News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-01
may be of no real account as a socio

may be of no real account as a sociolo-
gist, but you are fair to your own log
ic, fair as Il mathematical problem"
The voice of Archie Penrose rose
again. Argument had no weight with
him.
But say this is a dangerous wom-
an. She makes the people discomfort
ed with their surroundings and creates
bitterness between classes"
Il don't agree with you" the pro-
fessors smooth, easy voice answered
again "She is doing great good in her
way. Mr.. Gord0n''-the professor was
sitting three chairs below Gordon on
the opposite side of the table-'you
are surely in a position to verify my
statements about this estimable wom-
an. Set this misguided young man
right in the matter. lie has been mis-
Informed by some one"
Every face at the table was turned
toward John Gordon except Luella's.
She looked down at the table. 1t was
very still. Penrose was red and nerv-
GUS Just how he had precipitated the
discussion Gordon did not know until
several weeks afterward. 1t was enough
that the entire subject of his personal
life work was now at once the object
of interest to all these people. 1t was
the last situation in the world he
would have chosen for himself, but
it had been thrust upon him through
no seeking of his own. In the hush
that waited his answer to the profess
sor Gordon saw blue eyed woman dig
ging with bleeding hands at ruin out
of which CHASTITY faces peered, and it
was the vision Of a whole life that for
fifteen years had flung itself down into
the tragedy of humanity to save it re-
gardless of suffering to itself
Miss Andrews" lie said quietly, but
dis soul was shaken with the passion
of his long repressed feelings, sis to
my mind the most gifted most useful,
most Christian woman in this whole
city. She is today suffering more, Civ
ing more and doing more to right the
wrongs of our boosted civilization than
any other woman of my acquaintance.
The man who says she is dangerous to
society does not know what he is say
ing. Miss Andrews is the superior of
every person here at this table in all
the gifts and graces of the highest de-
Veloped womanhood."
gIe need not have said that last sen
Cence. 1t was not at all necessary. But
his spirit was at high tension. The
,.A lot ho cnlnch hnortIpec
@lXurious, even vicious social life rep
Resented by some of the persons at that
table in addition to Archie Penrose
and the patient, loving sacrificing life
of the head of Hope House voiced his
indignant assertion. Lucia did not
look up. She sat as cold and still as
statue.
Mrs. Penrose, with tact that did
her great credit broke the silence by
asking just the right question, just
what it was Gordon himself did not re.
member when he went all over the
scene afterward; but, whatever it was,
it led the way naturally to descrip-
ton Of Hope House settlement, and
John Gordon found himself doing what
he had declared to Mrs. Penrose he
would not do-he was soon pouring out
the story of Bowen street and Tommy
Randall and Mrs. Caylor and Louie
and all the heartbreaking conditions
of the pale jewellers in the tenements
Had ever man such an audience? II
is not often the reformer can reach the
men and women Of society He talks