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Being boy, Gilbert, or popularly. "Gil," Dawson's immediate notion on seeing an empty bottle roponing on the rails, was to shnok a stone at it. Having yielded to this nature, he return- ed to 'lila nowor self, that of a business man, just promoted to the charge of a miniature book. stall
In this capacity he waxed anxions, on not im meiliately perceiving his supplies in the van of the incoming train.
Where in 'am?" he remarked to the station "Is that how they teach you to talk in the Board School?" retorted the station master, who wana unpatior article from the south
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35 porter. following case is quoted-H.C, aguil
March
101; he was
FORE'A. saw him on
increasingly offensive, and Gil fairly tingled tomate, an has been mates since we took our first rabbit! What, he hasn't spirit enough to tako ont a dog of a Sunday, let alone let him slip i
The Bat he can fight his own mate! hypocrite
for "him himself.
have theo doesn't!" he said desperately. "It's a good job as there's sorDeeze in the family as isn't converted!"
"Don't thee talk like that, Gil!" groaned his father: "The devil's fair tugging at my arms!" And Gil was growing discouraged himself, for
the Gospels he could find throughout nothing taat soomed to justify his father in fighting.
The awkward passage about turning the other chook was a constant checkmate, and though a School Medallist for Scripture Gil was Knowledge, when he came to the last neconate of the Chief Sufferer, he read them with a new and extraordinary interest. His odd young soal expanded for the first time in a mighty admira- tion.
There'll never be another like Him!" he said to himself seriously. That he clenched his fists and straightened his broad shoulders, If He had only had ma! he mattered.
It would be as well, Matthew Storey," said the Freacher quietly, if you were to take sorrice under the Master yourself, to show u how beat we may follow Him
Gil prized himself up, and pooped through a chink in the hedge, and started as he saw Mins Polly clinging to her grandfather's aca
Scared is shap thought Gil, and he crept mentor.
The man laughed a hoarse laugh at the Preacher's suggestion.
"What doesn't is clear out for, I say-and, mind thy own balneas"
"I cannot leave this neighbourhood gatit my work is done, I must gather you into the Kingdom yet, Matthew Storey." And the "Your work!" and he swore lustily, "Now Preacher looked him full in the face.
Thoo'll just tala hore, old man. The Acts were quite as disheartening. Those look
way! I've mado up my Apostles soomed to pat up with anything. A thyself hack, to where thos came from, or I'll ray of hope dawned on him, as he discorotave to show thee the that St. Paul once saved himself from a for- mind there shall be an end of this!"
Gil wow now unite at the Lord have his way round the Matthew Storey, him. ging otherwise the whole Book soomed hopo-
But tackling the Epistles, and are with you.",
You're terribly gay to-day laughed the old
"What's up "You mese this, eh?" and Gil pulled at a chining red lie with araugs spot. ft: chapter ther gut himself courerted that's what!
suffering from marked dyspopria, low of appotits and had lost 10) Hls, in weight during his two mouths absties. No phisical signs could be found in his lungs, Ife was ordered two tenever anos you were a babby!" spoonfuls of Sanalogen thrios dail, and ordin ary diet.
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"Ayo: Eight down
frauds isn't my father you bet!" cheap and Gil began setting out his stall industriously.
Couldn't
heg myself," remark- the whole go ed Gi meditatively, but at week-end it makes
difformes Why -"
-" and be laughed gaily, "Schoolmaster once yavs a money-boras a-pieds to save for a trip; but I soon set him straight! Where's the use of a money box if your father Why he'd had it if I takos beer? I told him. ewalkere! it! But it's not all beer and skittlow being converted neither" ho added with a enge wisk
I hope itin't!" laughed a frosh young voice, and Gil turnod to ne Miss Polly, the Preacher's grand-daughter, holling out her panny.
Gil sulanirad Miss Polly. She was a year youzar thau himself, with fanny black eyes, and a merry mouth. She was very clever, for play the harmonium at the meeting. Aho soubl It was a continual marvel to him that she could beno merry, and yet live with a grave a person sa the Preacher.
corner.
maid the Proseher. Eh, would ta!" shouted Gil, losping forward,
and pashia the Preacher aside. He caught
wrenched it out of his hand, and lung it along the blow of Mattha's stout stick on his shoulder.
mad
the
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"Hal's wholp mectol Mattha startled,
"Thos daros cried Gil, mad with anger, and writhing with pain. "OR thes gets, or I'll sui some one en tha as 'il siffen the up!"
