Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-31

II ""@ 'o HS"t VI the meeting of
the GOOD Temp!ars. everywhere and
cvcrlastinSiy influential in keepinp
awake the temperance an enforcement,
sentiment MadSe, for her own GOOD
and sufficient reasons, wanted ,o Ln,,,.
what would be done and said a, ,his.
particular meeting. She had ha,rd -
the gathering late in the aft.r,.,nn
while riding through the hamIc, nf
SHOWS Falls, and had turned hack
under shadow of the night and r;d;n.
through Hungry Hollow had hit,h.d
her horse in the cemetery as tho
place least likely to be visited .f,er
dark.
Worthy Marshal. are all present
entitled to remain asked the t,hiet
Templdr after ne had raped the lodge
to order and scowled at ev.rvonc
separately. In the lonely little gather
ing of faithful men and women he
could not see single face that was
not entitled by long habit to sit in thc
lodge and take part in the secret work
OF the order. but the rules obliged him
to open the lodge in that way. The
Marshal looked around the hall and
answered.
worthy Chief Tenplar. they are"
Then following the regular routine
the singing of the time hon
ored hymns. the saving over
OF the sweet and impress
I'VE service that has done So much IN
save the souls of so many of the fallen
1t happened that on this occasion
there was young man to be initiated.
and there was Il flutter of excitement
as the really beautiful initiation ccrc-
mony was begun. Hardly hau IL been
completed when there WAS a bold
Knock al the door and the Marshal nut
MS ear to the hole for the pass word
AS he did so he caught sight of :,
pretty face in the entry outside. and
in his excitement he was not sure
whether he caught the right pass word
1t was whispered in an indistinct
blurr INTO his ear and at the same time
he Smellcd the delicate perfume of n
womans hair coming through the
door HIS imagination did the rest,
and the door opened like magic. He
bowed low as he admitted her-and
then remembered that he had forgot
ten to ask the pretty stranger what
lodge she WAS from.
What lodge are YOU from. sister,"
he asked bashfullN.
MadSe know Inorc about Portland
than she did about Lewiston, for her
nome was really in the former city
but she remembered having read
somewhere ;hat the lodge in Lewiston
was named United Lodge" and this
spranS To her lips.
Il am Miss, er. er Namely from
United OF Lewiston" she said sweetly.
and yet with beating heart The
marshal turned to her an admring
glance and then said in loud voice
the heavinS of his breast shaking his
wilted reGalia:
'Worthv chief Tcn.plar, Miss Name
ly of United Lodge of Lewiston is at
the door seeking admittance"
Admit her said the chief with
suppressed excitement. Ii was So
unusual for Il visitor To appear at one
Of the meetings that a recess was
Immediately taken and all crowded
around her to shake hands and talk
For few minutes she tested her i'm
acination to give answer to their
searching and curious questions. She
had been visiting 1T Norway and
walked up to visit the lodge Was
interested in The putting down" Of
liuuOr-she chuckled to herself as she
spranG the old and stale joke.
Then the meeting was called to or
der and the Good Of the order came
up and speeches We're made. The
prohibition law was redScUseed from
one end to the other: all sorts Of evil
WAS hoped for upon the heads of the
smusgler>. The girl listened to the
| speeches with growing interest. Fin
ally one member got up and told the
news. the news that MadSe had braved
50 much to learn. The District De-
putty had secured an interview with
| the County Sheriff and he had prom
| ised to cooperate with the Good Tenn
plars in kee ping the smugglers out of
| oxford County.
| Now that the notorious FlatfOOt
| O'Brien is in Thomaston." he added.
it will be easy to stop smuggling"
Madge felt her blood boil. but when.
twenty minutes after. she heard "A
beardless young man heaping abuse
| upon the name of her father and call
| ing him the ruiner of homes. the de
! stroyer of innocent souls. etc. she
| could control herself no longer She
| forgot where she was. With spring
| she was at the fellows side and by a
ringing slap on his downy face had
! cut his maiden speech short
| "F'latfoot O'Brien is a man-if he is
| q smuggler." she screamed. And that
| is more than YOU are" With that she
! fed.
! Are you one of these Good TemplarS?
| She was out of breath. her hair WAS
nving about her head. and her dress
| was torn. but as the moon came out
from behind the scuddins clouds just
| then the charm of her face again
! struck to Perrcs heart. and he an
swercd truly. though he knew she was
an OUTLAW:
NO. | am not a Good Templar.
Why"
Rut before She could answer the rat
II. of loose stones on the roadway and
| th. tramp of hasty feet showed that
i tn. pIIrsllers were again on her track
and she ran up to the boy and impul-
siveIv seized his arm. Her lips were
close to his face, and he could almost
hear the beating of her frightened
heart As she whispered:
ton no