The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-07-19


struck terror TO the enemy's
who was Graeme's slave.
the party.
AS the supper went on my
gan TO vanish. for If Graen
roar he did the next best thin
talked quite up TO his old form. Now
we played our matches over again, bit
terly lamenting the "ifs" that had lost
us the championships and wildly APP
proving the tackles that had saved and
the runs that had made the varsity
crowd 90 mad with delight and had
won for us, and as their names came
up In talk we learned how life had
gone with those who had been our
comrades OF ten years ago. Some sue
cess had lifted to high places. some
failure had left upon the rocks. and
few lay in their graves.
But as the evening wore on ! began
to wish that had left out the wines,
for the men began 10 drop an OCCASION
al oath, though | had let them know
during the summer that Graeme was
not the man he had been. But Graeme
smoked and talked and needed not Till
Rattray swore by that name most sa'
cred of all ever borne by man. Then
Graeme opened upon him in a cool
slow way:
"What an awful fool man is to
damn things as you do. Rat, Things
are not damned Ii is men who are,
and that is too bad 10 be talked much
about. But when man tiings out OF
his foul mouth the name OF Jesus
Christ"-here he lowered his voice
'it's shame; it's more--it's crime
There was dead silence. Then Rat
tray replied:
Il suppose you're right enough. II Is
bad form. But crime is rather strong.
think"
"Not II you consider who II is" said
Graeme with emphasis.
"Oh, come nowr broke In Beetles.
"Religion is all right. 1t Is a good
thing and. believe, necessary thing
for the race. But no one takes serious
/ " any longer the Christ myth"
what about your mother, BeetlesT
put in Wig Martin.
Beetles consigned him to the pit and
was silent, for his father was an Epis-
copal clergyman and his mother a
sanity woman.
81 fooled with that for some time,
Beetles, but IL won't do. You can't
build a religion that Will take the dew
II out Of man on myth. That won't
do the trick. don't want to argue
about It, but l am quite convinced the
myth theory is not reasonable, and. be
sides, Il won't work"
"Will the other workT' asked Rat
tray, with a sneer.
"Sure," said Graeme. "Ive seen it
"WhereY challenged Rattray. u
haven't seen much Of It."
Eyes, you have, Rattray: you know
you have" said Wig again.
But Rattray ignored him.
i "TIl tell you, boys" said Graeme
IT want you TO know anyway why
believe what I do"
Then he told them the story OF ole
man Nelson. from the old coast days
before | knew him, to the end. IL
told the story well. The stern fgh
and the victory OF the life and the sell
sacrifice and the pathos OF the dealt
appealed to these men, who loved hgh
and could understand sacrifice.
That's why believe In Jesus Christ
and that's why l think 1t crime q
ding his name about"
Il wish to heaven I could say that
said Beetles.
Keep wishing hard enough, and
will come TO you" said Graeme.
Look here. old chap" said Rattray
You're quite right about this. In
willing to own ND. Wig IA correct
know few at least Of that stamp. bu
.. ! most OF those who 40 in for that sor
OF thing are not much account"
For ten years. Rattrny," said Graem
: In a downright matter OF fact wa
! '.you and / have tried this sort Q
thing" tapping q bottle, "and we &c
out OF II all there Is to be got pal
well for II, too. and, faugh. you kno'
!, It's not good enough, and the more 20
!, go I'm for IL the more you curse YOU
= self. SO have quit this. and al
going in for the other"
= "what7 Going I'm for preachingr
q "Not Notwithstanding, money In
and lending hand TO fellows on II
. rocks"
- II say, don't you want center 10
wardY said big Barney In his dee