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"I'LL MARRY YOU."
Bynopals. Tom Blielby, a rancher,
rides into Oio frontier town of
Punca looking for a eood time
after a luni; spell of liurd work
and loncllneHs on tho ranch. In
Mead, he runs Into u funeral that
of Dad CalldnB, u retired army
man of whom llltlo la known. A
Ktrl, still in her teens, BUrvlves
Calkins. McCarthy, a saloon keep
er unu l'uiiu leuUliiK utucn, uu
cldes that the tlrJ, i.uw ajono in
the world, should irnury. bheluy
starts a hunt lor eligible liusbaiiua
and the minister tioca to corner
with tho girl, bhe agrees to pick
a husbund from the score of men
lined up in her home. To hiu con
sternation, tihu uelectu Shelby, who
had gono along merely as a spec
tator, lie declines the honor. In
dignant, the girl dlsmlBses the as
semblage. CHAPTER III Continued.
"Straight tcr h 1, I hope," the Buf
falo Gap J. I burst out, forgetting
tils clerical role In n sudden cxpres
Blon of feeling. "Whatever caused the
fool to butt In?"
"Oh, ho didn't Intend nuthln. Tom
mln't that kind. He just drifted 'long
tcr see the fun. Yer can't blame him
cause the gurl took n shine his way."
The two disappeared, their voices
still grumbling, and Shelby got to IiIh
feet nnd moved along the edge of the
tent to where he could view the shack
better. Through the window on that
eldo nn unobstructed blaze of light
poured forth, but even as he stood
staring nt It the girl appeared fully
revealed In tho glnre and drew down
the curtain. He saw her clearly, like
a picture In a frame, one round nrm
uplifted to grasp the shade. He drew
a quick breath, almost of astonish
ment, conscious of the rapid beating
of his heart. By heaven, she wns
actually pretty ' lie had never thought
that before; out then, In that ruddy
light, the strange Impression took pos
session ns something entirely new.
And it served to strengthen his pur
pose. He would not piny the part of
a coward; he would go In and ex
plain ; ho would make her understand
exactly how matters were with him
and why he acted as he had.
Yet this was accomplished hesitat
ingly and In doubt. He wns at the
door twice before ho found sufllcrent
courage to knock lightly. There was
no response nnd he used his knuckles
a trifle louder, Intensely conscious of
a desire to turn nnd run nwny. Hut
there was no opportunity. The latch
clicked sharply and tho light streamed
directly Into his face, fairly blinding
him.
"Oh. so It Is you back again?" she
asked coldly. "What did you want?"
"Just Just to have a word with
you privately," ho explained lnmely,
blinking his eyes. "I I thought may
be I could explain."
"Explain what?"
Why why how this thing happen
ed, Miss." nis confusion rendered him
almost incoherent. "You see, I I
don't want you to think I'm that sort."
"Oh, you don't? Well, I'm not thnt
aort, either. Come along In, If you
wnnt to; I'll hear what you have to
aay."
Shelby never felt quite so awkward
and Impotent before In all his life, as
he did standing there, fiddling with
the hat in his hnnd, while tho girl
carefully closed tho door behind him.
Her own appearance of ease, even of
enjoyment, only added to his deep em
barrassment. For the first time he really took
notice of the room, how plainly It wns
furnished; a deal table, two chairs,
the stove, a few books on a shelf, with
a small clock between. Everything
looked cheap, but Immaculately clean,
and, as his eyes wnndered back to tho
girl, that was what Impressed him
most about her cleanliness. It wns
evidenced In face and hands, In the
dark skirt and white waist, In tho
smooth strands of -hair.
"Well," she said pleasantly, "I reckon
you might as well sit down, ns long
as you are here."
He found n chair nnd dropped Into
It, and she took tho only other one,
her hnnds clasped In her lap nnd her
serious eyes watching him with un
disguised curiosity.
"I didn't expect to see you ngnln,"
she broka tho silence which wns be
coming awkward. "What was It that
brought you back?"
"Fact Is I don't know," ho explained,
startled nt the sound of his own voice.
"You see I I sorter got an Idea you
might be lonesome nnd nnd n bit
mad at me, nn' so I thought mnybo
I better drop In an' tell you how It
all happened. But It don't look like
jrou was mad."
"3fo, I'm not mad. I flared up for
a slnute, but that's nil over with. I
ain't botlierln' none about that outfit."