Polly had cried no lifle short cry, and stood St.still clinging to her grandfather.
"Gilbert Dawson, bring me that stick," asid 10 Preacher.
Yon Mattin Storey is nowt but a great beast, isn't he?" demanded the son.
a beast he is for sure" Ind "Aye, "Thou I've gotten it! Look hero! Paul himself and folk can't reokun to be hallor nor St. Paul himself, he fought with boasts at Ephoso!" and the boy pointed with grimy
the mall print finger at
I'at no scholar, Gil, lod" aid his father engerly. "Doon it say that ? Certain sure?
"Certain sare! I have fought with beasts at Epbrous, them's the words,"
"It's queer as the Pronchor never came upon thera,
The Bible's a terrible big book," said Gil excusingly, and added with a touch of pride, Any one might have missed on! There's only one thing
Gil did so.
Here, Matthew Slorey," ho said quietly, Take it. It is yours."
Gil uttered zu excismstion, bat the Franchar know his mind.
Cota Polly, my dear, Come, Gilbert Dawson," And the three walked on towards the villa, leaving Mattha staring at thom.
"Deus it hart dreadfally," kod Miss Polly, looking shyly at Gil,
"It's not!" said Gil conily, "nowt at all!" But the Pruscher turned sud took the boy's hand in his firm grasp.
"It was grandly done," he said with en- that cheek turning. It's fearful plain
The Lord reward then!" about the checks and the shadow of perthusiasm, grandly done, Gilbert Dawson. plexity still lingered on his hot exsited face.
"I'll manage for that, Gil! I'll manage for that?" said Mal with a resolute air, as of a mau
his marching orders.
twinkling. Ho bisid his chia higher than his wa Hal slopt peacefully enough, and
His turned smartly to his stall, whipped out the paper,
foldal it, and handed it to her in nsual custom, hoping she would notice the tie.
Ferhaps she did. Perhaps who did not. What she said was,
fhin stall grows grandar every time I come, Mr. Da
Dawson. I'm going to spend sixpence sometime."
il blushed with delight, and risions opened of himself behind the comuter of a bookseller's shop in the next town, with som ose, no longer Polly, to help him and skins upon the in- oumerable customers.
That night
after having" told the Lard what he was going to do, ho rose saxt inorning under a stara soase of responsibility.
At which Gil was to overpoweringly shashed to reply
•
"Who was that?" asked Miss Polly, as her grauifather returned to his evening meal after a short absence from the fable.
A soul in the devil's servies, my dear! Pray
Fell Moosing to-night."
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All through the day he bore with his tor-that I may have a word in season at the High Mentor. He was determined that to personal salt should bring him down the punishment; and Gil cloned his stall at least five minutes early in order that he might be sure to be home in tima.
It was Thursday, and a bad day for Mattha, He was short of cash, and in those happy old days He had often stond trent; so full of a vague wrath he can loafing up, and waxing impudent, strongly suggested that Hai was a well-adjectived coward, and deliberately insulted Hal's wife.
Now Gil's father had certainly found that he had entered upon more than he quite understood when he became what his son called " converted." Though peace began to spread itself over his home, a most unlooked for difficulty bud avisen la the antagonism of his
of his mate" Mattha Storey,
trop that!" said Hal warningly. who took upon himself to consider Hel's new
aight, my lad! I'll drop it there!" saeered i attitude, as a personai jasalt to himself. There for Matth's relieved his spirit by roaring mook-the other, striking Halsaddenly on the cheek.
Hal-turned the other to him and waitel. wet, by ingly at his old male when ther
ch? Thou won't
Theo sueak fight, "Ach ing Psalm-singing coward and ho reddened Hal's other cheek.
Thon Hal's time came.
Te him at his work in the guarry, by
lusults from his own doorstep for the boreft of the neighbours and Hal's wife and ohildren.
Hal, however, could not forget the night when he looked spellbound into the calm fass of the old Pronoker face shining as from the very presence of the Lord-the tight when sh inspired leap of imagination, he had discovered at he was missing the vorg glory of existence As the treasures of his Father's house, by cling- ing to the Prodigal's part
Thoo's struck me on one chesk, and I've let the strike me on the other-now it's my tura " and he drew off his coat deliberately.
