Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-11

II am, indeed" returned the
stranger with a stately inclination oil
the head Having heard of the scan
dalous methods practised by BenJa-
min Culpepper Hazard, whom ! I'M
/ fortunately sent out here, / have come
to inquire into the matter. is he liv-
ing with your
YES, bishop. He lives with me
Won't-won't you. set down.
when / sent Culpepper Hazard
out here ne seemed an emlnently re-
spectacle son OF the church"
The host permitted himself chair
also.
| Hes done accomplished all he was
/ sent for bishop" he volunteered tim
! idly. Wolf Pass is plum decent.
| Them as orter be married is married,
| them as cheat an lie is lynched or
| drove out of town. Nobody amt al
lowed to swear except in respectable
| Bible terms an no ladies present
Sir, only your ignorance induces
you to excuse such man. VIII you
kindly call him hither?'
Where is he2' Numbered the
| bishop
I'm him"
You? Are you mad? You are not
Culpepper Hazard"
"I'll be iigged eff | warn't baptized
that way. That absentminded Teller
you sont out under that same name
travelled with me part of his way.
a-quotin' pages of what he was goin'
to read to them miners. In Trac-
tionVille we both bought bosses, haV-
in to leave the railroad an hit short
trail
"a meeker- appearin' animile than
yore Culpepper selected l never seen.
But that there bronco had the pa
tience of a jackass an the Wi.es of n
woman.
(Which he waited till we was pass
in through a stony section an then
he ups and slams your ID. ID. down
on a pile Of rock, a-killin' of him in
slant"
We'll, Bishop, l got sorry FOR the
Church right there. | carried yore
Culpepper back to TractionYille, and
buried him like my own brother.
Then | got p'ints on denominations,
being still sorry for the Church.
Mebbe / was prejudiced in favor of
yore brand because 1 had Culpepper's
outfit all ready, an ] was Culpepper
myself. Bishop" he added, appeal
ingly, "Pve cleaned this hell-hoie per-
fectly clean. And | know you're too
much of a gentleman to split on me
just because L wasn't regularly pro-
scribed for the work."
TOO much of Il gentleman to
split on you" repeated the outraged
bishop. "Wretched man, | shall eX-
pose your iniquity in full tomorrow
You dare to ask me to eoun-
tenance your chicanery?' he gasped.
Bishop. before God, never
begged till now, but I'll lick yore
boots eff it will satisfy you! Look
at this thing right. Have | taken
III. 81
a damn cent! Haven't | taught 'em
to live square, deal clean. and re-
member who made EN-? Is that
wrong? l did know I'd ort to have
gone through some red tape afore l
wored regulation gowns, but so many
things goes nekked of official seals
out here that 1t seemed like religion
might too
f''j'll5 go away tomorrow maxim
some excuse, eff only you'll keep mum.
And I've got little money of my
own. You shall have every cent, I
1t for your church at home
''You actually offer to pay me
bLackmaill SO long as YOU are in
the land Of the living. they shall
know you for the impostor you are
Culp Hazard made no answer,
He seemed to be dazed. looking
mutely at the bishop.
81 give you till 10 In the morning.
continued his superior. by that
time | hope you will come to me, will
ing to make public confession.
God night, sir"
The bishop was gone.
CUP Hazard, ID. D., stood there
quietly.
He went to the door. and leaning
against the facing, tried to remember
all the bishop had said. One SEN
tence dominated all the others:
LAS long az YOU are in the land of
the living" CUP turned abruptly
and set forth I'm search OF a messen-
ger.
The bishop slept well. but he pres
emily became conscious OF rude
grasp on his shoulder, and woke to
find the tall figure of Crandall, his
host, looming over him.
Get up" said the miner, II need
you"
Very unwillingiy the bishop. I'M
able to extract further information,
arose and dressed and stumbled after
his host into the night
Bewildered by the upfamiliarity of
his surroundings the bishop did not
place the cabin they entered until his
eyes rested on the extensively decor
ated robes hanging In plain view still.
How dare you bring me here? |
thought it case of distress"
"Mebbe it will be-"
Il see that the man who owns the
cabin in lying asleep over there on
his bunk. Why should we waken
h m. Come away"
mot till you set down thar and
read that letter"
Dear Felock-I reckon there
comes a time in everyboddy's life
when they need help. This time has
cause you tho against me at the
start have been with me lately all
along.
Which the b shop says l am
tmposter, since l was not correctly en-
tered on the race. / done wrong to
take his Culpepper's outfit, but
never tooke 1t in the sence of steeling
II I RELY am what the Bishop
called me. Felock, Gawd and me will
settle that between Ourselves, but yet
l amt SO very scar about 1t, be-
cause / hav always thought the Lord
veery mulch Of gentleman.
" See the Bishop for me and tell
him / understand Jest what he ment
by AS long as you are in the land of
the living I will show you up
| understand, and have took him at
! his word. And he amt no true sport
! II he goes back on me now,
! "'CULPEPPER HAZARD.
cd. d."
He signs himself Doctor OF Di-
/ yinity," gasped the bishop. He is
4 hard as iron in his evil ways!"
| The Texan shot n curious look at
/ the prelate-
Go wake him up and tell him sol"
: do you remember whom you adj
/ dress %"