The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-09-03

AfNu tti " w wv
l. h, bard he " hit NJ the
4 E. but-,ou watch Developments. II
ii son rets the house anu lots out Of
what's ,eft. he will do we'll"
"Ae was not
"rhe old .,nn was strictly honorable
IN his relation to all trusts. All he
lost was his own. so far as that goes.
But I am much mistaken " he did not
lose Just about everything"
During the week that followed RUFUS
Gorion's affairs gradually became
common material for gossip on the
street. Ten days after the body Of
the "wealthy banker" had been put IN
the g,,ound the business world knew
that. with the exception ot his home
and a small annuity belonging 10 his
daughter. the wealth of Rufus Gordon
had vanished, disspatcd IN that Hnd
OF speculation which borders IN giant
bling 50 CLOSELY Tint the most cOnscicn
ttous business mon cannot always de-
eide where legitimate business ends
and the gamblers mck begins
Down AZ Hope House Paul Falmouth.
who had CONN I'm 10 consult with Miss
Andrews about some work his people
had volunteered for hcr was talking
over John Crtdon's affairs Whom he
came iu,o tho uhmrv Miss Andrews
was Called ont. ami the two men Wrro
lctt tnucth,r. Since parton's death
-, -. IA s.nt .s,,n-, ,.,o-a,,1 t',f
mouth There was something very
wholesome and helpful about the man
when one came to know the real man
beneath The SCHOLARLY refined, deeply
sensitive u7tUuh
"Thru your lathcr's death win really
make little difference With your IN
ulrcr
"Nc~, little # amy" Gordon answered
rravcIv MARY IS going abroad for O
ycsr with Aunt UeStor roor Mary
Src IS iust about broken down with all
thst has happened W
Then You win Keep on here"
ives There IS nothing else for mo tC
6h Fathers business passes into IN,
rcct.vcr'S hands Practically all h,
had. or an we supposed he had, Is gone
Aunt Hester viii take Mary into hc'
home when they return
Falmouth was silent a moment Tier
he cared over and Put hand on Johr
Gordon'S arm.
$40 You Know I have had a great
temptation of hate, especially since the
firc"-hc was looSlnC ont ~ the win
dow TO give M nay parish and conn
down here with YOU
Cordon's fsce lighted ur "Tha
would be great thing for us But
Put 'cowarliy thing FOR you I,
do You are right" Falmouth safe
quietly. why should ! run away From
thc hard work where ann And vet
Gordon, no man knows, unless he ha
been in the ministry the enormous dc
msnds on the profession, am no
speaking 70 boastrulncss or complain
when I SAY that no PROFESSION require
fsnch constant and varied exercise OF al
tire power OF manhood. DO you won
Z OFI. NTOEtNh. NliA tift bltIiSAfe NVhhN
times grows discouraged as It faces |
labor that in the nature OF the case cal
never be completed In any eense an
fhas fYse vision OF an ideal Ssa, n
church or parish ever vet realizeG
And then Of hate / sm heunted by
doubt a. 10 the value of great dea
that ! am doing. Il IS not the hnc
work am beginning 10 dread; Il
the fear that Il IS wHsted power an
that The organized church OF tcda
ought 10 ne changing much Of It's prai
rire in order 70 90 what Christ want
dope"
''vould vuu mind telling me some
thing il detail what vou mean Civ
me pase out of yrur days wars-
Gordon aslpd with genuine inrereS
Talmnuth w6s going through crfS'
+ II lfs church life. and Gordon was n
. E.rnin. 10 hnvc more than yer
sunn. ne-somal feeling for him.
"Jt will he raIkiDy shop" FalDout
Eu..la sadly lud nt.s5tatec-
= Thar uGrdunaDle nsrwesr friends,
: Gu-a0- Urrvprs.- Wit 1 lpdr tbi
d guowua tHs minister little furt1t
ituto his LHerrluuErs nature.
"wnl-v,r uudg~s.Euc al right
v4-t q. t.. O reJtl Tax yeFrer1a
q. a. exluT,lg T'rs norm" Blgrre
or v--1 { miscellaneous cU-reFpUu'
one. .uc. -ugl lUou- TRY minute