The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
NOV ve1, h. presumed that FatheT

Ing cut LOT lHe i'9'Ni" '''
stolen money when accoS'eo D! VIC
messenger. BeleVlh2 hillSell !" w
tho+ wonld load 10 this important
avon, no was Of course somewhat .
-,o, - r.bo+ bod taken Mace, but .
w aNa aar,.inood mo that he was quite
na,,o,,. 70 ronder any assistance in .
- ~ ,oooror tho rest of the .
r,, A. INV roouest he went in to .
"m ..,, w. r,on orl his wife. /
5 ,:,, .ho+ ,rev would be re-
, ,, aot f,rtbor molestpd II /.
:, ',I ,,;,.a IN .ho eto,en money. .
,D,-' e',t,'o, +ho, tbic and said that .
| if he could promise me niat 'n'
money would be returned "IlH'h ''''
next twentyfour hours "0oi" d. o"I
release the two prisoners. AiIei M
| terviewing them, he came o1lSlue anu
requested me- to let the man ana HIS
wife go home. lie sald ever 'N,'5
would be well at y O'Clock Oh 'ne '0'-
lowing day, and his request was 'o''-
piled with. The good ta'HeF was
greatly concerned about "haV was "
become Of O'Rafferty.
CO.. .ho fret GREAT
','' ,,c ,ifo On ac.
SIN Vi 'I''s !ouH5 l.,. - bic wife he
CoUH. " .1. oosod for money.
Ii"' o0oI .'e's .a,,noco no welded to
temntation" The father did not say
it but I inferred that with him lun
confession and restitution meant re-
Dentance. forgiveness and pardon
from God. In this particular case,
however. a law made by man stood IN
the vav. How was it to be overcome?
rea'lIeu ''l"' dii''', 49, ana tbot
much mlAeo al '"'S ''''':' 1900,
there were lllanH "'ne' " ''o a,,ao
peoP'e ".o "t'e"' '. ~ r-ni+od States
; oarornron+ While q condition of this
| ,,I.1 oo,ld NOT ho Mead as bar to
O,po~ortv,s punishment. it might be
( offered in nslliation of the crime; he
WIGHT have remained an honest man
boJ mt the onnortunitv been thrust
rror him had made promises to
tho good father and might have
IMAGINED the confession of the culprit
SOLEMN ahsolution OF his sin; hence
NV doom svmnathv and determination
n nrocTre his release.
Inc Dalahce Vi 'ne i1oiie' va"
returned py 'ne piles' a. pl1'SI 1872
but the dlhcult point III INC oao0 ""e
yet TO De accolnplisheu' nv" wa"
ORaf1erty 10 De iet OUT! ilisnr nav
unlocked MS cell oooi anu a.'o" -.
him TO walk out, ou' ne "ou.u y.
free' as ne "ou'o oe navy 80 an
rested oy oIher oiiice's' .ie n ~,
openly told Tue sinipie s'o-!
ROBBERY and 'here do n@''--e ''~
\ 10 detect
\ He said he had no thought of steal
V ing the sack when the paymaste
| stepped out of the cab, but when lief
! alone the idea flashed through hi
/ | brain 10 drive 10 his uOllc Will ~
where he made an attempt to bury !
IN the htter pie. Aoaluonln ,n
plan' ne dro'e 70 LIS o'o,ne. =,
mousse oh arriving 'ne' Nv ~
sister "ashlns cio'hes III .ne 'a 49,. -
told her III hu,i'eu hannol -
hao Drought ois io' VI 49,
. that ne "ou'u ,e've ~ WIN 1880 ~.
take care ol' ne pu. 'ne ~, ~.
male IN oox unue' Inc sneu ~ Va
yard ana covered ~ WIN na', 1919. 49,
were TWO Oh 'ne nus o'n Il. ~ ,,,oo
Sleeping III 'ne nou ~. on,Iin
al tney were Daheis y! 4aue' .'-.,
be nights anu sieepihs IA .ne Na l'..l
ne Wheh theS sot up IL VIC CIV NV
ON the sack containing 'he nones "'
'ge pointed out 10 'nehl' lucy ou'
ere open and dlVldea i's coh'eii.s' "' nee
thew COnl0