A glass of milk,Paid in full

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.

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