The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-18

know the people before begin to talk
OF write about them. And l 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 IIondcn said
awhile ago.
mo; I don't know tie bishop
"He said: Z 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 Christs
reclamation Of the lost. It is the only
method that can succeed row.' Isn't
that quite remarkable for bishop? I
met him in London He is the most
all around Christian ever saw. I
wish they had q bishop like that here.
Now, you see don't want to so into
the newspaper business in the sensa-
tional way that Harris wants. l need
to live among the people for a period,
at least until I am able to talk and
write with some sort Of knowledge.
Harris idea is to burst cut with a
page Of denunciation and bysterica1
pictorial exposure of human conditions,
partly for political reasons, but more
especially to get tie News before the
public and do g big advertising busi-
ness"
''You wrong Harris, even at his
worst" said Barton decidedly. 81 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
John Gordon seemed troubled for
moment.
"Of course we shall need money for
all the things we plan. Miss Andrews
was wishing she might secure $4,000
for the new dormitory. She goes out
and lectures every winter to make ex-
penses."
eyes. The city will kill her. It will
kill her, tell you!" cried out Barton
in a genuine burst Of rage.
'The world kills all its prophets and
reformers in one way or another" said
John Gordon sadly. ''The blood Of
the martyrs is the seed Of the church.
The very people that applaud Miss An
drews 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"
'sThen 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
Oh the paper. I've made up my mind" :"
Gordon hastily added as Barton made
a gesture. 81 think can secure some
money from men in the city"
"Let me know how much, so we can
publish the amount, will you?" Barton
said dryly.
John Gordon did not answer, and
after quite long silence Barton said
suddenly:
"By the way, suppose Miss Marsh
will help you, Of course. You'll be mar
ried and set up residence together in
Hope House? How did you win her
over to your extreme views"
81 didn't We are not going to be
married. She refuses to so with me
into Hope House. Oh, David, do
think that was mistaken
1t all poured out at once, because all
the evening John Gordon had been
longing to confde in the one man in all
the city whom he loved and trusted
Everything they had been talking;
about so far had seemed In one sense
Of small Importance compared with his
hearts hunger for her, which had
Geepened with every moments absence:
! from her. His immediate resolve to go;
to Hope House, his talk with Miss An
drews, his visit with his friend, the in
cident Of Harris and his Offer were not
evidence Of his insensibility to that re-
solve on her part to refuse his choice
Of life work It was only characteris-
tic Of him to go straight on with the
details Of his life no matter what oc-
Cured. John Gordon was the last man
in the world to withdraw into a sulfen
or moody isolation on account Of great
private trouble or sorrow.
But he longed for sympathetic coun-
sci. And his impulsive outcry simply;
voiced another fact Of his nature, the
fact Of his afrectionate trust in friend
ship, a trust that kept no event secret
that friend might wish to know and
share.
David Barton sat Up and exclaimed
sharply:
"Do you mean to say chat Miss
Marsh refuses to live with ycu In Hope
House?"
"She does refuse, but did not give
her time, am afraid, to give her rea-
sons"
'Time for reasons! How much time
does she want?" Barton went on saw
agely. Hope House is not good
enough for her, eh? She is not willing
to go with the man who loves her into
such q burden bearing life! She loves
her nice, clean, soft, easy, social posi-
ton more than she loves the man! No,
tell you,'' Barton silenced his friend,
who made a gesture Of dissent. "The
girls Of this age are not like those Of
our fathers They are not willing to
begin in small, economical way and
share their husbands priyations. They
want big, expensive establishments
right off. They have no idea Of any
sort Of life except one Of luxury and
social successes. To my mind, you're
well rid Of herv'
"No, no, David! Not that! I ought
not to have made such test. You do
not know her as do
II don't want to either. Isn't it for
better, for worse, for richer, for poor
er? If were the woman you loved,
wouldn't I go with you anywhere,
John? You know I would, mean,
selfish animal that l am. If I were a
woman and had the love OF John Cor
don, I wouldn't even ask him where