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j MALCOM KIRK.
11a Tale of Moral Heroism f In Overcoming the World, i
BY CHARLES
: Author of "In Hi 8tep," "Crucifixion of Philip Strong," Robert
i Hardy's Seven Days."
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CHAPTER III.
A DEATH IN MIIiOCE.VIf.
When Malcom Kirk entered the lit
tle cabin room to wblcli tiio steward
led him, be found the assistant surgeon
of tlu iteauier bending over the figure
In the berth there.
A woman was sitting near by.
The surgeon rose and beckoned Kirk
to step ontsiiiu a moment.
"You are a clergyman?"
Kirk nodded,
Tlii' surgeon looked at blm as doubt
fully as the steward had dune, but be
seemed satisfied at last.
"Well, you might as well know the
woman has consumption. She may
last until we reach Liverpool, and she
may go before Sunday. She ougbt nev
er to have been allowed pnssage."
"1 can tell how that is." sahl the
steward. "I noticed the woman come
on with ber baby, she looked as
bright and pretty as any one. Seemed
strong and sat out on deck until we
left the dock. Then she came down
here and went to pieces. I've known
one or two such cases before."
"Thai's true," said the surgeon
gravely. "I'll be hack before mid
night. It will do no barm for you to
see her." He spoke to Kirk and went
away, leaving him standing somewhat
awkwardly by the half open door.
The woman called in a faint voice,
and Kirk went In.
"Are you the elergymn i) V" she tlsti d
"Yes." replied Kirk Hll:lil "i'l i I
be of service to yot'V I'.i you ..i t
me to pra wltb you?"
The woman nodded Kirk kneeled,
and the other woman i had been
acting as nurse bowed ber bend
It was the first t'uie Milleolli Kirk
had been called on to pra.' l j tile s:i!c
of n dying person, the firsl service be
had ever paid to suffering and sorrow
ing buroanlt' when
he was asked to
take upon h'mself
the burden and the
joy of cor
t. Ills own life had been
free frot deal weakness. Ills own
family ed awwiy mid scattered
when lad, and tl deatb of
both L i. . a.vu moti. hen ,
was a child had left uo bnprcsslou on
bis early memory.
The situation, therefore, now impress
ed him strongly. Hut the Impression
was redeemed from painful egotism by
his Intense longing to be of help to
tills stranger. When lie had told bis
seminary classmate that he loved peo
ple, be hnd spoken one of the largest
truths of his great hearted character.
So his prayer went out to the Uod of
nil comfort, and It Is very certain that j
he touched the heart of that human !
hunger for divine compassion, for!
when be finished she thanked him. I
wltb n Bob, while the other woman
made no attempt to conceal the tears
thill ran over her face. She looked at
Kirk as he rose with Increased re
pact He said a few words simply. .
but cheerfully, and then went out. The
woman who had been nursing followed
blm and Closed the door a moment. j
"Thank you for coming In. It did
ner goou, It s a sad ease.
"Yes. lias she any relatives or
friends on board'.'"
"No. As near as I have learned she
lias a sister in London. This sister
has been writing her for some time to
come here. This woman's husband
died a few weeks ago. Since then she
lias been supporting herself in Boston
by lowing. Her baby is 0 months old.
She sold u few things, and, with the
help of bei sister, who sent ber a little
money, she bought a ticket and with a
great effort reached the dock this aft
ernoon. The ship's company did not
know of her condition or they certainly
would never have let her come on
board. That is all I know of the case.
Of course we w ill do all we can for her
and the baby now. The sea air may be
u help to her after all."
The woman who spoke was only
what some people call a "common"
person. Kirk could see that. Yet she
was one of the great army of quiet, uu
seliisli women who give the world true
definitions of the term "motherhood."
She stepped to the door of ber own
room, which was close by, and beckon
ed Kirk to look in ami see the baby.
lie was sleeping in the upper berth,
and Kirk looked at him gravely, won
dering what sort of future awaited
that bit of humanity. The woman
shut the door gently and went back to
the mother, While Kirk retired to his
own narrow quarters, and in spite of
the strange noises and the sights of
the ocean through the little round port
lie was soon fast asleep after a prayer
for blessing on all who suffer and all
who are in trouble.