"So I see," somewhat more at ease
and crossing his legs. "I reckon that's
about the right way to look at It.
Whatever made you pick me?"
"Why, naturally, I took tho best
lookln gone I saw, Mister Mister "
"Bhelby, Tom Shelby; so you didn't
even know my name?"
"No Idea of what It wns; I picked
f ob out because you didn't iiva hare
By RANDALL PARRISH
that's why. If you really want to
know."
"Then you did know me?'
"No, I didn't. I saw you at the
funeral nn' I knew you wa'n't no
Poncn man. I didn't care who you
was or whero you came from, Just so
you gave mo a chance to get out o'
this hole. I would marry an Indian
to got out."
"Then that was why you took me
so ns to get out o' here?"
She nodded.
'"Flint's 'bout the size of It. I didn't
take no stock In what tho preacher
said, for I ain't no weeping willow,
Tom Shelby, an' I don't need nobody
to take care of me."
Shelby laughed.
"You made a mighty poor guess, nt
that," he said cheerfully, "when you
picked mo. I'd n took you to n worse
place than I'onca."
"There ain't none," positively.
"Where Is It you live, anyhow?"
"Over on tho Cottonwood ; 'bout six
ty miles north, up nenr the reserva
tion. II II But it's lonely up there;
not nnother white man In thirty miles."
"You are ranching?"
VJust startln', you might say; run
nln' a few head on a free range."
"But you've got a house, a place
to live in?"
"Sorter shnck yes; n corral an' a
sod stable; that's 'bout all. I'd ho n
dandy, wouldn't I, ter ask a girl to go
"I Picked You Out Because You Didn't
Live Here."
out there an' live? No, sir; that ain't
my style; It wouldn't be decent."
She did not speak for some time, her
eyes roving nbout the room ami. then
returning to rest on his face. There
was no smile on her lips, yet some
how she did not look sullen or In
different. i"And that was why you said no?
You came bnck to explain? It wasn't
because you disliked me, then? Be
cause you despised me for doing such
'a thing?"
"Whut, me? I should say not.
There wa'n't nothing done thnt wa'n't
all right. I don't blame you a mite.
You ought to git married."
"Do you really think so?"
"Yea, I do; this ain't no place for a
single woman whownnts to be decent,
to live In. Besides, you're old enough."
"How old am I?"
"Seventeen, mnybe; I ain't much on
guessing ages specially women."
"I am nineteen," sho paused, her
teeth glenmlng ns she smiled. "I wish
you would tell me nbout yourself."
He glanced up nt her surprised nnd
twisting his hat about In his hands.
"Thnt won't tnke long," he snld so
berly. I ain't got much history, so to
speak. I was born In Kentucky nn'
run away when I was seventeen.
Been out In this country ever since,
soldiering most of tho time, nnd then
punching cnttlo for the Six Stnrs.
Saved a little money and started In
to go it alone. That's about all the
story."
"With a lot left out. Why did you
leave home?"
"Oh, they wanted mo to go on In
school nnd bo a lawyer."
"You finished high BChool?"
"Sure; what made you think thnt?"
Sho laughed.
"Oh, Just a word or two; you've got
Into tho habit nt talking like these
people out here. So have I, for the
matter of that When yon live with
them for years, It's bound to twist
your tongue. I can speak good Eng
lish when I try."
"An' the thing yer wnnt to do most
Is to get nwny from I'onca?"
"Yes."
"Yer sure don't hold no grudge
against mo for what happened to
night?" Her lips and eyes smiled.
"Why, of course not. It wns too
i ridiculous for anything. After you had
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filed out 1 put my head down on the
table there and laughed until I had
tears In my eyes. The expressions
on those faces when I picked you out
would have made a dog laugh."
Shelby wanted to sny something, but
his mind seemed to be utterly blank.
Ho could Just staVe at her dumbly.
The silence became so embarrassing
that he llnally got awkwardly to his
feer.
"I'm I'm nwfully glnd you took it
that way," ho stuttered. "You see,
I don't know much nbout girls nnd so
I wns nfrald you might be mnd. I'll
have to go now, I think, Miss."
"I'm very sorry, but I'm glnd you
came. Good-bye, Mr. Shelby."
He took the outstretched hand, con
scious of the warm pressure even as
he fumbled nt tho latch of the door.
