Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-19
'.There is AM old word Somewhere

4AASIC Is du OlU WOIu SOIIlcW IlcIO
that says. To obey is better than
would rather be great heroes than do
the simple everyday things demand
ed of them. The test does not al
ways prove that they would,
Michael's head went up almost
Ihaughtily, but there were great tears
in his eyes, Endicott dropped his
own a q from that sorrowful face.
He knew his words were false and
cruel. He knew that Michael would
not hesitate a second to give his life.
But the man could not bear to be
SIT YOU feel that way / cannot take
this!' Michael sadly, proudly held out
the check. gs =. ..eIa !,
AAs you please!' said Endicott
curtly. There's the waste-basket.
Put it in if you like. 1t isn't mine
any longer. You may spend it as you
please. Ny conditions have nothing
to do with what is past. If you do
not prize my gift to you by all means
throw it away"
With a glance that would have
! broken Endicott's heart if he had not
been too stubborn to look up, Michael
slowly folded the check and put it
back into his pocket.
r" w ~ nv o0AAS "A0 l AOS
it because, you gave it to me. It
meant and always will mean a great
deal to me-.
Him.. ,15a
".There is one more thing perhaps
1 ought to tell you," hesitated Mi
chael. The farm. l an, using 1T in
my work for those people. Perhaps
you will not approve of that"
Il have nothing further to do with
the farm. You bought it, I believe.
You desired to pay for it when, you
were earning enough money to be
able to do SO. TnaI time a not YET
come, therefore nothing further need
be said. 1t is your. farm and you may
you like. l don't go back on my bar
gains. Good afternoon"
.sEndicott turned to the phone, took
UP the receiver and called up a3num-
bet. Michael saw that the nvers
tiQn was ended. Slowly, with heavy
step and heavier heart, he went out
ofsthe Office.
There were new lines of sadness on
Michael's face that day, and when he
went down to the alley that evening
his g%entleness with all the little
lids" and with the cider ones was
so great that they looked at him more
than once with a kind of awe and
wonder. It was the gentleness Of sac
rifice, of sacrifice for them, that was
bringing with it the pain of love.
] Old, Sal who came over to '..look
in" that evening, as she put it, shook
s.sRer head as she stumped back to her
3 re5uvenated room with its gaudy now
cred wall. bit of white curtain and
pot Of flowers in the window, all the
work Of Michael and his follower
Sam.
I'm thinkin' he'll disuppeer one
o. these days. Yell wake up an
he'll be gain. He's not of this
world. He'll sprid his wings an
away. He's q man-angcl. thet's wo'
he isl"
Michael went home that night and
wrote d letter to Mr.. Endicott that
would have broken q heart Of stone
telling. his inmost thought; showing
his love and anguish in every SEN
tence: and setting forth simply and
unassumingfy the wonderful work he
wal doing In the alley.
But though he waited in anxiet,
day after day he received not q word
Of reply. Endicott read the letter
V every word, and fairly. gloated owe,
1.-THE, boys strength, but he was toe
stubborn to let 1t be known. Also
I. he rather enjoyed the test to which
he was putting him. 81.
Michael even watched the outgo.
ing vessels on Saturday, looked uF
the passenger lists. went down to thu
wharf and tried to see him before ht
sailed, but for some 81 was un.
able 10 ret in touch with him..
Standing sadly on the wharf q.
Tho vessel sailed he caught sight %,
e EBdfcott, but Though he was SURF
The had been e he received no stgI
OF recognition, and he turned awaa