Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-05-21
Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS.

Reginald Nelson. A young Englishman OF
high birth, comes to this country to win
fame and fortune. On the steamer he
meets Albert Tow 1ley. a minister. Mrs.
Graham and her pretty daughter. Joy.
Reginald goes to Bronson home OF his
three new a-cqualntances. where he learns
that joys father IL a leading lawyer, who
l. the mainstay Of q corrupt political ring.
He gets a Job.
The young Hnglishman enters the social
life OF Bronson. He falls In love with
JOY, and later discovers that she is en-
gagged to be married to Roland Gregory.
Allan Rutledge, another minister, and
the Rev. Mr.. Townley confer on the evil
moral and laboring conditions In Bronson.
The reform element meets and decides to
have Billy Sunday. the noted evangelist,
aid In a cleanup"
Editor Marchmount offers Reginald a
position on his paper. The latter accepts.
and later he performs a heroic act In
stopping a dangerous runaway.
Nelson starts on his work on the Cou-
rier. He begins to investigate the sus-
picious death of Mae Mobray, a youthful
in Roland Gregory's factory plant.
The councllmen and saloon keepers oppose
the coming OF Billy Sunday.
A tabernacle is built for Billy Sunday.
and Reginald. In the columns OF the Cou-
rler. begins a spirited campaign In favor
OF the evangelist. Sunday holds his first
meeting in Bronson.
Much to the anger of Mr.. Graham and
Bud McCrea, a councilman, Sundays work
proves effective as an attack on vice.
by the help of God wen clean up Bron-
son, says Sunday.
On a Sunday afternoon the reformer
make a powerful attack on gambling and
saloons and hypocrisy. lie describes sa-
looms as breeders Of lawlessncss"
81 will go down to Roland's office
this morning and see If l cannot per-
suade him to go with me tonight"
said Joy, after a pause. IF he can
hear Mr.. Prince give his testimony 1t
may be as good as a sermon from MIR.
Sunday, because Roland has always
been an admirer of MI. Prince"
ut is a very unpleasant day to be
OUT answered Mrs. Graham, looking
out of the window. The March winds
were blowing ~furiously and the trees
were bending before the blasts.
II will take the street car respond
ed the girl promptly. Il am not afraid
vi LutSG NLdltH nltt1Ccs
In a little while Joy Graham enter
ed the private office Of Roland Greg
DRY. The young manufacturer vas
alone, sitting with downcast head, and
before he was able to glance up and
see who his visitor was Joy Graham
noticed a hardness about his face
which was new to her.
.'What were you thinking about?'
asked JOY, when she had seated her
self.
She looked closely at Roland as she
asked the question, and she saw an
uneasy look come to his eyes. But he
turned to her lightly and asked, And
what may your thoughts be this morn
ing, my JOY? What is on your mind
that you have journeyed down to the
office such a day as thisy"
Il want to invite you to come with a
party of us to Augsley this evening.
We are going to hold a meeting there,
and / have promised to sing"
He was silent a moment and said a
little testify:
II thought we would get a rest after
that clown, Sunday, left town. Are
they going to keep up this religious
nonsense all summer"
Roland, how can you talk so?" re-
sponded the girl ~reprovingly. you