The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-02
copyrighted. 1919. by the Twanty-
FIRST Century pTess.)

Several years ago London was amazed
by n strange story Of crime. The GRIM
inal bore distinguished name. HIS
! in two continents. His achievements as
father was widely known and honorcu
author and leader Of modern reform were
signal and unique. He had received dis
,, tinguished honors from his king. When
the rumoTs OF his sons crimes were
first breather, all men doubted and dem
! led Not until the criminal had fled did
the world fully accept tho awful charges.
young man became rs II he were not.
After a while oblivion closed in. The
Like Judas he went away into his own
place and the abyss hid him from sight.
Now comes a strange story. II seems
that for years this young man was hid
den in remote country under an
assumed name. With solitude came re-
! Election. Slowly suffering burned away
: his sin. Alone he fought his battle and
, won his victory. Under an assumed
name, when the war broke out nc return
ed to England and was Immediately
| transferred to the Belgian fr0nt. There
| he asked for tho hardest work: there he
| hungercd for danger and thirsted for
chance to mako up to society what he
| had stolen. His argument was very SIM
pie. Going to his captain h" mad" full
| confession. and then he said That
worth much To England. Let me tax"
! his place in No Mans Land. Whenever
there is a task that involves almost GER
| tain death. give ii 10 me-. My death
would be welcomed by my relatives and
! old friends Then he entered upon
career Of Unparalleled peril. He crawl"d
| over No Mans Land by night and by
| day. His clothing was pierced with hull
| let's lie received surfnC" wounds again
and again. Whcn"vr an Impossible task
was proposed this man went out and did
! it, His story began 10 he whispered
among tho Officers. One day his colonel
| sent for him, and in tho name Of tho
| king thanked him II" was introduced
! bv his tru" nam" to Il little group Of Of
| fccrs as man who had lent distinction
] to the name made glorious by his faith
/ crs.
An Officer who shared in this scene
| said that tho impression made upon ms
| mind that this huug"rcd for punishment
| and thirStcd for pain that would atom"
| for his sin. just as wand"rcr IN the Sa-
heru dcscr, thirts for water and hunE"rS
I for food. lie said that the man gave him
| n totally new idea Of tho uses OF pain.
As an antidotn TO his sin and tn" rcmors"
of his mr"rory. cold. fever. hunger. tirrh
wounds became almost pl"asurahlo. For
the first time he understood tho words.
/ without Shedding Of blood. there IS no
remission of sin II is plain That inc
man was trying Ic atone for his crime.
He saved n sccr" " lives directly and
| hundreds indirectly. At last 1t was per
fcctly evident that he had r"Ecneratcd
! through and through 4 once thorough
" bad rhnn had become Thoroughly
! good man. Saul. the murderer. had PC
! como Paul tho apostle. Once h" sought
, only Eis own pleasure and his own de-
sir"s. but at last IA" sought only the In
! forests OF others and himself II" Wouio
no. savc. \ day cam" whom II" won IN"
! Victoria Cross After that mon STOOD
with outstr,', hod hands. One" m"r" INC
! doors Of old homes opened I" CIV" MN
! wclrnnmr. Once more he was received
into clubs Rrokon and Scared. but tI">
! toridus, now his fccI ~" in III" old paths
| and his arc lhc old friends Today II"
has tho feeling that h" has r"""Fcr"h
his good nam" and can lock forward I"
mcniIng his r"Ncr"d father beyond. war
brings IT'S wastes and distinctions. hnt
for this man war brought Il possible re-
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