Show The Preacher and His Hi Con Converts erta 4 St StaT By aT ARTHUR B. B HERB HERBERT RT C. C till un W w N w p per Union J he should be excused If It PERHAPS hU tutu walk was a bit chipper De De- apte his hili odd tort years jeara ears In the pulpit Jv George End Enderson was decidedly luman human Twenty Twenty five five years Is a n long pastorate to b one place especially when the twenty five years rears have witnessed a growth and success such ns as Enderson had hall wrought In In Arlington Memorial To crown his work was WIlS to toome torome rome ome the new church building As Enderson rounded the street corner deep in plans and hopes for tor the new structure he 11 had bud over O IO In the rocket pocket of ot his frock coat In Tn his desk drawer r were three thousand more Abruptly Enderson was brought back to the immediate present as 88 a dill dis- arrayed figure gure hurtled by hint him and United In a heap against tb the wall of ofa a building An If It you jou ou want ant any more Just get IP ep p an sa say so sot I the big figure of or Bud Mason Sason ason Invited the fallen tallen one Chagrined and thoroughly tho annoyed Enderson suddenly realized realized- that he hI bad iad I become come an unwilling member of this group Of course ourse It was waR again the fault of ot Bud Bud Nason-Bud Nason Bud Nason Nilson the ever zever seen le to seen be-seen In church The few days it s ashore between sailings were Indeed In Indeed In- In deed too short to be spent fooling around with such company I As Enderson nd hurriedly disentangled from among the fight masts his eyes ejes met those of Bud nud Na- Na son lOll and the tho hostile message which the they telegraphed was not not lost on the brawny sailor Well Ill I'll be d d-d d d I 1 half ball In surprise hit In III Indignation summed d up Naion's Na Na- ions eons thought Jumped on again conS con contemned without without- a hearing as usual Here Sere a fellow cones comes home after atter ten weeks reeks toes at nt R sea a comes home and gives gl a 0 awell well yell deserved deserved licking to the good for wh who has been heen bullying the tte neighborhood during his absence absence- sad and nd for for- that gets a a dirty look from the parson I Well Ill I'll be d d-d d d I repeated Nason sad weA those about him without hout knowing the provocation ro agreed to he be d d-d d d with him for tor was not Bud DUll Karon Navon champion h tumble rough-and-tumble fighter of or ofa a too too gentle gentle neighborhood Champion Cham- Cham pion ton ron unless you jou OU considered Red fled Barson Bar Bar- zen son the only man JUan who could beat him own down Enderson his bis pleasant t thoughts wifely jarred by Nason's Nasons exhibition lion tion passed down the block Into the theode side ode gate gute of ot the churchyard churchward and ond through the rear door of the parson parson- ages i It was several moments before ie h could account for tur the queer sense sf at f danger that coursed his spine sev s 8 V- V n moments before he gathered the of ot the pile of ot silverware td together on the dining room dining room table l Ie Instantly End Enderson's thoughts fI flew flewIn w to In the building money stored store In his bis bistak tak drawer r awaiting bank deposit the thet sent t day Was It still sUII safe sate Even Enn as his eyes eyes to took k In the open an end ind ransacked desk dr drawer the study ioor clo closed ed td behind him and a n tower tower- to ur ml red headed headed fellow v swung viciously it at him Mm Taken completely t ly by surprise the man of ot peace who ha har had le 1 server r 1 struck truck a blow In his bis life lite planted plant plant- I td ed d M bi his fist squarely Into the snarling snarling tire fuN I Enro Enraged ed by the unexpected op of- opposition position the burglar came on a n fI second cond Vine time As the queer and unequal combat an n on tin the Infuriated redhead illy lily recognized the his unbelievable v ble hi strength was waning Dazed only th the wire lre to kill In his mind he robbed grabbed s bandy andiron and swung wildly a aWe at We the diminutive preacher Fortunately tor b- Enderson th the andiron caught In a 8 fUrt tore It from bis grip and then his head bend mind was still on Enl En En- l I unjust condemnation n as os he lIe strode mITe past the parsonage He lie turned s sneering face tace toward what he be knew Tag I i Hnderson's Enderson's I study tudy window window only to tr behold the curtain nt ot that window suit MM come tearing down n from It Its l lor pole r o a while a R tinkle of falling fulling glass glas am the strange phenomenon a 4 r 1 I hounded the the up stoop par par- anus w f door opened and Into his arms p flied n II dazed bloody red red headed headed d whose hope only thought was escape our Hut InMon thought otherwise The W in III was Waft ab short It only 1 needed two of mighty might the swings to send exI ex CT- I l to l crook Into unconsciousness T To his congregation the next Sunday zo 1111 i ning George Ceorge Enderson won wan wandie die if same mme faithful minister except that sae II arm was In u sling and ond several leveral of ot court plaster decorated the of Ills his head But Hut In his pis own o heart Anderson Enderson Knew w that he was changed a Jw cu lit amt understanding h had bad l Continued on Page 4 9 pi n TIlE TIIE PREACHER AND HIS IUS IUSI CONVERTS I I Continued from Page 1 jj I I 0 W 11 lol- lol t l been Mn given I. I Ism It wn with Ith ana gratitude that he ne beamed down clown upon find Dad ad Naron Nason whose e redoubtable le flits fists t ct had saved anet th the building fund Dud NaBon Na eon Bon win hind Imd c cn even n refused n cent ernt of the reward for lied Hed Barron Uncomfortably Hud Had had bud In ha hs unaccustomed stiff while collar a bit dubiously he e eyed the tho Ute late about abut him then Mr his doubting eyes yes tI felt fell Il up upon m the 11 In Inthe tb the pulpit and and Hud BUll Nn on back beamed back beamed upon n 1 Enderson erson with Ih n a 1 I look In la which was all aU war hero and amazement at the ear eurs of f Mind bland 1 seas nes from which 1 he hilt hid b been eri t H all t rued ned |