The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-30
For the Church Debt
By:AllcE MCDONALD
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

"You will never get Edith" said
! Dave Spalding to his friend Luther
Bennett, land you may az wen not
try. You are rich and she Is poor. but
you're not the kind Of a fellow she
would fancy"
"You think SOP
II know So"
& "What will you give her for wed
ding present If do?"
"What will I. give? It seems to me
that's heads you win, tails I lose.
What will you give If you don'tr'
"1'n give a thousand dollars to any
charity you name"
I'm what time"
zone year."
"Have you received any encourage
ment?'
'sNone whatever"
Every well; I'll go you. How do you
propose to w1n?'
1.-THE basis Of my operations win be
money"
"Sheu not marry for money!.
''Not directly, but she may be In
duced to do so Indirectly"
= A few weeks later Bennett received
a note from Miss Edith Cromwell stat
ing that fair was to be given to raise
money for the church Of which she
was member with view to paying
of the debt She hoped he would at
tend and help the cause. Mr.. Bennett
replied that he would be on hand.
When the evening for the sale arrived
he sauntered up to Miss Cromwell's
booth, expended $40 in various articles
he had no use for and left them to be
sold again. Miss Cromwell was dis
appointed. She had expected to get at
least double the amount from one she
knew to be her admirer and rich.
rs there nothing else you see that
you want?'
Nothing else? Ihaven't yet bought
anything want.'
rs there nothing can procure for
your
Eyes; would like photograph of
your pretty face, but that, of course,
Is not for SALE"
Miss Cromwell made no reply for
awhile. She was thinking she might
get a pretty sum for the church by
yielding in the matter. Finally she
said:
"Of course my likeness is not for
sale, but I might give it to the church,
apd the church could sell it,"
"Certainly."
''How much would it bring"
"A thousand dollars"
Miss Cromwell caught her breath.
There were two reasons for her doing
so-viz, she was flattered that any
man should value her, photograph SO
highly, and she would be- delighted to
hand in a thousand dollars to the
church. She turned the matter over
rapidly in her mind. What difference
would Benefits possession of her like
ness make? A man might buy a pho
tograph Of fashionable beauty for q
few cents. Those of actresses were
for sale everywhere. The debt was
$1,265. The $3.50 would undoubtedly
be raised at this fair. The $1,000 she
would get for her photograph would
complete the amount required.
what would you propose to do with
my photograph" she asked.
"Wear it in the hunting case Of my
watch" .~-.
"Would any one except yourself see
it," !:
"One standing by when I looked for
the time of day would be likely to see
it."
Miss Cromwell thought again. "Wiu
you do anything else with it," she
asked.
mo"
"1'll think it over. The fair lasts two
evenings. Come tomorrow evening
and I'll give you an answer"
Bennett went away, assuming a
careless air, though he was much in
terested in the proposed deal. He was
desperately: in love with the girl and
would have paid dozen church debts
to get her. The next evening Qate) he
stopped at her booth. As soon as she
saw him the color left her cheek. She
was waiting on some one else at the
time and as soon as she had finished
opened little box. took out a cabinet
photograph and handed It to Bennett,
He concealed a look Of triumph as he
drew forth a pccket cheek hook, wrote
a check for $500 and gave it to her.
She folded II, placed It In the box from
which she had taken thu photograph
and said: ,,.
You can cut the head OF IL you like,
and 1t will fit in your watch case"
THAT'S exactly what I propose to
DO" And he walked away, apparent
~ as carelessly as IL he had purchased
q ptncushion.
The next day Luther Bennett wltils
chatting with bis friend Dave snald.