The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

tfmrrf afawrm i iflai the acton free press pao qjjj jfrr jhpaa ftljnrt jtum gospel fists dv hukti mcdaniel games lanoham mill superiiij- o i tendon t utrokcd his receding chin meditatively after tho fashion of a man who is sometimes afraid of his own decision finally ho said to thu ptit pii pvnglpf rfi- dont i witr4ltlliinruujiiiill try to keep tho hchoolhouso door locked because wo couldnt if wo wanted to bo far as 1 know heros no luw against you or any ano nine preaching in pio building but tho suporint ndent of tho circle cross sawmill at imball jtonl halted at this point and glanced fur tively in tho dictation of a slnlstor- looking shark a doitoii yards away 01 tlio bldo of which wi ru crudely painted the words phato oooden cold drink out of a group of several mill workurs and ramp followers there protruded fully six inches above tlio heads or ho other 1 tho features of tho owner of tho reitub- llhmont tho menacing oyti worn turned umi li 10 snporlntoiidont and tho now home missionary huddoiily jlanghumti demeanor and tono froxo into stiff formality i might advise you ttovenmd itorlor that dibit u front ut getting along very nli ely with out churehns and prearhort for your own health blr x would ad visa you to strike dlball front from your visiting lut ed loudly an they frit their czar vx- poctod them to do lln wont uo here i sneered ooodeil ho known 1 1u1u11i1 about safety rulh lo stay uul of dlball front tomorrow i wish hri woiild ome we aint had uo fim around hero lit weokt hoys ho rou id furnllh us with some firstrate 1 nurtulnim itt but ho wont ho here nuw he wont bo lure wo kin f or ient him i hat guyll bo as far rrom dlball wont as that wlucln flivver will toko him by tomorrow nlghtl agreed one of tile gang in tho minds of many of tho men however including lluperhiti ndent jos iauham and tho mighty lmiato goodcn hhmelf there lurked tho districting thought that thli impudent you n if iuli- slomiry likely iu not would bo on bund tho following itlht uomo people were to careli jt with their health night nothing w is im ntlom d of the affair hot dnso tar her in tho ovtn- lutr 0wklen had lndluitt d with a playful kirk that landed a logger well out in front of tho itahll hmt ni where imuite hold forth that tlio imbji et was clot d juit tho 1111111 hourly every one har- luired tho thought that something was going to luippt n tho following evening to brouk tho monotony of tint lights and ordinary fn oforull brawls that no lunger excited tho sinhardened town of llmll vwnt considering tho lurk of convortiatlon on tho iuhjert tlio cltljns of the town hou havo trn su th follow- st would havo been oaiy for tho now missionary to havo thanked tho iuper- inuiident for his advlre drlv n away und loft tlibmawha awmlll tiwn to bo destroyed oventually by its own sin tlio jtovcrond paul fraxli r wiui just tweuty- tlirca ycarh olil hawauor and h w a more stubborn and determined than luhllt unlllar caututus ho had boon k this field lu lltl1 clir ro chutfirlntf nvr because it wa tim touah for tho older tll liloifest d wjud run up to tho ministers you say tlio whuolhnuaii i t wonder ruthur door is novor locked very well mr thll urii krlpjwd urn populare xanilhun you may lot it bo knowy that mimlt r u lo wl riuit oandni would tlioro will bo services in dlball front m tomorrow ovonlnif at fight oclock uoverend paul rrlulor a1l froin iaul wavier jpoko determinedly nnd uu nlhllo carefully bnphed the loudly borauno ho wanted that piece of d fro1 m lothea took uui niblo and nows to roach tho oars of 1hauj ooodon ilv wutbooks from tho rear u at erectly it had not uken an export lml ullkld mi halantly into the bulld- knowledgo of ptycluhiwy to dlkclm that tppo iltid the hook on a du k thb elowerlnk look of phate oooden luul brought about tho iudden chantio in tho actions of the superintendent as a mat teroffact paul already know nf tho fiaxtoirnnumkwo frontier ww wero tho people indeed within a hundred nlki of tho place who liad not heard many- tnles of tho un godliness of tho town and of phato ooodon the rtory went that oootlen lmd ar- rlvol in tho now town from parlu un known and had uunrdedly reruied to