Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-11

1ney contain bitter brew for her Arc
you satisfedr" 1Ae
nnere was nothing else for her to
oo' Gordon answered after a mo-
ments silence.
you're going to grow better for It
sne,s going to grow worse, / did NV
best for you"
Ihank you," Gordon answered SIM
ply. '1'
Archie tried again the other dav. HI
WIZ never make another attempt. I
nase ADVISED him to go abroad. He
sails next MONTH
Gordon made no reply. Mrs. Penrose
sighed.
why 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. SimpIv
born so. But life's a drcarv sort Of
tumble to me. made nv choice.
Goooby. Best wishes to you
When she was gone, Gordon, hesitat-
1ngly to himself, lifted the curtain of
her future as it might be. It was q
future OF contradictions. Poor. wasted
lie OF an immortal spirit! How you
have missed and shall miss forever the
joys OF triumphant womanhood! Poor,
p1tlable 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. It will
simply have to come to cheap trans
portat1on, 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 a home In it's
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 a good home. The salvation
of the city lies in it's ability to build up
Christian homes That's civic reform
In sentence"
BE stayed longer than Ford said was
good for Gordon. But Gordon said he
was 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, Their
backed of to safe distance.
Don't believe I will risk it with a
man who helped knock out Tommy
Randall"
Not yet" Gordon answered gently
"We've got our lifework cut out fol
us, Ford. This is only the beginning
Miss Andrews came in. They wert
In the library now, for Gordon hal
been downstairs for one Of his meals
"A letter from Mrs. Captain George
voSyho ho r,it ~
handing the letter to Gordon.
1t was hearty message Of gool
cheer from the Odd 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 500, OO(
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. 81
am willing to give money to relieve
misery, but l would much rather re
move causes. I don't want to think the
money goes all the time for remedies
l would like to think some Of it goes tc
preventives."
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 we'll 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 very deep grave be-
yond all resurrection.
You are going to grow strong with
work." she said.
"Yes}' He turned his face from her
to the window. 1T will be my life tc
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, selfshness. In 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
sorvod his annronticeshin Please Cod