Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-09-13
voice when he next spoke.

WIZ " uCA uc 4lCAI Si'ONc.
This is a sad, sad old world Abe"
he began. 1--WE been In it long time,
an hain't seed much else but trouble
on every hand. l wish l could be a
good man. but l can't always manage
1t. III feel better tonight. though. eff
l make clean breast to you about
some'n' done. You may think it is a
small matter, but it amt to me.
actually lied to you t'other night.
intimated thought Howard was guilty.
In tryin' to do Il little good-in tryin'
to find some way to help that pore
stricken boy an his heartbroken nam.
my, drapped into my old tricky way
. talkin' that acquired when was
younger an traded lot with keen fel.
lers that had no conscience an killed
what little had. The truth is, Abe,
that was so anxious to find out eff
you could throw any light on the mat
ter tother night that l led out by
accusin' Howard myself. l saw you
was friendly to i'm. an knowed that
I'D set you to talkin'. an it did-you
know it did"
Fulton laid his splaying hands on his
knees to steady them. but he kept his
eyes averted. II didn't know you was
foolin' me then, Mr.. Daniel: but did
after thought it over" he said. hus-
kily. Then l seed yore hand, an got
ready fer you. Eff you want the truth
you may have it hot from my box, Mr..
Daniel. l seed what you thought, but
you hain't got smidgen O proof-not
smidgen agin me. An eff l am tryin'
to defend myself now it is because I've
got to. l know what you think, an
that's enough fer me. l know you are
one o the keenest men in the country,
but l amt goin' to let you bully me-
Ef-ef you had any proof you would
throw the whole blame on me an clear
yore man, but you hain't got no proof
the proof all lies some'r's else"
You are right. hain't got no proof,
Abe Daniel returned sadly
Daniel paused a moment
well, Abe" he continued. I'm here
to say that I am convinced that folks
can't keep on dom wrong, even eff they
try. The very laws O. the universe are
agin it. Every day you pick up a paper
an read how some Teller has toted
crime on his soul fer years an years
an finally come forward Of his own
free will an dumped it off in open con-
fession. Abe, yore ma is dead-passed
on-hain't she?''
YES" slowly drawled Fulton. "She
died when was a boy
"She was good woman, I'll be
bound, Abe. Wasn't she?"
Yes"
DO you know whar l think she is
Abe? She's some'r's whar Gods light
Is brighter n it is here. Who knows.
she may be able to come nigh you an
throw her holy influence about YOU?
Bein' more like God than she was here
on earth, She may have gloried in the
pity you had fer that pore cousin O.
yore'n that was so weak an ill treated.
She may have thought that yore great
wrath agin Craig was beautiful and
even divine. She may have felt that in
dom what you done you was an agent
fer good-fer we know that God his
ser condemns sech creatures an
scourges 'em with the lash Of con-
science; but, Abe. Abe, listen to me.
The sperit O. yore ma may be uneasy
now, fer she sees you waverin' on the
brink of lastin' wrong. She sees you
under the greatest temptation O. yore
whole life, an no doubt she's afeard
you won't be strong enough to resist.
She knows that you know an innocent
young fellow is suhferin fer some'n' he
never done. an fer all we know she
may be standin' here at this minute
pleadin' with you the best she kin not
to take a false step. 1t may be her
that's maxim me say this to you. Abe,
it is fer you to decide. You kin walk
straight ahead into Gods light, or you
kin stumble on into the devils dark.
ness'
ITO he continued