talk of tho past uocaimo tho tittle town had come into tho ureat southoni plno timber country nheod of tho law ho recognized in tho place an opportunity to turn his pait oxiorlonco to cood ntead in making himself the leader of tho rough oloment that invariably tills a irontier town tie sot up hli builnem in tho dprawllng ihack on tho only jmultl vo htroot in town and botran to dlsimnie among other articles trouble and lawlesinoiji at tlrnt tho few roputablo cltlyonn nmong them james idinfham had pro- tistetl against tho rank violations 1m- lng perpetrated openly by ooodon mid his followtri but a few pergonal tn- countcri between thoo who prottitod and aoodeni men vlth ovorythlntf ar- rnuued beforehand in iuch a way that the former did not have a chance event ually hadtaught tho pro tci tins cltleni that caution was a safo part of valor the town had given ltielf up meekly to phuto owmjenj bullying rule obviously a church was tho lost in titutlnn oaixlcii and his eroud wanted to iee in dlball ivoit for tliuyreiented anyone lncddllng in their llttlo kingdom especially a mln- kl ueven nd paul lrasler said goodby to the auperjntondont and walked over to crank the antiquated car that hud broughthlm bumping over tho rough country road to the llttlo town a ho wo about to climb behind the wheel ho hoard a cnldlng booming voire ni ir by 111010 ooodon thundered up to the young mllionary while hbi followeri gathered grinning and let ring to watch tho procedure ijiok hen you young upstart of a piftlninltiffor roared phato wovo cot no use for yoro kind around hero a couple felliuf like you butted in lion awhile baek ono of cm dls- nppoared and ho aint 1oen heani of since pore fella 7he other decided wo didnt need no more preachin to if you enjoy good health you better not show yore snoot in dlball 1ront to morrow night or any other night i oct mo young rvozler a husky nam him self stopped hack and eyed the menacing ooodon coldly then he clambered care lessly into the ancient llttlo atitomo- mllo pleoso toll your friends mr ooodon that well havo servlcoi in tho hchoolhouso tomorrow evening at eight oclock 1 livltoyou csiieclally to come she llttlo car rolled away and the lawless loador dlball wont xtrtklo back toward his folowors muttering with rage wliafa tho mnttor phato did the young parson got your goat laugh ed a nawcomor who luul not boon an admirer of tho czar of tho camp long enough to respoot ills duguftt a sudden blow from tho alodfo ham mer fist of ooodon knocked the joker sprawling the rest of the crowd laugh- nt tho far end of tho building and lighted tho oil lump that hung cob- wobbed uloiig tho walli he rung tho iliool hell furlouily for fully two mln- iheso preparation 1 completed he walk ed ucroiwi tho awkward street to a small rontaurant to oat hlu rupiwr it was nearly eight oclock when he returned to tho nchoolhouso ho rang tho boll agi more furiously than before jio looked at hlj watch night oclock and nobody in sight he waited impatiently for several minutes itlll no one came ho arose picked up a hook and sung one of his favorite liyimri accompany ing hlmurlf on the chool orgin itlll nolkmly came ho walked to the front of tho building and looked out down in front of ooodenr plaro ho saw through tho faint and military light in that block a crowd gathered at umal gooden v as in tho centre talking premntly ho uw u v or km m and lilt family roine into the thoroughfare from a side street nnd head tou arc the iehoolhou e then he heard the rowlng oce of photd ooodon tho frightened man hulud hti family ooodt n mode n svw ping threatening motion and tho workman hi wife and hli children walked meekly toward the crowd he saw onodrn motion the wife nnd the rhlldren to the lde and rail tho man to the group watching tho family paul saw thorn- join a crowd of women and chil dren ovir lo one iido uhom ho hud not noticed before that explained the iltuatlon phato oooden was watching the irhool building and wai halting thoe few rltli ni who vi ntun it to rroiwt hi v ill young lrayler went back to the table eled the bell uul uuu the top step of the bulldlni ind rang the bell with all his mluht he inu the group milling around the rur of dlball 1ront miw