Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-05
CHAPTER XVIII.
4 Crusade for Temperance.

A Crusade for Temperance.
It became known. throughout Eureka and
the ranches around at Galena and Lewis
and Ruby HILL that any one who meddied
with the parson would sooner later
| have to settle with Jack. Martin Young's
experience had told to what lengths Jack
would go in administering what he called
| justice. The affair of Tim Noonan showed
| that he also meant to 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 or to sleep at first,
but he awoke. confused and quarrelsome.
when the parson began his address
Il say he shouted. tina amt so. No
buddy blieves tina now
| Vaughan had encouraged interruption
when 1t betokened desire to get at the
truth or difference OF opinion. But In
terruptfon of this sort was not to be toll
Grated. He stopped preaching and looked
at Tim.
BE SILENT" he said sternly. cor out you
go.''
"Ain't goin' to be silent" returned Tim.
"Preachin' lies 'Tain't So"
Down from the platform stepped the
preacher and took Tim by the collar.
You must go out" he said firmly.
Want any help. parson7' inquired half
a dozen.
Il think not" was the reply Tim de-
INJURED. tried to argue, pulled this way and
that, but went, and the services continued.
A few evenings afterward a sober, peni-
tent Tim entered the parsons study and
laid on the desk one of the long leather
whips used by the mule drivers. known as
a black snake" Without word he began
to pull off his coat.
What are you doing?f asked Vaughan,
In surprise.
Jack Perry told me to come down here
and peel to the buff =" said Tim, land
| let you lay on till the blood come, cause
I done what did t'other night.
You didn't know what you were doing,
replied the parson, touched by Jacks 10y
atty and by Tins submission, Tell Jack
you've apoligized and it's all right"
II hain't, though" said Tim
Yes, you have, when you laid that whip
on my desk. I'd like to keep the whip.
Vaughan had not outgrown boyish fond
ness for souvenirs. They shook hands and
parted.
This story, too. went abroad and travelled
as far as Winnemucca- Not precisely the
divinity that hedges king, but the atmos-
phere which may surround an obscure
Methodist parson when he is squirrel by
such an one as Jack, surrounded Vaughan.
Penrose gave him half a column in the
Eureka Sentinel every Monday. His lee
lures were reported in full. All his move
ments were chronicled. Katharine clipped
every notice and burned the papers.
But 1 do wish he was a Churchman,
she sighed and laid traps for him. with
little books entitled, why l am an Episco-
palian," and 1.-THE Apostolic Succession"
books which Clement meant to read but
somehow never found the time. He was
very busy, organizing guilds among the
young peopie-a mans club, woman's sew
ing society-and flying off to lecture when
ever and wherever anybody would have
him.
In the midst of 1t all he had call from
Kicker, the Cornish preacher at Ruby Hill.
brother VauQhap-e said Kicker "J have
had 1t borne in upon me that yen have to
preach temperance for while, until this
besotted land awakes to the error of her
| ways -
why. I've been preaching ten peranee
ever since I came here" returned Vaughan.
'Aw know" replied Kicker. but yen
have to get out and shout for it. and mex
'em hear. 'Tain't the preachin' from your
own doorstep, where they order what they
please and take what they like, that works
meeracles."
Il hear you warm them up pretty well
out at Ruby HILL" said Vaughan, who
found the big. bluff Cornishman extremely
interesting Your people are born theolo-
gians anyway"
An obstinate. an set. an consated"
said Kicker. What did Tregoning do the
other day, he and his committee but walt
on me when was in bed with the infiuenzy
and ask me to alter my style of preaching /!
They wanted something new! Said I, Ire
coming, you're unreasonable. I've given
you a variety. I've given you Sanctifca-
| ton, Believers Justification, The Triumph
| ant Host, The Church Militant. Last Sun
being well, I'll give you Hellr' There was
not the ghost of a smile on Ricker's face
but his blue eyes glinted
That Is what they want" said Vaughan
with laugh; he could laugh about 1t now
Wen, Brother Vaughan, consider what
I've said, urged the Cornishman, IAN the
Lord be with ye'
Amen" said Clement
and earnestly, and finally decided thai here
again he had heard the voice of God. In
ADDITION to his engagements to lecture and
ms mission to preach. he undertook to turn
from the error OF their ways the drinking
men and women of Eureka and the neigh
boring towns.
he wrote to John Hartman, the superIn-
tehoent OF missions, what he had decided to
90, unless 1t was deemed inadyisable by the
| man whom he always consulted 8 his chief
ana usually forgot as soon as he had con-
suited him. Hartman replied at great length
VIGOROUSLY detailing the pros and cons of
such an Undertaking, then suddenly ap-
peared In Eureka and told the Young
preacher to go ahead His great round
race was wreathed in smiles He had heard
on every corner of the work Vaughan was
| doing.
i knew you had 1t in you. my bow, he
SAID anectionately, laying his heavy hand
on the young mans shoulder. 'I don't very
oIten make mistake in a matter of this
tiously and not antagonize people wherever
II can be avoided. But you probably don't
need to be told that. You've used a good
zeal or tact thus far. I hear you're very
much liked up on Richmond HILL"
lie raised his eyebrows significantly
vaughan abruptly changed the subject,
spoke of the books he had been reading, in
troduced topics which admitted of discus
sion, wherein Hartman played no feeble
part He was a born debater, and for an
hour or more sat in the long narrow. dimly
!ighted study, unconscious of his surround
ihgs in the warmth of argument He left
with manifest reluctance when the loud
changing of bells and the blowing of steam
whistles told him 1t was noon Vaughan
was not sorry to see him go. He had been
included In the invitation to dine at Shed
Weilman's, but did not regret having an
engagement to hold noon meeting at one
or the mines. He went to 1t full of zeal
This was the beginning of busy exciting
days His new departure he found greatly
to his liking. For the first time he tasted
actual danger, and he found 1t sweet Every
hour was fully of hairbreadth escapes.
Mary Henley drove down from Galena
with Frank to expostulate with him When
she saw him she cried out in dismay He
seemed to be looking at her through smoked
glasses.
Who hit your asked Frank, briefly
The city marshal" Vaughan replied