The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-02

| she but lived to rescue sinners from the
| devils grasp.
When, therefore. she noticed that the
| mans shoulders were working corsul-
| sively, and that he kept his face sedulously
hidden, she judged that twas the spirit of
| God at work within him.
| She laid her firm, white hand upon his
| shoulder. and at the touch he shuddered
| from head to foot
Brother" she murmured STOPPING
over him. so that he felt her warm breath
| on his cheek. "God asks your soul of you!
Will you let Him ask in vain?'
The man groaned, but made no other re-
ply. Captain Kitty went on:
''Oh, my brotherl my dear, precious,
loved brother in Christ. will you not listen
to my poor pleading and cast away the
burden of sin that is weighing you to the
earth 1t is so simple-so simple, and the
relief is so unutterablel Give me your life
and let me pass it on to God"
At this last adjuration the man seemed
moved by some irresistible force to raise
his head and to look her in the face
As their eyes met-her's eager, suppli-
eating, ardent, full of beseeching love and
tenderness; his full of nothing but hag-
gard trouble and despair--she cried out
wildly and put her hand to her heart, as
though stabbed there by some sharp, sud-
den pain
"Julian-Julian Grayr" she exclaimed,
in tone of great surprise and excitement.
AYE, Julian Gray-or at least all that
is left of himr" replied the man, in
hollow voice. Captain Kitty was breath
ing quickly. her hand still pressed against
her side. You could see her heart beating
through her dress as she vainly strove to
regain her self-possession. The sight
of this face, risen from her former
world to confront her, had disturbed
her strangely.
Il thought you were stall in Aus
tralia, Us she gasped, after moments pause.
Where have you been ali these years."
The man laughed-a CHASTITY, unmirth-
full laugh that would have provoked notice
in any other place, but did not sound at all
extraordinary there.
where? To hell, think You hear
lots of queer experiences in this new life
of yours. Well. call to mind the very
strangest and the very wickedest of them
all and you still wouldn't be able to realize
minei"
For once Captain Kitty did not appear
ready to grasp the opportunity this con-
fession opened to her. She was usually
quick to seize upon every chance g iven
her to fight the powers of evil. But now
she seemed stricken dumb. She merely
stood still and gazed down into the depths
of those wild, despairing eyes-a like
trouble growing into her own as she
gazed.
IL scarcely thought you would have
known me. | hoped you would pass by,
unrecognized, the wreck of the man you
once-knew!"
81 should have known your eyes any
where" replied the Salvationist, slowly.
Then she sighed arsa.awoke TO the reality
of things. She was one of Christ's soldiers
and she must not neglect her duty. No
mere human emotion must interfere with
that.
I'll .I~ aY1I ha~
was quiet though full of depressed in
tensity, "you did well to come here. l
have prayed for you always. / have
begged that God would give me your soul
so that | might render it back to Him.
My prayer is surely answered, since you
are here"
Don't you make any mistake, Kitty"
he answered roughly. II did not come
here for any of that tomfoolery. You
don't catch me soldering over nv sins
like those idiots over there! I'm man,
when all's SAID and done; and. if I've
sinned, | can repent without bowling
about il.
ton, my poor friend. What was it that
brought you, if not that?"
The chance of seeing you. / heard
about you and could not believe il unit,
saw it with my own eyes. Besides. | was
hungry for the sight of you--after all those
Aateful, tOu-fOrSaEen years y!
She would not notice the break In his
voice, the pleading in his wretched eyes
She was all duty now; and, since the
time for his conversion was not vet come
she must leave him for other and more &C
cessible souls
You must come again." she said-her
sweet, clear voice completely under con-
troll. Come again, and again, until the
spirit of the Lord begins TO move in your
torpid soul. Believe me, dear Julian,
there is no way TO happiness save only by
the way of conversion"
But at night. when she Law on her hard,
narrow bed, the thought of that strange
meeting came back to trouble her and To
prevent her from sleeping, tired as she
was.
Years before when she was a light
hearted girl in her teens, Julian GRAY had
been her betroihed lover He was the
younger son of haronet. whose lands ad-
| joined those of her father He was then
| IN the army. His prospects were not, per-
| haps. brilliant, but they were fairly good
He would inherit his mothers fortune and
| his bride-elect was not penniless. so that
there was every reason 10 suppose that the
young people would be very comfortably
| OFT.
Then. little by little, a change took place
| RUmors reached her home that troubled
the peace of the family-Julian was be-
coming hyword in his regiment for fast
ness and general recklessness Of conduct.
tie gambled and became heavily involved
| IN debt IN consequence. Then. to drown
| ms regrets and remorse. he took to drink
Ing- That finished him. Before long news
came that he had been obliged to sell out,