The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-22
My Cynical Friend
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Hlnckley, my chum at college, was one of those fellows who cut every question to the quick One Of his Ia vorite hair splitting points was the de nlal Of spontaneous good. He granted there are good people In the world, but malatsined that they are good because lt Is their interest Co be good.
 I dld not meet Hlnokley for several years after our leaving college. and then, curi0usly enough, it was at a meeting of the Salvation Army.
 Why. Hlnckley," I exclaimed, who ever would have thought Co run across you In place like this, Surely you must have got rid Of your cynicism. If you don't find disinterested good among these people you'll not find lt anywhere"
 Not at an, Hinckley replied These people have a living to make the saue as you and I. This is their way Of dc- ing it"
 But what brings you hcreT
 Walt awhile and m show you Pulling out his watch he glanced ot it and drew me Co seats where We could converse In a low tone without being overheard. Like an well organized shows" he went on, these Salvation ists save the best tn the last There's a laSsle Co appear in few minutes | want you to see"
 Presently Captain ldu Sherwood came upon the platform and began to speak. It seemed Co me that if ! had not seen her-had only listened Co her voicc-I would have been convinced of her love for her work. Rut that hcav- enly face contrasting with thc poke bonnet which surrounded lt, her ex. precision and her accounts of her work In rescuing the lost-lt seemed Co me that the Saviour In woman's form had come back Co earth.
 "I am glad" | whispered Co Hinck. ley, that you have found one who is capable of breaking down that mls. anthropy et yours"
 "She hasn't broken down what you csll my misanthropy," he replied, Out she Is capable Of breaking my heart"
 When the meeting broke up we went on for a little supper together, and Hlncklcy told me that Captain Ida Sherwood would soon have an oppor. tunity to show her preference for her work to him, for he intended Co pro pose Co take her Co O comfortable home and make good wife and mother oi her
 "But suppose" [ said, "shc declines to marry you unless permitted Co fol low the life she has choScnT
 "She won't do that" he replied "ShC loves me"
 The next time I saw Hincklcy ht was bitter against the S0lvationists "The whole thing is a fraud" hc said "Thcre Is but one among them who is not making an they can out or it, shs Is sincere"
 "Captain Ida ShcrwocdT
 oYCS"
 "Why do you except herT
 Because she loves me as love her and she won't leave her work hccars, she loves lt better than either me ol herself"
 "H'm." I replied musingly. Well having found one sincere person among them, perhaps In time you wil find others. But if you love her and wish to possess her why don't you per init her to @ on with her work oftc' marriageT'
 "Shc says that a marriage betwcer a Salvationist and one absorbed iu get ting rich would bc no marriage at all'
 met Hnckley on the street not loui after this. and | scarcely knew him He was walking ahstracteily, with hi' eyes staring vacautly before him, and did not sec me tin | tapped him on th' shoulder
 "why. Uincklcy," exclaimed whats happenedy
 Nothing"
 Nothing"
 "Jim, I'm wearing out he said, hl' reserve suddenly breaking down.
 "BusiucSs mattcrsf
 "No. I'm getting rich. Everything touch turns Co gold. It's In the heart
 "The Salvation lassieT
 "Ncs."
 Cant you strike a compromiseF
 "A woman doesn't know what th' word means" Cant help youy'
 He shook his head mourutully, brok,