The Washington times., 1911-01-26
To Him hat Hath By !;=!;7 5Es97 ~. SCOT &C.; =!
Copyright. The Frank A. Munsey Co,

humorous groan of mock complaint, but
down in his heart the complaint was
very real; the neighborhood coming toe
often between her and his desire to of
with her. VERY well, I'll take what
can get"
She threw her sable scarf about hel
throat, and they stepped forth into the
narrow street, paved with new snow
that the day had trodden to grlmy
glaze. He had talked with her before
about his ambitions, for his future had
been part of his offering when he nae
offered himself. He now told her tna'
he had just been appointed chief at
torney of the committee or the LeglsIis'
ture for investigating impure FOODS
She knew how great distinction TINS
was, how great a token of the future,
and she congratulated him warmly.
III these good things you see really
come, you know, l do not want to share
them alone" he said in a low voice when
she had finished.
She shook her head slowly. 'The
more / think, the moAe 1 see how un-
| suited l am to you. Our ideas are so
different You face one pole, l another:
| We could never pull together; we coulo
only achieve the deadlock of two joined
forces the struggle in opposite direc-
| tionS."
But you know my hope is that we
shall not always face in opposite orec-
| tions."
| She turned a smile touched with irony
upon him. You mean that you expect
some day to look toward my pole
| He shrugged his shoulders and laugn-
| ed You know l mean that you VIII
some day see the futility of such work
as you are doing, and the Wrongness 1i
| many of your ideas-and then you Will
| turn to the true pole.
Your pole? No. l do not believe, as
you do, that only the fit should sur
| vive / do not believe, as you do, thar
| the hard conditions of life are necessary
as a kind of sieve, or a kind OF CIVIL
| service examination, to separate the NJ NJ
| from the unfit. / do not believe, as
: you do, that the great mass VINO nave
| failed to pass the meshes of this test,
who are down, have by the mere fact or
their being down proved their unnt-
neSs-have shown that they are worthy
! to be neglected.
| mo l can never come to your belief,
which, summed up, is that the Worla
| is made for the strong-tor the riCh
man born to opportunities, and for the
poor man born with the superior brains
and energy to create them. I believe the
world is also made for the weak. Rath-
er, believe all should be made strong;
With a sweep of her hand she inol-
dingy red walls stretched away ana
away till. they and the narrow street
disappeared into the wintry twilight.
Ali these people here-they are weak
because they have never had chanGe %
chance and they will become stronger
most Of them. That is what l believe
ina fair chance for all to become
strong"
and believe the same. Only l be-
lieve that the chance exists at present
for all who are worthy. II there Is
good stuff in the man, he rises; If not,
he belongs where he is. The struggle is
seleCtive-it develops; make ii easier
i tInn fVn1a1
Pile"
"Ah, yes. I know that you are an
unaIterable individualist," she sighed.
When | think of the great part you
ty or sixty years in shaping the condi-
tions under which we all must live,
wish you could be brought to a broader
conception of the human relationship
"If I am to play such part. my
own concept is quite broad enough,
and is likely to be much more service
able than the one you suggest.
But in the ways it is so hopeless! 1t
Consigns all these people to outer dark
mes. 1t holds no chance for the man
whom circumstances are pressing down,
no chance for any of these helpless peo-
pie who are reaching vainly upward on
those who would re reaching upward If
their consciousness were roused"-they
were drawing near to DaVid's house,
and the sight of it prompted a specific
instanCe-"no chance for the man who
has stolen. who repents, who struggles
TO reform"
The repentant thief He gave
low laugh The one that repented on
the cross is the eternal type of the
thief that repents. II he repents, it's at
the last minute-when he can steal no
more"
now"
'sThat AIdrich fellow you were tell
ing about?'' he calculated.
He felt a further astonishment-that
she should be calling upon man, and
evidently in his room. He did not put
this into words, but she read It in his
face It angered her more, and she an
swered his look sharply:
ITO have him call at my house or to
see me at the mission would be embar-
RAISING to him. I feel that I can be of
some service and since / must choose
between an uptown conventionality and
helping save a man, ! have decdided to
sacrifice conventionality. 1t seems
He said nothing. but he still disap-
proved. There were so many things OF
which he disapproved that even had
he been free to criticise he would have
felt the futility of striking at any singlc |
fault.
They paused before David's window. |
David, glancing out, saw Allen not ten
feet away, and heard Miss Chambers
Say, II wish SO muCn you WOulQ Idlh
with Mr., Aldrich." For a moment his |
heart stood still Then he sprang to-
ward the door, intending to escape by
the hack way, but 1t occurred to him |
that perhaps Allen might not come in, |
and that to avoid him by running away |
was also to miss Helen Chambers. He
left the door ajar to aid quick flight |
II Allen started in, and peered through |
the window, as alert as a set" runner |
waiting the pistol-shot.
They were a splendid pair. David |
had to admit to himself-both tall, she
with the grace of perfect womanhood,
he with the poise and dignity of power
and success. She was a woman to ,
honor any mans life; he-David now
knew of Aliens brilliant achievements |
and brilliant future-had a life worth |
any womans honoring. Yes, they |
we've a splendid pair.
Presently Allen bowed and went away, /
and the next moment David opened the !
door to Helen Chambers. He was
grateful to the dusk for mufffing his |
agitation: and doubly grateful when she
said, after pressing his hand firmly in
her own:
I've been trying to arrange with a
friend-Mr. Allen-to have talk with
you some day. / hope you may soon
meet"
"Thank you." said David.
She suggested that they walk. and a
few minutes later, David recittng the
outline of his story, they entered Sec
avenue, the East Sides boulevard, and
turned up town. They forgot the crowds
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