Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
CHAPTED XIV.
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81 am sure he will let you know,
and, by the way, have heard from
another friend o. yours, my lad.
Ye're a lucky one to have so many
friends-sure we are. Here, I'll
show We the letter. There's no rea-
son why 1 shouldn't. Ye will know
its writer, probably. l do not
So saying he handed me this let
ter:
Canterbury, Vt, June dear
Sir: | am interested in the boy
Barton Baynes. Good words about
him have been flying around like
pigeons. When school is out |
would like to hear from you, what
is the record? What do you think
of the soul in him? What kind OF
work is best for him? If you Will
let me know l can help the plans
of God a little. That is my bust
ness and yours. Thanking you for
reading this, l am, as ever,
Gods humble servant,
"Kate Fullerton"
"Whv, this is the writing OF the
Silent Woman" / said before l had
read the letter half through.
"Rovin' Kate?"
Rowing Kate; I never knew her
other name, but I saw her hand
writing long ago"
But look-this is neatly writ
ten. Well-worded letter an the
sheet is as white and clean as the
new snow. Uncanny womani They
say she carries the power O. God in
her right hand. So do all the
wronged. | tell We, lad. there's
only one thing in the world that's
sacred"
l turned to him with a look OF
inquiry and asked:
What is it,"
"The one and only miracle we
know-the gate o. birth through
which comes human life and the
lips commanding our love and
speaking the wisdom of childhood.
Show me how a man treats women
an I'll tell We what he amounts to.
There's the test that shows whether
he's a man or a spaniel dog"
There was a little moment of ST.
lence then-how we'll 1 remember
it, The schoolmaster broke the ST.
Ience by adding:
well, We know lad, I think the
greatest thing that Jesus Christ did
was showing to a wicked world the
sanctity o. motherhood"
That, I think, was the last lesson
in the school year. Just beyond US
l could see the slant of Bowman S
Hill. What an amount of pains
they gave those days to the build
ing of character! II will seem cur
ious and perhaps even wearisome
now, but it must be shown here il
I am to hold the mirror up to the
time.
81 wonder why Kate is asking
about me-" | said.
Never mind the reason. She Is
your friend and let us thank God
for it. Think how she came TO yer
help in the old barn an say thou
sand prayers, my lad. l shall write
TO her today, and what shall 1 say
as to the work?'
well, I've been consulting the
compass" l answered thoughtfully,
as / looked down at the yielding
sand under my feet. 81 think that
/ want to be a lawyer"
Good 1 would have guessed it.
I suppose your week in the court
room with the fine old Judge and
the lawyers settled that for ye."
Il think that it did"
We'll, the senator is a lawyer,
God prosper him, an he has shown
US that the chief business o. the
lawyer is to keep men out o. the
law"
Having come to the first fight Of
the uplands, he left me with many
a kind word-how much they mean
to a boy who is choosing his way
with a growing sense OF loneliness,
I reached the warm welcome Of
our little home just in time for
dinner. They were expecting me
and it was a regular company
dinner-chicken pie and strawberry
shortcake.
II wallered in ihe grass all the
forenoon tryin' to git enough ber-
ries for this celebration-ayesi -
they amt many of 'em turned VII"
said Aunt Deel. 'No, sir-nothin'