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Show IN THE MOUSE OE THE I 0!JHET. tl THOMAS IIAKiiK. ICririiti il. t.y IwilySi .rj t'uii i In the liai kKroiind am.K d-.i .i-.l' owa behind I ho dmk ami of ni"dl-uni ni"dl-uni le wllh while, Ituinnit allhen benrd mid.innne, ihln of fine", albeit Bomewhnt wiry, wllh we anae-nile anae-nile akin, a mnrvellnui ahnped head, alinwlitu m Ml ii-J I'luiility , and diimliiatit will piie;. alhrlt atrnncely uneven: Hk'h I.i4ie Into whleh hot 1'i'V and n.:al.,; il.o llxht-nlnii llxht-nlnii nur.'i of tho eaule ae.i '.'.e ahlfly unrertninty of the ttinnite iilioiiether a moat riitup.'lllng ii.Tai.iui.i';. In the foreground a woman h -Arj at once the mnrka i f refii emenl l .iao lln-mli.ikl.le lln-mli.ikl.le evldnrri-a or 'Viailty folk" w'eh r.ever ei.i , exeibt lo tboae piw-eai,l of l.lith and l.eliiit; not a atroni: fuee, however, d.e aenk rn-trentli;(( rn-trentli;(( ehln and norvoim nouth kill-IliK kill-IliK the effect of the hlli forehead, whleh Inner, truth be loll, waa a trine Iimi bulKlne;. Kin aaa well dreaaed and her entlrn a.teet bo-epuko bo-epuko a perron well to ilo Ninr Ihe 'nir a burly man with hurnlDk'. fnnnt' lenl even, atoiit Juw ami tii'tir)' heard, .mr.lliiK wllh arma folded jrr.ua hit hrnwny ehest. tlu .ml tii' i ii-lnK. Thla wna the lur. -r .vlui:i of l)ow. runh. tho aelf arniiuneed I'rivl.et nnd ri'luenrnBllon of tho Deity- aicorillnir. In hla own elalma and Uiow of hla fiillowera. "I will willingly it ve all Ihnt la falily mine to the caime," tht womnn waa anylnit In ptiadlna: touea, "but la It rliiht to Klve up lln whleh bo-Ion bo-Ion UB lo the boy? I hate the legul power, I know, but la U rlfht?" "()h. thou of little fnith." replied, the I'rophet In deep aoli itn tonea, at whleh the woman ehuidered and bowed her head contritely, "bow long iiniat thou r.n on atuniliaiif In the ilarkneaa? How loiiR befiee thou aa- I milreat falih and walk In tie Hutitl ' 'f.' '.n ralalntt hla volte lata a men' at-lm key: "Would the iliwm of Oud Klve lalae advice?" "Ob, no, no," ahe replied paanlon-tely, paanlon-tely, "I do believe, I do, I do. Hilt" "There are no 'buia' to tin true believer," be-liever," the Prophet Interrupted Inv l erallvely. "I ae Uiat tb a art not Ut for communion with tho alert Deacon, ee that the alaur laavoe Elalum at once. Her preaonce here can only contaminate the elect." "Verily, I hear," replied the heavy nan near Die door, icrlmly movln. a atop luerur the woman. "Oh, no, no: not that," acreamed the woman, fnllng. "I will ilun the paper. I will do what you lay. You know what la for the beat. Wbo am I to nel my Judgment axalual youra?" "Very well," replied tho I'rophet, permitting: no algn of triumph to cutno into hla voire, and estentllna: a pen toward the woman at the aame time, "lint 1 fear a long cotimu of training will bo neccetiary tiefora you learn to en ti m tt your it run k and ebitlnate worldly will to tome Into eulijectloo to Ihe Holy romniandi." Weeping alleiilly ttie woman algncd bor name to the pupur, rollniiillilng all her right and title In the property left her by a provident and truatlng hualiand fur the maintenance of herself and the curly-headed llttlii boy who bore the fathur'a name. Silently the burly figure n. nr Die door ilmied hla nnme hb wlineaa and the Woman waa dlamlaaed liKiklin. with illent and pathetic ap..nl, luit In vuln W.r a alitn of npnival from the I'nipliet. Ilia face waa aet and alern. When the dmir clot-ed on her relreatlni: figure, the Deacon relaxed Juat a lilfl.. to ay: "Ulcaaeil ! the name of the Uird." reationdi'd the ileuron iiloualy "I would api-uk with you abi.ut the woman wo-man BlH'lellan w ho hn abode wllh li a fur the 1'iiM to iiinrlU. I would , Mi mm A if "Oh, no, no. no." ahe crlel passionate ly, "1 do believe, 1 do " lake her to wife, Meat ll5v (me. gilt la comely, aud I am pantiii loneaome alnce Jeannet'ai paed ia (he other Ihore." The Prophet ataite.l ,a frowned slightly. "It would Bllr up trouble, Jonathan. Hlie la mariitd according to the law of the land, ird tbe out-aide out-aide world do not yet iuirsUud our divine law." "l)ut ahe la married (0 n nn- helievr iBr.l reiifiuneeil all Ilea when ahe In am., one of ua. The Iniiilel! I oal-aiid :lulll never know. Verily outsiders out-siders 'mow lttii;:ht of w lint happens! In l-'lyalinn" Then rai.ll g hla voire tint It there waa a i.ik i . aMi.ii of incom e In It he cortli ui'.l: "I have hern a faithful