The next dny tho woman snnk rap
idly. Every one In the Intermediate
cabin wanted to do something. There
was no lack of care for the bnby. Ev
ery womnn wanted to help. Saturday
the mother sank yet more rapidly, but
rallied, as Is often the case, and when
the passengers gathered for a little
service which Kirk was asked to lead
she wanted her door left open so that
she could see and hear the singing
better.
That was a novel experience for
Kirk. The Intermediate cabin was not
crowded as It wonld be on the return
M. SHELDON,
ADVAXCS PVlll.lsnMO CO.
lit.- ;
Herman llryrr.
.17
from what toe tsnglMh peopie tall the
"middle ( lasses." We in America say
the "common people." This means the
people out of the plain ranks of labor,
Dot necessarily very ioor. often well
read, With love of borne and in most
cases with n religious life tti.it Hows
deep through narrow channels, but is
always true in Its application to duty.
Klrk preached a simple sermon about
Christ In his relation to the sea and
those Who live upon it. He touched on
Christ's love of humankind and bis
compassion for all sorts of trouble.
The sermon was easily understood. It
helped. Kirk saw tears In many eyes.
Many of the passengers thanked him
after be was through. He went In and
prayed briefly with the Buffercr. And
the day passed oil slowly With nil tlll-
wonted calmness, as Sunday on board
ship at sea is so oftt n. The ocean was
quiet The sun went down without a
cloud about it. and the sick woman
Seemed to rest easier as the lights were
turned on. and the great steamer with
its freight of human tragedy and its
uncounted value of souls sailed untir
ingly on toward the old world.
Near morning the woman who was
watching the sufferer sent for the stir
peon. He came down, and Klrk, who
was wakened by an unusual noise,
beard him going by and rose and dress
ed, going out into the large cabin. The
Wind was roaring over the water, and
the vessel was beginning to rock fur
the first time since they left home.
"We are in for a storm," be beard
one of the passengers say. He steadied
himself and walked down to the sick
woman's door and sat near, waiting ex
pectantly as If he knew be would be
Summoned. In a moment the door
opened, and the surgeon looked out.
He beckoned to Klrk, who Instantly
rose and went In, The great change
was coming. Kirk had never scon any
one die. but he knew at once what the
look on the lace meant. He kneeled,
and the woman feebly opened her eyes.
He took the hand and prayed again
and knew that she beard ami under-
sto d.
"We'll see that your baby Is cared
for," said Kirk very gently. "Tie's a
fine boy, and we are going to pray that
he rna' fHPW Info a tuvWe Ct0ttiU3
man. You don't have any fear to go,
do you? We have talked about that.
You can trust the love of Jesus? You
know be lias prepared a place for
you 7"
She could not speak, but they all
knew she understood. As the storm
rose and the vessel began to pitch and
toss under the resistless grasp of the
heaving hand of the tempest under it
the woman uenred her harbor of peace.
And she entered It gently Just as the
gray dawn was creeping over the wa
ter now lasbed into great sheets of
spray that went clear over the decks
and fidl in torrents on the hatchways.
A death on board ship ill mldoceun
Is soon known by all the passengers.
Before noon every one knew that there
was an orphan baby in the Intermedi
ate cabin. The storm increased as
the day wore on. Nearly every one
was sick, one after another of the
women In the cabins gave up the Strug'
gle and retired.
This was what led to an unexpected
experience lor Malcom Kirk. The baby
woke up, and for the first time there
wns no one to take care of blm. The
three women stewards Were busy with
their duties, and one of them who hail
prepared the baby's milk suddenly
came up to Kirk, who was standing by
the long dining table, and asked him if
be Couldn't take the baby aw hile.
"I don't know What we'll do," she
said in great perplexity. "The women
are all sick, and we have" our hands
full caring for them. You can bold
blm ail right, can't you? He's the
best baby you ever saw."
