El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-02
CHAPTER vi.


father, and the daughter against her mother, and
the daughter-in-law against her unother-in-law,
and a mans foes shall be they of his own house
bold
= Be ye therefore imitators Of God, as beloved
children, and walk in love Christ also
loved you
When Virginia left the carriage and
went to Loreen, she had no definite idea
as to what she would do or what the
result of her action would be. She SIM
ply saw a soul that had tasted of the
joy of better life slipping back again
into its old hell of shame and death,
and before she had touched the drunken
j., girls arm she had asked only one ques-
! ton, ''What would Jesus do2" That
question was becoming with her, as
with many others, habit of life.
She looked around now as she stood
close by Loreen, and the whole scene
was cruelty vivid to her. She thought
first of the girls in the carriage.
''Drive on Don't wait for me. I am
going to see my friend here home" she
said, calmly enough
The girl with the red parasol seemed
ginia spoke it She did not say any
thing. The other girls seemed speech
less
0O JILL Ct1AHOu ~ Oc1Ch WILL yOu,
said Virginia
4 One of the girls leaned little out of
the carriage.
Cant we-that is-do you want
our help2 Couldn't we''-
mo, nol' exclaimed Virginia. "You
cannot be of any use to me-
The carriage moved on, and Virginia
was alone with her charge
She looked up and around Many
faces in the crowd were sympathetic
They were not all cruel or brutal The
Holy Spirit had softened good deal of
the Rectangle.
-eWhere does she liver, asked Vir-
ginia
No one answered. 1t occurred to Vir-
GINA afterward, when she had time to
think it over, that the Rectangle showed
delicacy in its sad silence that would
have done credit to the boulevard
For the first time it flashed upon her
that the immortal being who was flung
like wreckage upon the shore of this
earthly hell called the saloon had no
place that could be called home.
The girl suddenly wrenched her arm
= from Virginia's grasp In doing it she
nearly threw Virginia down
'EYou shall not touch mel Leave mel
Let me go to hell That's where I be-
longi The devil is waiting for mel See
himr' she exclaimed hoarsely. She
, turned and pointed with a shaking fin
ger at the saloon keeper. The crowd
laughed
Virginia stepped up to her and put
her arm about her
'Loreen," she said firmly, ''come
with me- You do not belong to hell
You belong to Jesus, and he will save
you Come"
The girl suddenly burst into tears.
She was only partly sobered by the
shock of meeting Virginia.
, Virginia looked around again
N"Where does Mr.. Gray liver" she
asked. She knew the evangelist board
81 somewhere near that tent.
A number of voices gave her the di-
rection-
1&Come, Loreen. l want you to go
with me to Mrs. Gray's,'' she said, still
keeping her hold of the swaying, trem-
bling creature, who still moaned and
sobbed and now chung to Virginia as
before she had repulsed her.
So the two moved on through the |
, Rectangle toward the evangelist's lodg- |
ing place The sight seemed to impress |
the Rectangle seriously. 1t never took |
itself seriously when it was drunk. but |
this was different. The fact that one Of !
the most beautifully dressed girls in |
Raymond was taking care of one of the |
Rectangle's most notorious characters, !
who reeled along under the influence Of
liquor, was fact astonishing enough !
to throw more or less dignity and inn
portance about Loreen herself The |
event of loreen stumbling through the |
gutter dead drunk always made the |
Rectangle laugh and jest, but Loreen
staggering along with a young lady
from the society circles up town sup
porting her was another thing The
Rectang1e viewed ii with soberness and
more or less wondering admiration.
When they reached Mr.. Gray board
ing place, the woman who answered
Virginia. knock said that both Mr.. and
Mrs Gray were out somewhere and
would not be back. until o'clock.
Virginia had not planned anything
further than possible appeal to the
Grays either to take charge of Loreen
for awhile or find some safe place for
her until she was sober again. She stood
now at the lodging after the woman
had spoken, and she was really at n loss
ito know what to do. Loreen sank down
stupidity on the steps and buried her
face IN her arms Virginia eyed the
miserable figure with feeling that she
was fearful would grow into disgust
Finally thought possessed Virginia
that she could not resist. What was to
hinder Loreen from going home with
harf Vhv shnnld not this homeless