qooden move about a a beait tormtnted in a ruge the mlllonary imllid and mug the bell more f urlou ly ho stopped momi ntttrily and could hear the threatening roaring volco or ooodon he resumed hli rhi- inir iinally in tlespenitlnn the gang loud er burt througlv the circle of followers who surrounded him and trodo toward the schoolhouic the crowd at his heel 1 safely in tho rear lraxl r saw tho timid clttveiu and their fanillleii who would hnve come to tho services had they been permitted maklnifi cmrtuln that the iurging crowd wai houded for the school building paul coojii d hli ringing nnd wont hvldo ai hn hn hrardtjlo trtuniphaitt roar of tho oncoming band he mulled again hoarhlng the low plutfonn at the fur end of tho little building he seiwd hli lllblo in whlrh ho had plilrod a murker nt hi text for tho ovenlng dropjied lo his kneei and iilomnly offered up a prayer that theio blind souls could lui made to soo tho light of right ho was ntlll praying carnrstly when ho hoard a hiuvvy thud on him stops phato ooodon momentarily halted when ho saw tho missionary on his knees tlio halt won brief however with a roar ho burst in upon tho sanc tity of tlio prayer with tho fury of a woundod beast pardon mo iord muttered paul 1 have some other urgent business u ttndiol iio leaped to hu feet fo moot the raging store of tho bully not for a second did his gazo waver from tho burning eyes of oooden 5or moment that stunned the dmurbcr not mince ho could remember had a man da rod gazo unwaveringly into his angry menacing ircc until now thlr un expected turn halted him gavo young waaler tlmo to gather his wlu tlio followors of ooodon had como in behind him now they were gathering around tho two bantforlnk among them- wlvea and egging on thrr leftder cau- tlounly tlio citizens and ttalr families who nelthor followed tho rzar nor dared to rrimui him 1 used lntothu house and timidly awaited the next turn or event an his earnest yi i bored lnu tho vll tat o of phato qoodoti paul fought out a harrowing battle in his mind hhould ho r trout to 1 avo cihhu 11 and hi gang in tiiiprinin rfnnmintl of th iltuutien and tin reby give them an ovin more i lining grip abotlc tho moral throat of the struggling town lo rotrcut without dollvnrlng his m rniiui would be a onfisdon that ho wus not big enough to rope with tlio situ ilton and tho hurt h luul u nt him in 1 e hi 1 1111 u- it hiul hop d thut ho uiu mudoof timber strong t nough to muiter the nlnlter lnfliiencei that dimmed tho light of christianity in ntvugifllng lawlr in dlball wont llhohld horiajon with thb glunt 1 luniy who disregarded both human right and tho saendnitu of the hurehv tho balug ey i and anlmalllko fat o of tho man before him told pail that n id on was a fonuii buiguuge to phuu- oooden and hln folio we ni would he bo jiifitllled in violating tho dignity of his calling to the extent of tnuaging ill a onimo 1 brawl with thbi man could ho urenm- pllh iiiuiu by iiiomunturlly wltlulrawbig and working out 1 01110 otht r iweiiue of upprosi hlng the probli mv all or thco qui timii iajal through tho young ministers mind in a jumbled stream of exelti ment whats phate goln to do mxt one of his tniity followers wlilipon d to another come on 1 idiouted luiother lets throw 1m out tho crowd drew elor hold on the roared ooodt 11 f aint said nothln yot ill ti nd to thlt chup in my own way stand buck i no longer could pauls burning gui hold batk the lnfurlautl ooodt n who rloed hi upon the mluhttr tho latter momentarily stepped buck jeers went lip as ooodon came on suddenly pauls power of reason suappett only one thought rang through his mind he muit prove hi 1 courago before theo people or hi chance for saving tho town from outlawry was j fonver gone there was no turning buck no avonuo of ccapo it wiu either to give in or to light ilro with flro phato oootien wung furlouily at tho loung mlislonarys noe pu ducktxl with tlio agility of one- who had been an active athlete from early boyhood oood en tured blankly us tho untouched face or wayler bobbed back into position he ntruck wildly again the blow paued luirmle ly above the durked head of tho mltlonury amazement spread over the face i of tho spectator 1 in all their