Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02
TIL, TIE SAGE BRUSH PARSON
BY A. B. WARD.
Copyright. 1905. by Little, Brown Company,

49,, "; she murmured drowisly. and was
apparently fast asleep once more, Hut nor
mother had no mercy
What aid you do to him7p she asked
sternly. Answer mel You're not asleep,
lou needn't pretend you are
m not pretending" whlmpered the child
VA. ana it was Marguerite as much as mo.
We parted his hair in the middle. and his
beard, too. She had half
Katharine
u,. He wasn't thinking at ALL mamma"
| You were very naughty girl" saId
hstharine severely, and mamma will have
to punish you tomorrow"
"oh. dear" Elsie set up a wall And
now I'll have to lie awake and worry. Cant
you punish me tonight7"
No. / shall walt till tomorrow You
ought TO lie awake and remember what a
naughty girl you've been"
Katharine left the room. An hour later
IN dressing gown and slippers, she re-enter-
60 the chamber. Calm. even breathing from
the little white bed told how brief had been
the culprits vigil.
I'll write a note to him tomorrow morn
ing and apologize" she said to herself
And III ask him TO call In the afternoon
ana see me on a matter OF business"
30 occupied was she in pbrasing the note
the following morning that Els;e's punish
ment was delayed and finally forgotten.
Vaughan came promptly and laughed away
the whole affair as soon as II was mentioned
ASfetlL was Impatient
to reveal her plan.
I've been thinking" she said when they
had decided to remit Elsie's punishment,
that you might lecture"
I've thought OF that" he said ''and
even gone so far as to make out list of
subjects"
What for instanceY"
We'll, I'd take for one subject An Old
English Home l made a study OF a place
IN the town where I was born and the
nobleman who owned IT sent the paper 1
wrote to the Royal Historical Society. They
made me member"
Are you an F. r. II. s. o. she queried.
"Oh. you must put that fn."
And F.R.A.S.. FIRMS, FIGS. and NJ.
VI, he added. with youthful compIacency.
Put them all In" she exclaimed, with
list of your subjects and saying. by the
Rev. Clement Vaughan. F. r. H s., +. Il.
A S.-what were the othersT'
He told her
That is the way to succeed in this part
of the world she said sagely. ''Or. In
deed, anywhere. Just dazzle them!'
She brought pencil and paper and insfst-
ed upon writing out a form for him to
use. Now don't leave out single title"
she commanded. IF you think of any
more, put them in. Have your cards
printed Immediately and send me a hun
dred. I'll see that they go to the right
people who are not too far away. Don't
you see," she spoke like an elder sister,
or a mother. or a maiden aunt This
your sphere and interest people OF wealth
and influence in your mission. at the same
time you bring new life and vigor to your
work here by not being tide down to IT too
closely. You can make both hands wash
8 Jerry says
He left her. full of enthusiasm and hope,
1t was hard to be confined to the people
making up the body of his congregation.
1t would be help to get away once In
while And he needed the money.
The very next day he took the form to
the Eureka printing Office and had a num-
Der of cards struck off. He sent some to
Katharine who mailed them without delay,
many of them accompanied by a personal
note. Others he mailed himself. or LETT
in the stores and saloons, or handed to his
friends and acquaintances. The town sud-
denly seemed to be full of the Rev. Clement
Vaughan, F. r. II. s., +. r. A. s., +. X
NJ s., F. G. s., M. V. L.
Such zeal could not in the nature OF
things 20 unrewarded. Within short time
It bore fruit In strange and unexpected
ways.
(To be continued tomorrow