Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
THE MASTER OF MAN: by Sir Hall Game
of Noted Author The
EenaC Me- Etc
PERSONS or THE STORY

principied and iikdbie. though IN Z
moment of mutual passion he has. Z,
great later pcnitence orer the secre
sin. had illicit relations With ID.
BESSIE COLLISTER--A handsom,
but itliterafe peasant girl, cho rediI,
iores Eictor's chum.
ALICK GELL--Agreeoblc but some
chdt tccdk. rho persuddcs Bessie 4,
betroth herself 10 him despite tn,
opposition of his father.
SPEAKER CELL - The rich and
tprannicdi head of the Monr Pdriid J..
menf.
FENELLA STANLEY -- A great
hearted and beautiful girl ni'h ud.
RANGED ideas on pomen's rights. tcho
| is in lore Wiih Victor and he ,ciih her.
She is the daughter OF
GENERAL STANLEY-Gorerno OF
the Isle of Man.
DAN BALDROMMA A brute
farmer. sfepfathcr of Bessie. and
rho tries TO use her trouble. for
which he thinks Cell is responsible,
as lever to advance his onn fortune.
Bessics child is accidentally sp,oth :
cred the night of its secret birth. She
Is seen bhrying IL in an isolated place
and is suspected of numbering the
babe.
NEXT day was Sunday. Bessie heard
~ the church bells ringing across the
Curragh. and, before they stopped. the
singing Of hymn. The Primitivcs were
holding n service at the corner Of
the high road before going into their
chapel. After the hymn somebody
prayed. 1t was Will Skillicorne. Bes-
sic listening through her open sky
light recognized the high pitch OF his
preaching voice. He would be standing
on the chapel steps.
There was great deal about "carnal
transgression. about brands plucked
from the burning" about ''the judg-
ments of the Lord" and finally about
the conscious sinner throwing her.
self upon her Saviour and repenting
Of the sin she had committed against
God
At the close of his prayer Will gave
out the first two lines of another hymn
II was wandering sheep.
did not love the fold
Bessie knew whom all this was meant
for. The Primitives were torturng her.
But they were torturing somebody else
as well. Through the singing and
praying she heard her mothers sighs
downstairs. md the beating of her foot
on the hearthStone. as she sat by the
fire and listened TO the service for her
guilty child.
What a cowardly thing religion was
Sin. What sin had she committed? She
had never intended to do wrong. and
only those who had gone through it
could know what she had suffered. Any
way, such as she was God had made
her. She would admit nothing. Moth
ing whatever.
Two days passed. Bessie's heart soft.
cred and became calm. The police were
leaving her alone-they must have given
up that nonsense about furnishing her.
Everything was going to turn out as
She had expected.
On the third day. her mother. COM
ing into her bedroom. found her with
widely opened eyes and all her face a
smile. Yes. she was herself once more
In fact. there had not been much amiss
with her. Only. never having been i'll
had come home TO be nursed by her
mother. But now she was better and
must soon go back back to
where she came from.
She told her mother about Alick ami
how fond he was of her. parting from
his father and sisters and even his
mother for her sake. 1t was quite
mistake to suppose that Alick had re-
fused TO marry her. He would have
married her long ago. and it was she
who had been holding back. Why?
She wished to be strong and we'll first.
Ii wasn't fair TO man TO let him
marry sick wife-wns it:
The old woman. with broken face.
looking sadly down at the girl. said.
YES. bogh! It's like it isn't, bogh "
and turned her eyes away.
On the fourth day Bessie got out of
bed and moved about the room just 10
show how strong she was.
''Sec what step | have now. ]
could walk miles and miles. mother
The morale Of that was that she must
60 back to Derby Haven without more
delay. Alick was waiting for her aud
he would be growing anxious. She
must take the first train in the morn
ing.
Its rather early. but never mind
about breakfast. A cup Of tea and
piece of barley bonnag-that will do"
Late that night. when Mrs. Colister.
going to bed with heavy heart. looked
in to say good night. BESSIE asked to
be called in good time in the morning.
Don't forget to wakcn me-. used
to be first up. you know. but now I'm
n s'eepy head"
And then she kissed her mother
0never having kissed her since she was
child and the old woman's eyes over
flowed.
Left alone. in the dark. she began
to think how good God had been to her
after all. Only those who had sinned
and suffered knew how good He could
be. She remembered the text about
the friend. who. when all earthly friends
forsake YOU. sticketh closer than n
brother. Also. with a certain shame,
she recalled the hymn the primtives
had sung on Sunday morning and. COW
ering her head in the bedclothes, she
sang two lines Of it
but now love my Fathers voice,
] love nv Fathers home
How happy she was. At that time
tomorrow she would be in bed at Derby
Haven. having seen Alick and arranged
everything.
Next morning when she awoke she
was startled to find the sun pouring
into the room. She knew by the line
It made on the wall that the first train
must have gone. The chickens. too.
were clucking at the kitchen door. and
they never came round before break +.
| fast.
| She had risen Oh her elbow intend
| ing to call, when she heard the roll of
a van like vehicle drawing up in front
of the house. and Immediately aftcrward
| n mans husky aSthmatical yoice In