The San Francisco call., 1906-06-03
CHAPTER XVIII.

a Crusade for Temperance.
II became known. throughout Eureka
and the ranches around. at Galena and
Lewis and Ruby Hill. that any one who
meddled with the parson would sooner
or later have to settle with Jacks Martin
Young's experience had told to what
lengths Jack would go ins administering
what he called justice. The affair Of Finn
Noonan showed that he also meant 10
keep order.
Tim came into one Of the Wednesday
night prayer meetings the worse for
LIQUOR and flung himself down in the
corner BY the stove. The heat and the
singing of the hymns sent him on 20
sleep at first. but he awoke, confused
and quarrelsome. when the parson De-
gan his address.
II say he shouted. '.tha' ain't so. No
buddy b'lieves tha' now"
Vaughan had encouraged Interruption
when il betokened a desire TO get at the
truth, or a difference of opinion. But in
terruption of this sort was not 10 be
tolerated. He stopped preaching and
looked at Tim.
"Be silent he said sternly. "or out you
go.'' 80
Amt goin' to be silent" returned Tim
PrRaCnln Hes .....--
Down from the platform stepped the
preacher and took Tim by the collar.
You must go OUT he said firmly.
Want any help, Parson?. inquired half
Dozen. s.
Il think not was the reply. Tim de-
murred. tried to argue. pulled this way
and that. but went. and tne services con-
tinUed.
A few evenings Afterward sober penI-
tent Tim entered the parsons study and
laid on the desk one OF the .ong leather
whips used by the mule drivers, known
as "blaek snake" Without a word he
began to pull on his. coat
What are you doing?" asked Vaughan
in surprise.
and peel to the buff.' I" said Finn. and
let you lay on tnl the blood comes, cause
/ done what I did tother night" ,
You didn't know what you were do
ing" replied the parson. touched by
Jacks loyalty and by TINS submission.
Tell Jack you've apologized and it's all
right"
hain't, though" said Tim,
Yes you have. when you laid that
whip on my desk. Id like to keep the
whip" Vaughan had not -outgrown
boyish fondness for souvenirs. They
shook hands and parted.
This story. too. went abroad and trav-
eled as far as Winnenucca. Not pre-
ciseIy the divinity s..at hedges king.
but the. atmosphere which may surround
an obscure Methodist parson when he is
squirrel by such an one as Jack sur.
rounded by Vaughan. Penrose gave him
half column In the Eureka Sentinel
every Monday His lectures were reported
in full. All his movements were chron-
icied. Katharine clipped every notice and
burned the papers.
But / do wish l.e was a churchman.
she sighed. and laid traps for him with
little books entitled Why am an Epis-
copalian" and The Apostolic Success
sion," books which Clement meant to
read but somehow never found the time
ne was very busy organizing guilds
among the young peOple-as mans club.
woman's sewing society-and flying OF
to lecture whenever anybody would have
him.
In the midst of it all he had call
from Kicker, the Cornish preacher At
Ruby HILL.
Brother Vaughan" said Kicker IT
have had tt borne fr upon me that ve,lI
have to preach temperance for while
unit. this besottied land awakes to the
error OF her ways. -
why. I've been preaching Temperance.
ever since came here" returned
Vaughan.
law. know" replied Kicker. .sbut ven
have to get out and shout for Ii. ana mex
EN- hear. Taln't the prcachln' from
your own doorstep, where thew. order
what they please and take what thev
like. that wot--s meeracles.'