. Inglenook, The (1911) . do not wantto live. Good-bye, loved ones. MayGod comfort and keep you. The man with a deathlike face kissedhis fingertips, and waved them in thedirection of his home. Then with fe-verish haste, as though afraid further re-flection might change his purpose, hethrew off his hat, coat and vest, andclimbing to the railing, paused a mo-ment, while the broken words of aprayer came laboriously from his stifflips. With one more look towards his home,he prepared to make the fatal leap, butwas drawn back by arms that seemed topossess the strength of steel, and thatheld him powe
. Inglenook, The (1911) . do not wantto live. Good-bye, loved ones. MayGod comfort and keep you. The man with a deathlike face kissedhis fingertips, and waved them in thedirection of his home. Then with fe-verish haste, as though afraid further re-flection might change his purpose, hethrew off his hat, coat and vest, andclimbing to the railing, paused a mo-ment, while the broken words of aprayer came laboriously from his stifflips. With one more look towards his home,he prepared to make the fatal leap, butwas drawn back by arms that seemed topossess the strength of steel, and thatheld him powerless in their clasp. What does this mean ? Why are youdoing this thing? The voice was low,but compelling. The blue eyes lookingat him seemed to search his very soul. With an effort he choked out a fewexplanatory words ; ending by saying hewas a failure; that he had tried and hadnot made good. How many years have you been try-ing, my friend? We will consider thatyou have tried to do the right thing every 882 The Inglenook. Well, if I am going- to do it at all it had better be now. year of your life. How old are you?u Thirty-two. We will say that you have tried forthirty-two years to make a success ofyour life. I am fifty-six, and for the firstforty^five years of my life I tried andJailed repeatedly. That makes a goodmany more years than you have beentrying to reach a goal that would satisfyyour ambitions. But thanks to God, Ikept on trying. Now I am in a posi-tion where I can help myself, and others,too, if they will try with all theirstrength to succeed Supose you let me hire you, my is my card. Come tomorrow morn-ing. Dont fail me, for I will depend onyou. And in the meantime I wish youwould remember one little verse,—theclosing one of Longfellows The RainyDay. Here it is:Look up sad heart, and cease repining, Behind the clouds is the sun still shining! Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary. There
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