Ills eyes were downcast nnd his fnco
flamed; nor did he breathe easily un
til he was ngnln outside, alone In the
darkness of the night.
CHAPTER IV.
The Proposal.
He stared back at the closed door,
still dazed but capable of swearing nt
himself for being such a blnmo fool.
He felt n vague suspicion thnt ho had
acted foolishly nnd that the girl was
amused at his awkward embarrass
ment. The Interview had proven nl
togthcr dllTorent from what he had
anticipated ; the tears he had come to
wipe away were conspicuous by their
absence, and Instead of bringing com
fort nnd courage to an extremely mor
tified young lady, he had found her
filled with merriment over tho affair
and quite Indifferent ns to Its outcome.
Sho wns different from anything he
had previously conceived. He hnd
confidently expected to encounter n ra
ther ordinary young woman of the com
monplace frontier typ! the kind he
hnd known for years.
She hnd proven herself nothing like
what he hnd conceived. She had been
smiling nnd self-possessed, mocking
him with her good humor and treating
the whole affair ns a Joke. He was
the victim, rather than she, evidently,
In her estimation; and he had actually
felt like a raw boy In her presence,
unable to think of a word to say or
what to do with either hands or feet
How immaculately clean she was nnd
rendy of speech. He saw again the
picture of her, sitting there facing him,
her eyes meeting him frankly. Yes,
she hnd made n fool of him, all right
and he turned and strode up the path,
oblivious to all else but his gloomy
thoughts.
There were numerous people on tho
mnln street, although the principal
groups were before tho dance hall nnd
McCarthy's saloon. Shelby stopped In
the glnre of the former to consider
what he had better do, his mind vibrat
ing between Joining the others at the
bar or seeking his bed at the hotel,
lie was still undecided when two men
suddenly bumped Into him and he rec
ognized Cownn and "Bed" Kelly, both
drunk enough to be ugly nnd Insult
ing. The first stnred Into his fnco
with n sneer.
"II 1, 'Red,' If here ain't the bride
groom," he exclaimed Insolently. "Say,
where you been all this time?"
Shelby drew back slightly, hut held
his temper, his brain Instantly clearing.
"I don't hold that to be any of your
business," he replied coldly.
"Well, by thunder, It Is. Just the
same. You butted Into this game with
out no warrant, an' yer plnyln us
fer n pnrcel of fools. Fer one, I
don't stand fer It. It was a put-up
Job. You an' her are In cahoots for
that money. She didn't never look at
one o' us. Your pretendln' to bo sur
prised wns too darn thin, n 1 1 I bet
yer just come over from beln' with her
an' lnughln' nt ns yer d n skunk 1"
Shelby's face hardened and his teeth
set grimly.
"Don't go too far, Cownn," ho wnrn
ed sternly. "I got some reputation as
a flghtln' man myself an I don't tako
everything peaceably. Now, listen to
me, you drunken brute, and keep a
civil tongue In your head. I have seen
the girl, but we didn't talk none nbout
mnrrlage and, what's more, I wouldn't
touch thnt money, not a cent of It,
even If I wns to marry her she ain't
that kind, ncr I ain't.'
"Gosh, you must think I'm a sucker,
Tom Shelby. What tho h I you got
to git married on?' I'll bet yer never
seed two thousand before In all your
life. Tell that to the marines there
ain't nobody goln' to marry her ex
cept for tho cash."
"What do you mean?
"Why, she's homely ob a hedge fence.
'Bed' was Just savin' that If she'd a
picked him, he'd have Jumped the re
servation, money or no money. Yer
can't string met"
"You say ' she's homely?"
"I sure do, an' ns damn mean as stt
looks, I reckon."
Shelby's face was like flint nnd his
right list crashed square Into Cownn's
sneering lips. Tho fellow went top
pling over nnd before he even knew
what hnd happened the ranchman was
upon h!m, holding him flat to tho
earth nnd pommeling with both hands.
It wns soon over with. Shelby giving
his opponent no chance to break away,
Interspersing his blows with frank
expression of feeling.
