Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-02-27

herself IN again. This put the gal on
to my true object she gave me a look /
OF disappointment aud reproach that
did me more damage than a bullet
would "a done. Then she said:
"On mothers account ! prefer to tell !
you that all the money there IL In the
house il In box on the mantel In the
room az the head Of the stairs. We
have no jewelry Of any value. and all
the silver we own IL In the sideboard
I've prepared a meal for you. for !
confess ! was moved by your pitiful
story and appearance. The meal IL
on the table for you. and you might
~ well eat IT, III go % and get the
money for you"
The only reply made was TO put my
hand In my pocket. take out the bills
aud hand 'em TO her.
"Tve done this kind Of job great
many times" | said. but this Is the
FIRST time I've wished hadn't"
Whether II was what / said or the
way looked don't know. but that soft
heart o. hern thawed again. and she
actually seemed to want TO make me
feel better ab"ut H.
by sayin that you're sorTy," she
said. "you have done all you can 70
atone for your fault That IL all any
OF us can do when we sin against our
Heavenly Father. and forgive you as
I hope TO be forgiven myself. Now.
come into the dining room and eat n
good dinner. I've killed n chicken for
you. aud I have some cream potatoes
and have made you a cup Of coffee. I
can give you bread and butter and
honey for dessert"
didn't realize II at tho time. but Il
was this treatment that In the end
lodged me In Jail. The best way TO
thaw out n cold hearted person In 10
thaw yourself There's lots o. Grim
lnals that are born wrong. and nobody
can't do nothin' with EN-. and they
can't do nothin' with themselves. But
those OF Us who have got a spark o.
decency In M can't stand kindness any
more than other people. and unless
we've got some criminal blood In our
veins we've rot TO be switched or By
II on TO the main trick.
III you'll sit down with me- said
20 the gal. "I'il do e. Not that It's ~
that should sit with you at table. bot
I couldn't eat unless you did"
She sat down opposite the coffeepot
and poured me a cup OF coffee. Then
with her own hands she helped mo %
the chicken. aal<in' me n I liked white
or dark meat Then she landed some
OF the cream potatoes on my plate
and when I gave her n wistful look
that meant I wished she'd try TO Ell
sometbln' herself. she took n BIT O. Oh,
chicken and some bread and butter and
eat II for my sake.
She didn't give the n lecture when
left her: Il was no more necessary
than givin' me another dinner ant
would have gone against me just N
much She Just said: Some day wher
you are along this way again drop IN
The lntchstrinR " always out. anS
there are more chickens In the roost''
. didn't think could say anything a
fust. Jest looked down nj the nooI
but before | got out o. hearin' turnc'
and said:
II dop't know what my next line {
work'll be. but II won't be this one
and it's all OWN 10 you"
left her standin' In the front yar
lookin' after the. and I kind O. thor
! her eyes were bit moist. but the onl
thing she said was God help you.
and. turnin'. went into the house.
rcckoned she went up 20 her mothel
who'd been kind o. quiet all the while
hunted tili ! got n Job and afte
: I'D been Go work awhile concluded I
: make a visit 90 the gal who had cot
vertcd the and report progress. Sh
seemed glad 60 see inc. but she sal
that her mother had been so frightene
at my last appearance that II had mad
!. her III. She said. too. that n ia n
low her 10 git me up another Dime
IA mike her really happy. saw this
she meant II. and. although l WASH
hungry. ! let her do H. ia have cate
= sharks teeth 90 please her
went 60 see her every now and the
after that ON one OF my visits
louuu ucI luohlH huuHhuAlg hhHlgs M
she told me she was engaged TO I
! married I tried 90 look pleased an
sympathetic and NIL that, but II wa
mighty hard
"You1l come 20 my weddin'. won
!. your" she asked. aud. seem she NEAR
/, Il. promised 10 go
!, would ruther have been burned
the stake than 20 90 and see her ma
ried couldn't help shown that i
|. be glad 20 stay away. but ! didn't civ
a her the awful secret ! was carryii
: about M 20 why ! didn't want TO
!, there. when the day came around
; was on hand. sure enough, though
!, was no use tryin TO look cheerful.
n My goin' brought on a crisis that hn
!. TO come. ! suppose. sooner or late
The police were lookin for me. and
|. one OF my visits 10 the gal who'd q
a the upper hand o. me some one I
/. previously robbed saw me comm OF
a o. the house and set the cops on 20 m
a and they watched the place for m
4 Durin' the weddin' ceremony ! felt
n hand rest on my shoulder. and kne
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