The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25

applied and had thereby thrown his penniless people
into the bondage of acual debt they could not raise
the fatal Of seyentyye dollars by the allotted time
The summer sped inexorably ots close and brought
the day for the final showingoI rather the night for
function! The little meeting house. brazenly imnacu-
late in its unpaid-for white paint packed
AS was the custom whenever the building was used
tor estiva or reception or lecture, Mr. Gynne to-
show hat it not Church" forsook the platform
and the reading desk and sat IN secular places He had
before him kitchen table, borrowed for the
OCCASION to serve as counter for the disposition of the
dollars and the profits 4
The exercises opened with an invocation bv the
pastor and he invoked such awful amount of success
that the listeners who most directly Interested
! moved restlessly
y Are we all assembled" asked Mr. Glynne sonor
All but Jerrie Bennson an Mis- Setzer annoneed
The Bennisons,' nterjected Mrs. P shehan. ARE
pa sEs1, up and 60 Oft on to,night's train"
dont reckon the dollars packed too does your"
yerrie sad," continued Dazalia, still dron;np ,nct,-
ously, as how she an her folks d have to BASS the
now shed leave EN- moment an attend to her duty
here leastwse, that's not what she sa;d Jerrie sold
a aS % got hed bust string an fly the
reproachful sigh rumbled around the little building
"As for Mrs Setzer," hastily interposed Mr.. Gvnns
aIaw's letter from his note book II have co,nu-
read to you" His smile wide and deep as to
hint at big riches 1t proved however, to be but the
that owing to the teetng of her baby she had been t
worried to occupy herself with money making and he
with returned the original dollar, regretng that it had
This dampener and aroused subdued but scatb-
ing comment ~
THE idee Of child ,nulaatherin' woman out Of
Me-,
needs to bring her back to her senses is tzgins?'
Dazalia had brought twelve and half yards of e;np
dozen aprons which reailed at twenty-five centsthrce
doiiars thus she was enabled return the loaned
dollar increased by two Others ~0
With high color Daza1ia stepped to the tah- md
laid thereon her coins f.. ~
! The assembly rustled approvinpv
1,IWeH DONE good and faithful worker" said Mr.
Glynne, beaming. -" ~ N"
, Then the doxology sung This was to arouse in
inc whole company feeling that they were actively
participating in the proceedings
Miss Pipers recital reduced that USUALLY iovia1 von,
an to tears She had invested in chickens But thew
mad eaten much laid little set not ALL and fought
eeky waddled to the table with it, so unuerly crushed
that Mr. Gynne felt impressed to press comfortinelv
her trembling fat hand. e'
well done," he said, and so cheeriy that Miss P;ner
heartened in spite of herself. p~|
Next, Mrs. P. Shehans bread had not onlv Maid for
Itself but had melted the fund dollar and ninety
"Well done, good and faithful worker" said Mr.
LYNNE who, by the mastery expedient of shifting his
accents, managed to give special and individual annl
cation to his words of praise and yet not run the risk
OF sowing d'ssenson by saying more to than to an
Mrs. .shunk's doilies had brought the MAGNIFICENT
profit of two dollars and half clear - - - :.
Good and faithful was Mr. Glynne's verdict, the
doxology going with VIM 49,
But the league girls broke the record, returning
twelve dolars-their original three and nine to boot
darky. -'' o'u"A'
is to be feared that the three league girls did not
get their full NEED OF praise for the reason that was
short OF twenty dollars.
They already felt the milestone of debt about their
the faces of the most conscientious What could be
donet When paint was on it was on, and had to be
The doxology tarbored wall
tLssty, Grandma Iransue beloved inspiring tale
OF Saxony wool which, though knitted into the finest
OF booees and garments had yet failed bring in more
than one dollar and seventy-hve cents She repeated
and repeated this tale until Mr.. Gynne seized the
hose and conveyed down it his words of conclusive
praise.
AT this uncture the far off whistle of the aonroacbnp
passenger train brought all present mental picture
OF the worldly little Dorcas who had promised to come
appeared. '
Looking, smaller and sweeter than ever in her trim
oark travelling gown her black bows rampant like wings
on each side Of her sleek little head Jerre darted in at
the door, and after swift glance around to assure
that the meeting entirely social and not at
an 1eng1o!s sped oyously the aisle to the receiving
table, rafting in her hand bag we'll filled with money
Il ne keenest excitement followed her.
Guess how much have !" she cried gleeful'y, pull
ing the string from the mouth oftthe bag:
: All this is not accrung from the loaned dollar,
.surelyV calculated Mr.. Glynne in undertone
Every last red" Jerry solemny assured him.
r Earned by the work of your own hands," he in
\creduously insisted
\ ION the dead. held BIRDS
'You heidi" 49,
"Birds"
She poured her money the table in CHEEKY Jingle
of halves, quarters and dimes The villagers craned
their necks to and finally jumped to their feet while
r"Forty-scven dollars and ninety cents" announced
gerrie.' The impossible had happened The debt was
lifted. Something like cheer went up.
'We1l done, good and faithful worker Enter thos