By this time the baby bad developed
I good, healthy cry that could be easi
ly beard through the roar of the storm.
Kirk looked doubt fully at the Stew
ardess. "I'm afraid I'll drop him," he said.
"Drop him: A great strong man
like you!" said the woman, whom Kirk
was sure was laughing a little at bis
hesitation. "He'll be all right as soon
as lie has some dinner, poor fellow."
"Well, bring him here, then!" said
Kirk desperately. And the woman
quickly brought out the baby and plac
ed blm In Kirk's long BXmsf
If the few passengers still In the din
ing room bad not been so miserable
from approaching seusickness, they
certainly would have laughed at the
sight of Malcom Klrk holding that
baliy. He really tried to be as gentle
with It ns its own mother ever was,
but It seemed to him that he sprawled
all over the cabin In his efforts to keep
the baby where the woman said be
ought to be.
But the tremendous storm was partly
to blame for that. Klrk braced his
feet against the legs of the table and
held on to the bnby as if it was a life
preserver. The milk In the bottle was
first In one end of it and then in the
other. Every time tho baby missed
getting It he cried with a vigor that
made Klrk afraid he would burst a
blood vessed or rupture his lungs. Fi
nally, however, matters were adjusted
so that the baby's hunger was satisfied,
and he dropped asleep In Kirk's arms.
Klrk was so afraid to carry him over
fhat he held htm Tor nearly on hour
The storm howled over the vessel, and
there wns a remarkable confusion of
all sorts of noises in every part of the
steamer. Klrk noticed, however, that
the stewards and one or two officers
who happened to pass through the cab
In were unconcerned. "It will blow it
self out before morning." was the
statement of the surgeon who came
down In a lull of the tempest.
He laughed at the sight of Klrk and
the bnby. But, being a man witli a
baby of bis own at home in Liverpool,
there was also a little moisture about
his eyes that was not caused by the
ocean spray.
"You'll do, man," he said. "And the
boy will make a line sailor, looks like
He sleeps through the storm as if lie
were used to being "rocked In the era
die of the deep.' But We must be after
looking up the other woman w hen we
get across."
"Y'es, yes," said Kirk eagerly. He
hnd a long talk with the surgeon, and
next morning alter the storm hail sub
sided and they had gone out to breathe
the line salt air Kirk had no difficulty
In persuading the surgeon to keep the
body f the mother ami help in some
way to get it to the sister in London.
"Aye, aye. we'll arrange it all right.
The company will see to that. But the
expense of the rest. man. Can't you
see to It that the passengers do some
thing for the baby to give him a start
in life?"
"I had already thought of It." said
Klrk, and the fact revealed one of his
great qualifications for the ministry
"I'll go up on I he other deck a'ld see
the first cabin passengers about it."
The surgeon was a Scotch irishman
witli a big heart He had Influence
Be Ttal ved fo parts 0Htl$ Ultk il f-'.v
its nu n mother evsr tffta
with the purser and ensily persuaded
that gentleman to call the passengers
together In the dining and music
rooms, which joined, and then suggest
ed that Klrk himself take the baby and
go up and tell his story nml appeal tor
help.
This time Malcom Klrk required no
urging to have the baby placed in bis
arms. He would have gone with it In
to the presence of all the crow noil
heads of Europe and their families
even, although he knew well enough
that lie looked and felt as queer ns a
long legged, long armed, awkward man
ever looked ami felt.
The women wrapped the baby tip,
and be smiled when Kirk's bands
clutched him.
"He doesn't, care bow homely nnd
awkward 1 am anyway," said Klrk to
himself, Willi a gulp in his throat. He
climbed up the rather steep stairs out
on to the lower deck. The storm wns
almost spent. It was about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, and when he reached
the promenade deck he met the purser
himself, who led the way Into the din
lug saloon.
The first rnbin passengers of that
steamer will never forget that incident
in their passage. They had gathered to
the number of 100 or more, many of
them old travelers who were not af
fected by storms. They had been told
that the orphan baby's friends below
wanted to tell bis story, and they were
ready to listen to It. but they were qot
prepared for the si-,'!:t of the baby
himself and his strange nurse
CHAPTER IV.
