Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-20
BY MARGARET MAYO


' a mixup like this?" She continued to study the uncomfortable man at her side. "I never thought I'd be a-talkin' to one of you guys. Whats your nameT'
 Douglas" He spoke shortly. "Aln't you got no handle to it?"
 If you mean my Christian name, it's John"
 Well. that sounds like a sky pilot all right. But you don't look like l s'posed. they did"
 ''Why not ?"
 q always s'posed sky pilots was old an grouchy-like. You're almost as good looiin' as our strong man."
 ''I done tole him he was too good lookin' to be an unmarried parson. |" Mandy chuckled. more and more amused at the pastors discomfort.
 Looks don't play q very important part In my work" Douglas answered curtly. Mandy's confidential snickers made him doubly anxious to get to d less personal topic.
 Well. they count for a whole lot with us." She nodded her head decid edly. How long you been showin' In this town. anyhow"
 About year." Douglas answered. with something of sigh.
 "A year!" she gasped. "In a burg like this! You must have an awful lor of laughs in your act to keep 'em a-comin' that long" She was wise Ia the ways of professional success.
 Not many. I'm afraid" He won- dered for the first time If this might be the reason for his rather indifferent success.
 Do you give them the same stun. or have you got rep?"
 "A repT he repeated In surprise.
 "Sure. repertory. different acts--en- tries. some calls 'em. Uncle Toby's got twenty seven entries. It makes heap of difference In the big towns where you have run"
 "Oh. understandr' Douglas answer ed In tone Of relief. "Well. 1 try to say something new each Sunday"
 "What kind of spIels do you give 'emY" she inquired. with growing in- terest
 "l try to help my people to get on better terms with themselves and to forget their week day troubles" He had never had occasion to define his ef. forts SO minuteiy.
 Well. that's jes' the same as us." Polly told him. with an air of conde- scenslon. "only crcuses draws more people an churches"
 Yours does seem to be more pop ular form of entertainment" Douglas answered dryly. He was beginning to feel that there were many tricks in the entertainment trade which he had not mastered. And, after all what was his preaching but an effort at entertain. ment? If he failed to hold his cOngre- gation by what he was saying. his lis- teners grew drowsy and his sermon fell short of its desired effect It was true that his position and hers had points of similarity She was appar- emily successful As for himself he could not be sure He knew he tried very hard and that sometimes tired mother or q sad faced child looked up at him with smile that made the service seem worth while.
 Polly mistook the pastors reverie for envy. and her tender heart was quick to find consolation for him.
 You ain't got all the worst of It." she said. If we tried to play dump like this for six months. we'd starve to death. You certainly must give 'em a great show" she added. surveying him with growing interest,
 ''It doesn't make much difference about the show Douglas began. but he was quickly interrupted.
 That's right: it's jes' the same with circus. One year you give 'em the rottenest kind of thing. an they eat 1t up: the next year you hand 'em a knockout. an it's frost. Us that the way 1t Is with a church showT'
 "AIuch the same" Douglas admitted. half amusedly. half regretfully "very often when work the hardest l seem to do the least good."
 "I guess our troubles is pretty much alike," Polly nodded. with motherly
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