The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

naturally would dc il he wasn't a clergy-
mar But Re Disappointed M. When the
msriinSpIke hit him he sang out. Good
Loudf' and then he sort % ciapped a stop
Ter on himself. Sud didn't -Iy another
word.
told SmeIley what had happened. and
asked him his opinion about the language
the rnan had used. lie held that il was
swearing. J couldn't altogether agree with
him ami -aid that I hud h-ari clergy men
LAY words 10 the same effect In church.
"Of course YOU have" says Smedley. and
they mere all right. Rut using religious
language In church i one thing. and using
il MT OF church Is another. Now / hold
that Thompson swore when YOU dropped
that marllnspike FOR the reason that he
wasn't i'm church. Clerggmen don't swear.
and consequently THOMPSON amt No sort
OF specie 81 a clergyman"
Perhaps you're night. sill" says L. but
! can't quite hoist in what YOU say. To
my mind. what Thompson said Is what any
clergyman might have said I'm the circum-
sta4ces. hut Il don't prove anything. one
Way or another. However. III try some
other plan. Vel get ~ the truth before
We get to Liverpool. or lin a Dutchmau.'
Weilt 4 fay or Two afterwards I left a
half hottie - old Medford RUN la my room.
and cent Thompson in To clean the room
out. calculating that II ne wasn't e clergy
man he'd BE- sure TO sample that rum. But
the plan didu'r work. for after Thompson
had left the room. and before I went into
IL. the second steward went In on sumo
errand or aPother. This made IL impoS-
sihle for me 10 be sure who had sampled
the rum. for the chances were that both OF
them would have had a hack at Il. The
worst OF IL was that ] had forgot TO put
any mark on the bottle. and couldn't for
the life OF me tell whether the men had
touched II or not. So We weren't any near
er getting at the truth OF ThOmpson's yarn
than we had been.
on Saturday afternoon the old man calls
Thompson aft. and says 10 him; My man.
do you sun stick To that ridiculous yarn OF
yours about being "a clergyman
Sir says Thompson. Il am the un-
worthy pastor OF the Sixteenth Street
Church. and ! am here because wicked men
have kidnapped me-
IAN right" says SmeiIey. Being as
YOU say you're n clergyman. you'll preach
on this Identical quarterback Tomorrow
morning at four bells. and II YOU don't
preach a regular ship-shape sermon. I shall
know that you outrank Ananias."
Very good. sir" says the man. only I
copalian.> and can't possibly hold service
without a prayer-bOok-f
There won't be no trouble about that"
says Smedley. There's a prayer-bOok that
a passenger left aboard here. that Is un-
derneath the corner OF my sea-chest, level
can use that II you can't hold a meeting
without your sailing directions"
7 can hold the service. SIR says Thomp-
son. 80 long as I've got a prayer-boOk. but
1 haven't got any sermon"
You've got plenty OF time between now
and Tomorrow morning 10 get up 8 ser
mon" says Smedley. a you'll do il. or
itn be the worse for you ANY man that
IS n clergyman. and understands his bust
ness. can preach. ever n he hasn't got an
idea in his head. Sc you 20 forrard and
TX up that sermon. and bear a hand about
f. III lend you some paper and ink and a
pen. and II you want anything else. such as
a hymnbook or a collecuOn-bag. or a glass
OF water. or a pair OF slippers. or any OF the
things that a regular clergyman has got