Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-18

By RALPH CONNOR
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II say, bring him up, for heavens
sake" said the Duke. HE may be of
some use, and anyway it will be new
face for her, poor child" Then he
added, rather penitently: 81 fear this
thing is getting on to my nerves. She
almost drove me out today. Don't lay
1t up against me, old chap"
1t was new thing to hear the Duke
confess his need of any man, much less
penitence for fault. felt my eyes
growing dim, but said roughly:
you be hanged! I'll bring the Pilot
up when he comes"
1t was wonderful how we had all
come to contidc In the Pilot during his
year of missionary work among us.
Somehow the cowboys name of "Sky
Pilot seemed to express better than
anything else the place he held with
us. Certain it is that when, In their
dark hours, any of the fellows felt in
need of help to strike the upward
trail" they went to the Pilot and SO
the name first given in chaf came to
be the name that expressed most truly
the deep and tender feeling these
rough, big hearted men cherished for
him.
When the Pilot came home care
fully prepared him for his trial, telling
all that Gwen had suffered and striv-
ing to make him feel how desperate
was her case when even the Duke had
to confess himself beaten. He did not
seem sufficiently impressed. Then
pictured for him all her fierce willful-
ness and her fretful humors, her impa-
tiense with those who loved her and
were wearing out their souls and
bodies for her. "In short" concluded,
"she doesn't care rush for anything
in heaven or earth, and will yield to
neither man nor God"
The Pilots eyes had been kindling US
I talked, but he only answered quietly:
what could you cxpect?"
well, 1 do think she might show
some signs of gratitude and some gen.
tleness toward those ready to die for
her"
ooh, you dor said he with high
scorn. you all combine to ruin her
temper and disposition with foolish
fiattery and weak yielding to her
wilkins, right or wrong; you smile at
her imperious pride and encourage her
willfulness, and then not only wonder
at the results, but blame her, poor
child, for all. oh, you are fine lot,
the Duke and all of your
He had most exasperating ability
for putting one in the wrong, and !
could only think of the proper and suf-
ficient reply long after the opportunity
for making 1t had passed. I wondered
what the Duke would say to this doc
trine. All the following day, which
was Sunday. could see that Gwen was
on the Pilots mind. He was strug-
Cling with the problem OF pain.
Monday morning found US on the
way to the Old Timers ranch, and
what morning 1t was! How beauti-
full our world seemed! About us
rolled the round topped, velvet hills,
brown and yellow or family green.
nrotr,a and ho,ora clomhar,nc nm and
IN - maa+ tha n,rn,a hoses ~ tho
rreot rno,,ntotns tho+ Law their MIGHTY
,anat,, o,onr tho bor,zon and thrust IN
,,hita smr,st naoLs into +ha hlna srv
On tha bi,ls,des and down IN the shel.
+er,ne believe wa cou,d aee IN, tha
punches of cattle and horses feeding
upon the rich grasses. High above,
the sky, cloudless and blue, arched its
great kindly roof from prairie to noun
tain peaks, and over all, above, below,
upon prairie, hillsides and mountains,
the sun poured his floods OF radiant
yellow light.
AS we followed the trail that wound
up and into the heart OF these rounded
hills and ever nearer to the purple
mountains, the morning breeze swept
down to meet us, bearing thousand
scents and filling us with Its own fresh
life. One can know the quickening
joyousness of these foothill breezes
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