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One day, a poor boy who was selling
goods from door to door to pay his way
through school, found he had only one
thin dime left, and he was hungry. He
decided he would ask for a meal at the
next house.

However, he lost his nerve
when a lovely young woman opened the
door. Instead of a meal he asked for a
drink of water. She thought he looked
hungry so brought him a large glass of
milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked,

“How much do I owe you?” “You don’t
owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother
has taught us never to accept pay for a
kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you
from my heart.”


As Howard Kelly left that house, he not
only felt stronger physically, but his faith
in God and man was strong also. He had
been ready to give up and quit.
Year’s later that young woman became
critically ill. The local doctors were
baffled. They finally sent her to the big
city, where they called in specialists to
study her rare disease.

Dr. Howard Kelly
was called in for the consultation. When
he heard the name of the town she came
from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the
hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed
in his doctor’s gown he went in to see
her. He recognized her at once. He went
back to the consultation room
determined to do his best to save her
life.

From that day he gave special
attention to the case.
...

After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to
pass the final bill to him for approval. He
looked at it, then wrote something on
the edge and the bill was sent to her
room. She feared to open it, for she was
sure it would take the rest of her life to
pay for it all.

Finally she looked, and
something caught her attention on the
side of the bill. She began to read the
following words:


“Paid in full with one glass of milk”
Signed, Dr. Howard Kelly.