Again he felt the mysterious sense of kinship in
pain that wipes away all distinctions. With it, too,
there came suddenly another sense--that of an overwhelming
compassion out of which new purposes are
born to human souls.

The encounter, then, had been both a blessing and
a warning. He would now stand guard against the
onslaught of his own sorrows while keeping up the
fight, and this with renewed vigor. He would earn
money, too, since this was so necessary, laboring with
his hands, if need be; and he would do it all with a
wide-open heart.




Chapter V



If O'Day's presence was a welcome addition to
Kitty's household, it was nothing compared to the
effect produced at Kling's. Long before the month
was out he had not only earned his entire wages five
times over by the changes he had wrought in the
arrangement and classification of the stock, but he
had won the entire confidence of his employer. Otto
had surrendered when an old customer who had been