The menace., 1916-07-15
THE BLACK PROPHET
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uAish incroascd his c0ufusioh-
/ nahro s-cmed rslis,ci uhen h. stated
that the gifl hsd catered the uuuncry.
Msrk had an inicuss desire % ask ukcrc
ske had gone. fof kc felt u would -
easier d be could knou. AZ last hc Yea.
turod the question. Dahro me, it With
coarse ridicuic;
"Do you think that I would teIl you,
Father Gorloni Never Lisicn' Before
you came she uAs ready 20 enter Holy
HOUSE. But once hcf cycs had sccn your
face shs wavcrei. Many times I urged
the claims of God upon her, bot she hcsi.
tAieL Even her mother gtcu Ian and
begaa 20 yield 10 her new mood. l vas
eomJcllei 20 go often 20 her home 10 fan
the spark Of her Ecal which had oncc
bocn a fame, and knew the reason.
For a time I feared that your influence
would defeat me, hut a. last I had re-
course 90 strategy. Her father |. very
ambitious. and be- Knows that l hold his
ofhce in my hand: for " be IL elected u
must b. by the vote Of Catholics.
threatened him with boycott II b. did
not use his influence. and Of course be
promised 90 10 -. Then I went 60 her
mother and held over her the terrors Of
hell. dll the woman guAked from fear.
AZ last she pledged her aid In bringing
her daughter 60 4 decision. You see,
Father Gordon, how necessary u 10 for
rs 20 keep the laity under our
fingers They must never be per.
mitted 20 think for themselves. Once
that accursed spirit Of the Protes.
tanis gets into our people the power and
authority Of the priest is gone forever.
This woman has a sickly constitution,
YOU understand. and she can Z live more
than e year. This il good, nor all the
) property in her right comes 90 the church
az her death. l helped her fX the papers
! myself. Don Z be startled al this, Father
Gordon, for the thcologians tell ms that
when q son is heir 20 his fathers prop.
; orty, and he kills his father when in
, toxrated, he should rejoice greatly over
the fact, for he comes into his own by
80 doing.
1.-The condition Of the voman's health
was one reason il was hard for her 10
let her daughter enter the uunnery, and
she stipulated emphatically that she be
. allowed 20 see her when she might
wish; which, fear, will he quite often.
"This will not be 50 embarrassing
. during the novitiate, and by the time
that is over she will he dead-possibly
before. Let ms pray the saints to will
! IL so.
"From the mother went 10 the
> young woman. She was very much un.
: settled. But, knowing that YOU had met
: her and confessed your fcelings-that
is-er, ] mspicioned you had d''-Dahro
shot n furtive glance AZ his companion
; -"I questioned her closely and learned
Of your wrctchcd conduct. Shame
!. Father Gordon, ! am surprised that q
priest would use his influence 20 keep
one from devotement; especially such an
one ~ She but IL Is done. 7 have
e gained my point; and mark me, Father
b Gordon, ] always gain my point! Do
' you hear thati'
Mark looked straight into the eyes OF
Q his companion and saw that which mude
remark was intended for him, for his
9 life, and every best interest. The mem,
c ory of some past victory was evidently
\ in the priest 5 mind, for an expression
I Of crafty triumph overspread his fea
lures.
/. 81 always get what I want" he re-
I peatcd. THAT is WHY / refused 20 h
baffled in this. For good reasons W,
will see that Cornelius Melby gets 9
|. chance TO 60 TO Washington. We viii
use him there as q tool for international
h things; meantime, he will he out OF the
Q way. Then, III her mother viii be 81
4 kind as to quit living-the saints blesi
!. her death!-I will have an open road.
e Dahro recalled himself suddenly, sho
a quick glance al his associate, and ther
/. dismissed him with a wave Of his hand
n Mark felt relieved to get away from
g his intoxicated companion. Though b.
e firmly believed that TO such men n
/. Dahro had been committed the power I,
n bind and loose, TO shut heaven and q
e open il, he felt a deepening disgust 20
II his habits and personality.
v The following Sunday, at low mass-
IS at which Marx usually otiiciated, allov
% ing Dahro TO sleep of the effects o.
e wine-he saw with n feeling Of relic
n that Joyce Melby's scat was vacant
d Now he could begin the real battle o
d his life with some hope of winning
% When she was present il was impOssibl
a 10 control the intense hunger which con
sumed him. But now that he woul
, never see her again he hoped he eoul
~ become master of what he felt.
a With renewed zeal he buried himsel
~ among the denizens Of Guilty Ghost
:. With utter disregard for himself h
n mixed in the reeking stews Of thai sec
10 tion, offering the consultations Of hi
70 church and the sacraments 10 all VIII
: would receive them. Where crime an
!, poverty prevailed, Mark spent his tim,
seeking TO tear from his own heart IN
cancer of longing hopeless longingr
"a which ate there day and night. Away
y !. he was trying 20 throw from him III
y y memory Of tho woman he loved. He rC
~ solved never TO mention her name eve
~ to himself; 20 keep her from hi
20 thoughts il IL were possible. After al