The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-17
CHAPTER xv---contlrueu.


Tho wide.set sanitary policeman
paused Ia his survey long enough TO
wag "A thick !orennger at the outraged
householder.
Don't start anything" he advised.
There's sotse tough mugs IN this
block. but you 20 down 10 the places
I've boon, and you'n find that they're
all clean"
With these few simple remarks. he
turned hts back indifercntly to Mr.,
Rogers, and, catching hold Of the car
pet In the corner with his fingers.
he lifted 1t up by the roots.
There's no use buCkIn' the govern.
ment" Mr. Rogers decided, after q
critical study Of the sanitary police.
mans back, which was extremely I'm
,pressiye ITS government OF the
rich FOR the rich. Has a poor man
got any showf I'm CAPABLE station,
AIRY engineer All | ask is chance
TO work At my trade" This by an
afterthought III you1l give me two
dollars TO tide me over"
Rev Smith lloyd stepped out OF the
way OF tho sanitary policeman. and
then stepped out Of the door.
And you call yourself minister Of
the Gospel" Mir. Rogers yelled after
him
That WAS sample OF the morning 5
work, and Rev. Smith Boyd felt more
and more, Ms he ncared luncheon time.
that he merlted some consideration. II
only Tor the weight OF the cross he
bore. There were worse incidents
than tho abuse OF men Ike Rogers.
there were the hideous sick TO see,
and the genuinely distressed to com
fort. and depthless misery 10 relieve,
aud any day IN Nedder court was a
terrific drain, both upon his sympa
thies and his personal pocket
He fAt that this was an exception
ally long day
Homo in hurry ut twelyet thirty. A
scrub, complete change OF every
thing, and u general feeling that he
should have been sterilEed and baked
as well. Luncheon with the mother
who saw what a long day this was,
then a far different type OF calls; In
n sedate black car this time. up along
the avenue, and In and out Of the
clean side streets whero there was
little danger Of having tire pune
tured by u wanton knife. as so often
happened IN vedder court.
Away TO Nedder court again, dis,
missing his car AZ tho door OF Temple
mission. and walking inside, out OF
range Of tho lcors OF those senilo old
buildings but not out OF the range Of
the peculiar spirit OF vedder court
which manifested itself most clearly
60 the oltactOry sense.
Tho organ was playing when he en-.
tered and the benches were half filled
BY battered old human remnants. vhr
pretended conversion In order 20 pick
up the crumbs which fell from the
table az Market Square church Child
ing himself for WEAKNESS OF the spirit
and comforting himself with the
thought that ono greater than he had
saltered ON the way 70 Golgotha. hi
eat On the little platform. with a hymn
book In his hand. and. when the prel
ude VAS nnIshed. he devoted his won
dersul voice 10 the hlasphemy.
The organist, volunteer. l,ttl,
old man who kept a shoemakers shor
around the corner, and who plsyet
sine Sciy In the name OF nsip,uluess
was pure 81 heRrt
The men with the rouEh,hewn coun
tenspcc. unfortunately not here today
was also sincere in an entirely un
spiritual way; but. with these excrp
,ious AID himself, Of course. the rec
tor knew positively that there was no;
Rseihey unca!!oused creature In tho
NOM, not Gne who could be reached
by argument sympathy or fear. They
were past redemption every last mar
and woman and AZ the conclusion o.
the hymn, he rose 10 east hts pearls
before swine, without heart and with
out interest. for 10 man Is interested
In anything which canuoy possibly b
accomplished
With feeling OF niockery, vet M
held by the thought ths; he Was held
inS out the way and the light. no
only seven times but seventy ,imei
seven times, 10 whatever shred o.
crumh OF divinity nigh; lie unsuspect
ed In these sterile breasts. he strov,