The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-04
CONVERSION Of
A MONEY MAKER
Love Cures Cynicism Of a
Worldly Minded Man.

Hinckley, my chum at college, was
one Of those fellows who cut every
question to the quick. One Of his ia
vorite hair splitting points was the de-
NAL of spontaneous good. He granted
there are good people in the world, but
maintained that they are good because
1t is their interest to be good.
did not meet Hinckley for several
years after our leaving college, and
then, curiously enough, 1t was at a
meeting of the Salvation Army.
"Why, Hinckley," exclaimed, "who-
ever would have thought to run across
you in place like this! Surely you
must have got rid of your cynicism."
'Not at ALL" Hinckley replied.
"But what brings you here?"
"Wait awhile and I'll show you"
Presently Captain Ida Sherwood
came upon the platform and began to
speak. 1t seemed to me that if had
not seen her-had only listened to her
voice. would have been convinced Of
her love for her work. But that heav-
emily face contrasting with the poke
bonnet which surrounded 1t, her ex-
preston and her accounts Of her work
In rescuing the lost-it seemed to me
that an angel in woman's form had
come to earth.
II am glad,' I whispered to Hinck
ley, "that you have found one who is
capable Of breaking down that mis-
anthropy Of yours"
''She hasn't broken down what you
call my misanthropy," he replied. "but
she Is capable Of breaking my heart"
When the meeting broke up we went
off for a little supper together, and
Hinckley told me that Captain Ida
Sherwood would soon have an oppor
tunity to show her preference for her
work to him, for he intended to pro
pose to take her to comfortable home
and make her his wife.
"But suppose" I said, "she declines
to marry you unless permitted to fol-
low the life she has chosen"
"She won't do that" he replied. "She
loves me-"
The next time saw Hinckiey he was
bitter against the Salvationists. The
whole thing Is fraud" he said.
'"There is but one among them who is
not making all they can out Of it; she
is sincere"
Captain Ida Sherwood?"
eyes"
"Why do you except herT'
Because she loves me as love her,
and she won't leave her work because
she loves it better than either me or
herself"
"H'm," replied musingly. "Wel,
having found one sincere person
among them, perhaps in time you will
find others. But If you love her and
wish to marry her why don't you per-
NIT her to 60 on with her work after
marriage?'
"She says that marriage between 4
Salvationist and one absorbed in get
ting rich would be no marriage at all"
met Hinckley on the street not long
after this, and I scarcely knew him.
He was walking abstractedly, with his
eyes staring vacantly before him, and
did not see me till tapped him on the
shoulder.
"Why, Hinckley," exclaimed,
whats happenedY
Nothing
"Nothing?"
"Jim, I'm wearing out" he said. his
reserve suddenly breaking down.
URusineSs mattors ?"
mo. I'm getting rich. Everything
touch seems to tarn to gold. It's In the
heart"
1.-THE Salvation lassie?'
Eyes"
Cant you strike COMPROMISED"
"A woman doesn't know what the
word MEANS"
"Can't help your
He shook his head mournfully, broke
away from me and went on.
One night passed the Salvation
Army headquarters and, seeing a great
crowd entering, went in with the
throng. listened to services much like
those l had heard in company with
Hinckley for awhile, then went out.
DuC, uedfluS one OF Two odlNULlOl1 IdS-
sizes who passed me pronounce the
words Captain Sherwood and thinking
Miss Sherwood might speak, returned
to the hall. | had no sooner entered
than I saw there on the stage the cap
tain, and beside her in a flaming red
shirt stood my old friend Hinckley.
was rubbing my eyes to make sure that
it was he when Salvation officer ad-
vanced and announced that Recruit
Henry Hinckley and Captain Ida Sher-
wood would solemnize the bonds of
!! matrimony. waited for the service to
be over, then left as quickly as possible.
did not care to meet Hinckley or to
have him know that had witnessed
his change.
When saw Hinckley again there
was great change in him. He had be-
come one Of the principal commanders
in the Salvation Army and was wholly
engrossed in his work. called on him
at his office in the headquarters build
ing and instead Of looking Inundated