The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-07-02
A Strange
Conversion
By r. A. MICHEL

4 the house was sitting on the veranda
Q She was a woman to interest hersel
!. In building up those who needed build
0 ing up and ordered a maid 10 bring I
substantial meal out on 10 the verand'
and place II on a table. Then she In
vited the tramp 20 help himself wbil'
, he ate she questioned him as to the
cause Of his living a life OF blgarly
Incidence. Ills replies were not very
satisfactory and indicated that he FOL
lowed the life OF tramp because he
preferred Il 70 work.
The lady. having fed him. gave him
some money. and he departed. When
her husband came home that evening
she mentioned to him what she had
done. lie chided her for wasting her
sympathy on one who was evidently
undeservlng. whercupon she declared
that all persons were IN a sense unde.
serving; that the mere fact Of a per
sons being In bad condition. even
though through bis own fault. was a
legitimate object for sympathy. and In
any event II was an advantage 20 the
glver to lend helping hand.
A year passed. The tramp was pass.
ing over the same route ~ before and
bethought himself Of the aid and com.
fort he had derived nc the place he was
approaching lie was no more worthy
Of help than before. felt no gratitude:
he only wished 60 get another meal
and some more money. ON reaching
the house he saw evidences OF a fu-
neral taking place In H. The obsequIes
were for the lady who had befricnded
him. and since she had rendered her.
self much beloved on account OF her
charities a large number Of poor people
were In attendance.
Tho tramp Joined those who werc
passing TO have a last look nj their
bcnefactrer-. He noticed on the finger
Of the dead n diamond ring. lie fur.
Their noticed that when the ia OF the
colin was put on the ring was not
removed. When the funeral procession
went TO the cemetery be Joined the
hrong and saw ,he body lowered Into
the grave. Then the mourners dis
pcrsed. and the tramp. after carefully
noting the position OF the lot. went
away
When night came he went to the
house from which his benefactress had |
been carried. stole spade and a shoy.
81 from among the garden tools and, |
going 10 the cemetery. begun 20 re-
move the earth that had been thrown
into the grave OF his benefactress.
Having uncovered the coffin. he took a
screwdriyer from his pocket and re.
moved the M. Taking the hand. be
WINS surprised that there was IN Il a
little warmth. The diamond ring
was there. aud he attempted To re-
move IL Failing 90 do so. he took out
his knife 10 cut on the ilnger Feeling
something warm on his hand. he struck
q match and saw TINT Il was blood.
Lcaping from the grave. he run away
as fast ns his legs would carry him.
Then he stopped aud begun 10 think.
The most likely solution OF what he
had stumbled on WIS that Il was one
of those very rare cascs Of a trance
having been mistaken for death. HIs
benefactress was lying uncovered IA a
gnve What should he dor n he
rescued her he would be Obliged 10
confess that be had gone there To steal
the ring on her finger
There ARE natures 80 bereft OF what
q good that they can only be affected
~ some momentous event. The tramp
vas one OF these. A sudden reyulslon
came over him. Returning TO the
grave. he found the body as be had .
EFT IL. Removing II from It's cold bed.
le wrapped Il In his coat and carried A
he nearest house and restorntiyes y
sere applied.
For long while the invalid bunr =
'etween life and death. As soon as n
here was any hope for her recovery v
Yer husband was notified OF what had n
'ccurred. but not I'LL this was assured =
vas the matter broken TO any other y
member OF the family. Then they u
new OF II by the lady being brought o
o her home. n
As soon as the tramp had done all In
Us power 10 save his benefactress n
rom whose dead body he had Intended In
Q steal Jewel. taking adyantap. az bl
nc excitement attending the efforts IN 81
es'ore her he disappeared. When The ~
iuy became eon'alescent she asked -
'hat had happened, but Il was NAT n,
hought advisable 20 tell her. Seeing IN
nat her finger bad been badly cur sha
lqnined Into the cause A story WINS
vented TO satisfy her.
one thing puzzled her Her hns
ana. who had formerly been upsym
a'he'lc with her charitable wort
men was not part OF organized MA
Tue poor. but. rather. spontaneous III
40 suddenly become an unreason,nr n,
liver. s'n'hs ~
the tramp again visited the ho,.. tM
here he had resolved aid ana comsos, IN
VI not as tramp. The lady. as a, 49, :.
me of Ibis first visit, was seated an %
&c Fefanda when she saw WI ISIS
Is = man coming up the wa,k shs nj,
~ ~ NOT recognize him an be made him :"
~ known aud told her thai n w. 60
nousn her he had become a changes Nv
AN but be exercised sueielen, as, oI
"a TO discover that she ana no, -.
~ hhd been IN "A rrnva "a VI