The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-14

Not long ago the newspapers told the
story of a former member Of the Molly
Mcguire gang. For twenty years the
officers Of the law had been looking for
this murderer. For twenty years also
the fugitive had been wandcrer, jour
ncyinE from camp to camp ana state 10
state. constantly changing his name; hut
AZ last remorse and memory drove him
back TO the scene Of his crimes. Some
inner force pulled him back To tho spot
OIL which memory long had fingered
Tho waters had piled up behind IN" Dam.
At last tho weight broke through. The
criminal had 10 confess. TO" heavy inc
secret for him. RemorSc was Il burden
greater lhan he could bear. His whole
soul cried out for publicity. Something
in him yearncd toward confession. AT
last every secret thing was revealed,
and cvc:y hidden thing WAS published on
the housc-tnp. Nor could ii be- other
wrsc. Nature. memory. III" book of cN-
pcricncc and tho Eool Of God must all
agree rs To- the facts or life. For II one
sin were allowed to go UNPUBLISHED IN a
moral universe the whole world would
como crashing down IN ruins.
Nothing dclcrs mon from tranSgrcS-
sion lili" tn" thought Of tho revealing
dnv when every secret sin shall be
known. II is this that explains tho good
s"nyc shown by a wife who had suffered
all things ut the hands Of drunken
husband. once he vas sober no one
corld convince the husband that h" was
a beast that his face WAS stamped win
idIocy, thai his smiles had given place 10
lc.rS So tho VITO took lessons IN ph"-
tUCranhy and photographed him. taxing
ono snapshot after another during the
hear # droolnC, dri"clInE. idIolc
drunkenness. Long attcrward while IN
ono nf his better hours. tn" man received
twenty photographs Of himself as he
WIS IN hours Of rcbaurhCry Then fear
rlnc upon the man. Horror "N"rwhclm-
Cd him In utter disgust he rcv"ltcd
from himself Tho sunshine had G"a WI
his rorirait in hid"OuS lines. Fh" por-
travail Of himself in his hours Of dcGTa-
dalton shocked the man into sohrlciy.
But tho whole world - Gods photo
graph gallery. Memory Is Il long series
Of pnotn!.rarhS Gf an evil mans aims.
Each Incident is told in chapters. Tn"
life mnl,-S I'm IN" tables Of memory that
ar" also the Book uf God. This is what
tho WISE man meant wien h" sad God
shan bring every work INTO judgment
with ever, secret thing whether il he
GOOD or whether Z hc OWL" Seemingly.
however, THIS puhlIcIty IS really 4 form
of mercy. The kn0w!"d- 20 that all good
as we'll rs all owl Is i0urn"ylng toward
tho revealing day. braces mon for their
task Not all things are known today.
but all things Will h" known tomorrow.
Come soon or come late. tho best and
tho worst reveals itself. Tho Fly Stings
tho rrsr and apple. but II the wound Is
secret today. tomorrow tho beginnings
IF decay will appear. Not otherwise evil
is n worm working silently in tho soul.
Mans ina GInatinn is a gallery whose
walls nf imagery change daily. Dreams
arc artists Slowly the faces grow.
When to great day of realization comes
see Ia II that nothing Of the fox or
scrpant. nothing Of the worm or wolf
has reported itself in your own hidden
portrait that shall h" unveiled Tho
youth who goes through life gathering
evil like thick clay to himself. shall
awake Ia shame and everlasting con-
tempt and be cast out into tho rubbish
heap OF creation. Beware az the very
thought Of evil. If tn" torch of light
and beauty goes out when YOU stumble
and fall snatch up that torch and re-
light it at the altar Of prayer
The flapper OF the species Is more
deadly than the vamp!