Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-22

receive the promised introduction. To
this. however. Miss Trelawney made
ne reference till he was about to de-
part on Monday morning. when she
said:
The introduction 4 promised you is
not necessary. The lady having the
living to give heard you preach and
had a much better opportunity to
judge OF your merits than If she had
met you. you knowing who she was.
She has in this way met several young
clergymen and has heard them preach.
She has decided TO invite them all to
hand in a written sermon on Easter
Sunday appropriate for that day. He
whose sermon pleases her most will
be invited to preach it and will re-
ceive the living
Wentworth's face fell. "I am no
writer" he said II shall lose the
prize
do your best and keep up a good
heart. / shall do all in my power to
turn the scale in your favor"
Easter fell two weeks from that day.
Wentworth worked hard over his SER
mon. for his career depended upon his
winning the prize. But he produced
nothing that satisfied him. IF they
would only let me tell them what /
feel without tying me down TO this
miserable pen," he exclaimed, throw
ing 1t down testify on the table at
which he wrote, 81 could impress
them. I'm sure. AS it is, am a sure
loser and shall go from the church to
the counting room"
However, few days before Easter
Sunday he dispatched his sermon,
writing at the same time a lugubrious
note to Miss Trelawney bewailing his
inability to write instead of speaking
what he had to say. Miss Trelawney
had told him that the candidates must
all be present, and he was to stay at
the Oaks. He arrived late Saturday
night and Sunday morning went to
the church, where he dreaded to meet
the other applicants for the vacant
living. As he was ascending the steps
the sexton handed him a note. Tear
ing it open, he saw that he had been
chosen and. with MY hearty thanks
to you for this inestimable favor"
handed the note to Miss Trelawney.
A pressure Of the hand and a smile
was her only response.
Wentworth expected to find his
written sermon on the pulpit. Not
finding it there, he could only begin
to talk extempora neously. His heart
was full of joy and gratitude. and he
preached delightfully."-. Then when it
was over he Joined his benefactor. AS
soon as they reached her home he
said:
"And now do please introduce me to
the person to whom 1 am to be in
debted for being able to follow the
career Of my choice"
"You do not need an introduction.
1 have arranged it all for you"
Eyes; that l know By your fnflu-
ence I have won. But she who makes
the gift? 1 would seem an migrate If
did not thank her"
She had sauntered TO a window. He
followed her as he spoke. She turned
to him and said:
II own the living. l wished to test
the man to whom l should give it and
advertised for one to fill it. coupled
with the condition that he should mar
~ the giver. When you interviewed
our housekeeper was in an adjoining
room. saw you and revered you for
your high sense of duty. You were
detained, and the housekeeper recalled
by my order her refusal Of you. / es-
capped and gave a signal to dismiss
you, I leaving this house at the same
moment as you. l have give:H GU the
living, knowing how well you de-
serve it,
Wentworth stood looking at her IL
establishment The first words hC
spoke were:
THE marriage condition? Was
that
THAT rests with the successful ap-
plicant," she replied. turning away.
wentworth's mother and sisters did
not live with his wife, but she pro-
vided for them.