News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-03

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you satis1ied?'
"There was nothing else for her to
do" Gordon answered after a mo-
ments silence
You're going to grow better for it.
She's going to grow worse. I did my
best for you"
"rhank you," Gordon answered SIM
ply,
"Archie tried again the other day. He
will never make another attempt.
have advised him to SO abroad. He
sails next month"
Gordon made no reply. Mrs. Penrose
sighed,
"Wby don't you and Miss Andrews
Gordon gave her look that stopped
her.
pardon me. Go on with your good
work for the children. Let me come
down once in awhile and help. I'm
not altogether bad, Gordon. Simply
born so. But life's a drcary sort of
tumble to me. l made my choice.
Goodby. Best wishes to you"
When she was gone, Gordon, hesitat-
ingly to himself, lifted the curtain of
her future as it might be. 1t was Il
future of contradictions. Poor, wasted
life of an immortal spirit! How you
have missed and shall miss forever the
joys Of triumphant WOmanhoOd Poor,
pitiable creature! Homeless! Child
less! No two words in all human
speech can more deeply describe your
poverty, your loneliness!
Julius Chambers was one of the most
welcome callers as Gordon daily grew
stronger and more buoyant
"The city is looking up" he said in
his cultured voice. This housing prob
lem is something tremendous. 1t will
simply have to come to cheap trans
portation, city own the MEANS con-
denim all this property, tear down,
build up, make suburban residence pos
sible for the poor; in short, we've gOt
dozen questions in one involved in
the tenement problem. But I'm hope.
full The business men are getting
walked up. Best of all, the saloon is
getting a lot of free advertising. The
cranks are right, as they have been all
the time, and we've got to come to it
wipe out the saloon, put home in its
place, that's the only Substitute worth
anything. Public entertainment halls,
resorts, gymnasiums, libraries, parks,
lighthouses, all that, good as It's, can
not equal good home. The salvation
of the city lies in it's ability to build up
Christian homes That's civic reform
in sentence"
He stayed longer than Ford said was
good for Gordon. But Gordon said he
was a tonic, and when he was gone he
stretched himself, got up, walked
across the room eXulting in his return
ing Strength, and when Ford came in
and began to expostulate Gordon
laughed.
"You don't dare let me hit YOU" he
said, facing Ford sturdily.
Ford looked at him critically, then
backed off to a safe distance
Don't believe l will risk it with a
man who helped knock out TommJ
Randall"
mot yet" Gordon answered gently.
''We'ye got our lifework cut out for
us, Ford. This is only the beginning"
Miss Andrews came in. They were
in the library now, for Gordon had
been downstairs for one Of his meals
"a letter from Mrs. Captain George
Dillingham;" she said with a smile,
handing the letter to Gordon.
1t was hearty message Of good
cheer from the old lady to all the set
Element workers, especially to Gordon,
whom it congratulated on his recovery.
She commended the use of her money
in the campaign, and promised 100000
more toward the proposed park or to-
ward the education OF public sentiment
for removing the saloon.
Let us get at some Of the causes of
human sin and misery" she wrote. Il
ana willing TO give money to relieve
misery, but | would much rather re-
move causes. don't want to think the
money goes all the time for remedies
would like to think some of it goes to
preventiyes."
Gordon sat by the window reading
When he finished, he looked up, and
Miss Andrews was standing near. Ford
and the others were at the table.
you are feeling quite well again,
Mr.. Gordon?'
yes; l am getting eager to go out
again | long to be at work."
She glanced at him and buried some
thing quietly in a very deep grave be-
yond all resurrection.
you are going to grow strong with
work, she said.
Eyes" He turned his face from her
to the window. 1T will be my life to
work for the people"
The city stretched out before him as
when he left his fathers house, full Of
human weakness, power, struggle, de-
feat, sin, sellishness In a very positive,
but not by any means fully defined
manner he began to feel his way with
this age old problem of humanity. He
realized that he had by no means
served his apprenticeship. Please God,
If he were granted twenty years of
vigOr be would learn something of the
ways Of men aud be used If God willed
st to play his part manfully in the never
ceasing drama. He thanked heaven
that his love for the people was more
sane and more DassiOnate too than