Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-25
CHAPTER IT,


air Mark was siili az breakfast when
Roger was ushcrod Into the room.
Tho rich aroma % coffee pcrvaded the air.
making Roger alex with longing This mas.
asye framr was emaciaioi from his drunken
habits. What had bocu a handsome man
was but plllful object Ia the morning sun
Ehisr
aIIafarp wa begin 10 talk, said Mr. Mark.
II am golns 70 give yoa some breakfast SIT
down.
Roger olscyrd. The coffee he lonFed for
was beside him, and ne made an effort TO eat
tho food generously provided, but failed.
ST You have eaten ~ much as sou can,
follow mo" sasd Mr Mark. Come into my
studyu
Roger ahamblcd along with bent head. He
was ashamed 10 look al the young man.
Now. sit down. Your tame u Roger
Burland. sou say. Well, Roger I've got =
great deal 10 say TO sou In the first place,
don't Cxpoc, sympathy from me have none
for sou. can't forgive you for thus dcbas.
ing yourpclf with seIf.indulgcncc, Its well
Tor YOU that tho good God above us Is more
fgrgiVlng than we can be 70 one another
Roger, when think that you have wife
and little girl. living in those horrible
slnns. aud you, strong man, God forgive
me. Roger but long 10 take horsewhin,
and break II ACROSS your broad shoulders"
Roger started This was something com
plotoly unexpected. He had looked for del.
lrate sympathy and offers 10 help. 20 be told
,human nature was weak, and others had
fallen a. low as he, but rs he sat IN the rec
tors preacace. he felt overcome with shame.
He tried 10 siammcr forth some excuse,
uDon,tm said MIR Mark SIT only in
creaacs my loathiug for sou. You can bear
To keep a wife and child IN a cellar, while
YOU drink for your own amusement You
can be content 70 keep Thorn in place de-
cent people avoid, Call yourself a man, do
YOUR Roger stared silently
awe got two Children he said, present
lv. Then added, "hiy boy Charlie, he's a
cripple
"r,ood Godl In that ccllarin exclaimed
MFR. Mark. with flashing eyes. Now,
Roger, let us understand one another, am
your witness before God Almighty that YOU
have gworn 10 reform. Now, am not going
"a keen YOU straight ! shan't try TO for u
YOU want 10 drink, and have uouwili enough
nv helm OF God 10 keep from II, human help
viii avail nothing, aud will be no mans
crn,ch viii find YOU work; see 10 II YOU
bncn al | will be your friend till death,
n You lint prove yourself man; but under
stand mo. IL you go back to your Drunken
habits my interest IN you will be gone,
! you are thinking am hard man. DO you
know never loathed human being Us
loathed your drunken clutch last night Inc
,nemory of that horrible walk will never
leave me. 1t was foretaste OF nell
Roger stared, openmouthed. ~,
~ 20 willingly 10 such places when oa NC,
| Nv the sick and suffering, lnever count .na'
a labor continued MIR. Mark; put ,as'
/ night was ia III company. ! was WIN
a,so,v man who had given up all goodness
81 ,bo Indulgence Of his base appetitcs
wben saw your cellar home ! thought
-. "a good rs such one could expect pu
',.her aa,y YOU had wife and child there
i,nscr my contempt and disgust alnlos
..,,,,,ar,a mo. could have thrasheu So'
heartily, Roger" .,,
SILENCE followed this energetic speech
I,ogcr tried TO shake himself togethet, =
a,d son,e ioophole by which TO excuse nun ~,
M uis hugo fists lay on his knee, hi
.,,,,ant az manhood camo TO the fore
81 mean what say" no sa'u. - aa.nn
no more and as soon as can c,I rn,,. uVe ~
wages, Ri make home Tor my MOLLY NV : =
shanit he ashamed for YOU toenter, slr, i,
s' a. this MIR Mark rose aud stretched ., !,
~ band. Tho Handwriting seouiou
! , ,s'o q solemn covenant as important f"
M oath Of the previous night -. =
w Mv Mark then began to question Roger l,.,o,
, = Ma work, and finding he was q carpeA