Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-22
= : CO SINNERS
Copyright 1909, BY Benz. B. Hampton

FN9 FORGOT" Rachel Seymour drearily re-
4, peated the stereotyped little excuse and
81 /, patiently sighed. Patience was the keystone
"a. Of the ., bridge that connected her with Tie
- his studded little shoes
SIN short months ago Rodney had FORGOTTEN with
% i.ct impunly, but since the unlocked for advent
O. ms eIear-eyed woman person it had been re
-ca IN the light OF SIN 10 forget H had learned
tne simple tenets OF the new code by heart: To
1orget 70 tell the truth lie. To forget obey
P"0essonaI OF SIMS: Rodney had committed them
al-unr estrained before with a certain Innocence Of
SHINING gullty-Souled now because he knew. The
pauent woman had told HIM Her clear eyes were
on hum now; he could feel them, though he would
not look
neeu not have said H. since he knew already-1ud
three tunes yesterday and two the day before Nc
chanieaIy nc reckoncd three plus three plus two
Rodney good at adGiu. tLings Eight was con
siderable many, he reai!ze1, Suddenly ashamed
,,- RaGhel Seymo9r openet ioor and mqu2ecI
gravely Without word the b.y t,cnt ia. Nothirs
IKE tins had ever happened o. him before. in his
seven years OF experience.
he shame swelling within lis little breast was r
'his aow rather than for his eight sins bur he made
no resistance at all. He scorned to resist a little
cIear-eyed woman person.
I've explained SO often" YEARLY: "noy, stay bcr,
alone and try 20 remember what I've said--ig,.t
mere a. alone with your poor little sins You %
stay TAI come and open the door" She went away
Put came back; Your father would approve OF what
am doing. she said gently and went gain
IL was dark in the closet and the Sins crowded
u the Sins In here all together ike This. he had
ever been shut up with them all before SingIy
I'd with plenty Of room and light NO one OF them
sad dsmayed him
The Head Sin--the sin Of forge,ting-sc seemed to
come and sit astridc his shoulder and whisper many
A'ssy, priekly things i'm his car
. one c tod you not to- an you went an did" the
II fqrgot-Rodaey hurried. then stopped. The
8 e3d Sin laughed. That's where I came in" he
i hate you'll Get Oft o. my shoulder
You hate Her. too"
Ne" Rodney. was a little surprised when he heard
4S3sei say IT. IT seemed queer to be saying it here
frI any, way he had supposed that he did hate Her
At he found himself going on:
40 don't hate Her, only don't love Her
aheres difference between hating an don't loving"
Here was real trouble From the d.n,bs -
father sore little heart Rodney hesitated 70 copfJe
in SIN even Head One She hated him but he
Ga not want anyone else TO find it lie was sure
Sle would never tell anyone. They had known each
other now for nearly a year. Father had married
Her SO she would bring him up--evcryonc had said
appreciated her gentle thoroughness She had 10 10
~ o. course, but 1t did not make him love Her nor
HeT love him Probably just bringing up never did;
81 waJ to Rodney's mind rather a drcarv unlovin.S
process Probably She did not like it any better
than he did It would be much easier Tor both
OF them il She would only stop bringing him ND.
"Morry Penncfeathcrs mother brings him up IL
seemed TO be the Head Sin who said IT, as if he had
Shes an owner" flashed back Rodney It made
90 much difference. Owners could do things You
small and gentle like Her, but She loved Morry and
Morry loved her--it made difference
You're signing" accused the SIN
I'm breathing can breathe, can't T."
"Morry Pcnnefeathcr doesn't breathe lie laughs"
In here in the dark things kept coming to- Rod
ney There was really nothing 60 do but think Of
Nngs. The new ono he thought Of now filed him
with strange feeling like being hungry and not cx-
pecing anything 70 eat II was a secret between
Rodney and himself that he wanted 70 love Her and
wanted {or 20 love him That was the difference
bc'v a"' Ter for of cnr~e~ ST., C'5~' ON.
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