Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
THE SAGE BRUSH PARSON
BY A. B. w ARD.
Copyright, 1905. by Little. Brown Company

as the desire for goodness. haven't been
tempted yet, but / know temptation ex-
| lists. for me: and not till I've met and
| overcome it shall I be At for work of this
| sort"
"All the more reason all the more rea-
| son. she cried, 'for you not to sit or
| stand. but CO. If you have the sword Of
| the Spirit and the shield of faith you can
meet temptation and conquer it,
He smiled and shook his head You
don't know how weak 1 am" he said soft
! ly: How dread the leap in the dark"
In the dark! Oh. Clement, you are
| changed! Is it's it Delia?"
why do you all blame her for every
thing?" he responded ENORMOUSLY. Changes
were bound to come. new thoughts, new
feelings, new desires. I couldn't always
remain the sensitive. confding lad 1 was
when you left England"
But you can let that lad determine what
the man shall bel" Her eyes flashed
through tears. Clement: she said with
an effort, I'VE have all hoped so much
for you We have prayed so earnestly that
| the heart as you can? Who can so up
| lift? l have been so hungry for the bread
| of heaven which you have always given
me until now. Now you have come-and
are like this
| The tears ran over, down her thin cheeks.
| He was on his knees beside her In an
| instant wiping them away.
| Mary, dear sister," he pleaded Don t
! despair of me- Give me time. 1 will do
what l can. Tell me how to help you!
| Do you want me to hold a service here to-
morrow
| She smiled TREMENDOUSLY 'Tf you will,
please" she murmured. but hastily pushed
| him from her, hearing familiar step In
| the hall. Not a word of this before
1 Frank. He thinks me fanatic now. He
will like to have the service. don't mean
| that. But he thinks care too much about
| these things. 1 do care. It Is life and
1 H. I. e.
| they are willing to acknowledge"
| There was certainly no lack Of interest
| displayed when IL was announced the fol-
| lowing day, Sunday, that the young Meth
| odist preacher who had recently come out
| from England would hold services that af-
! ternoon in Frank Henley's dining room.
| There was pleasant stir of anticipation
| throughout the little camp. Here was an
| opportunity to put ON best clothes and
| responsibility, to court old memories and
/ new hopes, to be decent and pensive and
| to be on good terms with ones neighbors
| and to sing hymns.
/ When Vaughan came out OF Mary's sit
| ting room into the hall. where Marys piano
| had been moved within range of the din
/ Ing room door, every man. woman and
| child IN the camp was seated where the
/ red-covered tables had been. Their eager.
| expectant faces were lifted to his.
He took his place at the piano and be-
| gan to play and sing:
..AIi hail the power OF Jesus name,
| Let angels PROSTATE fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord OF all. "
Grown Him. rang out Mary's exultant
eontralto. leading the sweet pipings of her
| little girls.
Grown Him. sang Minnie Holloway,
| soaring in clear soprano beyond the reach
/ OF Martin and William. rivaling each other
| In ambitious. close pursuit.
| Grown Him." doomed. In genial bass,
| the big. red-faced man who. arriving late
and finding every seat taken. was balancing
himself with difacuity on Mary's little sew
4 ing chair. Frank stood silent taking It
ell u" pleasant light In his small, sharp
hazel eyes.
The singer arose from tho plano ana
opened his Bible at the one hundred and
forty-eighth psalm. He read II through
and Vaughan read as well as he sanr.
which was saving much; then he PICKED
out one Phrass TO preach by "FufnIIina
His Word
There Is 4 Deal Of fatalism In minfns
campo. Life h. onH huea gamble to meu
| who one day strike e rich'. ana the nor
go broke r. there q not g God -.
hind the wheel which turns and turns &
give now this oue 1nd now that hts chance
there r Being Of another sort who Iaughi
to SEQ hs1xnA& wretch bafoo1ad e
more cofnfortahls to believe 4 sonsthin6