"Ynu measly hound! Coin' to marry
her for money, nm I? Mnbe you'd
like to say thnt ng'ln. d n you I
That's 'bout the size ' your soul,
Cownn. Take thnt, you whelp I You
won't bo so d n beautiful yourself
when I get through. There now 1 Per
haps you'll lay quiet awhile l"
He got to his feet and glared about
Into tho ring of Interested faces de
fiantly. "Any more of yer wnnt to sny what
he did?" ho demanded. "Here, you,
Kelly; you laughed when that dirty
pup ald sho was homely ns a hedge
fence I Come here, you red-headed
terrier," and ho gripped him by tho
throat shaking the fellow helplessly
back and forth In his mnd rage. "I'm
goln' ter marry that girl, If she'll have
me, an' there ain't nobody goln' to
slum the looks o' my wltjp, either. You
get thnt, you coyote? What do yer
think of It now hey? Spit It out;
whnt do you think of her now?"
Kelly hnd to spit It out; It wns nil
he could do with those lingers grip
ping him.
"Let go (I n It let go I H 11
She's she's tho handsomest woman I
ever saw; you you let go ' mo I"
Shelby flung him to one side In utter
disgust, hurling nn oath lifter htm ns
he reeled dizzily Into the protection
of the crowd. He cast his eyes once
In contempt about the circle, seeking
some other antagonist and finding
none.
"To h I with nil of you!" ho de
clared. "Get out of the way there I"
They fell back to give him safe pas
snge nnd he strode straight on past
the dnuco hall and turned down the
dark path leading back to Calkins'
shnek. He had but one thought now,
one purpose; he hnd burned his
bridges behind him. After what he
hnd snld and done only a single course
remained. Without n pause or a re
gret he went straight to the door and
rapped. It wns no ttmld touch of the
knuckles this time; he was still too
angry to either hesitate or doubt. And
there was no sign of embarrassment
In word or net when the door opened
nnd she stood there looking nt him
In wonderment.
"I'vn nAliln Wiiftti n cifii. tiliiHmt trnril
to you," ho nnnounccd simply. "I'd
like to come In."
"Something hns hnppcncd?"
"It hns; I've just hnd to lick two
pups who got too guy 'bout you. They
said some things nn' I said somo
tilings. Now I'm nlmln' to mnko good.
You said you'd marry me awhile ago;
does that hold?"
She wns leaning ngnlnst the table,
staring nt him; her face seemed to
go white and her hnnds toyod nervous
ly with n knlfo she hnd picked up.
"You you hnd tronble with two
men, over me?" sho nsked, her voice
trembling slightly. "What men?"
"'Bed' Kelly nnd a gazabo uumed
Cownn; they was both here."
"Oh; they were angry at you for
that?"
"Sure; not becauso you didn't tnke
no notice of them ; then they got drunk
an' undertook to ride me; snld It wns
a put-up Job between us ter get nway
with that money."
"What money?"
"The twenty-flvo hundred you wns
goln' to get. Tho preacher told you
about Unit, didn't he?"
Slie shook her head, evidently be
wildered. "Where was I going to get nil that
money?"
"Why, McCarthy was puttln' It up;
he and some other bucks, so as to give
you a start after you was married."
She drew a deep breath, looking
straight Into his eyes.
"You mean those men came here for
tlint?" Indignantly. "They were will
ing to marry me so as to get that
money? Good God 1 I wns to be sold !
The Fellow Went Toppling Over.
Is thnt actually true? Nobody ever
hinted such n Hhnmeful thing to me."
"Well, I reckon they didn't mean no
harm by thnt," ho tried to explain.
"You don't Just see It right. They fig
ured that Old Calkins had died an'
left you without n cent, sorter helpless
out here, an' that the town owed you
a decent chance ter git mnrrled nn'
settle down. That's what tho money
wns given for."
"But those fellows nil ktuw It That
was whnt mndo them agree?"
"1 reckon inaybo It was mostly, at
least"
.She, .twisted her hands together, n
hot, red flush coming Into each cheek.
"W1L I'm siad to know that Now
wky rt 4"nHfstwssjfffffffffffr i
whnt wns It thoip two men wild, the
men you had the trouble with?"
"Well, you see. Cownn was drunk
an' naturally all worked up. He's n
sort o good-lonkln' chap an thinks
he cuts quite n swale with women."
"But whnt did he say?"
"Well, he run Into me up there on
tho street Just now, him and 'Hod'
Kelly, nn' said I was after you for
that money, I told him he was a liar
an' then he sorter let loose a remark
I didn't take kindly."
"Whnt remark?"
