The Glenwood post., 1922-03-23

CaWklnS.
"Where is sorrow there Ii my
proper place." Cartwright answered.
sThose people need comfort and the
help of God"
~ got letter from lady there
cawkins went on. "As nigh as l can
muse out they need minister: can
read print handy but wrltin' bothers
me. You read it, brother
MI. Cartwright took the letter ana
read as follows:
."Dear Sir: Mr.. Barman gave me
your name. We need u minister to
comfort the sick and help bury the
dead. 1t is good deal to ask OF you
but If you feel like taking the chance
of coming here I am sure you could 90
a lot of good. We have doctors enough
and 1t seems pity that the church
should fail these people when they
need 1t most. If you have the courage
to come YOU would win the gratitude
of many people. For month l nave
been taking care of the sick and up to
now no harm has come to me.
"Yours respectfully,
"BIM KELSO."
GA mans heart deviseth his way
but the Lord directeth his steps, said
Cartwright. "For three days l have
felt that He was leading me-"
81 begin to think that He has been
leading me-" Samson declared. BIN
Kelso is the person 1 seek"
81 would have gone but my wife
took on so l couldn't get away" said
Cawkins.
"I'll come back some day soon and
you and will pry the devil out of her
with the crowbar of Gods truth ana
mercy" Cartwright assured him as he
and Samson took the road to the
| north
On their way to the Honey creek
settlement the lion-hearted minister
| told of swimming through flooded
rivers, getting lost on the plains and
suffering for food and water, OF lying
down to rest at night In wet clothes
with no shelter but the woods, of hand
to-hand fights with rowdles whe en-
| deavored to sell drink or create dis
| turbance at his meetings. Such was
the zeal for righteousness woven by
many hands into the fabric Of the
West. A little before sundown th"v
reached the settlement
Samson asked man in the road II
| he knew where they could find the
nurse BIN KelsO.
DO ye mean that angel o God in
q white dress that takes keer o the
| sick?" the man asked.
81 guess that would be Bim," said
Samson.
shes over in yon' house, the 9th
er answered, pointing with his pipe 10
cabin some twenty rods beyond
| them. ",rhar's two children sick thar
an the nanny dead an buried in the
ground"
SIS the plague getting worse?"
Cartwright asked.
mo, l reckon it's better. Nobody
has come down since the day before
yestiddy. Thar's the doctor comm.
He kin tell ye."
A bearded man of middle age was
approaching them in the saddle.
u am Peter Cartwrght-th
preacher sent of God to comfort the
sick and bury the dead" said Sam
sons companion.
1--WE welcome you. but If you stop
here you will have to stay until the
epidemic Is over"
"That l am prepared to do"
"Then l shall take you where you
can find entertainment, such as 1t is.'
"First, this man wishes to speak to
Miss Kelso, the nurse" said Cart
wright. He Is friend of hers"
you can see her but only at dis
tance," the doctor answered. ~ must
keep you at least twenty feet away
from her. Come with me-"
They proceeded TO the stricken
house. The doctor entered and pres
emily BIN came out. Her eyes filed
with tears and for moment she could
not speak.
"Why didn't you let me know of
your troubles?' Samson asked.
"Early Inst summer ] wrote long
letter to you," she answered.
ut didn't reach me. One day In
June the stage was robbed Of its mail
down in Tazewell county. Your letter
was probably on that stage" 4
"Harrys death was the last blow.
came out here 10 get away from my
iroubles-perhaps to die. dldn1
care"
Harry Is not dead" said Samson.
Her right hand touched her fore
head her lips fell apart: her eyes
took on look OF tragic earnestness.
Not dead!" she whispered.
He is alive and we'll"
BIN staggered toward him and fell
to her knees and lay crouched upon
the ground, In the dusky twilight,
shaking and choked with sobs, and
with tears streaming from her eyes
hut she was almost as silent as the
shadow of the coming night. She
looked like one searching In the dust
for something very precious. The
strong heart Of Samson WAS touchad