AlVEtOB SKETCHES iiai.com AXI THE
BAST.
A smile crossed nearly every face as
Kirk entered. As he began to speak
the smile passed off, and another look
crept over the faces of the rich, re
lined, leisurely people gathered in that
steamer. The first cabin drew very
near the Intermediate for a lew mo
ments at least. Kirk told the baby's
story very well. How could lie help
it when be saw in bis Imagination
the face of that wornout mother lying
nearly beneath where be stood, still
aud cold? The baby looked out from
bis shawls with a curious, Inquisitive
look on Its face and kept perfectly
quiet as long as Klrk was speaking.
"It seems to me," Kirk concluded,
"that we might help the baby to start
In life. I understand that the mother
left only a few dollars, and the sister
in London Is a shopkeeper In poor cir
cumstnnces. If I was In a church, I
think I would say, 'We will now wor
ship the Lord with our offering.' "
He said it in such a tone that it was
irresistible. A portly, dignified old
gentleman sitting in the middle of the
dining room rose and in a husky voice
which betrayed his feeling said, "I'll
be one of 25 gentlemen to give $10."
Instantly more than a dozen mca
arose, followed In a moment by a dozen
more. Some one In the music room be
gan to pass a hat. Money waa thrown
Into It until It was half full. Under
the Inspiration of the moment one of
th young ladies suggested a concert
en toe next night, and the suggestion
was taaeo ui at once. One of the men
offered to take charge of the funds
and help Kirk or some one to see that
they were properly placed, and Kirk
started to go out. The ladies bad
crowded around the baby, caressing
him ns he uever had been caressed be
fore lu all bis meager, pitiful life.
It wns at this moment that Kirk saw
Prands Raleigh. Be had come out of
the music room, and the minute lie suw
Kirk be came to him and held out tils
hand.
"Mr. Klrk. Isn't It? I heard you nt
Harmon a few weeks ago, at com
mencement. You remember me? We
have met once or twice. Raleigh is my
name."
"Yes, I remember," said Klrk. He
hnd met Raleigh nt some receptions.
"Excuse me for uot shaking hands.
Mine are full just now."
"Excuse me, I see they are," said
Raleigh, laughing. "You did that very
Well." He spoke very kindly, but in a
tone that he did not mean to be patron
izing. It was only the Raleigh man
ner. It belontred to the family. He
might have spoken differently If bej
bad known that In the upper vest
pocket of the homely figure before him
was the lovely face of Dorothy Gilbert
But there was this fact about the situ
ation Kirk knew that Raleigh was lu
love with Dorothy. Raleigh did not
know that Kirk loved her or that be
bad ever thought of such n possibility.
"1 am glad for the baby's sake." re
plied Kirk soberly. He ignored the
compliment and finally succeeded in
getting dow n to the lower deck again.
The Intermediate cabin was excited
over the result. Nearly sToo had been
Contributed, and the concert would
bring a hundred more. In fact, when
the concert was over and all of the
first cabin had been solicited nearly
SNU0 was given for the baby's start in
life.
When the vessel reached Liverpool.
Kirk, with the help of the surgeon aud
one of the cabin passengers, secured n
nurse for the baby and arranged With
one of the women who bad cared for
the mother in the Intermediate to go
down to London and see the baby safe
in Its home there. Kirk himself had
the sad pleasure of meeting the sister,
nml while be was in Loudon doing his
special work of study in the east end
be secured lodging near by and often
went to see the family. He grew won
derfully attached to the child, and
when he was obliged to leave and pur
sue tils studies on (he continent he
parted from the bnby with genuine sor
row. He supposed at the time that this
little chapter in his life was closed and
completed. It was one of the future
events that no man can foresee that
opened to him afterward n contlnufl
tion of that human affection. For he
was'iiuahlc to return to Loudon again,
and when he said goodby he bad DO
tfream of ever seeing that part of his
life return.
