Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
HANK WAS CONVERTED
BY EMMETT C. HALL.

once, the Old Man drawled, his pipe
hanging loosely between his teeth.
This little gal was the daughter
| OF eastern sky pilot that had come
out for his health. and was kinder
putin in his time pintin' us poor
Rainwater folks at the great shinin'
target. as he put it. She came out
to see him durin' her college vaca-
ton, an right away gospil stock
jumped clean over the top OF the
blackboard. This little girl had a way
of takiH' hold of your hand an look
in wistfully out of her big blue eyes,
an sayin': Surely I'll see you at
services Sunday that just plumb
convinced you that church was the
very thing YOU had been a-pinin' for
ever since Christmas.
There was two OF the boys. Ned
Carter. from the Two Stars. an Hank
Peters, from the Double Cross. that
was just plumb locoed over this here
gal
We'll, these two was runnin' bout
neck an neck. an Ned was gettin'
wild. didn't seem to have no con-
troll of hisself. no how. Bet he bought
Is silk scarfs. an held up a greaser
with his gun an made him sell him
his big silver spurs. He had plumb
gone TO the end of his rope when he
thought he saw a chance to make a
hit. an he jumped in with both feet.
''Virginia's dad was holdin' a re-
vival. an Ned figgers to himself that
If he was to get converted ii would
boost up his stock a whole lot, so
he sails in. Which same would have
been all right II il had been anybody
but Ned, but he never could do any
thing moderate. All that shoutin' an
singin' kinder goes to his head. an
he's got two different brands OF loco
i'm his system at the same time.
This here move OF Ned's sure
stumps Hank for awhile, but he
braces up, an lows he'll amble
round some evenin' an see what
kind of cold deck proposition this
here is. anyhow. Which same he
does.
When he gets to the door it's
early, so he kinder hanks round to
see what brand of mavericks is fire.
quentin this range anyhow He's a
scoutin' onto Ned Carriers arm. an
a-lookfn' up from time to time into
his face. They goes on into the Dox-
ology works, an then Hank slides in
an takes a back seat unpretentious
like. Hank never was no hand to
jump into a game without first walk
in around the room.
We'll presently they commenced to
get up steam, an they shorely jerked
her wide open! or all the excite
ment l ever did see, outside of a In
dian pain-killer dance. that meetin'
! had 1t beat a mile. Every once in
awhile some maverick would let out
yell an go a-plungin' up to the
mourners' bench an that would start
EN- all over again. Presently some
OF the most earnest ones comes
| a-plowin' back to drag up others that
amt yet seen the light 'Mong these
| here was Ned He seed Hank asset
tin there with a kinder dsdainful
air. an he makes a Decline for him.
Come on an git washed of your
sins. yo' poor benighted heathen!"
he yells at Hank.
Fer what?" Hank says, a whole
lot disdainful.
ITO save you from hell, for which
same you're on the express with no
return ticket" Ned says, a whole lot
earnest.
Hell? HUH Hain't monet" says
Hank, contemptuously
"Aint?" says Ned, peelin' his coat.
Looks like you're one of them that
| has to be showed" he continued. an
then they tangled.
is thar any hell now?' I frequent
~ heard Ned say. an Hank let out a
yell
Thar shore isl he pants, an soon
as Ned rolls off him he makes a
charge for that mourners' bench like
he was in front of stampede.
You certainly believe in the
church miiitery. MT Carter Virginia
says, wipin' the tears out Of her eyes.
! That was the best scrimmage T ever
saw. I wish Jack could have seen
/ it-he's the lightweight champion of
| the east you know. We are going
to be married next month. on the
quiet. and II you ever come east, you
want TO look us up"
Which the funny part Of Il was %
the Old Man concluded, Ned goes of
prompt on a rampage and shoots up
Redblanket and the sheriff. an Hank
stuck to the gospel outfit like wool
to a cactus. an now is n kind of
deputy sky pilot hisself."
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