The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-18

self and his troubles IN the depths Of
a winter hunting camp
After he left evil days fell on the
little household The old father be-
came i'll, and nurses and doctors ate
up Mari0n's little bank account. and
her cheek grew wan and thin trying &c
make one dollar do the work Of three
1t had always been her custom to &C
on Sunday afternoons 10 the hospital
TO sing TO the patients. and it CHANGED
AZ this time. there was a little LAD
there in whom she took great inter
est He was q jockey who had been
badly hurt in a hurdle race and whe
was slowly recovering from his in
juries- To him, Marian with her pref
ty face and glorious voice WAS the one
bright spot in the dreary days Of con
yalescenee. and he literally lived upon
her visits
One afternoon Just as things were al
their worst with her. when she had only
ten dollars left and the numberless i'm
portunities of the home and sick TOOK
were calling for ii she went 10 see him.
and he greeted her with shining eyes
Say miss" he said. Ben. he's me-
side partner. he was here yesterday, an
he give me dead sTaight tip. an I'd
put yer next AnIta's lust got a walk
over"
ANITA. who's she." inquired Marian
vaguely.
The boy gasped ~Youse oon't know
Anita2 BY gee. she's a race mare. an
say, de talent amt on TO her. Say.
I it's goin' TO be hundred to one shot
Gee, don't wish I was out of dis" and
he moved impatiently-
Hundred TO one shot repeated
Marian. what's that?"
sShucks.~ he cried. and thca talking
I very slowly as il explaining things 10
child: sYouse puts up one dollar.
an de BOOBIES pays you one hundred
ef youse win out"
"A bet" Marian exclaimed, but
doesn't somebody lose2"
De bookies dis time. sure" replied
the boy with conviction, but deys
dead lousy wild Doodle. an it's a charity
TO relieve EN- Say. gimme a ten. an
let Ben put it up for you Dis amt no
graft Its lead pipe cineh-"
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home she told herself that ii was be-
cause the money was to use for others
but in her soul she knew she had been
tempted. and had fallen. just like
every other sinner. but all her miser-
able self-righteousness was swept
away. and she understood and pitied.
and loved. as she had never done be-
fore. all the great SHINING. struggling.
suffering brotherhood of mankind
As the boy had predicted Anita
won, and the next time she went to
the hospital he put in her hands a
great roll OF bills. but for answer she
only gathered him in her arms
~Oh. Tom. Tom" she cried. II am
nothing but common. wicked gam
blers"
Nav yer amt the boy returned
digustedly, yer amt got de nerve
Yer amt nothing but a hloomin
saint
That night very humble letter went
, TO Jacks club. and being forwzrdea
brought that gentleman in a fOw days
to Marian's loor.
Somehow. in the new light that had
come to her. she knew that fellow
sinner would understand and forgive.
and that il is only the wrath of the
| righteous We have to fear. SO without
one word she fed to Jacks arms and
sobbed out her story on his bTeast-hei
temptation her sin. and her yielding,
When she was done he looked at her
!; with very grave smile in his eyes
Sweetheart. he said. you were
very earthly as an angel. but you are
, simply heavenly as a sinner and for
the first time in her life Marian under.
stood.
Earth is hera lin Anstralial 3, l-inss