Mabla stared, and the neighbours who had stood afar off gatharad closer. Gil's heart beat lit up areitedly fle took quickly, and his eyes his father's out and hold it for lim
"Now then, my lad. I'm going to lick the devil out of the: Is to ready?
Exon Mattha, cowardly bully as he was, laved not run away in full face of that crowd.
The fight was of brief duration, and thickset Hal gave his neighbour such a thrashing as sont him cursing to his cottage.
Afterwards the neigh ura vid with such other in hearty congratulations, until they naw the Frenchor coming down the road. Then they quietly dwindled away, and the Preacher closed the door on himself, Hal, Mrs Darson, and i
So you have done it after all," he said sadly. "Yes, sir, I have," said Hal firmly. -And
you think the Lord would say, “Well doo, good and faithful servant, for this svon- ning's work?"
"I think I would," said Flat, bat Gil trembled, eyeing the Proucher with strained anxiety.
So filled with wonder indeed was he at himself and bis strange experience, that as got he had held his parce and fet, Mattha do his wornt.
But at the
eting he poured out his the prayer m. soul in simple supplication that he might stand P Lord," he the porsecation of the enemy." esiad, Thon known I have often besu proeou. ted to gaol, and well deserved it but save poor old Maths Thou know we've been rates for the devil! Break him down, Lord, and bring This kind commoth not out, but by Him in !" prayor and fasting!" thought the Treacher, and doep heart his prayer and fasting continued in
gony, as he followed in spirit. the cont fought out by his children." It was no light thing to geek to rouse the things of the spirit in men and women who had drifto into lives
that perish. boasts worthy of very
Amongst the Black Edge villagers, there has never been such a senation as when Hal Dawson gave up the drink, The Butagonism of his mata was watched with keen relish, and Matths found apertain backing, but on the whole the sympathy wan with Hei, who had always been considered a good chap when out of beer; and there was a
You wouldn't have fought him, sir P" asked general encensos of opinion thata good thrash-
anxiously. would be of inestimable benefit to Mattha. ing
When Hal, driven to desparation by some ex ceptionally vile taunts, tealatatively angrested to 2.0 Preacher that he had an icon that the Lord was wanting him to show Mattha Lis place, the Proscher groaned.
Dawson Dawson-don't let the devil da oove you. In the world ye shall have tribalo world"
And Hal, possessing aubonaded faith in his guide, went home dopressed.
We had to have peace," sakl Hal wistfully, as the Preacher remained silent.
Whana wau's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to ba at peaon with
quoted the Preacher, him,
Hai a
шо
"I hate you to go off on those lonely ways! said Polly, anxiety dimming her brisht eyes. "No, no he said hastily. Four miles Do let me go with you-just for oven!** over the foll: It is quite out of the question,
mere quietly. my dear," he said
Can't some of the non go with you ? " Most of them are off in anothor direction to-night, holding a meeting at the Cross Roads, is a mightier body guaril than a few wild What are you afraid of, my dear The Lord
quarrymen!"
"I know- or I ought to know!" and she half smiled: "Yet-if only on had Hul Dawson--"
Poor Hut I don't think that so far to his- found his bad any easier! Good-night, child. Do not wait up for me,"
him.
Good-night, grandfather," and she kissed A quarter of an hour afterward the landlady'
Came ju
"Miss-I can't bear no longer-seems I must say it That axan ax came before he left-he spoke rough to your grandfather: Said that he would do for him to-night, if he took any of his preaching to High Fell! Said that God
lim!" Alrighty Himself could not stop
girl sprang to her foot. "Oh, Mrs. Simma, how could you? Why didn't you tell me sooner!?
Without any fixed plan, she rashed opstairs, and fan her things ou.
pres
She must through the village to strike the Full road.
In the half light of the April sight, she found Dawson's cottage.
ho knocked and ontored.
"Oh, Mr. Dawson" she gasped.
Hat was stated with his leg ap on a chain.. "Oh!" she cried and stopped short. Any- thing the matter?"