diys of worshipping tho mighty phato oomli 11 they never hud set n a man stand up after he had been wiing at once by oooden and liore was thu slip of u boy bobbing around avoiding the blow- at will ooodon hlmelf was llttlo leu pulled ho swung again this time it the stomach paul throw out hli elbow and tho drive glanced harmlcsly to the side oooden fhot hlu left ilu furlouily at tho ministers right ear win 11 paul dodged tho blow it was 10 fjut tluit it threw oooden oif balance for a fraction of a econd at this jamo fraction of a m cond tho mini tor con cluded that it woj time lio acted nino determinedly he shot a brisk fliit to the chin of the flnimdorlng glunt olf bataneti us he wa oooden fell to the lloor lrulfr win over him in on in- ilant qnudin leapt d to hi 1 feet to be met with h nplerllko thrust tojho left temple the little building shook from tho weight of the falling bully thl 1 tlmo he regained hli feel more feebly and 1 truck almlciily at the minister a punch in the stomach floored oooden for the third time c011u rnatlon grippetl hi 1 follouon could it be po ible that any man could drive the mighty phuto to the tloor vegetarianism a theory carried to an extreme throws iu light on queer sides of human nature many poopjo bollovo that it is not only foolish but wrong to eat meat and their conclusions push to tholr furthest boundst havo an o3d sound in tlutears or carnivorous mankind one enthusiastic gentleman announces his intention of eating merely th rnw fruits and grains of tho earth bollovjng tliat cooked food was not uitondoil for man or botuit ho acknowledges that u diet of uuu j tuid fruit has hitherto mado him rather 111 but choerully hopes to adopt it after a ltmger trial another gentleman who bi not only a vegutarlan but a ronslentlous cater or those fruits mid grains which iiuet his apprtwal would not 1lh ard th rind of a fruit merely lecauuo it may be lough t laving btnw7ithrm he saynritmilnt bn intended for some good purple and he concluthif that thli purpiwie u ctinntutid with tho palate of man i ixillovo there must bo noun thing medicinal or nutritious in the pol of on orange he wrlttvi u friend luul mi 1 always cat it with the rut of the fruit i milit comft ui htwtvt r that it never seenn to agreo with hie iar removed from thiio ultia nthui- osts however are many n ruitil who have udopttd the mild form of vtgeuti- lanlim which coiislsui in eating vege tables wlw 11 they ale io be t onvt nit ntly found in london npeclally will such wanden rs from ji10 beatt n track find ample suiu nant e in vt gt tarbui r staur- anbl 0110 of whleh the apple tree ii s entirely mills factory iui to merit many u vbdt its bill of raro is long and elaborate if out d sin s wt ncli ii aim they uro hero to bo found translated the tempt ing tltlt i inevitably suggent the presence of mi at mill inspire the tn xperli need later with an excited lonulng to know how it w all done you ordt r flaronny 0t nk with a triumphant reeling that here ut hut the cook luul bet n caught in hi 1 own ambitious tolla and beguiled into serving up fltsh a sort of browntd cake is produced and when one hive illgutci it 77fenrini 1 ittoftiia n vi ra 1 n n i d v e ke tublei 10 cuutiluidy minified and so dellclouujy fluvoretl thut neither eye nor tongue can distinguish form for dl itinct tiuito a vegetalile ragout sound 1 marvellous ly insipid dh 11 it not f yet win n ope hui lief ore him it iitt atnllig plate of tender yoijng canots turnips and other spring benefuctloiii lluvort d with won- droiii herbs ho must be an exacting man indued if ho li not content prom the apple tree ulso are to be gathered delicious putldlngfi of llgu and dates plates of fruit smothered in crenm and manycolored salads which delight tho eyo and tickle the pulutc surel tn a land where nuch provlilon ii made for tho fleshnutlng tooth it is by no means no bad a thing to be a vegetarian h ujwmi tamnrlnirryrtr thr flopptnir around like a wild duck with iu wings injured i paul wtnt over to the fallen man and assl tt d hhn to his fet t oooden at tempted to strike minln but thh tlmo tho mini tor merely caught the defeuted in ms arm and held hhn buck tho gunglrader trlid io ituro into his op- luiiuntu