The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-10

you'll wonder how you're a-goin' to
end if you don't be more respectful"
said his sister.
Like the foxes. | reckon" grinneG
A5ner-'with q eternal torch tied to
ne. Wen. eff | am treated that away
I'll go into the business o. destruction
al set fire to everything | run across
Amt you gcin' to tell us what you
did in Atlanta fore you have prayer!'
asked Mrs. bishop. almost rescntfully.
NE. | hain'tr Bishop snapped. "IT
tell you soon enough. | reckon | won't
read this m0rnin'. Let's pray"
They all knelt reverently and yet
with some curiosity. for Bishop often
suited his prayers to important occa
sions. and it struck them that he might
now allude to the subject bound up
wi. hin him.
Lord. God Almighty" he began, his
lower lip hanging and quivering. as
were his hands clasped in the seat of
his chair. thou knOwest the struggle
thy creatures are maxim on the face of
thy green globe TO live up to the best
of Their lights an standards. AS |
bend before thee this mornin' | realize
how small a bein' | am in thy sight
an that | ort to bow in humble sub
mission to thy will. an | do. For
many yeers this family has enjoyed
thy bounteous blessings. We've had
good health an the influence of q
Bible readin'. God fearin' community.
an our Children has been educated in
a way that raised 'em mead an shoul.
Gers above many O. Their associates au'
even blood kin. | don't know exactly
whar an how I've sinned. but | know
| have d%ispleased thee. fer thy scourge
has fallea hard an heavy on my am
billions. | wanted TO see my boy heeT
a good, obedient son an my daughter
thar In Atlanta able to hold Their
heads up among the folks they mix
with. an so | reached out. Maybe If
was forbidden fruit belt out by a slake
in the devils service. | don't know
thou -Aowest. Anyways. | steered my
course put O the calm waters O con
tent an peace o. soul into tile whiri-
pool rapids o. avarice an greed. J
lowed | was in a safe haven an didn't
dream o. the stormclouds hangin' over
NE till they bust in fury on my head
Now. Lord. my Father. give ther
hearts of patience au' forgiveness fer
!he blunders of thy servant What l
done l done in the builheaded way
that I've always done things, but ]
meant good and not harm. These things
we ask in the name o. Jesus Christ
our blessed Lord and Master. Amen"
During the latter part OF the prayer
Mrs. Bishop had been staring at her
husband through her parted fingers,
her face pale and agitated, and as h
rose her eyes were glued to his face.
Now. Alfred" she said. what are
You goin' to tell us about the railroad?
Is it as bad as brother Alb thought II
would be-
Bishop hCSitated. 1t seemed rs II
lie had ever then to tear himself from
the clutch of his natural st~ubbornness.
lie looked into all the anxious, waiting
faces before he stoke. and then be
gave in.
'A0 made a good guess. Eff I'd "a
had his sense or Alan's, I'd "a made D
better trader. It's like Alb said it was,
Gully a sight wuss, a powerful sight
wuss!".
"Wuss?' gasped his wife in fresh
alarm. How could it be wuss? Why,
Brother Alb said
Il never have told you the extent O.
my dealin's." went on Bishop in the
current of confession. Il never ven
told Perkins yesterday. Fust an last
I've managed to rake in fully twenty
thousand acres O. mountain land. 1
was goin' on what l lowed was a dead
shore thing. | secured all | could lay
my hands on, an l did it in secret. /
was afeerd even to tell you about what
Perkins said, thinkin' it mought leak
out an Spite my chances"
But, father" said Alan, "you didn't
have enough money to buy all that
land"
Il got it up''-Bishop's face was dog
Gedly pale, almost defiant of his over
whelmlng disaster-'I mortgaged this
farm to get money to buy Maybry and
Morton's four thousand acres"
The farm you was going to deed to
Alan?" gasped his wife. You didn't
include that?"
Not in that DEAL" groaned Bishop.
Il snapped that to Phil Parsons fer
his poplar an cypress belt"
The words seemed to cut raspingly
into the silence of the big room. Abner
Daniel "a the only IN who seemed
unmoved by the confession. He filled
his pipe from the bowl on the mantel-
piece and pressed the tobacco down
with his foreinger; then he kicked the
ashes in the chimney till he uncovered
a small live coal. He eyed it for a
moment. then dipped it up in the shov-
ell, rolled it into his pipe and began to