“My ankle-given it a twist, mis-why-" "O" she cried, "and grandfather lus Bat off up the Fell, und wanted you so! Matthew Storey he has threatened-Oh, is there no one who can come and stop him?"
if
Gil sprang up. What? What Miss Polly? Bomeone going to teach the Preachior ?"
"I said- Ob, he said that God Almighty bitself could not stop him!" cried Pully
Fal was horror struck. "Gil, lad!" he cried, "Off with her! O
-Ob, lad, lad, Isa doubting with bor for thy life-
it instead of me! Tell the Prenoher is catching him, teli Hatta, to come along and thrash me: he wants someone to thrash. Tell him he's me last now, tell him to let the Preacher a-be
But Polly could hardly wait to hear the finish of the messze, and in a few minutes she sud Gil were racing onwards over the Fall.
That nything should happen to the Proscher appalling to Gi Thongh Feang, he loft
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anything jast now. "You's a saint!" said Hal, as the door closedli all strong
His presence with the Preacher might be some "It takes a shit to hold in, thinking as he His
protection. thinks of this night's jub!"
Fay be it from mo to blame you. Dawson Had I been tried as you have been tried, I might be done the same, I don't think I should--but I might have done. To his own master a man stands or falls!"
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This was a pozer.
It's a job when a man's converlod, seem- ingly," said Gil.
dye The servant of the Lord mast not strive, the Preacher says.
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"It 'nd take a deal of hard sweating to be liko him!" said Gil.
If it 'ad de poor old Mattha any good 'in his soul to give me a thrashing, I stand honest and let him do it, Mattan and we was mates!" and Hal scrrowfully.
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"Won't you stay here and wait, Miss Polly," he said to the girl, as he heard her panting breath beside him.
"No, ob, no!" she gasped, making au a zonising Affort after spo-d.
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There he is oried Pelly. They were out open Fall, and far in the distance the But such at altitude was beyond Gil He on
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ait down here if you like!" said Folly A with mighty self-effacement.
The immediate result of the thrashing was that Mattha 1 ft Hal alone, and outward peace was restored..
Batadded to the fierce resentmentin Mattha's mint for the humiliation he and received before the whole villa o, was a sense of idcfios blo Through is all brain a disappointment, But David gare Goliath one in the face! glimmer of new possibilities had arisen, as day But now Hal And cal of them Bible folk gare a good dress after day his mate resisted him.
down to them as bothered them! Aye," said Hal, and it must be admitted bnd, so it wore descended to bie level. Hal hd be gave a sigh of envy for good times past. bnt the Preacher says we are in the New Testamont How. Ten Old Testament folk was not to go by, and be says." and Hal dropped
Gil was hurrying bone, in keen expecta his voice with a new reverence, "that Heng
tion of B eavoury supper, when hear ng Christ-never fou ht not the worst on
That night Gil got bold of a Bible, a book le voises beyond the bend in the road. Le would have scored to be seen with it, an stopped short to listen as Mattha's strong voice be heard clearly, as he earsed the ordinary way, and remarked courageously
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Moreover, now having a wholesome awe of he mate, he must rests seek a new o, snnel for the stream of lus irritation, and he found it in the Prenolier.
Bat another momont, and a grant figure leap ed out from behind a boulder, and seized Gil by the arm.
In the half light, the boy looked up into the terrified face of Mattha. The man was speechless. The grip of his fingers mude Gil set his teeth. The Preacher at any rate was nearly over the fell top-every moment he could dolay the mas
of importance.
Well he said, for the terror in the Woll" and he wrenched himself away, aud man's face was communicating itself to him. stood over by Miss Polly, who bad stumbled on to the lank, and was now staring at the two in terrified silence,
And why didn't la strike him
Mattha's face was ghostly with an awful fear. "Speak, too greatcoward!" said Gil, recover-
himseit
Why didn't to strike?" There are Two of them," mid the mon,
ing
What need was there for thea to come down
his falter that he would "got him out of Preacher. it yet!'
For three nights Gil plunged into his New amongst as he shoulted Torning all the pointing up the Fell with a trembling finger. Testament as absorbedly as though he were villagers into canting whining fools with thy
Gil and Miss Polly looked also, but saw only
tracking the fate of some mighty here of the religion! Look at Hal Dawson-what is the the Prescher outlined against the dying sun- bookstall, and for three nights Matths became religion when they get it, oh Fights his own glow.
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