The San Francisco call., 1906-05-27

What do you mean?' he demanded
'by this unseemly conduct? You are tax
ing part in religious ceremony, and you
will please remember that fact he
continued the service. There were nc
more outbreaks.
The necessary papers were produced ana
signed. Haverford witnessed DICK pro-
duced a twenty-dollar gold-piece and
handed it. not to the officiating clergy
man, but to the witness.
What is this for?" inquired Haverford.
II didn't marry YOU
who did? ?" asked Dick.
He did," answered Haverford. point
ing to Vaughan.
Give it to him, them said Dick non
| chalantly and turned away.
THAT was queer thing" said Haver-
ford, as the two clergymen left the
| house.
1T was all queer" said Vaughan
shortly. II feel as if L had committed
| a crime
Nonsense exclaimed his companion.
Would you have done it if l hadn t?'
asked Vaughan, stopping in the middle
of the walk.
"of course" returned the ether. Its
all in the days work. When you've
been here as long as 1 have you won't
take these people so seriously. Hulio,
there's a meeting of the d. P. I."'
He glanced down Main street. where
row of lighted candles were set up
in the middle of the road.
lis that it?' asked Vaughan. II
thought it was a danger signal
mo, it's the D. p. t. Haverford
laughed to himself II wonder whom
Barker has caught" he unused.
Barker everybody knew. Vaughan had
not been n town an hour before the
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been pointed out TO him; but of the
d. p. l. he had not heard till now. II
was, of course, he said to himself, one
of those secret societies of which the
town was full. He did not think Haver-
ford went in for that sort of thing At
another time curiosity might have
spurred him on to an Investigation. but
tonight his mind was full of Dicks
unfortunate ENHANCEMENT
'Ill go right down. said Haverford,
and hurried away in the direction Of the
candles.
Vaughan went back to his study.
What would Jack think of him, after
the warning given, the pledge received
What did he think of himself to be
drawn into such scrape? How did ii
happen? 1t was because he had come
home so sure of himself, so complacent,
so satisfied. Then was the time to be
humble and watchful and on his guard.
Instead, he had dallied over his supper
and gone to meet the enemy full of
pride and raspberry tart. He should
have prayed and prepared himself for
the religious ceremony he had been
called to perform. If he had done this he
would have seen clearly and been strong
enough to take a stand. would have
cowed the rabble and held back Haver-
ford and given Dick chance
Only constant vigilance, the deepest
humility, unyarying obedience to the
holy vision could carry him through the
work he had undertaken. 1t was too big
for him, too big for any man: but, as
Mary Henley had said, il was not toe
big for God. If he submitted utterly
to Divine guidance, putting self aside
he could accomplish it. Otherwise he
was doomed to pitiable failure. For such
an impulsiye, easily affected nature
| there was no middle course.
SO he scourged himself with regrets, put
on the sackcloth of penitence, bestreweC
himself with the ashes of humility and
dedicated himself anew to his work
Meanwhile, down at the Widow Me
! Clintlocks the orgies were at theil
height. Swept along by he knew not whal
evil influence, Dick the cowboy drank and
danced and cursed and drank again. mol
knew until the next morning that he was
/ a married man.