The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-08-02

~ in the car shops the day follow.
ing his arrival in Antioch.
4 4 Dan sought to dissuade him,
the latter realized that the only thing
to do was to let him alone and not
seek to control him
After all. ii lie would be happier at
work. it was no ones affair but his
own
1t never occurred to the old convict
that pride might have 10 do with the
stand Dan TOOK in the matter.
He was wonderfully gentle and af-
fectionate, With IL quaint unworldly
simplicity tilnt WAS rather pathetic.
His one anxiety was to please Dan. but
in spite of this anxiety once convic-
ton took possession OF him he chung to
it with mistaken tenacty il the face
of eve:y argument his son could bring
to bear.
Under the Inspiration of his newly
acquired freedom he developed in I'M
expected ways. AS soon as he felt. that
his place in the shops was secure and
that he was not to be inter.erel with
he joined the church. Its services oc-
cupiel most of his spare time. Every
Thursday night found him at prayer
meeting. Twice each Sunday he Went
to church. and by missing his dinner
he managed to take part in the Sunday
school exercises. \ social threw him
into tlutter of pleased expectancy.
Not content with what his church Of
fered, irrespective of creed he joined
every society in the place. of religious
or temperance. nature and was zeal
GUS and active worker among such Of
the heather as flourshed in Antioch.
There was stern Old Testament ia
vor to his faith. He would have drag
gcd the erring from their peril by main
strength and have regulated their NOR
ais by legal enactments. Those of the
men with whom he came in contact in
the shops treated him with the utmost
respect partly on his own account and
partly because of Dan.
Half of all he earned he gave to the
church. The remainder of his slender
income he divided again into two equal
parts. One of these he used for his
personal needs. the other disappeared
mysteriously. He was putting it by
for Dannie.
1t was Il disappointment to him that
his son took only the most casual in
terest IN religious matters. He com
forted himself, however, with the re-
membrancc that at his age his own in
terest had been merely traditional. 1t
was only after his great trouble that
certain DaHnie would experience this
awakening, too. some day.
| 1t was hot, breathless morning In
May. The machinery in the shops
droned on and OH. with the lazy, soft
ened hum Of revolving wheels or the
swish of swiftly passing belts. A
freight was cutting out cars in the
ed discordantly in and out of the sid
ings.
Dan Oakley was the sole tenant Of
the office. but presently McClintock
wandered in from the hot out of doors
to talk over certain repairs he wished
typical American mechanic. and Oak
ley liked him. as he always liked the
man who knew his business and earned
his pay.
They discussed the repairs, and then
Oakley asked, "How's my father get
ting along, Milt?"
"Oh, all right. He's little slow,
that's ALL"
whats he on now?"
Those blue line cars that came in
last MONTH"
"There isn't much in that batch. l
had to figure close to get the work.
Keep the men moving"
"'rhey are about done. I'll put the
painters on the job tomorrow"
That's good
McClintock Went over to the water
cooler in the corner and filled Il stem
ess lumber with ice water.
well be ready to send them up to
| BuckhOrn the last of next week. Is
here anything else in Sight:"
He guped down the water at Il sin
gle swallow.
mo, not ut present. but there are
Dne or two pretty fair orders coming
IL next month that l was lucky enough
o pick up in Chicago. Isn't there any
Work of our own we can go at while
-hings are slack?"
/. Lots of it, wiping his hands on the
EGGS OF his greasy overalls. 'All our
lay coaches need paint and some want
Jew upholstery
WED better go at that, then"
"All right. I'll take look at the
ears In the wards and see what can