The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-08

An why should take his word for j; y
EIe7eupoa TIE st7ayman took up the
cudsels, ba; j: was noticeable that he ap-
rroachcd his subject in q sc.2niihc manner.
Ins;,ad @. debating The broad field OF nlir4Cu-
lous happerincs. he confined his complaint 10
the miracle of the whale Now this was
rlanifestIy ! fable, an allego-ical tale, or
grossly exaggerated. argued lhc str2yman,
because his father. VINO had been mariner
before be took to cooking tar ranch, had
informed him that the Construction OF
whales throat preclude. the possibility oi The
passage al mans body. Moreover. having
once seen some Indians cleaning dead whale
OF the shore of Puget Sound, his father was
reasonably certain that any protr1cted resi.
dcnce in the interior cf one OF The tribe q
Nu;ilatcs voald be wholly beyond ne caPa-
bli.;es OF any maa, ancient or modern. That,
n substance, was the stray.nans argument
ard when he had done, the cook regarded
hin with awe Il the Etlc -a5-ai hadn't
knocked thc preacher tlat'er Than 2 flap jack
To. inIccd the parsons voice was
filed with high pity" al I'ye got 70 say to
what your eli man do1c iold yol Is that rs
all here in the Book So i MUST be true
Nha.'s vour name. sir
Waggo-er; liz, s:-ayrnan for tle Gourd. r
"St9yman? | reckon It's o good name
i1r vou. 80 oTcnsc Mi N-gr1IeT. Bot
yoa catch s;reys for y0ar ranch, don't yoa'
An take en- back
That's what IN here for
An gather in strays 70 the Masters fold.
You shore ough,a't for TO bc agia me, Nis,er
Naggoner. We do the same work. ne an
YOU You 80 after cattle. I s. at.c- solls-
Il reckon YOU don't hogtie TWAS the
unregeac-atc Dick
Upon tic cooks imitation, h- having
thought over sofre thu-dc-i-g arguments
during an aftenoo1 spent in oo-cocting a
stew. the parson remained ior the night. Be
fore he craWled in under Dawes iarp after
hours Of orator. and debate. the gaunt vaga-
bond barred his head, and sinking to lis knees,
with his face upturned u the SKY prayed
there under the stars Some there were Of tire
outfit who would haze laughed. perhaps one
or two we're hardened enough 10 meek, brt
the cook siEenced t.lem wifli sharp Mss as he
reared his head from OUT the bedding; and
stranger still, the straymln stared wTathiuly
across the blaze from where he crou he'd by
the FIRE, 50 that the Lazy L men heard
praycr Al last
20 Lord, pluck this brand rom the
burnin. Save this Young man
ere it be too late Make him
srayrnan on your own range. for to gather in
souls An all that we ask.
He was PRAYING for Waggoner, the gam
bling Waegoaer OF the Gourd In dire con
fusion the strlyman went to his bed, but when
the parson rode away next morning, he
nodded to him in friendly fashion and even
shook the hand 50 diffidently extended
Adios wish YOU luck, he called
Late in the afternoon they broke camp and
headed for Big Spring, half Of the outfit fol-
lowing the chuckwagon, for the days brand
ing was over. As they dogtrotted in couples,
Uncle Henry studied the weather There
was rain coming at last, and if Unde Henry
knew anything about signs, it would be
snorter Away over the rim Of hills TO west
ward black clouds we're massing, and once
spurt of fame shot from them silently As
be watched, vast, dark veil dropped down
ward and hung between earth and sky: it
swayed ike a curtain, and il was densest at
the top where il Joined the clouds.