The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-01

car named the Roanoke, after Quinn ma
tive place lie was to pay for this as he
chose. The evangelist L@s been goingab0ut
the country in luxurious style conducting
revivals. The Rev. Mr.. Palmer has been
associated with him during the greater part
of the time
Qunu's car is supplied with anti-gam-
bling literature al an kinds, tracks. leaflets
and books, part of which are given away
freely and distributed As widelya possible
10 also contains a collection of gambling
implements and swindliug devices, which
are iudiciously used 10 illustrate the vile
practices Of gamblers and confidence men.
Mr. Quinn says the car in itself Is "A preach
er, "a teacher, "a center Of moral influence, %
moving agency a good
hundreds of Young men who have been
losing their all af the races and gambling
bells, many of them dcfaulter- at the time
have come 90 the ear and consulted Mr.
Quinn after bis meetings and confos-rd
their sin, signed the anti gambling pledge
AVID resolved to begin anew life Many cnu-
.irmod gamblers hearts have been touched
1y the earnest appeal. made to them.
j.. q. GoH. a BuGalo lawyer who has
been connected with revival work for sew
eral years. became interested ia Quinn.
Last December Dee purchased half interest
in the car and entered upon the work with
Quinn. lie took his family on board with
lim-Mr- Cod, q handsome woman. Maud
who viii be u 100 four months, aud Ward
boy of H.
The iovemaking between the elderly
Quinn and tie yoUthfu! Maud commenced
some time ago and went ou without any
one bat themselves being he wiser. To be
sure, the jealous parents knew that Quinn
admired tacir dainty daughter. Once they
spoke to him about it. Tie said he loved
both ihr children All the same. Mrs. COL
guarded her daughter with Jealous care.
not because She really feared anything. but
because she is amo-Ler n never occurred
20 her that the child could fan ia love wiki
Quinn, vino looks old beside Mr.. COZ. in
whose glossy black hair aud side whiskers
there Is no trace ~ gray.
The parents remember now that Quinn
would sometimes laughingly display o big
roil 81 money and say his wife should have
everything she wanted. There is a Young
aud handsome man ina Buffalo who is mad.
ly ia love with Maud Only the day Of the
clopcmcut letter came from him In which
De- laid he should die IL be lost her Mr.
aud Mrs.. Coz approved Of this young man.
but tle gentle Maud turned her eyes To-
ward The gray haircd ex-Rambler Perhap.
10 was tine skin and grace with which D.,
operated his gambling apr uatus before tn,
assembled multitude in 'rtcr to convince
ihem they bad no chance iu trying % win
money; maybe th- dcxteri'y with which
bee dealt pat hgnd-, "iull houses" and
straight hu-lr. Interested her. possibly
j. was bis clcquence as q speaker Like
D-,deuoua, she nay have loved him IN
the dangers he had passed.
cuIuu has bad "a sensational career. which
is more or Jess familiar % the public Do
was born iu Missouri. aud uutil i-e1 Doc rra.
g gambler and confidence mau 0f the -harf.
CT type Tie was convicted Of svindlIug iu
Indiana and sent 90 prison for three year-
d. was ufterHard discovered fhat Ir was
innocent, and Governor Gray purdousi hum
when the sentence wa- only bali couplet..I
Quinn was converted while boo prison. and i8
1870 Doe BEGAN to tour the count ry af.d ,I.I.y.
sr public addre-ses iu which he illustrated
The ease with which gambler win a. ,.II
fI'm their viCsims. Ills lecture, az. ,.I,..n
| point b. his use of cards, faro layout. r.,,-