The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-22
mirabiy. Philip Perry a. we'll % Mar.

mirabiy. Philip Perry a. we'll a. Mar
Quis Wilson.
Young Perry's interest in Patty, 10
We have seen. began with his aliena.
ton from Ellen Wilson. the drst OBJ
ject Of his affections. and 1t wal not
at the outset at all Of a sentimental
nature. Philip was a pillar Of the
church, and Ellen had proved 30 en-
tirely lacking In the religious ense,
so self satisfied as to her standing with
the heavenly powers. that Philip dared
not expose himself longer to her so
ciety lest he lnd himself 'uneQually
yOked together with an unbeliever,"
thus defying the scriptural admonition
as to marriage.
Patty. though somewhat lacking in
the qualities that 60 to the making of
trustworthy saints. was not, like Ellen.
wholly given over to the deshpots and
would prove 4 valuable convert, Philip
thought. n who would reflect great
credit upon him II he succeeded In in
ducing her to subscribe to the stern
creed Of the day.
Philip was q very strenuous and
slightly gloomy believer, dwelling con-
siderably on the wrath of God and the
doctrine Of eternal punishment. There
was an old "pennyroyal" hymn much
in use which describes the general
tenor of his meditation
My thoughts on awful subjects roll
Damnation and the dead.
What horrors seize the guilty soul
Upon . dying bed!
mo wonder that Jacob Cochrane's
lively songs. cheerful, hopeful, mill
tant and bracing. fell with a pleasing
sound upon the ear of the believer of
that epoch.) The love of God had,
indeed, entered Philips soul, but In
some mysterious way had been ossi-
fed after it got there. He had in
tensely black hair, dark skin and a
liver that disposed him constitution
ally to an ardent belief in the neces-
sity Of hell for most Of his neighbors
and the hope of spending his own
glorious immortality in a small. prop
erly restricted and p%rudently man
aged heaven. He was eloquent at
prayer meeting. and Patty's only OBJ
lection to him there was in his DISPOSE
ton to allude to himself as a 'rebel
worm." with frequent references to
his vile body" Otherwise and when
not engaged in theological discussion
Patty liked Philip very much. His
own father. although an orthodox
member of the fold in good and regu-
lar standing, had 'doctored" Phil con-
scientiously for his liver from his
youth up. hoping in time to incite in
him a SUMMER view Of life, for the doc
tor was somewhat skilled in adapting
his remedies to spiritual maladies. Jed
Morrill, had always said that when old
Mrs. Buxton. the champion convert of
Jacob Cochrane, was at her worst
keeping her whole family awake nights
by her hysterical fears for their fu-
ture-Dr. Perry had given her a
twelfth Of a grain of tartar emetic
five times a day until she had entire
mental relief. and her anxiety con
corning the salvation Of her husband
and children was set completely at
rest.
The good doctor noted with secret
pleasure his sons growing fondness
for the society of his prime favorite.
Miss Patience Baxter. He'll begin
by trying to saw her SOUL" he
thought. Phil always begins that
way, but when Patty gets him in hand
he'll remember the existence of his
heart, ar organ he has never taken
into consideration. A love affair with
Il pretty girl, good but not too pious,
will help Phil considerable. however !
it turns out"
There is no doubt but that Phil was
taking his chances and that under
Patty's tutelage he vas growing mel
lower. As. for Patty. she was only
amusing herself and frisking like a
young lamb in pastures where she had
never strayed before. Her fancy flew
from Mark to Phil and from Phil back
to Mark again, for at the moment she
was just a vessel of emotion. ready to
empty herself or she knew not what. !
Temperamentally. she would take ad-
vantage Of currents rather than steer !
u ~ CAAAOs Au ! "OuiO NC ~ ~ OAS-
est current that would finally bear her
away. Her idea had always been that
she could play with fire without burn
ing her own fingers and that the
flames she kindled were so innocent
and mild that no one could be harmed :,
by them. She had fancied up to now
that she could control, urge OF or cool
down a mans feeling forever and a
day If she chose and remain mistress
Of the situation. Now. after some weeks
of weighing and balancing her two
SWANS. she found herself confronting
a choice once and for all. Each of
them seemed to be approaching the
state of mind where he was likely to
say. somewhat violently. Take me or
leave me. one or the other" But she
did not wish to take them. and still
less did she wish to leave them. with
40 other lover in sight but Cephas