Charles Monroe Sheldon

Name: The High Calling — Chapter 11
Author: Charles Monroe Sheldon

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“The High Calling — Chapter 11”, is a work by Charles Monroe Sheldon. It explores elements such as Bauer, Walter and Tolchaco.

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ The man I marry must have money. And poor Mr. Bauer has lost all of his. That is the reason I am willing to help him. Money seems so absolutely necessary in this world, mother, isn't it?"
"Not so necessary as a good many other things."
"But in this case, mother, what else can do any good? It is money that Mr. Bauer needs. Not sympathy nor--nor--even friendship, just money. Is there anything else that can save his life?"
"It seems not."
"Then money is the great thing," said Helen with a show of getting the better of her mother in an argument. "I don't pretend to hide my admiration for money. ”

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ I never met a young man with such a kind heart as Bauer."
Helen did not answer. She sat with her hands clasped over her knees, looking off through the window. At last she rose and went into her room, and returned almost immediately.
"Mother," she said, with a note of hesitation that was new to her, "would it be all right for me to help Mr. Bauer out of my allowance? If the rest of the family is going to help I'd like to give twenty-five dollars."
She put the money into her mother's lap and sat down in front of her.
Mrs. Douglas was startled at the girl's perfectly transparent act. ”

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ The manuscript had been sent to eight different publishers and had been returned, in three instances with scathing comments.
Paul doggedly clung to his first estimate of the book. Each rejection by the last publisher only served to increase his faith in what he had written.
"I tell you, Esther, the publishers don't know a thing. Half the time their office readers can't spell. They don't know gold from mica schist. Half the books the publishers put out are dead failures. They don't know anything more about it than a native of Ponape knows about making an igloo." ”

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ Bauer will understand your gift? If he is so sensitive as Walter says------"
Over Helen's face the warm colour swept.
"Why does he need to know? We are all going to help, aren't we? But we don't need to tell him. I would not have him know for the world."
"Wait till father comes home. We will talk it over with him," said Esther after a pause. "I don't question your sincerity. It is a terrible loss to lose the physical strength and face death at a sure distance. Poor Bauer! ”

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ No, I prefer the cash, and let them take the risk. Now we can help Bauer. That is, I can. This is all my philanthropy. I'll send one hundred dollars to Masters for the mission work and the balance for Bauer. Walter's estimate of three hundred dollars a year is too small. It won't give the fellow the things he needs. My! But won't it be fine to help him! There's nothing like money, is there, Esther?"
"Just what I keep telling her," said Helen, her eyes sparkling and her lips smiling at the sight of her mother's somewhat grave acceptance of Paul's statement. ”

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ He struggled to help himself, throwing his arms out blindly, was aware that someone had hold of his hair and was striking him in the face, of a great roaring and rushing sound, and then he lost all consciousness as the river bore him and his would-be rescuers down the stream together. ”

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ If you're going to have tuberculosis have it when it will raise the most sympathy. If I only had a heart-rending cough to go with the hemorrhages I could get some church or tuberculosis society to send me out to Arizona free of charge."
Walter was so upset by the whole thing and so disturbed by the inevitable revelation that was bound to come that he sat miserably silent, while Bauer rambled on in a disconnected manner to all outward appearances quite unterrified by his trouble, or at any rate making a brave and successful attempt at deceiving his friend. ”

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ A few cowboys, Mexicans and Indians were evidently chronic and constant loafers about the little station. Among them was a teamster loading stuff on a wagon. Bauer noticed two boxes marked Tolchaco and asked the man about them.
"I'm taking them over by Mr. Masters's orders. Usually go to Canyon Diablo, but no telling how long it'll be to get there with number two. Mr. Masters wants the stuff bad. Truck for them Injuns at the mission."
"But aren't we on the north side of the river here? How will you get over to the mission? Isn't that on the other side?" asked Bauer. ”

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Charles Monroe Sheldon, The High Calling — Chapter 11

“ He can't help himself. He will have to take it."
"Leave it to Walter to manage," said Esther. "He is better acquainted with him than we are."
So Paul wrote Walter, enclosing a check for $400, and asking him to manage the matter with Bauer the best he could, and at the same time he wrote to Masters telling him of Bauer and making inquiry about the climate and especially concerning the possibility of Bauer fitting into any work about the mission.
After Paul had gone away from the table to his office to attend to this matter, Esther took out Helen's money and quietly handed it to her. ”

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