It was two weeks after the steamer
reached Liverpool and while Klrk wns
working hard In the east end slums
that Dorothy Gilbert received a letter
from Francis Raleigh, dated from Lou
don. Gordon square, near the British
museum. She had not encouraged him
when he pleaded the privilege of an
occasional letter; but, on the other
hand, she had not refused him, and lie
was too careful of his future to risk
the mistake of writing too often or In n
tone of sentiment lie wrote n very In
teresting letter. Dorothy enjoyed read
ing It. while she felt a little disturbed
to think she must answer. She did not
want to encourage blm too much. At
the same time Ids tin Ion bled love for
her nnd his great talents ns an artist
appealed to her strongly. The only
reason she had not accepted bis affec
tion was n lack of feeling on ber own
part. She was fearful of herself. She
wanted to be absolutely sure of ber
own heart. She hail known blm since
they were both children. It was not ns
If they were lu any way comparative
strangers. She also knew well enough
that her father favored Raleigh's suit.
There was one passage in the letter
that intensely Interested her. It might
Uot have pleased Kraneis Raleigh If be
had known all the reasons for her In
terest. It was n passage describing a
Scene on the vessel during bis recent
voyage across.
"You may remember." the letter
went on after a description of some
famous paintings in the National gal
lery, "a theological student of the
name of Malcom Kirk, who graduated
this year. Had an .unusually goon
voice for a theologue and received the
German scholarship at graduation. You
would remember him if for no other
reason on account of his almost phe
nomenal awkwardness. Well, he was
uu the Cephslonia coming across, and
I ftdl iu witli him aud had several In
teresting talks with hitu." Dorothy
looked up from her rending, nnd the
color deepened in her face as she pic
tured tlie two men together. "I found
him a very intelligent fellow nnd, to
tell the truth, not nt all like the typical
theologue. There was a somewhat
tragical nfTalr in the Intermediate de
partment, where Klrk was a passenger.
A poor woman the fifth day out died of
consumption, leaving a C-month-old
baby for the passengers to bike care
of. Kirk got in the habit of holding
the bnby a good deal, and the last two
days of the trip he used to come out
on deck and hold the baby there. Once
or twice he sat Just below the stairs
leading np to the promenade deck, and
I had a good chance to get a good
sketch of him. I Inclose It thinking
you may be Interested in a little touch
of humor. It Is not exaggerated much,
and I pride myself on having caught
Kirk's attitude pretty well. I showed
the sketch to him In order to save my
self from a feeling that I had possibly
done an unfair thing to take him un
awares, and be laughed very good na
tnredly and seemed very much araasod,
without a nartlcle of rsesatasat, Ha
AMigifijnieBor
Would be sure of a welcome in almost
any home. Bat what a welcome b.
would have in a home where the hot
of children had been extinguish
What a welcome this particular " hnht
little boy" did have in such a boat
may be judged by the dosing paranpij
VI UU UIVVUCI I
letter, given
be-
low. There is no
room for the
whole letter,
which recounts a
story of fifteen
years of suffering
and a perfect cure
by the use of
"three bottles of
Dr. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription,
two bottles of
'Golden Medical
Discovery,' and
some of "the ' Pel
lets.'" In many in
stances childless
ness is the result
of conditions
which are curable.
It has oiteu hap
pened that when
"Favorite in
scription " has
cured a woman of
female weakness
and the nervous
condition attending tt, ner return ta
health is signalized by the birth of hit
first child. " Favorite Prescription" make
weak women strong, sick women well
has done for me," writes Mrs, T. A. K:xn
Norria. Watauga Co., N C. "It will do all that
is claimed for it prevent miscarriage aud rtg.
der childbirth easy. It has given me s bright
little boy. and I would not have had huu haJi
not been for your wonderful medicine I can
not say too much in praise of it ; I think its
worth iu weight in gold. I thank God for my
uie. ana it merce ror ray neaun."
"Pleasant 1'ciieU" dear uie com
plexion.
