The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-23

/ oaYeOr MIN has confined ms consTs
HIS bedside. I am not quite az vouns :
I used 70 be and begin to feel the ws,.s. :.
% my yedrs on my body, though nv ~. ~,
is still fresh and vigorous, thank God W
80 poor Mr. Barton has pasHed -
shall enjoy having time enough 10 n.A
his acquaintance over there. He ~
brave and noble soul and is now sras
ing his reward. I do not know that ~
were at all acquainted with him wv
course. but II was. as you know, thro,,1Sa1 y
his correspondence that first waa ine,.
enced 10 think OF your particular vVorS "
q worthy place into which n little rnn.el es
might so for humanity's sake. In ~
sense therefore. he Is the real dono- y.
whatever seems 70 come from me
on condition that my name 10 NOT n..,
anywhere on any buildings that MAJ ~
erected and also on condition that tbcy !"
pers do not get hold OF the mate ~.
ask for my photograph, with a blograrIa a
ical sketch, would like to give Si0S ood - y
Hope House to use In any way ''o vou os y
your workers think beat When vo,, nu
used that up, will give another b,nsas
thousand 10 be spent In the saps ~ ~ ~
any other manner you may decide IN
Now, my dear friend. don't draw nm 49,.
resolutions Of thanks. Just simniv any sny
the check have today deposited win sn ss
Bank of Commerce and use Il as on,o, 'le ne
you can to help those poor little ehnd,.a
] don't SEQ, myself, what You can A. \.
better or brighten their lives verv r.,,.v w. ~
You said In your letter 70 me ina, ~.
tenement house conditions themSs,,'.s
were. getting worse all the time. N ~.
put In parks and Fairgrounds. Il will only
help the situation In the way OF relievin.
misery. II won't remove the causs !,
misery, Will II? But the Lord knows ths,
In this world OF all kinds Of troubla ~
sre 10 DO the best we can under oonS,.
tlons as They are and hope sSns tIm.-,.
get deep enough down to humanity ain
and suffering 20 az to reach the real causss
OF human trouble and remove than
When we get to that place. 1 am con.
vinced we shall simply ind that God ana
man have got to work together like good
friends to bring about results.
with the best of wishes to you in vop,
noble work and with prayers that thos,
children may have some good times 10
make up for all they suffer, am heartily
your friend,
MRS. CAPT. GEORGE EFFINGHAM
John Gordon had read the letter
aloud so that Falmouth could hear. as
Miss Andrews said she wanted him to
know the good news. When Gordon
finished Falmouth exclaimed: "Wen /
IT, that isn't a tonic to restore oneI
faith In humanity Two hundred thou.
sand dollarsl Why, Miss Andrews,
you can work miracles with all that
money!
II could use million without touch.
ing much more than the edge Of all
this misery" she said quickly, and then
added with self accusing tone: "God
forgive me! What am saying? This
great gift from this old lady will save
thousands-of lives. We
can work miracles with it. We can do
Mr.. Gordon"
she was trembling with unusual emo
ion. 1t is nothing to be wondering
about. good men and women In the
,lties. This great soul is beginning to
see some CLEAN of light piercing the
leavy blackness OF childhood. Her
soul is straining at the thought OF the
Of even some small degree Of
pain and anguish, as they have smitten
her these many, many dreary years.
Its like story" Gordon said, while
his eye cleaned and his figure tingled
with the excitement OF the news. "'rhe
6rst time | saw the old lady had
dim idea that she was not real but
sort OF incarnation Of some character
in-a novel that was too good to be sim
pie fiction. After reading her letters I
lm sure my theory is true"
Then maybe the check she mentions
as being in the bank is fiction, too
Falmouth suggested. "And the next
thing you know the old lady will van
Ish, and You will have to hunt for her
In the pages of some colonial romance
to which she has returned"
Heaven forbidg' Gordon answered
as il he actually feared Il
might be true.
(To be Continued)
We are not dealing in old shoes
nut will sell you nice up-todate shoes