Gilpin observer., 1916-02-10
CHAPTER xv-continued.

CHAPTER xv-Continued.
The wide-set sanitary policeman
paused In his survey long enough to
wag thick forefinger at the outraged
householder.
Don't start anything" he advised
There's some tough mugs In this
block. but you go down to the places
I've been. and you'll find that they're
all clean"
With these few simple remarks, he
turned his back indifferently 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 a
critical study of the sanitary police
mans back. which was extremely i'm.
pressive. ITS government of the
rich for the rich. Has a poor man
got anv show7 I'm a capable station.
ary engineer. All l ask is a chance
to work-at my trade" This by an
afterthought. 'If you'll give me two
dollars to tide me over"
Rev. Smith Boyd stepped out of the
way of the sanitary policeman, and
then stepped out of the door.
And you call yourself a minister of
the Gospel" Mr.. Rogers yelled after
him.
That was sample of the mornings a
work. and Rev. Smith Boyd felt more
and more. as he neared luncheon time
that he merited some consideration. II
only for the weight of the cross he
bore. There were worse incidents
than the abuse of men like Rogers;
there were the hideous sick to see,
and the genuinely distressed to com.
fort. and depthless misery to relieve: i:
and any day in vedder court was a
terrific drain. both upon his sympa.
thies and his personal pocket.
He felt that this was an execution.
ally long day.
Home in hurry at twelve-thirty A
scrub. a complete change of every.
thing. and general feeling that he
should have been sterilized and baked
as well. Luncheon with the mother
who saw what long day this was
then far different type Of calls: in
a sedate black car this time, up alone
the avenue. and in and out of the
clean side streets. where there was
little danger Of having a tire pune
tured by a wanton knife, as go often
happened In vedder court.
Away to Vedder court again. dis
missing his car at the door of Templs
mission. and walking inside. ont q,
range Of the leers of those senile o,f
buildings, hut not out of the range n
the peculiar spirit OF vedder court
which manifested itself most clearl,
TO the olfsctory sense.
The organ was playing when he en-
tered. end the benches were half file,
BY battered old human remnants. VIII,
pretended conversion In order to picl
up the crumbs which fell from IN,
table OF Market Square church, Child
Ing himself for weariness OF the spirit
ana comforting himself with III,
thought that one greater than he I'M,
faltered on the way to Golgotha. h,
sat ON the little platform. with a hym,
book in his hand. and. when the prel
ude was finished. he devoted his won
derful voice to the blasphemy.
The organist. a volunteer. a nm,
old man who kept shoemaker's sbo,
around the corner. and who plnye,
sincerely in the name OF helpfulness
was pure Of heart
The men with the rough-hewp conn
tenance. unfortunately not here toda,
was also sincere in an entirely ur
spiritual way: but. with these excer
tions. and himself. OF course, the re.
tor knew positively that there was no
another uncalloused creature In tn
room. not one who could be reache
by argument. sympathy or fear! The
were past redemption. every last ma
and woman: and. at the conclusion G
the hymn. he rose to cast his pearl
before swine. without heart and will
out interest; for no man is intereste
in anything which cannot possibly b
accomplished.
With feeling OF mockery. yet vi
held by the thought that he was hole
ing out the way and the light. nc
only seven times but seventy time
seven times. to whatever shred @
crumb OF divinity might lie unsuspec
Cd In these sterile breasts. he strov
>Aynestly 10 arouse enthusiasm in hin