Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16

his n1ercenary waysI
Father 2at ekes out his modest sal
airy III another manner. DO not tank
with him about your case when hetof-
fers his advice, Tor you are tsuing your
story to an employee of the district at
torney's Office. For important prison.
ers he becomes press agent.
He is not on the prisoners
pay roll The newspapers reirn-
burse him for confidential inforlna-
ton.
After Father Pat has learned 10 love
and trust you he win rent sou razcr--
but This Us cheating the barber. who Is
mercenary beast n swine, and must
on NO account be made public. Even
the warden doesn't know II.
Father Pats knowledge Of human ma
t,.re is marvellous. and no wonder
Think OF the innumerable characters
that he has met and known intimately
unde circum stance In which the real
self liz most strongly disclosed The per-
sons that you have read OF with amaze
meut. horror or curiosity have been
daily companions OF his, Innocent ana
guilty, lucky and unfortunate. great
and srnall--they come aud go every
dav. Par has studied them for years.
Pat knows their disposition from the
moment he sets eyes on Them. Fat
can see through the outer vestmetts.
He can peer right through their CLONES
and penetrate she depths OF their IN
side pockets and count the bills therelh-
Yes. even small change Is not snVislDle
10 Father Tat
But as happens TO all great men,
Father Pat had an enemy. He was NOT
am active. bloodthirsty enemy, but ne
was a very thorn In the side of Father
Pats lucrative and continued prospect
ty This enemy was the chaplain
The chaplain had nose for smelling
out iniauties; he had eyes for obserV-
Ing sin and ears designed for detecting
moral and other varieties of turpLtude.
Through whatever sense he became pos
sessed OF knowledge relative 10 weak
nesses on the part of 0theEs-And IL
was most often on the part OF Fatnet
Pat--the chaplain took the glad tid-
Ings where they would do the most
good.
have given anything to get something
ON the holy man, No crusader OF old
IN the ecstasy OF his sacred enterprise
longed as Father Pat loneed 10 get even
With the chaplain. He longed With
abandon. with sincerity, with nope and
despair He neglected his public duties
and his private business He got thin
and pale.
When Father Pat and the chaplain
met they saluted eagh other With the
kiss OF peace. as ii were: 10 all ap-
pearances they were in friendly COM
munion, but Il they only had the
chance, obi
The cha plain spoke kindly 70 Father
Pat. but the way he spoke about Faith
er Pat was scandalOus. In con-
that Father Pat was a viper. trampllne
and believing in the Lords vineyard
Father Pat affirmed to me, In secrecy
also. that the chaplain was blue nosed
lush whom he wouldn't trust across the
street IN Tom Foley's saloon No. not
with a muxzle on!
THEN jacob appeared on the scene.
Jacob was q Pennsylvania Dutchman
whJ did not believe IN savings banks
When Jacob was searched In the war
dens Office obey found an amount Of
money upon him which Instantly caused
him to be treated with the greatest re-
spect. The warden offered 10 take care
,pf that roll OF bills for Jacob II there
was room for II In his safe. Jacob de-
clIned the kind and dsinterested offer.
Fa ther Pat was Instantly put wise by
a Wild eyed messenger TO the fact that
Jacob was lousy with money" and
Father Pat prepared to take Jacob 10
his bosom,
From the first. however, Jacob bado
Father Pat defiance. Jacob came right
up under Father Pats vine and fls tree
and outrage ed the good mans hospitality
by refusing to part with even the small
est coin. A man In prison wtlt money
and not spend # What are we coming
10 ? asked Father Pat OF me. and L was
at a loss 10 answer him.
No language could express Father
Pats outraged feelings. That man
Jacob" In the veteran keepers eyes
no kidnapping and murderous assassin
OF little children was STEPPED in as
black an ABYSS OF crime as Iacob, for