Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-10-04

\ NJ manded sternly. Listen to
! H me. You hain't competent to
~ manage fer yoreSef in this
thing. You are like Il straw betwixt
two whirlwinds. One second you are
driven by the right force. an the next
you fall into the wrong. You are way
! erin betWixt the sunlight O God an
the darkness o the devils abode You
cant hold out. an you know it, You
fsee what You are Sutferin' now Do
: you think it wouldn't be wuSs eff you
was to allow Howard Tinsley to Shout
der what you done? You've got this
s1n-'in you. 1t is wuss'n the most ter
1Sole disease. Your yaller green face
shows it. 1t leaks like sweat out O. the
pores o yOre skin. You look like a
damned creature walkin' about to show
folks the consequences o wrong actin
an rebellion to God an his law. Ell
you will jest put yorese'f in Gods care
IN this thing sweet peace will fall
on you as light as dew. and you will
be filled with joy that you never
dreamt off,
Abner paused. Fultons whole body
seemed to have wilted. He swayed
back and forth in the wind Of indeci-
sion. Then something quite unex-
Pected happened. \ woman approach
ed. 1t was Mrs. Fulton. She sat down
on the log close to her husband. She
put thin. toll hardened hand on his
knee. No one spoke. Suddenly Abner
thought of a desperate course to pur
sue.
i've been tryin to prove to Abe
Mrs. Fulton. that I'm his friend" he
began. but to his surprise she inter
rupted him.
Il know 1t. l watched you from
the shed. l seed you come an set
down by i'm. an knowed what you
wanted. know Abe's trouble. I've
knowed 1t all along. an I've tried to
git i'm to do right. l love i'm. but
can't keep on Twin with i'm like it is
now, Mr.. Daniel. He sees things in
Sthe dark an screams out in terror. 1t
vs. KILN me. l can't see the Innocent
suffer mother. Id be takin' part eff I
did. The Lord will help Abe eff he
Will turn to i'm. He killed Craig. He
q, won't deny it to me, but he done it out
| o. pity fer pore Susy. don't believe
1 the law will be hard with i'm when
1 the whole truth IS out Bein' a pore
man, At is afeal,! that havin' no mon
ley to hire a lawyer, he won't git 1us-
atice, but
THAT needn't bother i'm, Mrs. Fula
Iton," Amer said gently. I'm man
o my word, an I'll pledge every cent
| l got to his defense III do that. an.
moreover, III turn the influence o my
paper to him. III show the public how
the matter stands"
'Oh, Abe, Abe, listen:' the woman
cried. You know | wouldn't advise
you wrong. You must give in"
"Iu do it," the two listeners heard
Abe say under his breath. I'm willin'.
What do you want NE to do? l won't
hold back no longer"
"Dill's under the she'd" Abner sug-
gested. Hes the one fer you to 60
with. Abe. He's good Teller an will
treat you right. Stay here with yore
wife an I'll go git i'm. My boss an
buggy IS down the road piece, an you
an ~ kin ride away before the meet
in'Yover."
<All right-git I'm. 1 won't back
~dQWn ag'in. Mr.. Daniel. Git i'm. III
wait mere with my wife,"
Ten minutes later Abner stood at the
end Of the she'd waiting for Mary.
Presently he saw her in little group
gathered about the minister at the plat
form. Suddenly she turned and came
down the straw strewn aisle. Her
sweet face bore traces Of tears, which
had dried on her cheeks. She smiled
family when she reached Abner and
turned away with him.
Abner caught her arm. He was half
afraid to tell her his good news with.
out preparation. Presently he swept
his long arm slowly in the direction of
the town and cleared his throat.
Look at the road down by the
creek" he said. Don't you see a cloud