The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-08
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a fashionable church Of New, York.
Mrs. j. Orson Ticc, society leader,
comes in with Jerry Goodkind.
!man-about,town: who in interested
k K e'ers ' 6sse snesTsa to- tas
sistant rector of the church. in bad
favor because Of his radical SER
mons.
Dr.. Wadham. the rector. drops in
Charles q asIeHG Benfiel e declares that either
he or -Gilchrist must leave the
church. Jerry PROPOSES marriage to
Clare.
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"You think it's sordid at 3:45 on
Christmas eve," he leered. "Well,
keep yours ears and your mind open,
and see how you feel in the morning.
| NY telephones Rhinelander six-nine-
four-two-and this is the last time
shall ask YOU"
"Wait!" ta
He paused for Glare to proceed.
whatever you believe Of me-" she
continued, II love Mr.. Gilchrist."
! "Rhinelander six -nine-fourtwo,"
was his only comment
CHAPTER Nv
The Meeting of the Wardens
Glare Jewett stared with burning
angry eyes at the door that closed
upon Jerry Goodkind. 1t seemed as
though he had paused on the other
side to leer at her through the heavy
oak panel. As she took step for.
ward, an echo announced the closing
of the outer door and she turned
back.
She looked down to see that her
hands, doubling unconsciously in
nervous tensity, were crushing the
tissue-wrapped packages she still
held. Fuming, she hurled them at
the foot of the tree where others
lay, piled high, just as DR.. Wadham
came from the choir room.
"Why-Miss Jewett!" the minister
protested in surprise.
She looked up, embarrassed.
"I'm nervous" she cried petulant-
ly. 81 want to finish up and 60
home She rushed past him through
the door he had just opened. Be
wildered, the minister stopped and
rearranged the disordered packages
The noise of the outer door pre-
saged visitor and DR.. Wadham
rose hastily and busted himself off.
"Ah Mr.. Goodkind," he said as the
senior warden came in briskly
you're early"
George F. Goodkind, Jerry.
father, carried the air of busy of.
flee with him everywhere. Even eve
ming clothes or the heavy overcoa,
and gloves he wore now, one fell
that there should have been desl
in front of him and nimble finger
ed stenographer at his side with al
industrial army maneuvering at hi!
crisp orders.
He had Jerry's amiability, the ami
ability of wealth. He had Jerry
, selfishness, too, but of differen
. source. Jerry was selfish because h,
had been brought up with all hi
wants supplied! The elder Goodkin,
was selfish because he had fought TO
: all he had and felt that it was his
and his alone, by right of conquest
He was by no means niggardly. H
did what he conceived to be his dut
). toward his family, his communit
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to appreciate it.
Glow do you do, DOCTOR" he sal
brusqueTy. walked out of meet
n ing. l don't like letting religio
interfere with business. but wante
to get here ahead Of Benfield 1t
about young Gilchrist. Did 20
4 know he proposes to preach Christ
mas sermon about the strike?"
"What striker"
x "This garment strike. Benfield
Y furious"
"Mr. Benfield isn't interested
clothing"
8 "No, but he's invested heavily i
e my West Virginia coal mines, an
down there we're on the verge of til
biggest walkout in our history. 70
d see what mean?"
$ The Rev. DR.. Wadham nodde
knowingly. VI
"The labor problems none of tt
'. church's business" continued Goo,
kind, warming up, cor any outsider
business. It's a worrisome subje
/. and there's no good stirring it u
That's what you want to tell CT
christ" +,
Mr.. Wadham lifted hand in
- gesture of futility.
II have told him." he said, "-fr
quently."
"And what's the answer?"
- HE says every problem ought
y be the church's business, and TIL
until the church becomes power
live. issues it isn't a power in life
"He won't listen to reason? Thu
~ he'll have to listen to something els
If he persists about this Christine
sermon"
e. Mr.. Barnaby opened the door. tt
two paused.
"There's a man out there wants
RI see Mr.. Gilchrist,"" he apologized.
~ "What kind of man." asked D
Wadham.
"a poor man. I think he's Jew
IN "Who ever heard of poor Jew
st Mr.. Goodkind scorned.
"Mr. Gilchrist isn't here" inte
posed DR.. Wadham.
cs II told him that, but he won't {
cs away. Why don't he go over to Il
synagogue instead Of hanging aroul
a Christian church? Mr.. ,Gilchri
a gave him his overcoat this mornil
re and / guess he's come back for Il
gloves"
"Tell him I'll speak to Mr.. Gi
a christ" dismissed DR.. Wadham, al
in Mr.. Barnaby, shaking his head di
pairingly, left.
"Well, there You are" said Goo
er kind with the air of a prescott
70 closing the states case. "And that
what ! wanted to talk to you abo
priyately-what's got into the BIO,