Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-29
The Sunday Story
BELINDA,
SHE ARRIVES
BY M. QUAD
Copyright. 1912, by Associated Lit
erary Press.

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around and full and by, Horace didn't
amount to shucks. In the first place,
lie was third rate preacher with a
fourth rate congregation and a fifth
rate salary
Sister Belinda had lived in his fami-
! II ana helped Mt the support for num-
Scr OF years AMI then had cut loose and
gone west There she had hustled with
the rest, teaching school, running a
| boarding house and becoming sheep
owner and had finally acquired an in
I terest in q mine She had been for
| warding money at intervals for long
time ard receiving few thanks in reply
when she planned a visit east She
4 reaehed her brothers house in the
middle Of the week and had time TO
/ look about BIT before Sabbath and his
sermon arrived She had said very lit
tie, and the family couldn't exactly
make her out
1t was after returning from church
ana finishing dinner that she took the
bull by the horns and said.
Horace. you can't preach for this
ties! There's many a cowboy or herd
or That can beat You ten to one"
There Were five exclamaticns Of pro-
/ test and amazement from the five men,
bers Of the family. Its a fact, Hor-
ace, ana | want you to cut it out. I've
been making some inquiries since ! ar
rived, and | lind that you ain't knee
high. You haven't made a convert in
seven years. 1t amt in you"
/ l.
BIZ five tongues,
Your congregation only paid you $50
I last year, but that was more'n you
We're worth.
Il have sent YOU $500 In two years,
but not another penny Of my cash do
You receive unless you toe the marks'
And the mark, sister," asked the
brother.
"I'H give you five minutes by the
i ness
But was called to-
Chop it off You selected 1t because
YOU thought 1t suited you. You haven't
pulled one single hair from satans
head One minute gones'
But my dear fock?a
Won't suffer il the least. Indeed.
they will feel relieved, ana 80 win YOU
sAwful-awful,n sobbed the wife.
"Can such things be- sobbed the
daughters.
Two minutes gone!a announced Be
linda.
DO | understand that If l resign my
passionate l am TO look for something
better at your handsf' eandidiy que
ried the brother
You do, but there will be work and
hustle connected with It. You'll lose
Fat for few weeks
"Oh, Horace what a sister"
oh, papa. whit person.
Three minutes gone." said Belinda.
as nnmindful Of the tears and sobs she
looked ut the clock.
sister replied Horace as he came
off the perch at last, 1t has some.
times struck me that perhaps | had
missed my profession"
"Goods
And that wasn't doing my duty
by my family
Now you are getting down to brass
taeksln
We'll, you may consider that have
resigned my pastorate and am now
looking for another job"
My husband a laborer. sobbed the
wife.
Our papa saving wood for A liy-
ing" moaned the girls
"I'll attend to al your eases in due
time, grimly announced Belinda. And
then, turning 10 her brother. she said:
Il see that your grist mill here is 10
be sold cheap on account of the death
Of the Miller
Yes
I'll buy it for you tomorrow. You,l
soon work into the business. You need
new fence in front of the house.
Get carpenter The house needs re-
printing. Get a painter. Go to the
stores and see what Your debts are
and Ill square yon up. You'll want
80 bushels Of wheat to begin on. I'll
buy it for YOU
II have often said the Lord was my
shepherd and r.
Drop it, Horacel You'd have want
ed johnny cake and lasses in a month
iiole IL you HUH loed the mark.
Then she turned to the wife and said:
4on have hardly second dress to
your back, and YOU don't have A caller
or pay call once in three months.
Cease your bowling and make your
garden raise vegetables to help out.
Being the wife of a third rate preacher
don't put woman way up III G.
hnniee. you aud Clara have cot
beaux They have been fiddling around
for year II you can't bring them to
time can and that In short ORDER
"oh. Aunt Relinda!'' III chorus.
Never mind your Aunt Belinda. but
give these fellers the glad yes and
get homes. And now for you, Cath
crime. You are too young to get mar
ried. Select your school, and | will