BlUtl 1 111 llllll ,1,11,1111, ,.,!, II III WM
With evident pleasure. He Is n gentbi
man and will do some good work in blj
line, but I should think bis general
n n.wm mm M n. . ,.,, .1.1 !,,-, atH1ll ill til.
way of bis advancement iu the minis
try." j'oromy spread me r-ucu.-o uui on mr
table and looked at It. Raleigh had 11.1t
said too much when be w rote that I
nan catigut ivira umiuue rj
11 was. iiesHios, h bmyuuiu uuc-ucaa
mere was nisi a nine uautsseiunuu
the stubborn brown hair, n little totid
of unnecessary grotesqueness to us
face, but It was "Malcom Kirk plad
enough," as be used to say of hlrusell
The baby lay In his arms satisfied aaj
smiling. There were tears In Doti
tbv's eyes after she had looked a littll
while. Malcom Kirk's great heart"
love of humanity as It was representee;
by that helpless bit of It In his li
a s son cnoM none wen iu n . .-..,
t" ei,iea to fee.1 ,S If there was a, It
there Into which she had never ente
ed, but which she could enjoy with I
her naffer eiithusinsm if once she we
Introduced to It. She folded up tin
sketch nnd carefully laid it away l
Itself. She did not put It with a cos
lection of drawings which Rulelgli tU(
given ber when he finished his cotirsl
in art,
Malcom Klrk went over on the
neut and spent the year In Francs
Italy, Germany nnd even two weeks is
Russia. How he lived all that tin
would make n story In Itself. Hs
walked a irreat deal. Always lodn
in the most expensive places. Nil
months after he had been away froBj
home he sent to the president of tl)
seminary a written report of what
bad been doing. It was so remarkaM
iu iiuiiiv wavs thnt the president BllOSJ
ed it to Mr. Gilbert. The Boston pttl
Usher urged its publication. The re
Ident wrote that the seminary wnuli
assume the expense of BUbllcatM
and Mr. Gilbert's house printed til
tent in a neat iiamnldet that ill
aura tod attention.
Tbfl night of the first issue of ttw
pamphlet Mr. Gilbert brought a ..'I
of it borne.
"lly the way, Dorothy, you reim'nrj
ber that theoloiruo arho took the tiers
man scholarship, Klrk?"
"Y'es," murmured Dorothy demurelM
If Dorothy's mother bad been living,
1m nnaalhle) she iniebr hnve told hcfSJ
about Kirk's declaration. Her l'atliefl
was another person. Besides, be liafl
not -is! i d her to be Ids wife. He tia JfJ
only told her very bluntly that bi
ber. That was In one sense bll
to be kept for blm from others.
"Well, here's a bit of work In;'
doing abroad. We brought It
day Knowing you have alway-
I
- :dl
J
III BJ
! eefj
interested In this work, I thoti-
.-lit yoil
mlgbt like to look this over."
Her father spoke with his Usual pl"l
else calmness nnd left the pamphlet
the table. The moment supper 'SJ
ended Dorothv seised the renort audi
went to her own room.
BbS read It through ns If It had
a fnsciuatlng novel. It was written H
a nillll'll Bi, IC I u.ii '"
except its simplicity, hut It was a rec
ord of how hiimanitv lived, and tl
nnthos. the reality, the fact of boa
llvd etlrrod Tlnroftiv flflhert .'IS ber
mind nnd henrt had never been stirru
And all throuch the reading she seeif"
ed to see Malcom Klrk with that haW
In his arms. She knew that If
sketch had been put to as a front
1,1m. I. ,,-,,,,1,1 l,aA ..n.lltf tv urCSSC"
jiicw , . , "uui u. - u .iiluj - r i
the contents of the pamphlet She ro
and walked her room strangely sMj
ed. Who was this man. to stir her M
Ings so deeply? Francis Raleigh M
never been able to do It No man-
fori
that matter. All the other men Jj
uicn t. tit uusj t.iuf) w i
rltna Afl win flma up make
money-
This man was Interested In people. Bj
wanted the world to know and feel fori
humanity. He waa unlike the otner-i
Besides, he loved her. He had ber P
tore. She glowed at the thought
the first time In her life she trenD
at the thought of being torsd.
voyage. The passengers w
the. cabin when