The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-05

both exclaimed: "Why, it isn't lghted!'
and they quickened their pace, fear and
anxiety taking the place of Jubiiant GER
talnty. They were met at the door by
Mr. Bradford, superintendent of the Sum
day school, who shouted:
Well, Harper. It's high time you got
mere II you are going to have any kind
OF show tonight. Just look at that, will
your and he threw open the door into
the lecture room at the rear of the
church.
bay window and the grand piano STOOD
near the old riekety upright one belonging
to the church, and there were about 100
chairs arranged in the same identical
circular peWS they were always in for
prayer meetings for the twenty-five years
that Jack Harper could remember.
With clinched fists he shot out of the
door and disappeared down the cellar
stairs toward Peter Braningham's den.
While a very lively scene was being en-.
acted there some remarks of note were
being delivered above in the lecture room
The carpenter had the floor and told
how that chunap janitor" fatty refused
to let him in the main auditorium, say
ing his orders were to admit no one
without written order from a chairman,
of something who was not in town. The
janitor opened the lecture room and said
that was good enough for any entertain
ment and 1t was so small he (the carpen-
teri had had to have new frame made
because Prof. Dennis paraphernalia was
too large. He didn't think the steropticon
would work we'll at such close range, and,
anyway, he knew Prof. Dennis would be
grossly insuited to find what little back
room he was brought out here to lecture
| in. Things had been rGfsrepresented, for
that young gentleman, Mr.. Harper, had
said he would have the largest audience
room in the town, and anybody's barn in
the vicinity was Bigger than this little
room.
Several times Mr.. Bradford tried to get
in word and finally when the exhausted
carpenter stopped for breath he tried to
explain things. He told him that the
committee was as indignant as he was,
and Mr.. Harper had just gone down
stairs to find the janitor ana see what ne
meant by such performance. From TIE
medley of high tenor and gruff basso
7afundo coming up the cellar stairs they
concluded he was finding out sure enough.
The town clock toiiea seven as Jack
plunged upstairs, his face Hvid and jaw
set. For an instant he was so angry he
could not speak, and the questions on
cyeryone's lips were hurled at him at
once.
Crazy he exclaimed crazy as
loon. Says he can't open the church
without a written order from Morgan
he's chairman of the trustees; said It
took six hours to heat up the church,
and said it wasn't any Use fussing about
it now. I asked him why he hadn't sent
word to some one when he read my d.
rections on his slate. He said he sup
posed knew how this church was run,
told him I'd find out who was runnig
1t pretty quick. I told him this enter
tainment involved 1850 people and 81 900,
that the Prudential committee had sane
toned all our arrangements and 1t was
not for him to say whether we'd have
the church or not. He is lazy old
tramp, and there will be a new sexton
in this church within a week or I miss
my guess. [ gave him about half Sec
ond to decide whether he would fire UP
the furnace Or I. He said it was simply
out Of the question to heat up in an hour
and he would not attempt it. Not Eav-
ing any time to argue with an obstinate
fool I bid him good evening. Now if
the rest of you can help the carpenter
get up his screen and fix the church, I'll
fire up" and he tore off his coat and
vest, collar and cuffs and disappeared
like flash.
There were only six of the committee