Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-18


only person who can answer a ques
ton Mr.. Ford just asked"
Rather personal question, Mr.
Gordon" said Ford, student from
the university, who was resident oil
several months standing. "The qucs
ton | asked Miss Andrews was this
What is Mr.. Gordon going to do? VIII
he possibly come in here with usT"
John Gordon did not answer the
question at once. He knew the com
plete freedom of the social atmosphere
OF Hope House, especially at meal
times, and understood well that his 81.
lence would not be misconstrued as
discourtesy.
lie looked around the circle of ear.
nest friendly faces Mt the table, and
his gaze included. as it had many times
before, the room itself with it's high
dark wainscoting, its fcv but choice
portraits, its plain but attractive home
likeness; but, as on every other occa.
sion. his look finally came back to the
face of the head of the house, for she
was the genius Of the place.
Grace Andrews was IN her thirty
sixth year. At the time John Gordon
first met her Mt Hope House she ha d
been in charge Of the settlement for
twelve years. Twelve years Of asso.
citation with desperate human prob
lens such as those that swarmed like
the people themselves had left on hnr
face marks of that human. vine
Guinness that all great women bear
who have loved the people. II Grace
Andrews did not impress strangers or
visitors az being great in any real
sense, it was because the look of her
lace spoke Of a quiet peace that SO
many people supcrticially associate
with meekness. but do not consider as
an element OF power The residents of
Hope Hoxse understood all that. and
the oldest residents understoo il bet
ter than the youngest and had more
unqucstioned reverence for the great
ness of Grace Andrews than those
who had less knowledge OF her.
1t was with Il deepening conscious
ness of what this woman was and Of
her wonderful life and Influence that
John Gordon came into her presence.
He had met her during his university
career when some special studies had
taken him down to Hope House. And
one ct the first places he had visited on
his return from abroad had been the
dining room with its fellowship life
presided over by that central figure
that dominated the entire group. 1t
was at that first meeting that he had
frankly told her ana the residents
something Of his religious experience
and its bearing on his life work. 1t
was that frank confidence that had led
up 10 the question by Ford.
"WcllE" Miss Andrews finally said
as John Gordon seemed ready to speak
after looking at her so intcrtly. Dur
ing his silence the conversation Mt the
table had gone on in a quiet but nat
ural fashion. Every one in Hope House
always gave every ono else perfect
freedom for his personality. and no
one felt at all disturbed when John
Gordon did not reply at once to the
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