The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-04-19

SELF ana his troubles In the depths OF
winter hunting camp.
After he loft evll days fell on the
little household. The old father be-
came III, and nurses and doctors ate
up Marion's little bank account, and
her cheek grew wan and thin trying 70
make one dollar do the work OF three
Il had always been her custom to &c
on Sunday afternoons TO the hospital
to sing TO the patients. and II CHANGED
at this time there was little lad
there In whom she took n great inter
ost lie was n Jockey who had been
badly hurt In hurdle race and who
was slowly recovering from his In
jurles. To him. Marian with her pref.
~ face and glorious voice was the one
bright spot In the dreary days OF con-
valescence. and he literally lived upon
her visits.
One afternoon. ju>t - fhfn~s were ~
their worsf Htta her, when hhe hhd only
ten dollars left and the numberless i'm
portunltles OF the homo and sick room
were calling for II she went TO see him.
and he greeted her with shining eyea
Say miss" he said Ben. he's me
side partner. he was here yesterday, an
he give me dead F.raight tip. an III
put yer next Anita's Just got walk
over"
Anita. who's she7" inquired Marian
vaguely.
Tho boy gasped. "Youse aon't know
Anita? by gee. she's race mare, an
say, de talent amt on 10 her. Say
it's goin' to be hundred 10 one shot
Gee. don't wish was out OF dis" and
he moved impatlently.
Hundred to one shot," repeated
Marian, what's that7"
"shucks," he cried. and thea talking
very slowly as II explaining things to
child: "YouBe puts up one dollar
an de boo..ies pays you one hundred
ef youse win out"
"a bet" Marian exclaimed, but
doesn't somebody loser"
de bookies dis time. sure" replied
the boy with conviction. but deys
dead lousy wild doodle. an It's charity
TO relieve 'em. Say. gimme a ten, an
let Ben put II up for you. Dis amt no
graft. It's lead pipe cinch."
In the end Marian did. on the way
home she told herself that II was boz
cause the money was TO use for Others
hut In her soul she knew she had been
tempted. and had fallen. Just like
every other sinner. but all her miser.
able self-rlghteousnes was swept
away. and she understood and pitled,
and loved. as she had never done boz
fore. all the great SHINING. struggling,
suffering brotherhood OF mankind.
AZ 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, Il am
nothing but a common. wicked gam
| bler"
Nav yer amt" the boy returned
dlgustedly. yer amt got de nerve
Yer ain't nothing but bloomin
saint"
That night a very humble letter went
10 Jacks club. and being forwarded
brought that gentleman In a few days
to Marlan's DOR
Somehow. In the new light that had
come TO her. she knew that a fellow
sinner would understand and forgive.
and that 1t 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 breast-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 ara
simply heavenly as a sinner" and for
the first time In her life Marian under
stood.