Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-25

Jack Falstar said? If Adam reii III q
state OF innocency, what shall d-d-
do In a state of villainy""
The boldness of the man and thu
radicalness OF his philosophy dazzled
and fascinated the inexperienced
youth. This was what the astute anC
INSCRIPTIONS instructor expected, and
he determined to pursue his advanta 81
and effect, If possible, the complete
corruption of his pupil in single les
son; and SO he continued:
Got to live my son. Self-p-p-
preservation Is the first law, and sc
we must initiate the rest of the b-b-
brute creation, and live off OF each
other! The big ones must feed upon
the little and the strong upon the
weak. Every man for himself!' That's
my religion"
You may be right" said David but
| cannot say that l take to it kindly
do not see how a man can practto~
this cruelty and injustice without suf-
fering"
Suffering! Idea of suffering is
greatly exaggerated. Ever watch a
t-t-toad that was being swallowed by
a snake? looks as If he positively
enjoyed it, It's his mission. Born to
be eaten! II there was as much pain
in the world s p-p-people say do you
think anybody could endure it! Isn't
the did door always open? Can't
man quit when he wants to? Suffer
ing Pshaw! Do l look as II l suf-
fered? Does Pepeeta look as If she
suffered? And yet she BIB -bamboobles
them worse than l do. Back in your
own little t-t-town she caught SONS
Of your long faced old Quakers, BIB
big fellows with broad brimmed hats
drab coats and OK eyes. regular meet
-goers And there was that little
d-d- dove eyed girl What was 1t she
wanted to know, P-P-Pepeeta? Tell
him. Ha! ha! Tell him and we will
see him BIB blush"
She asked me If her father was go
ing to send her to Philadelphia this
winter" she answered, without lifting
her eyes.
why don't you tell me what she
asked you bout DID, Davy?"
1T is time for us to go to supper or
we shall be late" she replied, laying
aside her work and rising.
Sure enough!" cried the doctor,
sprnging to his feet. The Q-Q-Qua-
ker has knocked everything out Of my
head. Come on"
He rose and began bustling about
the room. When Pepeeta glanced up
from her work she saw in David's eye
a grateful appreciation of her courtesy
and tact, and his look filed her with
a new happiness.
The disgust awakened in the Qua
ker's mind by the coarseness of the
quack was more than offset by the
beauty and grace of the gypsy. When
he looked at her, when he was even
conscious of her presence, he felt a
happiness which compensated for all
that he had suffered or lost. He did
not stop to ask what its nature was.
He had cast discretion to the winds
He had in these few hours since his
departure broken so utterly with tina
past that he was like a man who had
been suddenly awakened from long
lapse Of memory His old life was as
II it had never been. He felt himself
10 De IN vacuum, "Heio GAL iiS Aoee>"
must be newly created. This epoch
Of his experience was superimposed
upon the other like different geologi-
cal formation. Like the old monks In
their cells, he was deliberately trying
to erase from the parchment OF his
soul all that had been previously writ
ten, in order that he might begin
new life history
ITO be continued