The daily worker., 1926-07-31

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The next day was Sunday or Watknses
called the time Dad and Bunny had got their break
horse to their one old wagon father and
mother riding and the four people walking ahead on
Paradise.
opinion they into their and
make inspection Of the domain they had pur
map showing the various tracts and they drove
he laying roads and other improvements in his mind
day this country would all be settled he saidand the
thing begin with rock-crusher There riding
along the fellow horseback whom they had met the first e
they knew now that it was young Bandy enemy
and they exchanged greenghe cat and the gopher be
polite!
They rode up into one of the arroyos where
ranch the Racum place They surprised to find
charming little bungalow with good porch in front completely
buried under bouganvea vne which would be mass OF
purple blossoms in the spring Gee Dad exclaimed Bunny
this where ought and say The other answered
there should be somebody to keep up there was well here
and with little fixing would be quite place There was even
and she looked contend there plenty of gophers
Dad sad and good sign for victory over Mr. Bandy!
They laughed together.
They followed the "slde" down to Rosevle old
mission there and had supper and came round by way OF Para
disc in the evening" and the outskirts of the town Just after
turning off the highway they building standing in
of trees with lights shining in the windows and urnur
of voices within One voice above the Others believing
which needed identifying the "hoy jumpers church.
and Eli preaching "Oh Dad exclaimed Bunny Tets hear
him. So they parked the car and got out and stood In the
shadow of the trees; and this is what they heard:
for days of your trials ended Come unto all that
travels and heavy will refreshen you For
heaen devils shall be casted outhe lame shall walk
the dying shall take their beds Brethren sent for to
unto the Third Revelation Once moreover the
Holy Spirit dscohe Himself the New Gospel unfoded
according the popheses hheofore explained There
the way the True Word of freedom handed
unto you and him that make known And
he shall casted into
the boomess pit and better that mione hanged
about his neck and he drowned in the Woe unto he
a serpent creeping the night to tempt the
souls they that beware Satan that
lure the soul with false doctrine and blast away the ROCK OF
AQeSi Tpive he that all
lows will bless and his pains shall be healen and he shall
talking tongues Glory Haeuiah and Salvation unto they
that has washed their sins in the Blood of the lamb Haeu
jah!
The believing voice of was drowned a chorus Of
camaon shouts and sheks and the whole con-
gregaton of the Apostolic Church of jumping
their rolling matter Of fact
little while before that very thing happening but Dad
wouldn't let Bunny go it, too degrading he
sad they into off Gee whz Dad
exclaimed boy ELI saying word that taught
him! Do you suppose he really believes it al?"
that only the Holy Spirit could tell that Eli
unatic dangerous but kind that couldn't
put asylum because he used the phrases of religion He
hadn't wits enough make anything for himself he had t
enough to what could be done with the phrases Dad had
given him. there religion turned loose TO
plague the poor and ignorant and the Almighty himself couldn't
lstop it. ~
There came next day riding out from Paradise bring
ing telephone call for Dad Armiage No in trouble
and Dad was needed at once Before ney started Ior nome
Bunny managed to have talk with Ruth and told her won
drfu that occurred him. Dad said there ought to
be live the Rascum place and keep and
Bunny suggested that Dad should buy goats and stock
the place and rent to Paul. and let Ruth go there keep
there would be nobody to beat her.
Ruth looked happy but she said Paul would do that
he wouldn't take anybodys charity Bunny insisted that 1t
wouldn't be charity aDad really wanted the
ranch he would make business Paul would
work the and Dad of the But Ruth sighed
and said anyhow Pap would let her he was jealous
Pauls claim know things Eli had always been
that he because the city people had
backed Paul. Pap didn't want her talk with Bunny
or his father. for fear she would lose her faith
Ruth just Bunnys age almost sixteen and Bunny said
wouldn't years before she would be of age and
then she could go where she pleased Dad sad she could join
or Qnd
her not be afraid but to wait and not bother with that fool
jumping business hateful nonsense and wouldn't hurt
her the least think for herself and her