The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-02-09
The Redemption
Of David Corson
BY CHARLES FREDERIC aoss
Copyright By All Rights

ing eyes kindly on Mantel's face and
said. "And how is 1t with thee, my
friend; hast thou the peace of God2"
The directness of the question star
tied the gambler. 'I have no peace of
any kind; my heart is full of storms
and my life is a ruin," he answered.
sadly.
did thee never notice." said the
lumberman, gently, how nature loves
to reclaim ruin /"
Il shall never be reclaimed. have
gone too far. I have often tried to
find the true way Of life, and prayed
for single glimpse of light! Have
you ever heard how Zeyd used to
spend hours leaning against the wall
of the Kaaba and praying, Lord. II
knew in what manner thou wouldst
have me adore thee, I would obey
thee; but I do notl Obi give me
lightl' have prayed that prayer with
all that agony, but, to me. the uni
verse Is dark as hell!"
There Is light enoughl 1t is eyes
we need!" said the evangelist.
Light! Who has It? Many think
they have, but 1t is mere fancy. They
| mistake the shining of rotten wood for
| f1re!"
And sometimes men have walked
in the light without seeing it, as fish
| swim In the sea and birds flying in
the air, might say, Where is the scar
| Where is the airT"
But what comfort Is 1t, If there is
light, and cannot see itf There
might as we'll be no light at ALL"
The bird never knows It has wings
until 1t tries theml We see, not by
looking for our eyes, but by looking
out of them. We say of little child
that 1t has to find It's legs Some men
have to find their eyes,"
1T Is an art, then, to seer Can you
impart that capacity and teach that
art?"
mo. 1t must be acquired by each
man for himself. We can only tell
others we see.' We see by faith"
And what is faith?"
1T is a power of the soul as much
higher than reason as reason is high
er than sense"
Some men may possess such pow
er. but do not"
you at least have an imagination"
Yes"
We'll, faith is but the Imagination
spiritualized."
Mantel regarded the man who spoke
in these terse and pregnant sentences
with establishment, This" said he.
"is not the same language in which
you addressed the people in the Bat
terry This is the language of phi
| a~t NJ Ill - -
west speak thus?"
The evangelist began to reply, but
was interrupted by David, who now
burst out in sudden exclamation of
Joy and gratitude. He had been too
busy with reflections and memories to
participate actively in the conversa-
ton. for this startling incident had
disclosed to him the whole slow and
hidden movement Of the providence of
his life towards this climax and op-
portunity. He was profoundly moved
by a clear conviction that a divine
hand must have planned and superin-
tended this whole web of events, and
had Intentionally led him from con-
templating the tragic issue of his sin
full deeds and desires, to this vision
|
moments Of his life.
With that instantaneous movement
in which his disordered conceptions OF
life invariably reformed themselves
the chaotic events of the past shifted
themselves into purposeful and com
prehensible series, and revealed be-
} yond peradventure the hand of God.
And as this conclusion burst upon
him, he broke into the conversation o,
Mantel and the lumberman with the
warmest ordinations of gratitude and
happiness.
They talked long time in the ouie,
night, asking and answering questions
The two friends besought the evan.
gelist to accompany them to thei,
rooms, but he said:
II have given you my message and
must pass on. My work Is to bea,
testimony. l SOW the seed and Ieav,
, its cultivation and the harvest to 9th.
! ers."
CHAPTER XIX.
Too busy with their own thoughts Il
! talk on the way home. on enterins
their rooms Mantel threw himself int,