The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-01-13
CHAPTER xV-contlnued.

The wide-set sanitary policeman
paused in his survey long enough to
wag q thick forefnger 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
ne lifted II 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
Dressiye. It's a government of the
rich for the rich. Has a poor man
got any show7 I'm a CAPABLE station.
airy engineer. All l ask is a chance
to work-at my trade" This by an
afterthought IF you'll give me two
aOllars to tide me over"
Rev. Smith Boyd stepped out of the
eWay Of the sanitary policeman, and
DAen stepped out Of the door.
Il a-And you call yourself a minister Of
: le Gospel" Mr.. Rogers yelled after
8 gm.
That was a sample Of the mornings
work. and Rev Smith Boyd felt more
and more, as he neared luncheon time,
that he merited some consideration. If
only for the weight Of the cross he
bore. There we're worse incidents
than the abuse of men like Rogers;
there were the hideous sick to see,
and the genuinely distressed TO com
Tort, and depthless misery to relieve;
and any day in Yedder court was a
terrific drain, both upon his sympa-
thies and his personal pocket.
He felt that this was an exception
ally long day.
Home in hurry at twelve-thirty. A
scrub. a complete change Of every
thing, and a general feeling that he
should have been sterilized and baked
as well. Luncheon with the mother
Who saw what a long day this was.
then q far different type of calls; in
4 sedate black car this time, up along
the avenue. and in and out of the
clean side streets, where there was
little danger Of having a tire pune
tured by wanton knife, as so often
happened in Vedder court
Away to Vedder court again, dis
missing his car at the door OF Temple
mission. and walking inside, out Of
range Of the leers Of those senile old
buildings. but not out of the range Of
the peculiar spirit of Yedder court.
which manifested itself most clearly
10 the olfactory sense.
The organ was playing when he en-.
tered, and the benches were half filed
by battered old human remnants, who
pretended conversion in order to pick
up the crumbs which fell from the
table Of Market Square church. Child
ing himself for WEAKNESS of the spirit,
and comforting himself with the
" thought that one greater than he had
Ialtered on the way to Golgotha, he
sat on the little platform, with hymn
book in his hand, and, when the prel-
ade was finished he devoted his won.
derfui voice to the blasphemy.
The organist, volunteer, a little
old mar who kept shoemakers shop
around the corner, and who played
sincerely in the name of helpfulness.
vas pure of heart.
The men with the rough-hewn coun-
tenance, unfortunately not here today,
was also sincere in an entirely un-
spiritual way; but, with these excep-
l!ons, and himself, Of course, the rec
TOR knew positively that there was not
another uncalloused creature in the
SOON. rot one who could be reached