The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-07

When the FIRST ardor Of his appetite appeased the
conversation resumed.
;" You said you not protesting Christian -
asked the lady
Nom" the reply
We'll, atheists have to be fed, suppose" re-
turned Miss Cordclia, somewhat grudgngy.
u amt exactly an atheist AS far as that goes I
don't deny that there IS a God which would be an
assumption on my part l just say don't know any
Have you ever read the Biblc7"
Nom
Then no wonder you don't know anything about it"
Just 50, maam," assentcd Mr. smets dcprecatingly
If you to read the Bible I'm you would
know something The bishop says that can
read the Bible intclligenty and disbelevc It. [ will
give you little Testament when you so away tonight
VIII you promise to read it when YOU get tmc?"
i certainly will, mann. returned Mr.. Smets. And
III treasure IT remembrance OF OF the kndest
ladies ever CHANGED to meet And now suppose I've
Yes suppose So" SAID Miss Cordclia
She with her guest and they both stepped to the
door. The wind was blowing tornado and it could
not have Tained harder If cloud had burst over the
cottage Mr.. Smcts shivcrcd and shrank back he
contemplated the blast. Miss Cordelia looked from
the warm light room TO the shivering little man and
then 10 the swirlng wet backncss outside She heard
him cough and that decided her.
Il couldn't turn dog out IN weather like that" she
SAID determnedy You'll have to stay here all night"
"If / can stand it returned Miss Penley grimly
Il guess you can There's spare bedroom yonder;
you can go in there and sleep"
I'm not ht to lie in a decent bed said the tramp
and I'm not accustomed TO it, any way. If you'll let
me take some OF these rugs III just 80 IN there and lay
Very we'll" replied Miss Penlcy, who began to be
little frightened as to the consequences, that she
And I'll get up, maam, ard build the fires for you
in the morning | seen where the woodbo% was in the
kitchen"
Then he bowed deeply to her again and turned away
1t morning and broad daylight before Miss Pen
ley awoke She rose to her feet and laid the horse
that there had been no need for its use.
Then after some hesitation she stepped to the door
of the spare chamber and keeping well out OF view
louder knocked again, and third time and then
moning all her courage she peeTcd into the II
body there
Her glance fell upon the dresser The doors of it
were open, the silver was goncl She threw open the
door of her own room. Her bureau drawer was open,
her empty purse; her poor jewelry gone He
had taken everything of value in the house. Stop
There thing he had Left behnd-thc little
Testament she had given HIM He had laid 1t across
the top OF the coffee-cup,
She sank down in the Boston rocker. hid her face in
her hands and cried bitterly he only man who had
ever paid her compliment the only man who had ever
looked at her with admirjng eye, thief IN
gratel Her heart was broken
Again the wind, again the rain, again Miss Penley
alone in her little cottage again knock the door.
Just twcntyfour hours had elapsed the first knock
had come with It's porcnouS train OF consequences.
With hrm step, a composed manner in spite OF
wildly beating heart She strobe to the door and threw
1t open. Mr. George Smets stood on the threshold
smiling and bowing dcprecahngly but with a shame
faced look in his eyes.
Miss Cordelia stood like statue of Fate towering
over him
well, sir" she began
Mr., sme,s, stepped inside, and. with gesture at
once dgnhed and dramatic drew from the side pocket
GLIDING several pieces of Jewcry and laid the articles
on the table: From his other pocket he fshed out
damp roll of bills added it the little pile thrust his
hand inside his wascoat and bowed with some OF his
old grace of manner, and air OF great relief
HumI" said Miss Cordela, SO you brought them
Yes, ma am" returned Mr. Smcts "As you see, I
amt regular the ma am, not but what amt done
things that I'm ashamed OF before now, but | don't
believe ever robbed dcfcnceess lady what had tool;
me in and treated me kind you did | got clean
away this mornin after took your silver and then my
have conscieDces, MIAMI"
Miss Cordcia nodded
"Wcl, whatever ii was her" Mr. Smets laid his
hand on his breast" it wouldn't let me go no further
The idea TO me late in the afternoon that Id got
to come back. 1t had begun TO rain again and that
kind to me and treated me like gentleman and how
I'd been brought in contact with such a lady be-
fore. An, in short. ma'am, here l am. Here's your
silver, your Jcwery and your money I'm Shamed 10
have took them and ! want you TO forgive and let
nc go with the memory OF the kindest and the
hnest am II you ii allow 10 say 1t, that
/ ever met with
This was too much for Miss Cordeia In her turn
she sank down III char trembling.
What she would have said, or what she would have
done, will be known. for at this inopportunc
moment there Came another knock upon the door. Mr..
Smcts started ncrvousy, for the rap vigorous and
authoritative.
Neither of them had time opportunity to do any,
thing, however, for the door flung rather rudely
open, and stepped the county sheriff, followed BY
grim deputy. and IN the background the bishop Miss
Pcnlcy had been compelled absolutely to confdc in
one, and that some one naturally her spiritual
adviser who by great good fortune happened to be at
home She had described, with mnute accuracy her
visitor Of the night before She had begged the bishop
20 say nothing about the affair
But it happened that the bishop returning from late
call had passed Mr. George Smcts under the lights of
a drug store window He had recognized him from the
description and had observed that ne was heading in
tho direction OF Miss Cordclas lonely cottage Fearful
lest she might be in Some danger, he had summoned
Bill Sadcr the sheriff, and his deputy and had fol-
lowed Mr. Smcts. Hence the dramatic entrance of
the trio.