen
on the main street They never had
thrust themselves so conspicuously into
his senses before. And as he was going
by one OF them. crowd OF miners noisi-
~ burst out and scattered over the side
walk one or two OF them noticed Stuart
and seemed ashamed as they skunk by.
He went on past the Salvation Army hall
and could not help thinking OF Rhena.
living her daily life I'm such surroundings.
working with this rough, turbulent ele-
t,t.., a.. 4, ~ tlaa
ners had so far kept away from the sa-
loon.
lie fingered n little as he walked by,
hoping 10 get a glimpse OF Rbena. but did
not see her and went on home.
The next few days were days OF great
anxiety to Stuart. The doctors predic-
tions as TO the typhoid fever proved COR
rect II broke out and swept over Cor
nishtown with great fury. No one could
remember when such an epidemic had
rnged there Stuart sent dove TO Chi
cago and had several trained nurses
come up and begin dutyyot his expense.
He blessed God for the things that money
could do In cases like this. He also re-
lieved DR.. Saxon by hiring two assistants
and of course made the doctor himself
understand that all the work he did while
the mines were shut down would be
rcckoned the same as II the men were
being paid.
But all this was nothing TO what he
longed to do. He went himself into the
miners cabins and acquainted himself
with all their rough and meager sur
roundings. Several times during these
visits he met Rhena. but she was always
busy with her duties and hardly ex-
changed n word. Stuart fancied she tried
to avoid meeting him. Her manner was
different lie wondered vaguely II she
knew, = che had been told. that he had
ND hnF hpf ipht md Nar tod hpr
down through the upper trail.
AL this time he was also working at
the problem OF the men In idleness. and
the more he thought II over the less con-
fident he grew OF his ability 10 solve the
difficulty Champion was a mining town,
with nothing else of an Industrial char
acter TO occupy labor Of any kind. There
had once been an attempt 10 put In
smelling furnaces. but IL had failed ow-
ing to the expense OF fuel. Stuart con-
fronted a condition OF practical ignor-
ance on the part OF the miners concern
ing any kind OF manual toll except that
10 which they had been born. II is OF
course hardly necessary 10 say that he
daily used his influence with the men 10
persuade them TO agree TO his terms. and
yet even while talking and urging ne
could not avoid feeling of great unrest
and with II all went a certain admira-
ton for the men who gave as their rea-
mines on Stuarts terms, 1T don't belong
to be for US to take the dollars while all
the rest OF DE Mott men be shut out at
the old wages by other companies" The
whole situation was q deadlock 80 far as
the union was concerned. and the whole
problem was a complication OF events and
conditions In the commercial world which
Stuart faced as n new thing especially
when he found himself attempting TO APP
| ply the teachings OF Jesus to his part OF
, IT, He was willing 10 act on those teach
| ings as fast as he discovered them but
other ren connected with the strike on
| both sides Were not willing. And he was
\ willingly or unwillingly. a part OF the
| commercial system, and as far as he had
| sone yet he saw little relief for the
| Champion men or little opportunity for
| the use OF the money he was ready 10
| give or use except to help lessen the i'm
mediate sufferinss regardless OF what
other people might call It's cause. He had
| not been enough In the habit of using
money for other people to know how TO
do IL either wisely or In a way TO pro-
| ducc permanent results.
| So the week went by. and II was the
night OF Aunt Royals and Louise =
| party. stuart dreaded the occasion be
cause his heart was not In IL at all. 1t
seemed to him like cruel thing some
now 70 be having gay, expensive. dressy
gathsring. as he knew this affair would
|
dying and rugged men end women In
| those wretched miners' cabins were toss
| Ing IN the fever OF that scourge which
laid It's bony knuckles OF death against
| nearly every door In CorniShtown and
| grimly called one by one out OF the burn
| Ing heat within 10 the cold embrace OF
| the messenger outside. Stuart spent the
day In a round Of visits. AT difreren,
| places he found Andrew and Rhena and
| ERIC. All or them were worn and sad
with the burdens OF all they had done
| and carried. Rhena especially seemed 90
show the strain OF her great sacrifices
1 stuart came very near speaking 10 her
| once about her overwork Ii he had II
Is doubtful II he could have kept from
| telling his love In the same breath Some
| how he aid not say IL. And late in the
: evening he went home with a feeling az
near the heartache Gs he ever knew lie
seemed 10 have thought he must spend
! the day In as aacrlncial and helpful "A
manner az possible In atonement for the
evening he was to spend. But certainly
| ever man was Ia a~ poor frame "
mind 10 enjoy festiyity Of the fashionable
sort stuart was that man. Jim Binney
| bad died that afternoon. and Stuart had
been there just, In time to see Rhena
kneel By the bed and pray ns the spirit
| went back from the rough tabcrnacle 10