Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-18

She SHOOK ner head dOlefully, tnen sat
up with renewed interest
"You see, mine is careful balancin'
an nll that. an you got TO know your
horse an your ground for that. Now,
You get wise TO what Tn a-tellln' you
and don't you never go into anything
which depends on anything else"
THANK you, Polly, won't" Doug
las somehow felt that he was very
much indebted to her,
81 seen church show once" Polly
said suddenly.
"You did," Douglas asked. with new
interest.
Eyes" she answered. closing her lips
and yenturing no further comment.
Ibid you like it," he questioned aft
er pause.
Couldn't make nothin' out OF it.
don't care much for readin'.'
"Oh. II isn't all reading" he correct
ed.
''well, the guy / saw read all OF
his'n. He got the whole thing right
out OF book
"oh that was only his text" laughed
Douglas.
Text"
ayes. And later he tried TO interpret
to his congrega"-
Easy! Easyr' she interrupted.
-'Come again with that. will your
He told them the meaning OF what
he read"
Wei. / don't know what he told
'em, but It didn't mean anything to me.
But maybe your show is better'n his
was" she added. trying TO paclfy him.
Douglas was undecided whether to
feel amused or grateful for Polly's
ever increasing sympathy. Before he
could trust his twitching lips to an
swer she had put another question to
him.
''Are you goin' to do a stunt while
am hercT>
- preach every Sunday, If that's
what you mean. preach this morn
ing
rs this Sunday" she asked, sitting
up with renewed energy and looking
about the room as though everything
had changed color.
yes"
"And you got matinee?" she ex-
claimed incredulously.
1--WE have services" he corrected,
gently
I'VE rest up on Sundays" she said
I'm tone Of deep commiseration.
"Oh / see" he answered. feeling II
no time TO enter upon another discus
sion rs to the comparative advantages
of their two professions
what are you goih' to spiel about
todayY"
about Ruth and Naomi"
"Ruth and whoT"
Naomi" he repeated
Naomi" she echoed, fitting her head
from side to side as she listened TO
the soft cadences of the word. II new
or heard that name before. 1t 'ud look
awful swell on a billboard. wouldn't
ity'
Its a Bible name, honey" Mandy
said, eager TO get into the conversa-
tion. Oars n buful picture bout her.
1 seed It,"
81 like to look mt pictures" Polly an
severed tentatively. Mandy crossed the
steel engravlngs.
"We got a girl named Ruth in our
leap of death stunt Some of the
folks is kinder down on 'er, but
amt"
She might have told Douglas more
of her forlorn little friend, but just
then Mandy came TO the bed hugglng
large, old fashioned Bible and Doug
las helped 10 place the ponderous book
before the invalid,
"See, honey, dar dey is" the old wo-
man said, pointing to the picture Of
Ruth and Naomi.
"Them's crackerjacks, amt they?"
Polly gasped. and her eyes shone with
wonder. (which ones Ruth?"
IBIS one" said Mandy, pointing with
her thumb.
"Why, they're dressed just like our
chariot drivers. What does it say about
'emg
"You can read II for yourself" Doug
las answered gently. There was some
thing pathetic in the eagerness of the
starved little mind.
"Well, / Amt much on readin'-out
loud she faltered, growing suddenly
conscious OF her deficiencies. "Read it
for me, will youT"
Certainly" And he drew his chair
nearer TO the bed. One strong hand
supported the other half OF the Bible
and his head was very near 10 hers as
his deep full voice pronounced the sol,