The morning call., 1890-06-08

The pretty little edlhce duly finished, the
mysteriously begotten organ crowded into the
Tiny loft, and on conSecraton day the good min
lister Twice referred 10 IL in MS sermon, under the
text Of The Lord Nil Provide"
Jack was there, standing alone IN a remote
corner OF tile church, as though conscious that
he must not Contaminate those present by COM
ing into closer contact with them Tie day be.
fore lie consecraton lie aeeOsied member OF
the cOngTe CATION on lie stleet, ana me tOlONlng
brief cOlOquy enSued:
Say, would that there church blow up II I'd TO
90 to The openin' tomorrow ?"
THAT Is d strange question 10 ask" replied
the worthy man. why ?"
''N eli, yer see, they sent back the little bag o
tweuties | subscribed and as that showed there
was a feeln agin me | thought Pd ask fur an
Invitation, fur wouldn't Ike TO 60 there and
+. get fired out"
The sinner and wayfarer are always welcome
in the house OF prayer Mr. Bowdoin."
"Well, If any man IN Colorado knows any
more about sinDln' aud wayfai1u' than me fetch
him along an I'll make him rich HI be there,
dead sure"
II hope So" And the good parishlOner, with
a nervous glance at a corner saloon where q
crowd OF iders stood smiling at this picture Of
= the lion and the lamb. nodded coldly ana went
away.
On the following morning Jack entered the
church and brayed The scOrnful gances OF the
devout who had already assembled.
de took his position in the remote. corner
above referred to- and with hat In hand waited
for service to begin. Before many moments a
sound swelled through the church that rooted
him 10 his feet In kind OF stupor OF wonder
ment and delight. IL was the organ, his own
mysterious git, pealing forth the majestic haf-
monies of Haydn's "0fertOly."
Never before in all OF his misspent lie had
such melody smote his ears. He passion
aiely FOND Of music aud had taught himself TO
strum the popular melodies OF The day on the
tn-panuy" little piano in his gambling ball;
but these sounds that welled forth in response
20 the touch of the unseen organst held him
spell-bound. lie was enhralled beyond the
power OF human pen to describe and had any
OF that throng kneeling before him given
him one WORD OF announcement as he stood
there under the Influence OF that noble music
there might have been another sinner gathered
-iuto the fold.
But when the selection was finished and the
minister melt In prayer, the spell had vanished
and he calculated to himself: Why. piano
aiu't nOlbin' 10 that IN send for an organ the
lust thing in the mornin' and have it sot up in
The intervals between the musical numbers
during the remainder OF the services were unin-
telgiole to Jack
When the sermon was reached, however, and
the donatOr of the organ referred TO as servant
OF the Lord, who had hidden his light under
bnshel and mysteri0usly presented It TO the
church, ne could control his sense OF humor no
longer, and loud guffaw awoke the congrega-
.tOn from their devotions. set every member of 1t
glazing at him In unspeakable horror. and be,
suddenly becoming aware OF the Ofense he had
committed, rushed out into the ehurcbyard.
Well !" he chuckled TO himself, " the parson
claimed The Lord provided that organ, when L
sent II TO 'em myself on the dead sneak"
At this juncture the organist played the stir
ring Music OF the benedIctioD, and as the eongre-
CATION WAS filing out OF the church Jack sought
convenient corner, where he would not be lla-
Die TO pass through the awful ordeal Of reproach
oU The part OF some for the objectionable sin OF
laughing during service.
Soon the churchyard was deserted, save for
the presence of small boy, and him Jack ac-
costed familiarly.
$ Say, sonny, was you In church?"
yep"
Know where that organist liyes?"
-" Yer. Hopkinses, on the hill yonder."
Much obliged" And tossing the ast0nshed
urchn So gold piece be entered Deighb0rlng
nrhp tad n drin n CIV m p1
passing again into the street walked briskly In
direction OF tile organisps abode.
Arriving at the door, he rang the bell with an
air OF reverentisi awe. He felt that in standing
befoCe the shelter of any one whose fingers could
cOnIure an organ lnlo pouring out such en-
trancing sounds as those he had Just listened TO
must be something supernatural.
The door was opened by what seemed to him
TO be the only beautiful woman he had ever met.
II an angel had appeared from out Of the gates
OF heaven he could not have been so entranced
lie was tDen, by the simple radiant beauty OF
the fair Young creature who stood before him.
He gulpeT down an exclamation OF surprise, re-
moved his hat aud stammered out:
my names BowdOn. I-Pm noihn' but
gambler but I'd Ike 10 see the organist o. the
new church."
Both his assertion and the accompanying re-
- quest seemed to startle her for moment but re-
covering ber equannlty she answered modestly:
u am The Organlsi-"
He started IN surprise.
"lon, mlssl Can you play like that?"
81 hope TO play better when become more ac-
cUstOmed TO the instrument"
AIS 1t a good one, miss?"
The best OF lis size 1 ever played upon.n
Miss, I'll give you thousand dollars for ten
lessons."
why hundred lessons would not amount to
half that sum-"
"Well, they'll have to for me- hundred a
lesson or 1t don't go. W hat do yer say. eh?"
She looked at him nefyously for a moment
aud he read her thoughts. bui awaited her reply
We'll, IL hardly know what to say / hope
TO get ms living by teaching music, but"
"Bul yon don't think you could afford to teach
q man ike me Is that t?n
moments hesitation, blush and she re-
piled;
" Frankly. then yes; but III consult our pas
Tor and let you know"
DO, miss, please do" And here he evlnced
tenderness and eernestness that were quite new
10 him. Tell him I'm gambler; but ieei.
hide O. mine that music like yours can bring out.
] ell him heard him say to-day, Seek aud
you'll find, knock and it'll be opened to yer.
Aud Im knOckiD' al your door to-day, s. ekin'
for somethin' tbarll make better man O. me.
WIZ yer tell him thls?'
ayes"
And when'll hear from yer?"
Tonight"
'Then good mornin', miss and Pm Obliged TO
yer for wasiln' so much time on me. Send yer
note TO The Little Casino.' THAT'S the name o.
''Very well, SIR" And the door closed, shut.
ting out his first glimpse of paradise.
That evening note came 10 him worded as
follows:
Dear Sir: After consulting with the pastor. l am
forced to the conclusion Ithat It will be unadvisabIe
for me to give the organ lessons spoken of
morRing. and mi4st confess to you that am truly
sorry. Yours. HELEN CHARLES.
II thought So" lie said with sigh. ~ was
afraid That 'ud be- sbe answer. But she's sorry,
and there's some sunshine In that FL start In