Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-25


hum for reform if you have the paper
to help you. If YOU expect an angel to
come along and give you page of his
daily to boost your reforms, you'll have
to wait till angels are thicker in the
newspaper business than they are now.
I don't know any myself My ac-
quaintance so far has been in the other
direction
"Thcre's another reason haven't
given for refusing Harris" John Cor
don spoke tboughtfully. 81 want to
know the people before begin to talk
or write about them. And ought to
spend at least ten years of my life in
seeing hearing, thinking, knowing, but
not much in writing-not yet. DO you
know what the bishop of London said
awhile agoT
NO; | don't know the bishop"
"IIe said: L have found that isola-
ton of one class from another Is the
root Of all social evils Contact with
the neglected people and the lapsed
masses was the method Of Chrsts
reclamation of the lost. 1t is the only
that quite remarkable for bishop |
met him in London. He is the most
all around Christian | ever saw. |
wish they had Il bishop like that here.
Now, you see ! don't want to go into
the newspaper business in the scnsa-
tional way that Harris wants. need
to live among the people for period,
al, 30. ta11 v,1
write with some sort of knowledge.
Harris idea is to burst out with a
page of dcnunciation and hysterical
pictorial exposure of human conditions.
partly for political reasons but more
especially to get the News before the
public and do a big advertising bust
ness"
you wrong Harris, even at his
worst" said Barton decidedly. II can't
help thinking he's got some human
kindness in him. He may be all ego
tiSm. but he's not all bad. There's the
money offer You haven't considered
that"
moment.
cor course we shall need money for
all the things we plan. Miss Andrews
was wishing she might secure $1,000
for the new dormitory. She goes out
and lectures every winter to make ex
pcnses."
yes. The city will kill her. It will
kill her | tell you" cried out Barton
in genuine burst Of rage.
1.-THE world kills all its prophets and
rcformcrs in one way or another" said
John Gordon sadly. "The blood If
the martyrs is the seed of the church.
The very people that applaud Miss An
drcws and say she is doing a grand
work don't come to her rescue in any
great numbers. And she is in sore
need right now"
"Thcn why don't you let Harris
help"
"He can help if he wants to- If he's
sincere he will do it without my going
on the paper I've made up my mind
Gordon hastily added as Barton made
a gesture. Il think | can secure some
money from men in the city"
"I.ct me know how much. so we can
publish the amount, will you:" Barton
said dryly.
John Gordon did not answer. and
after quite a long silence Barton said
suddenly:
"By the way, I suppose Miss Marsh
will help YOU, of course. You'll be mar
riod and set up residence together in
Hope House? How did YOU win her
over to ynur extreme vicws|
IL didn't. We are not going to he
| married. She refuses to go with M
into Hope House. Oh. David. do YOU
| think hat was miStake:"
1t all poured ont at once because all
the evening John Coercion had been
! longing TO conlid" in the one man in all
the city whom he loved and trusted.
/ Everything they had been talking
about 50 far had seemed in one sense
I Of small Importance compared with his
. hearts hunger for her, which had
dcopcncd with every moments absence
from her. His immediate resolve to @o
to Hope House. his tail, with Mss IN
drcwS, his visit with his friend. the in
cdout OF Harris and his offer were not
evidence of his inScnsihlity to that re-
solve on her part to refuse his choice
of life work. 1t was only charaCteriS
! tie of him To 20 straight on with the
details OF his life 10 matter what oc-
CURED. Holm Gordon was the last man
in the world to Withdraw into Il sullru
or moody isolation on account of great
private trouble or SORROW
INT he lougod for sympathetic coun
sci. And his iuipulSive cutlery simply
voiced another fact Of his nature, tn,
fact of his Nrfrctionate trust in friend
ship, trust that kept no event secret
that friend might wish to know anC
share.
David Barton sat up and exclaimed
sharply:
"Do you mean to say that Miss
Marsh refuses 10 live with you in Hope
House,"
"Shc does refuse, but did not give
her time, | am afraid, to give her rcu
SONS"
"Time for reasons. How much time
does she WANT" Barton went on say
agcly. Hope House is not good
enough for her, oht She is not willing
TO 90 with the man who loves her into
such Il burden bearing life. She loves
her nice, clean, soft, easy. social posi-
ton more than she loves the man. No
| tell YOU" Barton slenccd his friend