The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-07-04

Of hymn the school had begun 70
sing.
In the midst of this hymn Bart saw
Reddy give the wink to the Kid. who
set his eyes to rolling IN chnstly
fashion. He went over to him.
Come off. Don't get gay" he simply
said and returned to his scat
The Kid did not have fit. and the
school was dismissed.
Sunday came, and Bart went early
to the mission. He was one Of the FIRST
In the long. bare room. When Miss
Calderson came In she was as white as
ever. lie had thought that possibly
her last Sundays danger from the
horse had palcd her for the day. But
she was Just rs decoored today. And
upon her breast was another white
rose.
She gave Bart her hand, a rough lit
tie hand. with marks of toll on IT, 80
you are my only pupil today" sic said.
And 50 he was
She read today from another part of
| the Scriptures and was altogether Il
| quiet peaceful creature
When service was over Bart did a
! bold thing.
MAY | walk alongside of yoU?" lie
asked her.
She hesltated Mt first and then may
have thought of what he had done for
| her only week before. 81 suppose you
want to ask me something about religion"
she said. / am very ignorant. very
wicked What can do for you?"
II want to ask you about Simson," he
said. going out with her. She looked puz-
Zled.
"sImson and Dele" he explained; them
you read about last Sunday"
"Oh," she said; samson"
That's what l said" he returned;
"Simson."
Ills name" she corrected, twas Sam
SON."
81 thort 1t was Slmson" said Bart
Anyway. Simson sounds more like as II
you knowcd him I'll call him that"
She explained the story as well as she
could. but sho seemed uneasy. II ought
not to have read that" she said at was
not the lesson of the day. But | felt like
1t. DO you ever do thing you feel like
doing even when you know It Is wrong
Bart?"
"Alwus" answered Bart
She laughed.
There" she said. 81 guess that's all
Goodby / hope to see you next Sunday
Bart was not SO sure she should sec hi.r
the next Sunday: ne had not been mLc'
impressed today. But the L,Nt Sunday
found him at the mission.
She was certainly glad "a "nc I'm today
II seemed to her that II go e. ~ UP II
a sort of desperation coo. ,pg fruit
She was interested in L,g D. scholar
Today she drew him out; at another time
he would have withheld many things: but
the feeling of depression lifting so mirac
ulously. he felt that he must say every
thing he knew about himself
When school was over she asked Bart I,
walk with her that she might talk to him
She gave him no advice. but she told hin
she had thought over and over again how
brave he had been in rescuing her tina
first Sunday they had met.
"Oh, that said Bart and flushed an,
felt good.
and" she went on, "brave people ar
seldom idle. You must think OF yoursel
as brave and strong-strong as
"Simson?" he interrupted.
, She laughed.
III he is your idea OF strength, yes" sh
said.
A few days later Bart got work. 9TH
Der. Saturday night he brought home
white rose. I'm thinkln' I'd like TO trea
you like n lady" he said TO his mother
Mrs. O'Donnell had n 1T of laughing, q
the height of which Bart snatched up tn
, flower and dashed II out the window
He afterward saw It in the belt OF Nam
Reilly, who said that n gentleman frien
had presented II.
; Bart was angry all night. angry wit
himself. In the morning he resolved no
to go to the mission. But he would no
give up his job OF work. simply becaus
tho gang expected he would.
When the time came for the school h
went, Miss Calderson was there with he
white rose. The sight of the flower mad
Bart wish he had stayed away made hir
angry with the wcarer OF II. But sh
held out hor hand and looked glad to ~
him.
Today the lesson went on without inter
ruption. After school again did the teach
or ask her pupil to walk with her. Sh
now looked upon him as her mission. 70
day he told her Of his getting work Sh
said this made her glad; that he must a
ways work and learn to love work,
Then she wanted to know what he IL
evenings, and, on his telling her nbou
"thc gang" she asked him 10 come an
see her some evening.
"What EVENING"" he asked quickly.
She had to mention one.
! That evening he went taking with hig
n white rose, 1t sight of his git sh
| frownod,
"You alwus wear one" he said
YES" she returned and put the nowo
I'm a little glass on the table Of her mea
room, whore was tho faded remnant {
tho one she had worn the Sunday before.
She had some slight refreshment 70
Bart, and, strangely enough, he rescntc
this lie did not wish to be thought {
like that. The evening was not particl
larly brilliant and Bart went away fee
Ing solemn.
lie was solemn TIL Sunday lie conslt
cred It n part Of the service now to wal
with Miss CGlderson when the school wa
over At parting he asked her If he shout
, come some evening that week also, TIL
. rather startled her, but she acQucsccd.
That second evening she had a cold an