Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-21

And have thought and prayed and professed religion at home today"
 "You!"
 "Yes. Oh. John! don't look that way. 1 am so happy" With half laugh and poor at- tempt at iightness he approached her I'm sorry, Ellen, that you take your religion so hard. I'm afraid. dear, that you will never get over it. Remember. too, that it may be catching and l am exposed"
 John Hard>way haa made the mis- take of his life. You may wi.h more impunity fog a woman -san make fun of her religion. A
 Ellen Hargot stiffeneu. She eluded Johns outstretched hand.
 T could never marry a man who could scoff at religion" she said. slip ping the little gold circlet from her finger and reaching it towards him.
 "why. Ellen. Ellen" he said, "I-s didn't mean to sco7 at you. You will net give me up in this way. will you?'
 For answer she pressed the rirs into his hlad and turned way with sad eyes.
 He stood gazing for a moment at the little gold band. the sign and sym bol of their love and betrothal; its re turn the reminder of his love. rejected. thrown back upon him; then he cried. passionately: Well, if this is re- ligion. that I say"
 John" she cried. in an awe-struck voice, and he paused. the rash words dying on his tongue.
 Take the ring, Ellen" he said, softly; it hasn't done you any harm and can't do you any"
 But she only shook her head. Not now. John," she said.
 A sudden, sullen anger seized John Hardaway, and putting the ring inso his pocket he hurried to the door. Then he paused. and his voice had something of ring of challenge in it as he said: Ellen, l think you had better read your gospel again. I be lieve that you will find somewhere that the great Exemplar says: I come not to save the righteous. but to bring sinners to repentance The later method seems to be push the sinners to the wall so that the good may revei !n their own virtue" "John.-
 But the door had closed behind him. Nathan Foster was a genial med dler. The very generosity of his soui made everybody's business his bust. ness and he pried into the most secret matters with so naive an innocence I that he disarmed resentment. So when he saw John Hardaway coming up from the Hargots' and look ing as desolate as prairie at dusk he made mental note: Johns either under conviction or Ellen's give him the mitten. an I'm &goin' to find o1' l which"
 True to his resolution. he let but a short time pass before presenting him self at Ellen's door The girl was full of deep and troubled thought, and she welcomed this simple old man both as a diversion and possible helper ir | her dilemma.
 1 Out of the fullness of her sorrow l Ellen told the old man her joy and hel grief, her pleasure and her trouble and out of the sweetness of his olt mellow life he replied: I'm afearet you was little hard on him, Ellen It's mighty hard work a-drivin' sinner. into the Christian fold. you got ts lead 'em. I knowed an old sheep oncs that Si Bollender had, and when tn, rest O the flock 'u'd go through tn, bars. he'd hang around and bungl, about until some one took an led hin through. Folks air like sheep il more'n one perticilar. Now that littl' ring O your'n you give him bacI might "a bin jest the little Ieadin' h. needed to bring him in. Never pusl a mule; you're bound to git on thu wrong side of him"
 70, Uncle Nathan" the girl cried T hadn't thought of 1t that way an, believe I was hard on him I ough to have shown him that religion make
 us tenderer."
 That's 1t exactly. There ain't n,
 use bein' Pharisee even If you ar
 thaniin' the Lord under yore breatl
 that you ain't like Brother or Siste
 So-and-So."
 The old mans simple words were a
 sermon to the girl. and she lookc'
 often and sadly at her bare finger be
 fore 1t was time for church that night
 It was a period of unusual interes
 at the meeting house. because tn
 series of services were drawing to
 speedy close. and many who had hell
 aloof were hastening to make thei
 peace before being finally shut out And as the evangelist told them. non
 knew whether this chance to com into the fold would ever be o,ere again.
 It was among this class that in
 local gossips put John Hardawa when he was seen that night seate in the church for the first time sine
 the 'protracted meeting" began. Hes weakened at last" the whi