The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-10
The Rev. John Scott

month l m0ue rounu or hhoas my customers and turned In from sls.ooo to S2O.Oo0
 On one occasion I had a railroad jour ney of a hundred miles to make. and l would arrive home before o'clock in the evening It had always been that way. and tho watchmnn was instructed to let me Into tle office In order that might deposit the money in the safe. I took a glance at my fellow passen- gers as entered the car, and found no cause for suspicion Indeed. In my car there were only half dozen peo- ple, and three of them were women. One of the three men was an old mn. and I spotted him for a clergyr an nt once. He had a sent quite a distance away. and after about half an holr took second look at him. and he beck oned me Co c-vc over. He made place for no Co slt beside him md ope- the nversation by asking
 'To1us man. [ want Co ask you q y1u are a resident of BlankvilleT'
 "I am. slE" | replied.
 Then yol cau do an old man a ia TOT. lf you will nm not only an old mau. but very lame Co boot. My name Is John Sc,tt-the Rev. John Scott although [ retired from active work some years ago. | presume you are well acquainted with your city"
 Fairly well sir. and I shah be glad tC ahICc you in any way ! can"
 "I.mks. ! knew could not be mis- taL p lu you. l. ls this want to ask. How I..- l7 r-Gcruut street from the depotT"
 "Only two blocks away"
 And about whr.c would No. 224 beT'
 "Not over three blo sF away" -e- piled. after a little thought
 That Is well The street, as | have been told, ls rcSpcctabler'
 ''Oh. yes. The residents are mostly working people but it Is nice street
 ''You don't happen Co know Q ma chlnist living at 224-a man named BarrowT'
 -No, sir"
 Well, no harm done. don't know him, either. but shah make his ac. Quaintnnce this evening. had e son die in South Africa three years ago. and this Mir. Barrow was with him and has written me that he can give me fun particulars He is Co meet me nt the depot and put me up For the night Poor Harry, He wac my only son. sir. He went oT there Co seek bis fortune, and was Killed by the natives You arc not a father and you don't know what it means for one Co lose hls only child.
 l assured him Of my sympathy, and as a matter Of fact dh feel sorry when saw his chin quiverins
 ''Oh, well it is a cross I am called upon Co bear" he said after a time. ''Thc Lord gives and thc Lord thkes away. Are you member ot any church, may [ askf"
 Not as yet. sir"
 But you believe in the Christian doctrine I hopcT
 q certainly do"
 "Well, let me trust that In time you VIII see your way clear to ally your scf Co some church. Religion asks nothing of my man he cannot grant. and you do not know what a c1nsoia- ton lt Is in time Of trouble
 Later on he told me something of his history. and learned that be had been a great cvhortpr In his t'mc. and had been thc means of leading thousands into thc true path. We fell Co discuss- ing Biblical questions. and I wns sur prised and pleased at the extent of his knowledge and the keenuess Of his arguments offered Co withdraw sev. oral times. thinking ! might weary him. but hc ovcrrulcd me. and 60 I rode the whole distance in his com. psny. He did not ask my business or other impcrtincnt questions, but seem cd perfectly satisfied with what told him.
 When we at last reached tbe end Of our journey I felt it no more than common politcness tc oTer my arm to help him out of the car He accepted it and when he rose up he placed a crutCh under the other and moved painfully along. He had already told me thnt his complaint was scistic rbeu- matlsm and that he was just now suf. ferinR from a periodical attack. He had said that Mr. Barrow was Co meet him. No such person wns there When we were satisfied of this the reverend gentleman said:
 He may have made a mistake about the time, or something has happened Co detain him. Would it bc asking too much of one who has already favored me Co ask that you walk to the corner with mel | shah be indeed grateful"
 Why uotl Any man would have done so. We set ont at a slow pace, and [ afterward remembered that aH the hacks were gone before we left the platform, nor did | notice a policeman about. The two blocks to Butternut street were occupied by lumber yards and factori which were closed at that hour. In going a block and a haif we dd not meet a slpgle person. Thon we halted and the Rev. Mir Scott said:
 "I will change the crutch under the