face and wltlur him but thti bullys pli rclng eye i were no longer lery ihey wavered and for the tint time in all hlu life phuto gooden tasted the lillltriii sj of defeat after travelling the toughet of the highways of tho world without having hi 1 way mtlously debated he inn t bow ihfore the power of thi lighthaired puilmslngerl a film of teirs made the duinh- fmindid gangleaders eyes shlno leei- ingly oooden sent u pleading glance to hi 1 follouen that slgnlili d hlu defeat more plainly than anylictlon or word 1 could tell ho wheeled about suddenly his burly head drooping und started breaking- through tho crowd hold on there brother oooden commuiided paul sei vices are about to commence tho missionary elwd tho arm of tho former euir and re ntly but i irmly led him to u neat directly in front of the little platform thut was to seryo as a rostmm now folks if you will taiw juiits wo can proceed with tlie services a pimiiitanouus roar went up from tho timid men and women wlio luid watched the events rrom a safo dbitanc and oocxicnh former followers joined in all gathered around tho llttlo rostrum and paul waaler rcsumexl ids nterrupted prayer bo tlio church moved to dlball wont douglas riyptlun liniment 1 1 an ex cellent leg wash for stock alo re- movei corns in horses and quickly re lieve brul to i sprains swelling and joint stiff iiejis on buooklvn iiuiix1k tho brfdgo itnceman grasped him roughly us ho won about to leap over tho rail whats the idea ho demanded how dp you got imt way whats the use replied tho wouldbv suicide i havojlost my money on tho stock market i have last my home my wife has divorced mo there li nothing loft but u em it all that mny lie true lluddy said the pollt urnim nut whats the hurry oot on buck hi lhio and toko your turn komkthino happened two swedes were walking on a rail road track when a train ramo along behind tin m one or them wan luck enough to jump off tho track hi tlmo tbo otht r not being so forninato tlio mirvivor itlutrr after i yump ho said i run a jeotlo vuy and then i go back to soo itout ole putty soon 1 como cross an ann cm tho track an hooii i noo one of oloti ugs nox tlng seo oles head den i say my goodness some tlng muot a imppenci to olol ladies i save your eye worvdeflful new invention- tlifil any nfl in ims than flv m inula vary ainila arvl aaay la u ahuilnldy guaianlawl wnl potpjj tut tily 10 cnli coin 3lw rwia i lwamt mulmjlf oiuiatji2ation vtyj c llmlillrkj mhlia more powerful and always stnoih tikk ita htrong durultlr iiiiasih tlii now chovro- lctw vuicinhcni siicyliiidor motor i cktuip- ttirin i tionnlly rngod ami powerful yon can dcpnul on ita yun ntendy how of power lo rarry you 6uaily n iii through rhik and mud or up tin- fdfnprut rikr ut f uolory orthnwn and nothing less tlian u chtvroht six in no hiikwhii quint and tiixoh xtrii rthtful nt ull driving npjuds it tukrn nix rylindors to givo tho t coiufortuudf pcydom from vihrution you will h roicjc to ak u no 11 1 1 tin irln ac plsn of drfrrrl pay- upprrciato ill tllin now six tilmdil untl i ik fnrrul motor owr como for a drivo in iho new chovrolnt know iho ivowcr bnrviro iollry comfort nnd hundling emu tlint muy now ho rnjoyed at lower cost than vvvr sknewciievrolet six a g e n e it a l motors value j n oneill son georgetown ont swifts premium ham or bacon for easter premium ham wliaa you trtiy a wjtl mtd look ltllfyliu worui s4c iii lc4l tlo l tli ull uult at ti au 1 premium savortite s jft pnhoiun kwd i wwullful ch intblum llaaau 11 thadouimv df 10 mm premium sliced bacon ivy r slit a lnr 1 u cuh or ut li lihly v 11 r jialia waiti pck premium bucon pr-mlu- iuchx alx ajly ld by lli iriil wlfj wmdt imoin in dota on dia jiu the merchants listed be- lo w are ready to take care of-your- kaster-premium- ham or bacon order they have increased their stocks in anticipa tion of your needs arrange for your kaster ham or bacon at once so you may be sure of getting premium premium hams retain their full flavor when scryed because they require no parboiling before broiling or frying insiut on ircminm when ordering the splendid flavor and general high rjuajiticu will make it worth your while buy premium from g henton j w jones w j patterson 1 romph