"He ho sorter Insinuated thnt I'd
never marry you for any other rea
son." "Ho did why?"
"Well," he hlurtrd out desperately,
finding no possible wny of escape, "ho
sorter said you wasn't awful good
lookln' an' then I pasted him. That's
nil."
Her lips parted, her eyes opening
wide In astonished amusement.
"That I wasn't gcsul looking 1" she
laughed. "And you actually hit him
for that?"
"1 sure did; the other pup laughed
an' he got his dose nbout the same
time. I didn't hurt 'Bed' Kelly none;
"Will You Take a Chance?"
just shook a little sense Into him,
but I reckon It'll bo a week before
Cownn gets out much. Then I come
down here."
"To nsk me to mnrry you?" .
"That's tho Idea. I told 'em I'd do
It 'Taln't likely you'll feel now the
same way you did at first, but If you
do, then I'm In the game. I ain't got
much; I told you nil 'bout that, but
If you'ro a mind to rough It up on
the Cottonwood, I'm hero to go slinres
with you."
The girl gnzed nt him In silence, hci
breath coming quickly, almost In sobs,
a strange, misty light In her eyes.
"You actually wnnt me to mnrry
you?"
"Sure; Unit's whnt I come back for."
"Art are you after that twenty-five
hundred dollars?"
"II 1, no!" emphatlcnlly. "I forgot
to tell you 'bout that. I won't tnke a
d n cent of It That's what I told
them hounds an' I'll tell McCarthy tho
same thing. I ain't thnt kind to mnr
ry no girl cause she's got coin. The
flvo hundred Is yours, fair an' square,
but there don't none o' that two thou
sand go Into my Jeans. That's got to
bo part o' tho bargain."
"But you don't know anything about
me?"
He grinned good-humorcdly.
"I reckon there may be some things
you'll discover about me, fer the mnt
ter o' that. Maybe It's 'bout as fair
one way us another."
"Yes, I suppose It Is. You rcnlly
mean what you have said?"
"I sure do."
"When? How soon?"
"Tomorrow morning. I nlm to get
out o' here ns soon as I can. How
Is It will you take n chance?"
Ills volco was strangely earnest,
nnd his eyes, ns bhe ventured to glance
up, were honest nnd kindly.
"Yes," she said slowly, "I will, Tom
Shelby."
A detolate home'-cominff.
(TO UK CONTINUED.)
Grateful Carlo.
In Kentucky three men were shot
to death In a tight nbout a dog which
one of them had killed. Somo men
never live long enough to learn that
when a dog becomes personal prop
erty tho tie of prldo und nffectlon
makes tho nnlmnl a serious proposi
tion to be trifled with, and that many
men wero born to love dogs. This re
minds us that In tho happy days of
boyhood our most faithful and de
voted friend wns nn old pointer named
Carlo. Never did wo eat a lunch
out of doors without sharing It with
the devoted Carlo, and thnt noble
nnd loving dog Invariably manifested
his gratitude by shaking himself vig
orously nnd letting uh In u reciprocal
way have about 00 por cent of his
most nctlvo fleas. New Orleuns
States.
Easy Part
Chorus lrl Vhnt nm I to do In the
new,, revue?
Stffgo Director Nothing! You'll
have nothing to sing, nothing to say,
and almost nMiilug to wear.
mra-ivEB tmiroiM t-ireiitATiiKU '
SUNM.SdllM
Lesson
(Ily ItBV. V. U. FIT.WATBU, V. IX,
Teacher of Knullah Hlblo In tho Mood
JJIblo lnstltuto of ChlcaKO.)
(SX 1830. Wctrn NnwnpRptr nl- )
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 19
THE BIRTH OF JESUS.
LESSON TKXT-tuko 2:1-20.
CIOI.DBN TKXT-Kor unto you Is born
thin day In tho city of David, a Saviour,
which Is Christ tho Iord.-Luko 2:11.
ADDITIONAL, MATBUIAL, - Matt 1
and 2.
PHIMAIIY TOPIC Tho Gift of the
Uahy Jcnun.
JUNIOR TOl'IC-Tho Shepherd and the
Angel.
INTBHMBDIATK AND SBNIOIt TOPIC
A Baylor Horn.
YOUNU VVXtl'UK AND ADULT TOl'tU
Tho SlRnlllunnco of tho IncurmUlon.