itlsilple, nnd If Iho rewarde are not for the i ;f t w:io are to have them? I do l ol iiieatlon Ihe atcwardiihlp of ti e iiuila nnd the properties. It la due that I ehould have some of tbe Joys of the w-orld." The two men looked Into each other's eyes a moment. Then the Prophet said: lloulileil Ii Iii) up like a Jackklilfe. "It shall he aa you wish. I will speuk to her this evening." The (bor oiened and there enter el a thin, lanky man with a lanky Jan h'd a scrawny growth of beard. Ills ro was furtive and be aeemed to gl! '" rallier than walk. "Well, llenlKniln?" aaid the Prophet Interrogatively, "It la about the girl. Hose," replied the newcomer dcprecallngly. "It plraaed your bollneaa lo give her lo me lo wife, and ahe will have none of me, nor doea her niulher urge ber aa she mliiht. Hhe has a goodly Inheritance. Inherit-ance. It ahnuld be kepi In tbe fold." "Biimmon tho girl and ber mother," commanded the Prophet to Jonathan. Prcncnlly they came, a thlnfured, shifty-eyed woman and a girl of rare beauty Just building Into young womanhood. "I hear that tlin girl la nhatluate and refuses lo obey the will of the Prophet," remarked Dowfitrth Bteinly, adilreaslng Ihe elder woman. "I IMcn; unless you tnako her see iho error ol ber way all your aacrltlcea shall be aa nothing nnd you will bo cai-t out of tho Told." "The woman trembled, and replied: "I have told her ahe must. What more can-1 do?" "Hhe la your daiiKhler. You must make ber obey. Tonight at nine o'clock lilder I.nnson will come lo your room fur hla bride. Ilo will bave wltb him enough of the eldera to aa-sure aa-sure her obedience If you ahow the proper authority. See Ihnt ahe la arrayed for the bridegroom." The girl wrung her hand In despair. des-pair. During tho months ahe had resided in Klysiutn atie had aeen enough to know how hetpleaa ahe wan. "h, mamma, mamma: not to that crawling tiling Let ua leave Oils terrible place. Or you slay and lei me go. I ran make my own way, 1 know 1 tan. Let them have my In heritance, but let mat go." Just at this moment the door opened, open-ed, and mi Hly-drcHae.1, fooHah looking boy abutllcd In with a pall ot waler In one hand and mime clotha In Ui other. "Who la that, and what doea he In here?" exclaimed the Prophet, frowning. frown-ing. "It la a new boy to do the menial work. I took bl in In because he aaid he waa a believer In the faith. What do you tn here boy." "I waa sent In to wash the windows." win-dows." "You have made a mistake not at this hour, tie! out." Jonathan strode toward him to eject him and the Prophet turned toward the woman. "It ahnll he as you any," ahe replied. "The girl will bo ready." The girl threw herself on ber kneel In a paroxysm of grief. "Oh, Harry, Harry," she shrieked, "save me; anve me now or It will be too late." And then a new kind of miracle happened In Klysluin. Jonathan had Just reached the boy and reach, ed out bis hand to eject him when cjae lad loat hla aim filing gate and foflUh looka, alralgbtcned up Into an a i sleet young man, and gave the Kldar t punch In the pit of hla atom-ach atom-ach tkat doubled him up like a Jaruire, and followed it with a blow under lb cbln that aent hlra rolling to tbe floor In contortions. Quick aa a flaah he let ICIder Lanson bave one In the cheat lliut caused him to T" expectorate blood for msny dayt. I Then seizing hla pni: of soapy water he da.r.-d It into tbe face of the Prophet who l ad rlacii to give an ala'm. Th"n throwing open the window win-dow which opened onto the broad versnila, ho exclaimed: "Itosc. !t."o; now or never. Come." Willi a stnrtlnl t ry of "Horry." ahe sprang towsrd him, and tliey leaped from the vetnn.la and In a moment were tearing out of the grounds surrounding sur-rounding Klysluin In the Prophet's own larrlate which had been standing stand-ing awaiting for him. When the t nrriue and horaea were relume! Inio II. nt afternoon the burly colored man w in drove them carried alio a mile lo the prophet, ll read as lollows: "I. est ou rh.uilil want to take any action rciiiir.l.i g the escapade of this ulternoiin, I will give you my correct i-nuic and addreaa. Should you do so. however, nr make any aort ot tronhln regarding the estate of my wife, nee Itoan Walker, I will be pleased to meet you In a legal battle thai will go a great deal further than you suspect " "Harry U Pearson, Attorney at I. aw, "Hoom 114. No. !l?7 Klfth Bt." 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