The Ordway new era., 1914-02-06
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; The Daughter Of David Kerr
By Harry King 7oos
s Illustrations by Ray Walters
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By Harry King 1oofle
Illustrations by Ray Walters
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which astonished Gloria. After they
had passed. the girl questioned her
about the workman and how she came
to know him. l
His wife came to the mission for
help last winter when he was SICK"
Mrs. Hayes explained.
| Gloria looked at the man in the
trench. bending his back in pain that
she might have place to serve tea in
the afternoon and loll in a swinging
seat in the moonlight. He was but a
unit out of those teeming millions Of
units to whose existence she had al
ways been Indifferent. Had she been
told in other days that this mans
family had almost died of want she
would have let 1t stay in her mind no
longer than the news that a hundred
poor girls had been burned to death
in-a FIRE trap a bribed factory inspec-
tor had branded as safe. In other
words. she would not have considered
the matter at all. To have dominion
over palm and pine to Gloria meant
only that from these lands should be
/ gathered the best there was fo- the
lords of the earth. And Of that order
she knew herself to be one.
Sin and suffering were familiar to
her in the abstract. sodden wretches
she had seen invade even Fifth ave-
nue., but that back Of all were stories
of weaknesses. misfortunes. oppres-
sion, inhuman exploitation. and mans
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sidered. She believed they were born
into their caste just as she was born
into hers.
Now as she listened to this work.
man talk. heard his story from Mrs.
Hayes, learned that he had little chill
dren dependent upon him Just as she
had been dependent upon her father
before he had made a settlement upon
her. making her Independent. Gloria
began to realize that there was such
thing as the fellowship Of man. She
was not uncharitable. Whenever any
appeal had been made to her she had
always emptied her pocketbook
thoughtlessly and considered her duty
done. Now the thought Of personal
service came to her She was igno-
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power to bring her any measure OF
happiness. but 1t was worth trying
They had driven in silence almost
to town before Gloria turned to Mrs.
Hayes and said:
Mrs. Hayes, the next time you 90
to the mission want you to take me-"
Several days later Gloria went with
Mrs. Hayes to view at close range the
work being done in the poorer quar-
ters of Belmont by the Presbyterian
Mission. She met Mrs. Wallace. the
matron, and from her learned the
story OF the humble but unfortunate
toilers. and the evils to which they
were constantly q prey through their
ignorance and inability to protect
themselves. Gloria then accompanied
her on round Of visits. and soon tho
girls interest was such that on the
days Mrs. Hayes went to the mission
she was glad to go with her.
The boss was disturbed At his
daughters trip into the lowest quar-
ters of Belmont.
This ain't no kind O. play. girl"
he complained. why don't you stick
to society?"
Society,"" she replied with hne
scorn. "Why doesn't society stick to
me?"
Whats the matter!"
| He had been quick to catch the note
Of anhappiness. His daughter had not
meant to say anything, but the words
had slipped out before she could think.
She now tried to erase the impress.
sion by saying:
Matter? Nothing. why?"
The boss suspicious were not to
be so lulled.
You're keepin' somethin' back from
me. Gloria. What is lit"
mo. I'm not" she insisted.
Has anyone done anythin' or said
anythin' to youT" lli
Nothing"
but somethin's back O. all this. You
amt happy. Anybody can see that.
New what's 1t all about?" He wait
ed for her to reply. but she would
not speak. Cant you answerr
"It's-it's-well-it's just an atmos.
phere."
| you go every place."
"To all the big things. yes
People are nice to YOU"
She hesitated. but finally said.
"Ye-es."
"Ain't they?"
"Oh, suppose so." she admitted in
a Nfeless manner. Perhaps I'm not
used to western ways, yet the nice
people look just like nice people look
back East"
whats different. then?"
"They seem to keep me at arms
length. I don't SEQ why. You're the
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