1. The Birth of the Savior (vv. 1-7).
2. Tho time of (vv. 1, 2). It whb nt u
time when tho Jews were coming un
der control of the Itomtin power. In
the providence of God, the birth of
Christ occurred nt n time when till
tho systems of religion nnd morality,
were tottering upon their foundations-.
It was nt a time, Indeed, when n new
force wns needed to be brought Into
tho world. Furthermore, It occurred
at n time which was the most suitable
for tho Introduction of the gospel. Tho
whole world being under one rulo
made It posslblu for ministers to movo
from city to city nnd front country to
country without molestation.
a. The plnce of (vv. , -1). It took
pi a co nt Bethlehem us the prophet liiicl
foretold some seven hundred yours be
fore (Mlculi G:2). A little while previ
ous to this It seemed very unlikely thnt
tho words of Mlcnh would come true.
Mary, tho mother of Jesus, wns In
Galilee, miles nwny from Jerusalem.
God moved the emperor to enforce tho
decree of taxation Just at the time to
eniiM! Mary to be at Buthlchem at tho
proper time. Little did the emperor
realize that he was an Instrument Id
thi hands of God to curry this out
'I. The circumstances of ills birth
(v. 7). Tho surroundings wero tho
most humble sort. Tho Almighty Crea
tor condescended to take upon Himself
humanity to he horn In a manger,
becoming the poorest of the oor. Unit
none might be hindered from coming
to Him.
II. The Birth of the Savior An
nounced (vv. 8-1-1).
1. To whom (v. 8). Ills birth wua
nnnounccd to the shepherds who wero
keeping watch over their flocks by
night. The glorious gospel inessngo
was first sounded forth to them, Thin
shows thnt poverty Is no barrier to
tho reception of the blessed gospel.
God does not reveal Himself mainly to
the print's and great men of tho earth,
but oftentimes these things tiro con
cealed from such, und disclosed to tint
poor. "Ilnth not God chosen tho poor
of this world, rich In faith and helm
of the kingdom, which he hath prom
ised to them that love him?" (Jamc.i
2:5). Their being busy with tho
duties of this life did not prevent
them from being favored with thin
glorious message, from God. Moses.
Gideon, Amos nnd Hllslia were called
by the Lord from the busy activities
of life. Tho Lord never culls the Idle;
ho hns no use for the lazy man.
2. By whom (v. 0). The first gospel
sermon was preached by the nngel of
tho Lord. This exulted being hns part
In the announcement of the plan of
Mil vat Ion. No doubt angels earnestly;
sympathize with poor, fallen, sin
cursed men.
!'. The nature of tho message (vv.
10-1-1). . It was good tidings of great
Joy. Surely this wue a glndsome mes
sage. It was good tidings because tho
darkness of heathendom which had for
so long covered tho cnrUi wns begin
ning to vanish. The casting out of
Satan, the prince of the world, wast
nbout to take place. Liberty was now
soon to be proclaimed to thoso who
were In bondage. The way of salva
tion was now about to be opened to
all. No longer was tho knowledge of
God to bo confined to tho Jews, but
offered to tho whole world. So glori
ous wns this good news that a multi
tude of the heavenly hosts nppenred.
Joining In the song of praise.
III. The Prompt Investigation of tho
8hepherds (vv. 15, 1(1).
They did not stop to arguo or ques
tion, though no doubt these things
seemed passing strange to them, but
they hnstlly went to Bcthijmem where
they found everything Just ns repre
sented. They hnd tho privilege oC
first gazing upon til world's Savior,
the Lord of glory. They returned with
gratitude In their hearts, praising God
for nil theso wonderful things which
Ho hud revealed to them.
IV. The Shepherds Witnessing (vr.
17-20).
They could not remain silent They
were impelled to tell tho good news.
All who have truly heard the good tid
ings of salvation through Jesus Christ
must tell It to others. These shepherds
went bnck to their work praising God.
Christian Faith. '
Christian faith Is a grand cathedral,
with divinely pictured windows
standing without you can sco no glory,
nor can Imagine any, but standing
within every ray of light rovenla a
harmony of unspenknblo splendors. ,
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Praying. I
No ono will pray for the perfected
heurt earnestly, pcrseverlngly, bo'lev
Ingly, until ho accepts God's Worfll
fully thnt It Is u positive command and
an Immediate duty to be perfcatr-
Bev. Andrew Murray. ' J
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